El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-25
PERSFIING BRINGS TINY LUXEM3URG
WHICH GERMANY DENIED

seIITIfH Gen PeTshing, the American commandments
W her side, the youthful grand duchess of Luxem
burg from the balcony Of her palace, watched the Ame
troops march into her capital Thursday"
Thus simply the Associated Press records one Of thu
remarkable occupations performed by any army
any time N history. It is remarkable unt review,
history because the people whose country being
pied received the arriving troops friends sa7iors ani
protectors. That reception IS the striking in view
Of the fact that the Luxemburgers while uominay indie
pendent hare been German In fact less perhaps because
they wanted to be than because they had be avoid
being crushed utterly by the mailed fist.
But although Luxembourg has been almost German
state its grand duchess and her subjects greeted the
American army hberators. Crowds turned cheer
the soldiers Of the United States they tramped through
the streets Of the capital city Luxembourg Then quoting
again from the Associated Press dispatch "the grand
duchess and the members Of her cabinet expressed gra
cation that Americans had to take the place of those
whom they had been forced tolerate for many
years. Only % hours earlier the grand duchess and her
people had watched the last of the gray clad hordes Of
Germany march out Of the Luxembourg capital and dSap
pear in the direction of Hunand Today every city, vii
lage and road in Luzemburg IS controlled by American
troops.
For the duchy Of Luxembourg the event is than
merely picturesque event Of passing significance. It
final separation from Germany, the end of direct
indirect domination by Germany, plotting out of Ger
many menace-for Germany has been a menace to
Luxembourg whether threatening to deyOur threatening
to destroy.
There are blood ties between Luxembourg and Germany
but may know relatives well enough to fear and hate
them So with LuxembuTg. Luxembourg part Of
Germany long enough to know the violence and the ruth
sssDess Of the Hun nature And Luxembourg is only being
reed
True enough, sort Of freedom was provided for the
duchy by the Treaty Of London IN 1857 II viii be
bered that Luxembourg German state IN the old
federation AID when that dissolved the duchy became
free from its connection with Germany, that the for
tIess Of the city Of Luxembourg, remarkable for its
strength remained in Prussan hands This the sub
leet or diplomatic protests by France menaeed by this
bulky fortress almost her border and it finally
brought before special conference of plenpotenaes Of
the great powers and Holland Belgium and Italy in 1857
NJ
Luxembourg guaranteed and the military works Of the
fortress Of the city destroyed after the Prussans
had withdrawn
Politically, Luxembourg free state since,
but has been GermanEed state. Generally It has had
about 300 Prussian employees who have tried to make it
rsssa Of Prussia German merchants have done their best
make It German German travelling statesmen have kept
he native Luxemburgers supplied with German goods.
The schools Germanized completely, being direct
copies Of the German system which includes primary
Schools gymnssIa, noTmals and universities. PaTeuthei
osy great attention has been given to education LuxeH
burg is but 50 miles long and % miles wide, but It has
642 primary schools Thus Luxembourg has been kept Ger
ns1i5ed If net part OF Germany and when the grand
duchess entered protest at the invasion Of her country at
The beginning Of the war, It regarded by the world at
large foTmahty than the expression OF sense
CT outrage Germany replied BY threatening TO destroy
everything IN the duehy If there any interference and
the gray clad Huns swept Luxembourg into France
This in 1914 and for four years the duchy has been
full Of Germans fairly suffocated under Germans The
Luzembugers did not resist for they it useless
They acted the friendly part and consequently there
no such STIR among the entente allies at the violation
Of Luxsnburgs neutrality which Germany in concert with
other nations had guaranteed, at that Of Belgium
Belgium up and resisted.
But If Luxembourg PLAYED pussyfoot and disseminated
sake Of safety the world understands it The
Luzemburgers Germanzed not felt within their hearts
humiliation which the violation Of their counrys
Tay had enaed and secretly hated their invaders That
Why these Ge-msn-speang people have greeted the
American army as deverer. As the allied armies have
indicated the rights of Belgium and Sera, have they
also those Of tiny Luxembourg