Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-13

of Belgium or the sinking of the I.usi
tania. The government has preached
so often on these subjects that there
arc no doubters.
And. OF course. it would have been
the height of folly for me to start
arguments. Returning soldiers would
tell Of the 'treachery' of the Be!Sians.
their ambushing and poisoning of sol
diers and of the cruel treatment of the
French prison camps.
IT is FOLLY TO ARGUE
WITH GERMANS on WAR
You see. all orr Prescriptions about
German weaknesses have been based
upon our own point OF view. can
assure you that the German people will
never be convinced that they are III
tn" wrong about thi" war. Dropping
propaganda from airplanes will not
change over e single mind.
IF we ever expect to bring tho Ger
manS to our terms we have got to give
up at once any idea that they are going
to BIO 'enlightened.' And We have got
to start at once All organization just
as efficient in war as is theirs before
we can hope to crush them"
Aren't there many individuals who
would work against the government il
they could"
Surely there arc. We have got them
over here, too. Eut Germany uoeJ not
let them make any headwaI.
Il would give you scores OF spec;rc
instances Of resentment against the.
government but what is tho use?
Every one l met on the way bnck
through Copenhagen aud Kris:iania
and on the steamer asked me the same
luestions-each question implying Il
collapse OF Germany. l tell them not
I n . l14
not tell how the wind is blowing in
Germany Well never win the war il
we go into 1t hoping inwardly that
Germany VIII give i'll before VIC sacri.
flea our men.
Berlin is no longer the beautiful city
you saw when you visited it. mamma"
said the young singer suddenly turn.
ihE I" her mother. who was sitting in
the room. Once It's proud boast was
mat ii was the clcancst city in tho
world.
To day the erstwhilc spotlet:s streets
are hlthy, buildings are covered with
d!rt' windows black, garbage accumu-
rates IN INC back yards. sewerage is in
pad shape, and the whole city is COW
cred with flies. So many are the dies
'hA' IN" people are in continual fear
y. pcsiilcncc
The situation. however. cannot be
improved Tor there are no men left TO
Keep the city clean. They have i'm
pressed the women. to be sure. and it's
Il pitirul sight TO see women every
where doing the worl; OF q common
man laborer. handling picks and
shoFei"--not 10 mention running street
ears and tho like.
me plumbing in house gets out
oil order you sometimes wait weeks be-
lore you can get a plumber TO make the
repairs for which he charges fabulous
prices.
Ihere is no pleasure living in
German home these days which is an
o'her reason why the people flock to
amusemcnts. IL window is broken
you must board i, up. Servants can
mol he had; they've all gone to the
Niuhi''on factories. Sitting down TO
meal. Of courGe. is farce
HOT WATER rs Al PREMIyM.
AND SO, IT. SEEMS, An.s MATHIS
gu can only have hot water on
Friday Saturday and Sunday. providing
mat you have the fuel 10 hca, thc
water. It's useless to go to a hotel. for
inc hotels can offer no Inducements i'm
tood or anything else
everybody travels in the street cars
since I'll automobiles have been com
numbered. Only Il few decr.pit old
'lreless taSis are left. And if YOU ar.
SoihS To a distant part of the city. YOU
must tip the taxi man from Is to %
marks before he will consent to crank
up his rattle-trap
had 10 literally iGh, my way out
OF Germany. would not have re-
maine" there after we had declared
war on her had not my folks here I'm.
vested so much in my musical educa-
''on AZ sacrifice to their own comfort
Last october it became deadly plain
mat winter OF friGhtfuI suffering
was ahead for everybody. and that il
was going to be next to impossib1e
Tor II young girl TO get out. They did
thcir best to stay me. Why should
leave the best country. th,. best c,,l
ture end the best people in the world
To go back TO America? and all SORTS
oil ridiculous objections.
TWO KINDS Or MEAT
PROVE MOST GRATIFYING
But my persistence overcome thci,
violent objections. and after strippin.
me OF everything except my money and
personal belongings, 7 was allowed TO
80. Believe mo. when reached
Copenhagen did nothing but eat for
oays. all the while ceiling like
prisoner released from jail
Just Imagine yourself shut IN i,
Jan Tor fifteen months. seeing no one
oat prisoners and guards. and you get
something of the sensation on step
ping back into the normal life OF
community.
Mein Got;! Two kinds Of meat.
shall never forget the stupefied
amazement OF the guests at the spread
arranged for the students and myself
Just bcore left Berlin. And tho two
KINDS or meat were sickly sausage and
mothy-looking beef.
No one may leave Copenhagen with
out having his passports vised by the
american consul was not informed
about this. and when / reached Kris