Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-21

SoS''i "etc oelHB cultured WnOle-
sale.
After n thorough investigation I
finally learned that the culture Of these
disease bacilli, and their successful
incubation into munitions. were almost
totally in the hands OF the chemists
OF the lower grade.
l was jubilant to learn that, with tho
exception Of two or three. tho entire
German scientific fraternity had stood
solidly against inhuman employing of
the laws OF science.
(Another German Investigator has
recently announced that no less than
5000 German scientists are being en-
ployed by the German War Depart
ment alone for the express purpose Of
generating poisonous gases, and in
cubating disease germs to be used
against Germany's enemies.-Editor-
ial)
From B, at the end Of my twenty
days stay. Travelled TO another
little town. 2where l was informed
l could interview incapacitated soldiers
from the - front. 1 will not report
the name OF this place. as the things
l am going 10 tell below might invite
ties. and make them investigate and
trace the persons who gave me the
information.
About year ago there took place
terrible mutiny amongst the Antwerp
garrison. My informant. who was at
the time stationed at that place, was
an eyewitness. That mutiny was
pitched battle between the rebels and
the loyal forceg. Three whole regiments
and portion OF another took part In
it, while suppressing the mutineers
there were nearly 10000 soldiers. There
were more than 1000 casualties. on the
side OF the mutineers, while my infor-
mant could not give An estimate as
TO the numbers Of the killed and
wounded amongst the government SOL
diers. The mutiny continued during
the major portion OF a whole week.
In that town ] questioned more than
thirty soldiers and officers who were
at Antwerp during the period OF the
mutiny. Without exception every one
corroborated each other as to the mag
nitude OF the mutiny and the length Of
time IL continued.
But when | made attempts to discov-
er the prime cause OF the military up
rising became obliged TO listen TO as
many causes" AS persons l interview
ed This peculiar phase of the Incl
dent caused me to go into further deep
thinking. / began to reason. and later
was convinced, that tho causes" of the
rebellious mood amongst the German
soldiers were many and varied Ono Of
Antwerp mutiny The officers suffered
the most.
1t was in this place that 1 first be-
came acquainted with the now greatly
progressed polygamy movement in Ger
many
In this town, with q population Of
5000 souls, nearly $4,000 incapacitated
soldiers were lodged, most OF whom are
being employed by the government In
manufacturing war supplies. The great
majority OF these men were minus one
or more limbs, yet the authorities had
found some sort of work for each OF
them But l had not stayed In the
town two days, when I began to learn
what rank immortality ruled supreme in
the name of the Fatherland!
Immoral solicitors, masquerading un-
der the sacred name OF Social Workers
for the Propagation OF Race" had rem
dered the place into brothel hell
An intense. aggressive and continu-
Gus propaganda was being carried out
by these social workers" TO induce wo-
men who could bear children to become
temporary wives TO ncapacitated SOL
diers.
Young women were actually being
prosecuted for being "unpatriotic"
should they refuse to bear a child for
the Fatherland"
Women. whose husbands were still at
the front, were induced to bear children
by soldiers who had been billeted in
the town. while soldiers near the front,
too distant from home to enjoy a short
leave. were being blleted at towns at
hand, and the women OF that town or
city in turn were being importuned to
become patriotic"
l made thorough investigation to
learn whether or not the movement
was an extensive one. In the course Of
my searchinSs I came across nine
pamphlets. written by various "authori-
ties advocating polygamous mar
riages. On further Investigation l dis
covered that these pamphlets were the
work OF one person. and that the whole
output was the diabolical work of our
Berlin Education Bureau. The printers
name did not appear in these pamph-
let's but through one of the high off,
Gals Of the Typographical Union OF
Berlin, l later learned beyond the sha-
dow of doubt that the polygamous
pamphlets were put out by the authori-
ties under many fraudulent names
found Munchen a sad city. re-
mained in this place for weeks, making
frequent visits to neighboring towns
and villages.
1 have interviewed hundreds of peo-
pie and attended no less than sixty fra
ternal gatherings. the greater number
OF which were in the habit of meeting
In secrecy.
found a great chasm between the
people OF South and North Germany.
do not wish to be misunderstood, how
ever. The great chasm between the
peoples Of North and South Germany
should not be attributed, altogether, to
political differences. It's origin lay in
the fact that the imperial governments
policy. regarding food and other things.
is openly to benefit Prussia at the ex-
pense of the South.
While Prussia has chosen to manu-
facture munitions and industrial COM
modities South Germanys immense ag-
ricultural products are constantly con-
scriPted by the north, which is the
imperial government. without the
slightest regard for the daily needs Of
the hard pressed South Germany. r
could make myself more plain il
state that, while starvation created in
South Germany is not natural, the in
ordinate luxury one finds in the Berlin
district and other PrussIan metropo-
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