The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-12-06
CHAPTER I.
s.America Must Be PunIshed!"

~America Must Be Punished!"
When war broke out between the
Omitted States and Germany, on April
8, 1917, 1 was in Berlin. / had lived
and practiced my profession as dent
est there for IA years. and the kaiser
had been one of my patients during
all that time.
don't know exactly how many
vfsfts the kaiser paid me profession
ally, but / know L am safe In saying
they were not less than 100, and the
probabilities are they were closer to
ESQ. Almost invariably, after my work
was done, the kaiser remained any
where from ten minutes to an hour
and half to discuss the topics of the
taour with me.
When we declared war against Ger
saany, therefore, while / was still an
American citizen-as patriotic an
American, / believe, as might be found
anywhere had lived In Germany SO
tong, had developed so many profess
sionai friendships in Germany's most
Favored circles and was SO generally
regarded as particular favorite Of
the kaiser himself, that found 1t hard
90 realize that nevertheless had be-
come an alien enemy.
The same day the breaking of of
diplomatic relations was announced,
che German newspapers had published
the provisions of an old treaty be-
tween Germany and the United States
which gave Americans in Germany
and Germans In America nine months
after a declaration of war between the
two nations within which to settle
their affairs and leave the country.
t'This treaty" the newspapers point
ed cut. "was made In the time of Fred |
erick the Great. 1t has never been
repealed Germany will respect t."
AS there were so many more Germans |
In America than there were Americans |
An Germany, this prompt announce
ment of Germany's intentions regard
ing this treaty was quite understand
able and 1t seemed most improbable
that Germany would adopt any harsh
measures toward Americans and
thereby invite reprisals.
Had the situation been reversed, of
course, the Germans would undoubt-
eddy have thought it expedient to in
tern Americans no matter what hap
pened to their own countrymen In
America, and, In that event, this an
aaent treaty would have shared the
fate Of that which guaranteed Bel
GUMS neutrality. One scrap Of pa
per" more or less would never have
been allowed to interfere with Ger
Mays destiny"
Ennuential Germans who called to
nee me professionally during that pr
E1od almost invariably expressed the
hope that was not planning to leave
Berlin.
no matter what happens, Doctor
hey declared-"even II the worst
comes to the worst and war Is de- Z
Jared between America and Germany
you may feel quite sure the kaiser t
Viii never let anyone harm you" q
I had not let the matter rest there, I
lOvever. had called at the Ameri-
m embassy, where 1t was pointed n
ut to me that, while diplomatic re-
aions had been severed, 1t was not G
c Ill certain that war would result a
n there was, therefore, no reason d
q ne to leave Berlin precipitately. 7
Had the kaiser been In Berlin 1T 8
- dine, might, Of course, have had g
= opportunity to put the question to +
II squarely a to what my fate might II
; II war were declared. but he was Il
NV. The court chamberlain had 4
- appointed but short time before y
- did not know him personally, Y
= ~ predeteoDor, Count August vcn Il
|nsenburx &c q The wieest and nost 4
nnDected ~ IN GERMANY was - =