Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-30
BELIEF IN FREE GERMANY
EXISTS AMONG PEOPLES
Rev. Frank Pratt Gives Members of
Kiwanis Club His impress
SiOns of Nation.
DEFEAT is FULLY REALIZED
Tells Story Of Girl Stenographer
Who Had to Be Fed Before She
Was Able to Begin Her Work.
Other Facts Brought Out.

That the rank and file OF the Ger
mans believe in free Germany since
nilitarism has been crushed. was the
outstanding statement of Rev. Frank
Pratt. pastor OF the First Unitarian
Church. in an address before the XII
wants Club yesterday afternoon at the
Business Mems Club.
Rev. Pratts address was given as
answers to a series OF questions.
him by citizens here and were the
things most interesting 10 persons in
America
The Germans certainly realize to
the fullest extent that they are beaten"
Rev Pratt began in answer. to this
and Of the 'eS neope
today and their actions at the begin
ming of the war and you will realize
by comparison how much they realize
their defeat.
Fight to Regain Power.
She realizes she has the greatest
task in the world before her at the
present time to regain her CONNER
cial power. lost through her actions"
Did the Germans want to sign the
peace treaty." the minister continued.
Yes. the majority OF them Wa nted to
sign ii. There was a small minority
who were against signing it. not be-
cause they did not realize they were
beaten but because they advanced the
dit;on then that nothing could pos
sihe be worse"
The next question Rev. Pratt asked
Were the Germans really hungry"
&c Germany was certainly Tsa .,,; hunEry;
was tremendously successful
While stationed at Dresden, with
German help. a girl stenographer who
came to work at the office was SO
s WsaE od scaacsv OF dr sat
tigation " We found that she o and her
family had had almost nothing to eat
d9T three sioc weeks exeept ,urnips The
forcing Germany to her knees.
German Opinion of Kaiser.
What do the, Germans think OF the
Kaiser? When i've arrived in Germany
he was ALMOST forgotten and We were
said. and expressed the feeling of the
whole German race: How can we care
for him when he has ned and left us
coward. and why should we waste
time thinking about him
asked ks Tie Rev PTa, reH1oe f Pre-
ers of militarism are broken. This has
given a chance to the party which has
for years been striving for a. republic
have hcen changed TO those of the
revolution of lS4S. There is a military
and imperalistic party, but the body Of
the people believe in free Germany.
Germany will never go back TO an
absolute monarchy. 1t is possible that
limited monarchy may be formed, but
never again can Imperialism reign. For
a time no private was allowed to salute
an officer and all insignia of rank were
stripped from officers. Today Germany
has a volunteer army a new army
entirely and the Germans realize that
victory for them would have been
worse than the defeat they suffered"
Elected to Membership.
So impressed was the kiwanis Club
with the address that the body elected
Rev. Pratt a member.
An armistice week committee, com
posed Of w. w. Gilmore and Lee Fer
euson.. were appointed to cooperate
with the other committees now work
ing on plans for the celebration. Re-
ports were also heard from the district
convention officials and the club voted
TO turn over what money was in it's
possession from the sale of tickets 10
tho benefit ball game staged between
it and the Rotary Club for the benefit
of the Richmond Playground and Rec
reation Association TO Stuart Ragland
treasurer of the latter body
The next meeting of the club will
be held in the Business Mems Club next
Monday night. at which ladies of the
club will be entertained.