American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-02-28
SAYS WAR SPIRIT
LIVES IN HUNH0M
Germans Likeiy TO Turn Again -
Monarchy and Revenge. is Claimed.
by Edwin l.. James, In the New
Yerk Times.

AiuNSs
CoBI.ENz, Feb. 23--The German
people are monarchists at heart and
II is more than likely they viii turn
again TO the German princes to re-
store the country--this is the opinion
of an expert who is watching the de-
Velopments of politics for the Ameri-
can army.
A former university professor, this
officer ic an authority on internation-
al affairs and has access TO reports
and information from all parts OF
Germany daily He has studied close
ly the work of the German national
assembly, he has studied closely the
behavior of the Germans since the
signing of the armistice. The result
of that study is his belief not only
that the German princes will prob
ably come back. but that the war
spirit Is still strong among the Ger
mans and spirit of revenge lives deep
down in their hearts. He has writ
ten the following summary of the sit
uation AS he sees IL:
Germany lis taking care not to
change her system too much. This
might be expected in people who
are monarchists at heart. Unless the
kaiser and the crown prince had alb
dicated the allies might have de-
manded their surrender. This would
have been the greater blow to Ger
man pride than any condition which
has been imposed and would have
caused desperate resistance. The
abdicatson saved Germany from this
so that now the kaiser is regarded
as martyr for his country and the
crown prince shares this glory or
course the independent socialists and
the Spartacus group would like to
treat the Hohenzollerns as tho Boil
sheviks treated the Romanoffs, but
apart from that the general feeling
is OF loyalty. Men will die by thous-
ands for blink, nobody ever died for
friend. And that little saying has
much truth In Germany today,
THE Germans feel at least that
they are conquered, abased and pow
orless, but the feeling for revenge is
burning and the war spirit Is not
dead, but bides It's time. The Hohen-
zollerns gave Germany Roman pres
tige against the nations In the past
as well as commercial prosperity and
I
will come when they viii be turned
10 raise Germany again from poverty
and humiliation. IL viii be remem-
bered they did not sign the armistice
and that they always stood for every
thing of which the German is most
proud. In the meantime care viii
be taken that the people will have
more share in the government than
they had in the past and any Hohon-
zollern will have To accommodate
himself to a new order of things.
A party OF young people OF Rock
land attempted TO reach this city last
Friday in time for the masquerade.
They arrived at about 2 o'clock Sat
urday morning-about the time the
dance closed having put in most OF
the night bucking snow drifts.
Earnest Jones' OF the Times, Ralph
Peterson. Is, G. Adams and &. Christ
ensen were in from Rockland Satur-
day Mr.. Jones waE a caller at the
Press office and reported the snow
quite deep In places, they having
been Obliged to shovel through two
drifts.
Reports from travelling men maxi
ing this city are very encouraging
They state business. conditions are im-
proving rapidly and there appears ia
be growing optimism throughout
the country All lines OF endeayor
are buying heavier than for some
time Such reports certainly sound
good.
J The masquerade az the OdeOn last
Friday night proved to be the event
OF It's kind Of the season A large
, number of maskers were IN attend.
I ance and most thoroughly enjoyed
= themselves until an early hour Sat.
} urday morning. The costumes worn
were for the most part very attractive
t some quite unique. The prize wa'
t awarded TO a Miss Jones OF Poca.
: tello.
G. +. Eggers IL fussing and fumini
] about the condition OF roads becaue'
he wants 10 drive his Maxwell 20 Bur
D ley and fears he can't make II IN two
hOurs, as he did on his last trip
a Mr. Eggers evidently has been bitter
= by the speed bug and wants 10 drive
I over good roads all the time. Wei
most OF us do. but are satisfied Wit
+ slightly slower speed than thirty
. five miles average per hour.
}, Tarzan OF the Apes.