The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-12-23
TO BOYCOTT THE TEUTONS

One of the latest moves in the nature of a reprisal against the Germans for their ac- tions during the war has been instituted by the French hotel keepers. They have decided to boycott all Teutons, both as employees and guests. They will not take a native of any of the enemy countries as guest, nor will they take anyone into their employ that comes from these countries, for period of ten years. This is a measure of reprisal for the treat ment given French people by the Germans at the outbreak of the war. At that time many German concerns immediately discharged all employees who were of French birth or extrac- tion, whether there was cause or not, other than the beginning of the war. Now that the war is over Frenchmen will treat their former enemies in the same way, that they may re- pay them for their actions earlier.
 This is the first boycott against Germany, but it is not the last one, for there will prob- ably be many similar measures taken as re- prisal for the treatment given her enemies by Germany during the war. A commercial boy colt has long been the subject of discussion both in this country and abroad. Whether there is any such action taken officially or not, it stands to reason that German-made goods will never be as popular as they were before Germany lost all right to popularity by the sort of warfare that she waged against the world Never again in years, at least, will it be possible to find the mark, " made in Germany" on the bottom of almost every article of common usage that a person might pick up. In the first place, it will be num- Der of years before the industrial sys- tenn of Germany will be able to produce the articles of commerce that it did before the war, if indeed it ever regains its former ef- ficiency Then there will be the prejudice against German-made goods that will be found in all those countries that were at war with Germany. It will take generations to over come this, for the harm that has been done by Germany during the. war is of lasting character, in many instances, that only time, and long time at that, can heal or wipe away Germany will have to demonstrate to the satis- faction of the world that her credit as a con- mercial nation is again good before the world will be ready to trade with her. She will have to show that her honor amounts to more than la slip of paper, that it will cause her to re- spect slip of paper that stands for right and justice in her dealings of the future. When this has been done, then the world may be ready to treat with Germany again, and to a- low her standing in the world of nations. Time and Germany's actions will define the position that Germany will take in the future, and between now and then there is difficult path ahead of the German nation.
 All this is deserved by Germany, and is necessary to show her how the world views a nation that would allow itself to be led into war, and into such conduct of illegal warfare for such cause. The nation will have to be taught that such will not be tolerated by other nations of the world, and the best way to teach them this is to show them that we de- sire no more contact with them in any way than is absolutely necessary.
 Y French hotel keepers are starting the boycott, but there is no telling where it all will end, or how long it will last. It is a part of the price that Germany will have to pay for the part she took in bringing this fearful war upon the nations of the earth, and in proportion to the damage done it is only a small Price