The sun., 1918-08-13
I'm AN AMERICAN
SAYS EHRET, HOME
Brewer Declares His Refusal to
Buy German Bonds Caused y
Many Rebuffs.
WILL DEMAND PROPERTY
Daughter Asserts Kaiser's Peo'
pie Still Are Confident
of Victory.

George Ehret, the aged brewer. who
arrived In an Atlantic port on Nor
wegian steamship yesterday, walked into
his big brick house at 1877 Park avenue
about noon and with tears In his eyes
said: Thank God, I'm home again"
His two sons George Ehret. Jr., and
Louis J. Ehret. three daughters and
three grandchildren had arranged
small Homecoming party for him. Twice
before Mr.. Ehret. who is SO. tried to get
out of Germany and return to the
United States. but each time illness pre-
vented. When Ambassador Gerard ar
ranged to leave Berlin Mr.. Ehret had
planned to Join his party. but on the
advice OF physicians cancelled the trip.
In the latter part of May the brewer,
| accompanied by his daughter, Mrs. Anna
| NJ. Won Zedlitz, left Berlin and started
! for Copenhagen. Illness again overlook
him and 1t was not until June that he
arrived there.
Because OF his feebleness George
/ Ehret, Jr., asked reporters not to ques-
, ton his father at great length. Mr..
/ Ehret did say:
! Il am an American, not a German.
My sympathies are entirely with the
| United States and am great admirer
Of President Wilson. While in Germa ny
was urged repeatedly to buy German
war bonds but refused each time
Many Opposed to War Crowd.
George Ehret. Jr, said that because of
his fathers refusal to buy the war issues
| OF the German Empire he met with many
ra hun and I'll tnia aA
| him.
There are many others in Germany"
said the son, who do not believe in this
war. and they told my father that they
| were not in sympathy with the military
crowd which is pushing II. OF course
they did not say anything like that
openly. but they said it to him.
MY father tells me that food con-
ditions in Germany are bad as far as
civilians who have no money are con-
| cerned, but that the army is we'll fed and
gets the best OF everythifs
why they let him leave Germany is
a question. but believe from what he
has told me that they became convinced
that they could not get hold of any OF
his property and because OF his age de-
cided to let him come home
In Copenhagen Mr.. Eh-et hired tive
Norwegian ship captains to accompany
him to this country. paying them s42s
apiece for taking care of him on the way
over
Mr.. Ehret said that he would soor
enter an appeal to have his property
which Is now held by his son and the
Central Trust Company. and has beer
carefully inventoried at the request Of
the Alien Property Custodian. returned
10 him. He said yesterday that he ha.
been a citizen of the United States 70,
more than fifty years and will base hi:
appeal upon that fact
Found Germans Confident.
Mrs. Won Zedli.z. who accompanied
her father on the trip, said
while my father and l were in Der
lin we were registered as enemy aliens
, Other enemy aliens have TO report 20 thu
authorities once a week. but on accoun
of my fathers condition we were OIL,
asked 70 report once month. We KEEP
pretty we'll to our rooms because W,
were enemy aliens, and did not put our
selves forward in any way. We wer'
, trieste with courtesy and kindness at al
times.
The food situation Is better than |
, was two years ago do not think Their
Is more food. but the distribution hs
been better regulated. From what
learned not much food was obtained
from Russia. the Ukraine or Rumania
Among the people who are still earning
small wages there lis some suffering
but most Of the working people are earn
ing good wages and buy luxuries.
There has been very little flag dis
I rlay since the offensive of March 81
There has been but little celebration o
military events in the last two years
= and the people have come to believe ina
n 1t Is a game OF give and take. Firs
3 one side wins and then the other. Their
! is still general confidence in victory 70
| Germany"
George Ehret. Jr.. referring to hi
fathers refusal to buy German war is
sues. said the estate has purchased 81
600. 900 OF the last Issue OF Libert
r bonds, subscribed 100000 to the Amer
ican Red Cross and S21 900 to III
Knights OF Columbus fund
d The Ehret home was decorated wit
r. three large American flags yesterday.