The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1918-08-22

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No more graphic description OF the
ravages OF the German soldlery upon
the civilian population OF invaded
countries has been given than "a con-
tained In the brief and simple state
ments OF r. @. Walcott. now connected
with the United States food admins
trntion, who was assistant 20 Mr.
Hoover while. America was feeding
Belgium. Poland and northern France.
In one OF these statements Mr.. Wal
colt says:
Even now find Il hard 20 describe
In comprehensive terms the mind OF
official Germany. which dominates and
shapes all German thought and action.
Yet II is as hard. rs ciear-cut, ns real
~ any material thing. saw II In
Poland. I saw the same thing In Bel
GUM. heard OF II In Serbia and Rou-
mania. For weeks II was always be-
fore me. always tho Same. oficers
talked freely. frankly, directly. All
the stan oficers have tho same view.
Let me try 70 tell II. a. General Won
Kries told me. In Poland. Ia the midst
OF a dying nation. Germany Ia des-
tined 10 rule tho world. or at least a
great part OF II. The German people
are 30 much human material for build
ting the German state. other people do
not count. All is for the glory and
might OF tho German state. The lives
OF human beings arc 10 be conserved
only N II makes for the sta. "a ad-
vancement. their lives are 10 be sacri-
need IL II In 70 tho states ayhntage.
The state In all. the people afe moth
ing.
Conquered people signify little In
ths German account. Life. liberty,
happiness. human sentiment. family
ties. grace and generous impulse. these
have no place beside the one concern,
the greatness Of the German state.
Starvation must excite no pity: sym
pathy must not be allowed. n II hams
pers the main design OF promoting
Germany's ends.
starvation is here.- said General
Won Kries. "Candidly. we would like
20 see II relieved; we fear our soldiers
may be unfavorably affected by the
things that they see. But since II II
here. starvation must serve our pur-
pose. So we set II TO work for Ger
many. ny starvation we can accom-
..ll.k A. A.. m thra. waara Ia East
Poland more than We have In West
Poland, which Is East Prussia. TN the
last hundred years. With that In
view. we propose TO turn this force 90
our advantage.
''This country Is meant for Ger.
many" continued the keeper OF starv-
ing Poland. ut rs a rich alluyial
country which Germany has needed
for some generations. We propose 10
remove the able-bodied working Poles
from this country. II leaves II open
for the inflow OF German working peo-
pie as fast as We can spare them.
They win occupy II and work IT,"
Then with cunning smile. cant
you see how II works outf BY and by
we shall give back freedom 70 Poland.
When that happens Poland Will appear
automatically as German province"
In Belgium, General Won Bisslns
told me exactly the same thing. III
the relief OF Belgium breaks down We
can force the industrial population In
20 Germany through starvation and
colonize other Belgians ia MesopO-
tamia where we have planned large
Irrigation works; Germans Will then
overrun Belgium. Then when the wal
Is over aud freedom IL given back to
Belgium, Il will be German Belgium
that Is restored. Belgium will be o
German province and We have Ant
werp-whieh Is what we are after"
That Is not all. Removing the men,
that the land may be vacant for Ger
man occupation. that German stock
may replace Belgians. Poles. serblans
Armenlans. and now Roymanians, Ger
many does more. Women left captive
are enslayed. Germany makes all
manner OF lust It's instrumentality.
The other day a friend OF mine toic
me OF a man just returned from north
ern France. II cannot tell you the de
tails" he said. "man TO man, don't
want 10 repeat what ! heard" somf
OF the things he did tell-shoekinf
mutiiatlon and moral murder. He told
Of women, by the score. Ia occupied
territory OF northern France. prisonet
In underground dungeons. tethered foi
the use Of their bodies by 5ficers AMI
men.
II this Is not piece Of the Prussiai