The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-22
ONE WAY TO
CURE GERMANY
Allied Occupation Of Country Fo
Three or Four Years Would
Change the Peoples
Ideas.
lBy Charles B. Driscoll, United Press
Staff Correspondent

| by Charles B. DrfScol, united Press
Staff Correspondent
NEW YORK, Oct. 22-Allied &C.
cupation of Germany for at least
three or four years is an essential
condition OF any beginning Of 2erma-
nent peace, according to Stephen
, Lausanne, member of the French
high commission In the United
States.
Commenting upon the German
note today, M. Lausanne said:
Germany, even in her present ex-
tremity, says her actions in France
and Belgium are in accordance with
international law. Perhaps the Ger
man people still think such barbara
ties are part Of the natural conse-
quences Of war. The German people
must be cured OF such beliefs. The
only way to cure them is to permit
them to have taste Of military oc-
cupation in their own country.
"Unless the allies and the United
States keep an army OF occupation
in Germany. unless allied troops
march in Berlin, unless the German
people have French, British and
American officers quartered in their
homes as we have had German off,
GERS in our homes for four years:
unless we can impose such force
upon the Germans, we will have this
war to fight over again In twenty
years, for the Germans will not be
cured of their insane worship OF
force.
"These people understand force
only. Very we'll, let us talk to them
in their own language. German
women must be made to clean the
boots of English, American and
French officers for a couple OF years
at least even as our women nave
had to clean German boots.
Their tactics are in accordance
with international law they say. They
are all right. Very we'll. let the junk
ers turn over some OF their castles
and fine homes to allied troops OF &C.
cupation for while. II some OF the
furniture should be little SCARED as
a result, that will be all right. 1t VIII
not be worse of than the furniture IN
French and Belgian homes, occupied
by German troops.
AZ do not ask this as revenge. 1t
is not even question Of exacting
Justice. It is merely that we must
have a guarantee that Germany Will
not again attack a peaceful people.
The Germans must know something
of the horrors of war. Then tney
NAV come to abhor war as we do. II
there were no allied occupation or
Germany, what would the Germans at
home know OF war!
"They would have suffered a few
pains of hunger but let them get their
stomachs full again and they would
be ready for another trial at 1T.
I when the Rumanian delegates
- tn MI
! more humane terms for this poor
country, they were told this:
"'You think these terms are harsh?
Wait. When we dictate terms to the
western powers, which we will have
conquered presently. then you Will
know what harsh terms are" THAT
shows how Germany would have treat
ed us.
"As for us, the French, we have GER
tain necessary terms OF peace. We
must have Alsace-Iorra1ne. We ask
no more, but we will take not an inch
less.
"Just because there are to be no In
IDENTITIES Germany must give back
the money she has extorted from
French and Belgian cities. She must
return the property she has stolen
"They have carried off many val
uable collections of art and much
numerical goods. OF course they
must put these things back"
M. Lausanne, who was noted
French publicist before the war, has
been in America two years In the IN
terest Of the French people and ex-
poets to remain until the war is over.
He Is not impressed with the Tos-
poets OF immediate peace as result
of the latest German note.
Asked about possible armist1ce
terms, he said:
'I think we can leave that to Foch
I am not afraid that he will make the
! terms too easy. He knows the Ger
mans"