The Washington times., 1919-05-25

tude be taken against the German for
all time to come. There is absolutely
no injustice or no bitterness and no
unfairness in taking this action at
all. 1t might sound harsh because
IL is unusual We have a habit here
in America of sitting too lightly on
those who have guilt and selfishness
in their hearts, and if we are to al
low any of our foreign blood enemies
to come to America, they must be
first taught, in light of the fact that
they are German, that they are not
yictors, but the vanqUished in this
war.
Our mission was continually bored
by having TO listen to propositions of
an economic nature during its entire
stay in Berlin. Representatives from
various German commercial. concerns
would come to us and ask when they
could start to do business with Amer
lean concerns, when they would be
able to get passports to America, and
il you told them that IT would be a
rather difficult thing for them to
obtain passports for some time to
come, they would look at you with
a sort of an amazed and astonished
glaze in their eyes and almost de-
mand why it was rot going to be pos
Side Tor them 10 come.
SouSh to Instruct Allies.
Somebody started a rumor in Ser
lin that the allied armies were going
20 take German officers into their
midst for training purposes and the
result was that we had a countless
number OF applications from German
officers of all ranks. especially from
the aviation, to arrange to have them
attached TO our army. The only re-
ply that we ever gave them was:
Why should a victorious army get
its instructors from an army which
has just been beaten?" That seemed
to have the decided effect upon them
that we desired. for they Immediately
were insulted at such a statement as
this and left with no more argument.
II means could be devised TO
make each and every German con-
versant with all of the atrocities that
were committed by paid members of
the Prussian military machine, it
would assist materially in convincing
all Of the Germans that II will be a
great many years before they will
ever be on a friendly basis with the
allies again. Frankly. I hope the day
never comes. for TO me it would be
a heinous crime if we Americans for
get the sinking of the Lusitania,
atrocities perpetrated on our own
men, the mailing of the Canadian SOL
diers to the cross. the wanton rape
of Belgian and French women and
the great amount Of destruction and
sorrow the Germans brought upon the
civilized worId-and allow ourselves
to associate with them again.
The people who wanted the White
irh
the atrocities which the Germans are
accused Of were the independent So
cialists. and the chief leader OF these
people was eX-Minister Haase. but
when the independent socialists were
forced out of office after the Sparta
Gus uprisings in January, the only
chance Of the White Book" being
published was gone.
1t might be interesting here. how
ever, TO mention a few things regard
ing Haase as he is a man that !
think Germany must take into COM
sideratiOn and find an office for, when
the nation settles down to ordinary
routine work again. The unfortunate
part about the independent socialists
was that they were looked upon with
great deal OF suspicion by both the
majority socialists and the commul..
lists, and as Haase was an independent
socialist. he was at a disadvantage
when it came TO making himself
heard.
Haase Man of Nigor.
However, he Is a man who has inI
mense power and whose opinion must
be valued. He is a very Ievel-headed
man and is not easily swayed, and
during my entire stay in Berlin. con-
tinuaIly issued statements to the eff
feet that he was absolutely convinced