Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-04
BY JAMES W. GERARD

auEuTate the ora 81 good feeling
I did not 40 TO The front At tho
lisupiquRrtler As reported had
enough 10 do IN Charlie lilo. hut did
witness the splendid relief work be.
irg done by the Americans, Who are
feeding 100000 of tho population
Ut northern France. Twenty thou
sand of the inhh blthnta oi lAlle, Rou-
6aiS. .Tourcping. are being sent under
1 circumstances of great barbarity To
work IN the fields In small villages,
I spoke to The chancellor and he
promised 10 remedy this
dcrmnns Boast WlH Take Ncr'iun.
Germans suy they will Jake Yer
dun. A military treaty with Swe
den In reported, large Sw dish
Military commission In now heBe. re.
ceiving much attention.
While AZ ChlTlC vile. IN connoc-
tion with American work | asked,
at ono village a. see the German
army stores 50 as 10 convince my
self that the German army was not
using the stores from America,
saw that ono half the stores came
from Holland.
think the psychological moment
Ia approaching when Colonel House
should appear 40 tho presidents
white emiHsary Of peace.
While the food question Nere ls
pressing. the harvest will he good.
N present Indications continue. rye
10 Tho principal crop and this II hRr-
vested about July ~. | think, how
ever Germany can last, and IN very
desperation may try great offen-
slve which may break tho French
lines and change the whole post
tlon. The people here. altho tired
Of war, are well disciplined and will
SEQ this thing thru without reva-
/ luton.
We are rather in calm after tho
asst crisis. The chancellor sent for
me and said he hoped We would do
something 10 EnERnd OF propose a
general peace. otherwise his post
ton here Will become, he thinks,
rather hard DelhruRk. vlca-ehan-
collor, very hostile TO America, IN
failure nr minister of interior
10 organize food supply is real rea-
son
Yesterday had talk with tho
ch1poell0r. The occasion was tho
Polish relief question which | shall
now take up direct with lIelffrloh,
who, AZ I predicted, ID tho new min
lister OF the interior and Woe chan
cellor, He II n very business like
man and did much for the favor
ale settlement OF our last crisis
Tho chancellor seemed rather
downcast yesterday, without appa-
rcnt cause lie Aays that Germany
from now on will have two months
OF hardship on tho food question,
but after that things will be all
right The crops. an have seen on
my shooting place. ara magnificent
and the rye harvest will probably
begin even before July Is.
First "Erateruising'' with Russians.
Mrs. Gerard has lust returned
from week IN Budapest with her
sister. The Hunsarians are once
more KAY and confident The ltaI-
iana, their hereditary foes. are be
ing driven back, and ON tho Rus
Sian front there seems To be a sort
on tacit truco---no fighting and via
atinE tn trenches, eto.--terms OF
great friendiiness
This was the beginning OF the
determination which led, year
later, TO the collapse OF Russia,)
At the races here sunday there
was an absolutely record crowd and
more money bet than on any pre-
vious day IN German racing his
tory. The cheaper field and stands
were 80 full OF soldiers that The
crowd seemed gray. which goes to
show that the last man 10 not at
the front
state Socialism makes ADVANCES
over here. A proposition ia nov
discussed to compel the Young men
who are earning larsn wages 10 save
a part thereof
on the Sussex question got
colleague TO ask about the punish
ment Of the commander and TO say
at the foreign office, after he had
once been refused any Information.
that had heard that the people at
large In America believed the com
mandsr has received pour 10 Mer-
its," Won Jasow said that he was
sure that this was not 40. but that
he did not know the nam6 of the
commander. and that Il was not
usual" 20 tell what punishment had
beon given 10 that | suppose the
matter will rest unless | get orders
10 ask formally about the punish.
ment
The German military people and
tutlnk Jhhhfl Claht hle 1uflhut ~
the settlement with America, and
abuse America, the president aud
me Unfortunately.
Anything the prcsidtnt says about
peace Is prominently placed In the
lnewspn perE.
Yesterday In debate In the
ireiChs,ag over tho censorship. Mem
ber StrescmRnn, national liberal
| tthe party which now holds the
balance OF powcr). yiolcntlv abused
| President Wilson and said he was
not wanted as peace maker All
applauded except the socialists
II think the president had better say
nothing more about peace for the
present, what he has said has done
much good and has pleased the
government here. n not the reich
stag Altho Won Jagow Ia Junker
J - Iunkers tho Junkers ere against
him ana claim he is too weak lie
may be bounced.
The crops are very fine
| Undoubtedly We shalt have an.
other crisis when the extremists here
demand "rcCkless' t-hoat MAR be-
cause We are DOING nothing 20 Eng
I land,
Germany will last through on thc
/ food question.
have heard reports that the
I Turks are tired ot German rule and
almost ready 60 flop
am TO meet Prince Buelow. eN-
chEndellur. tomorrow. and may fish