Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-10-30
By Henry c. Emery.

| the last four months ] was at liberty
! TO spend my time in n study of the
! German people in the throeS of Il
Tremendous political struggle. | have
had a close mp view OF what has
lately transpired in that country AS
! | was permitted to depart alta mo-
! ment when my impressions might af-
| feet thought concerning Germany and
the vital questions now awaiting solu-
ton, | hesitate to give utterance to
my views and do so only because
have just come from the scene OF
most important action.
Not n Liberal Trick.
When arrested l spent six weeks
in n regular concentration camp, in
dirty, chilly dugout. Then was
removed to Lauesburg in Pomerania,
where | remained for two months,
In June ! was permitted to go to Ber-
lin, where ] remained afterward
During this latter period the Ger
man people underwent change of
heart in the direction of democracy
and peace. OF course they were un-
der the compulsion of military sit
uation but il must not be supposed
that the reason for the whole liberal
attitude in Germany today Is merely
into giving peace The present atti-
tude was forced; had that not been SO
democratic Germany would never
have had hearing.
Military defeat was needed to give
the liberal leaders ascendancy over
the junkers If Germany had kept on
winning. probably there never would
have been democratic movement
STILL there had always been rather
strong opposition to military Ger
many but it was silenced.
Things lately witnessed apparently
began to happen following the dis
covery by Ifindenburg and Luden-
dorff In the summer. that they faced
defeat and must have peace They
tried to get a liberal ministry which
could arrange an acceptable peace.
The liberal leaders refused to be used:
the reichstag saw no reason why 1t
should follow that bidding and so
the choice of a chancellor fell ON the
Liberal Prince Maximilian, who could
get the reichstag behind him.
When Macmillan made his first
tender. public opinion had not yet
awakened to the fact that 1t was
move to prevent military disaster It
was only after President Wilson re-
turned an answer and its sincerity
was recognized that the German peo-
pie seemed to realize that, on the
whole, in President Wilson lay their
only salvation. At the same time, de-
feat followed defeat. The people
then saw how success had blinded
them. While undoubtedly defeat
forced conversions of opinion. they
now really want fair peace.
spent my time mostly among lib
erals in Berlin, but my Judgment is
not based alone on what they said
One may feel sense of humility now
among the whole people.
AS early as June L heard the ques-
ton asked: why are we hated?" I
avoided a reply and the auestloner
said: I'VE are hated not only by the
allies but also by the Austrians. the
Bulgarians and the Turks. That is
what is the matter with us"
Recently | overheard a woman
street car conductor say to an old
woman: They saw every people get
what they deserve: we are getting
our deserts now"
ENDORSING the General Staff.
rms change of heart would not
nave come II the armies had not
peen beaten, but the people are better
FOR H. one feels the growth of the
new democratic sentiment in thou
SANDS OF ways. There is freer talk
ana iess servility of interiors toward
superlors; Crowds go to hear the lib
erai speakers 1t is in the air, and It
has gone SO Tar that Germany will
rTst tnere has been radical