South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-06-20
ANTI-AMERICAN
PROPAGANDA IS
FOUND IN BERLIN
PreS't Wilson Condemned for
Failure of German Idea
of Peace.
y CARL D. GROAT.
~ United Press

~ United Press
BERLIN Cby maiD. June H.
How are Americans treated In Der.
linz
This question has been frequently
asked-and the answer. at present
is that they are unmolested. and for
the most part courtaously received
For a time. It is true. American
officers travelling were counseIled TO
get into mutt. rather than take
chances OF melting some hothead TO
trouble. In the case OF couriers.
multi Is worn on some trips. but
those coming and going between
Paris and Berlin appear in uniform
and are rarely annoyed. though oc-
casionally someone tries 10 crowd
on e sidewalk or gives the officer an
ugly look. AS for civilians. there
are only a few here-mainly news
paper men-and they are treated
respectfully.
This represents the individual sit
uation regarding Americans.
Condemn Wilson.
As for the United States as "a
whole and American citizens as "a
whole. there IS still prevalent some
propaganda OF an unpleasant sort
Pres't Wilson has been condemned
because the pe3ce treaty did not de-
velOp according 10 the way In which
the German people felt his Il points
should have been interpreted. But
there was little OF personal attack
against the president. and only here
and there articles with an anti
American tinge.
However. in the last few days. a
propaganda ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
limited. but nevertheless more or
less persistent-has sprung up. One
hears Of late that really no Amer
lean food is coming" in though 10
Is. of course, well known 10 the gov
eminent that money was put up by
Germany even before presentation
OF the treaty. intended 20 pay for
certain American government sup
plies. Not in all cases. however. is
there complaint that America has
failed 20 send what II agreed. on
the contrary one hears now and
then hat the government is pass
ing off its old army bacon. and sas-
ing the newer better American
bacon for the guards or for other
purposes. In any case. the average
Berliner doesn't overlook the fact
that Americas food supply has
helped 20 keep the wolf from the
door when 10 was getting near to
biting of the doorknob.
AssaiI Yank Troops.
Recently one or two rather vic
ious articles have appeared i'm the
press. seeking 70 detract from the
American soldiers in the Rhine
country. One i'm Der Tag. for in
stance. averred that the Americans
had introduced wild west manners
in the occupied territory. that they
drank to excess. that they ousted
people from their homes and often
went in. demanding wine and
blonde women" The writer referred
10 them as Arizona kickers."
The above extracts. however, were
Overshadowed by the printed claims
that women had been criminally at
tackled. and that one. at least had
been chOked 20 death.
The American mission had under
consideration protesting against
such articles. but il was understood
that nothing resulted. in view OF the
fact that the article above men
toned. though grossly exaggerated
and displeasing. was nevertheless
an isolated case.
However. at about the same time,
one Of the German paper raised
the complaint that American sol