El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-04
GERMAN PRISONERS FREED BY u. S.
TAKE HOME VALUABLE IMPRESSIONS

SHIPLOAD Of 1871 Germans steaniug from the
= United States to Germany is the most important
cargo Germany has received in decades Those 14if
VIII spread out through their country and their
ielow-GeImans things that they ought to know.
The returning men those who, before they en-
barked, were interned aliens prisoners Of IN the
Uuited States. The from the prison camp at Fort
Douglas Utah, contained undesirable Germans + ". ",
bosheVk Germans and other undesirable types including
spies Tie camp at Hot Springs North Carolina
housed the officers and Of the German merchant
marHs who had not taken part the raiders or
otherwise There mixed German population at Fort
ogethorpe, including prisoners spies and other
desirables At Fort Mcpherson, known War Prison
Barracks no. 4 those officers ard OF the German
navy who had actually taken part IN the They
from the Kr0Hprnz Wilhelm the Etel Friedrich and the
U-5a.
These Germans practically were cut off from the world
While held prisoners, except that they able to
and read American newspapers and receive mail
IRON relatives OF friends their minds at all hay
about the completeness Of Germanys downfall however
they doubtless impressed when they embarked
ship which formerly German but flies the Amer
ican flag while berhed near them was the giant Water
land and the great Kronprnzessn Cecie American
ships under other
The German officers and men Of the imperial navy,
gumbled constantly their long Imprisonment kept
them Of the promotions they would have received
otherwise in the German grand fleet They TO Ger
many 70 find the Grand fleet at the bottom Of Scapa Flow
Their commissions, warrants and enlistment documents
are practically scraps Of paper Leaving the United
States shouting back threats Of vengeance they viii find
Germany their words have been empty with force TO
back them
while these prisoners have been absolutely unthankful
for the exasrnary comforts provided them by the
department ard not been very cheerful under the
discipline imposed them afIer had attempted
escape they viii nevertheless tel their folks home
about their food and lodgings in the United States and
folks VIII realize # these DO not, that they
better treated than any other prisoners Of were
treated By any government They had comfortable
houses warmth and light gardens, flowers three square
meals day Of the food furnished the American
amy reading matter and entertainment. Not few Of
them lived better than before IN their lives.
Many people IN this csantry contended that the Ger
mans were treated entirely too Wen considering that
thousands Of Russian British and French prisoners Of
died Of disease cold starvation in German prison
camps and that only the Red Cross food packets kept our
own prisoners better condition while in the enemys
hands The United States wanted to show the German
people that however low Germany might stoop, the
United States proposed to play the game Of according
to the rules
These German ez-prisonsrs Of VII carry back to
Germany the conviction that Americans are neither the
buffers nor the dollar chasrs they have been sgmazed
as being ont that they concentrate war with al
TIE intensity that they devote TO business and that Asr
believe IN cleanliness order work. and unwaverng
loyalty to our form Of government.
These men VIII carry back 70 Germany impressions Of
America far correct than were the reports Of Ger
man commercial agents and military and political spies
who periodically invaded the United States in pTewar
days