The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-08-13

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i No more graphic description OF the
ravages OF the German soldiery upon
the civilian population of invaded
countries has been given than is con-
tained in the brief and simple state
ments Of F. c. Walcott, now connected
with the United States food admins
tratiOn, who was assistant to Mr..
Hoover while America was feeding
Belgium, Poland and northern France.
In one Of these statements Mr.. Wal
colt says:
Even now I find 1t hard to describe
In comprehensive terms the mind Of
official Germany, which dominates and
shapes all German thought and action.
Yet it is as hard, as clear-cut, as real
as any material thing. / saw it in
Poland, saw the same thing in Bel
GUM. I heard Of it in Serbia and Rou-
] mania. For weeks 1t was always be-
fore me, always the same. officers
talked freely, frankly, directly. All
the staff officers have the same view.
Let me try to tell 1t, as General Won
Kries told me, In Poland, in the midst
OF dying nation. Germany Is des-
tined to rule the world, or at least a
great part of 1t. The German people
are SO much human material for build
ing the German state, other people do
not count. All is for the glory and
might Of the German state. The lives
Of human beings are to be conserved
only II it makes Tor the states ad-
| vancement, their lives are to be sacri-
feed II it Is to the states advantage.
The state is all, the people are moth
ing.
Conquered people signify little in
the German account. Life, liberty,
{ happiness, human sentiment, family
ties, grace and generous impulse, these
have no place beside the one concern,
the greatness of the German state.
Starvation must excite no pity; SYM
pathy must not be allowed, If 1t ham,
pers the main design Of promoting
Germany's ends.
Starvation Is here" said General
Won Kries. "Candldly, we would like
to see 1t relieved; we fear our soldiers
may be snfavorably affected by the
things that they see. But since 1t Is
here, starvation must serve our pur-
pose. So we set 1t to work for Ger
many. By starvation we can accom-
plish in two or three years in East
Poland more than we have in West
Poland, which is East Prussia, in the
last hundred years. With that in
view, we propose to turn this force to
our advantage.
This country Is meant for Ger
many" continued the keeper Of starv-
ing Poland. 1T is a rich alluvial
country which Germany has needed
for some generations. We propose to
remove the able-bodied working Poles
from this country. 1t leaves it open
for the inflow of German working peo-
pie as fast as we can spare them.
They will occupy it and work It,"
Then with cunning smile, Cant
you see how it works out? By and by
We shall give back freedom to Poland.
When that happens Polakd will appear
as a German province"
In Belgium, General Won Kissing
old me exactly the same thing. IF
he relief Of Belgium breaks down we
IAN force the industrial population in
o Germany through starvation and
olonize other Belgians in Mesopo-
anna where we have planned large
irrigation works; Germans will then
'verrun Belgium. Then when the war
s over and freedom is given back to
Belgium, it will be a German Belgium
hat is restored. Belgium will be
serman province and we have Ant
verp-which is what we are after"
That is not all. Removing the men,
hat the land may be vacant for Ger
han occupation, that German stock
nay replace Belgians, Poles, Serbians,
Armenians, and now Roumanians, Ger
many does more. Women left captive
re enslaved. Germany makes all
of lust its fundamentally.
The other day friend of mine told
1e of man just returned from north
m France. I cannot tell you the de-
ails," he said, imam to man, don't
rant to repeat what heard" Some
t the things he did tell-shocking
utilization and moral murder. He told
f women, by the score, in occupied
erritory of northern France, prisoned
/ underground dungeons, tethered for
he use Of their bodies by officers and
len.
II this is not piece of the Prussian
ystem, it is the logical product of dis
egard OF the rights Of others.