The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-03-18
WHIPPED GERMANS
FAWN ON VICTORS
BY United Press.


Paris, March 1.--(By mai. Ger
many apparently is playing hard to
re-establish herself commercially
with the powers against whom she
has been warning for four years.
Like the bully who is licked, Ger
many is now trying to ingratlate her
self with her enemies and her atti-
tude of servility is proving a poser
fer the statesmen at the peace con-
ference To British, French and
Americans alike, now taking up po-
sitions in her territory. the Ger
man extends open hands, throws
wide the doors of hospitality and
with almost studied care sees that
the life of the soldiers is made
pleasant. 1t is proving effective
propaganda.
One incident showing the peculiar
course of the Germans are pursuing
is told by one of the French states
men as follows:
about six weeks after the sign
ing of the armistice some French
officers were sent to Berlin to take
charge of the French embassy there.
Shortly after their arrival a music
ale was given in one of the cafes to
which the French officers were in
vited and went. During an intermis-
sion German woman of conse-
quence came over to the table where
the Frenchmen were seated and rails
ing her glass said:
To France,
THE French officers, somewhat
taken aback replied:
We are sorry madame, but we
cannot rise to that toast for it is imA
possible for US to reciprocate
THE German woman left the ta-
BILE confused, but presently returned
and again lifted her glass, saying:
Then may ! not offer toast to
Paris, most beautiful city in the
wogld@ sait ar
"The French officers drained their
glasses.
But how contemplate is such SER
Witty. But it always goes with bru-
tality,' the Frenchman said.
Another case of the effort of the
German now to be good fellow"
is shown by an incident happening
to a dOughboy in the occupied ter
ritory, Americans in the army of oc-
cupation are forbidden to fraterinze
with the Germans. One day, howev-
er, one of the men lost his way and
inquired of a German the direction
to his objective The German told
him. But during the conversation
an American officer, seeing the dis
cussion, came up and placed the
doughboy under arrest for fraterniz-
ing. Before the doughboy could ex-
plain the German rushed up and ad-
dressinb the officer said:
"He was not fraternizing with me,
sir-he had lost his way and merely
asked me how to get back and l told
him."
The effect of the move on the
is obvious.
There are hundreds of similar sto-
ries.
But how to meet the situation is
what is puzzling the peace conferen-
GERS OF course they regard with
disgust this effusive effort to please
he victorious. Behind it they see
he German campaign for sympathy
ind adherence to the old plea of
let bygones be bygones" with COM
nercial interests in the saddle.
The French fear its effect most
Germany's ability to soon
e-establish herself industriously.
While France struggles to rebuild her
plants. Hence the French
n the one hand demand the utter
estruction of Germany and on the
ther hand demand Germany pay g-
antic indemnities
The American view is that "t5
lilk q cow one must feed her"-if :
ermany is to pay, as she must pay 5
Dr. the horror she has wrought, her :
ldustries must start. .
II IS a dilemma and he end is :
OF yet in sight. s