Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-10-18

Balance of Program Up to Rotari.
an Standard
Many addresses on various phases
of the war have been presented be-
fore the Augusta Rotary Club, but
Friday evenings message gave light
on a new side of the stor.', What
We Didn't Do to Germany" The
speaker of the evening was Frank
E. Southard-one of Augustus own
men who has seen much service on
German soil as member of the
ARMY Of Occupation. and his talk
was filed with first hand Informal
ton. Nearly 100 Rotarians and
guests were present, and after
President Blaine S. Viles had intro
duced Lieut.. Southland all rose AMI
gave him a warm ovation in recogn:-
ton of the valiant service which he
rendered during the war. His talk,
from beginning to end, thrilled his
audience and won warm applause.
That up to Nov. II was a busy
time for "Heinie." Lieut.. Southland
pointed out. "Heinie" was busy try
ing to stop things which were get
ting far too active to suit him. No
vember II was a happy day for
''Heinie" as for the rest Of the boys.
'Heinie' went back to the Father
land and there was received with
open arms. Flowers were strewn in
the paths of the returning German
soldiers and they were received DIS
victors.
The German people were credulous
enough to believe their soldiers were
victorious. Can you beat it?" said
the speaker. And yet on the sea
where ''Henie'' really did good work,
the German people thought he got
licking. Lieut.. Southland stated that
he had never heard German con-
cede that he got licked. 1t is hard to
understand the German. The French
are the only people who can I'M
derstand them. Ans one German
put it, their idea was that the Allies
were too numerous and the balance
was against them, but when the bal
ance is with them again they will
once more commence fighting.
The Boche was far from being
starved out. In the town of Cob
LEM some $500 children were ex-
amined for malnutrition and it WIS
found that all were about 10 pounds
underweight. IF that is so, 1 would
certainly have liked to have seen the
pre-war children" he said, "they
must have been bouncers." The
German children are very numerous:
they are growing up and will be a
great asset to the country, even
though the German methods are
somewhat unsavory. These children
are being taken care Of by the
church and the state.
The German population is most faith
full and credulous. They were fed up
on the fourteen points The average
German believed he had been tricked
into the armistice on the fourteen
points.
The Germans are far from being down
and out. Lieut.. Southland said. The Ger.
man peasant is going right ahead. The
German does not realize he was licked.
He is waiting for one more chance.
History shows that there never was
great nation supreme but that extended
east and west. Germany knows tina.
the west with France watching closely
will be a stiff proposition: therefore
Germany is working toward Russia and
the Poles.
There are two things we did not do
that we should have done, according TO
the speaker. First, we should have
given Germany a definite idea that they
were licked. Second. as an army Of
occupation we should have been NOR.
impressive than we were. AS an army
OF occupation It was fxzle, the speaker
II Ought. When the Americans first
went into Coblenz the Germans re-.
manned in their homes for q time unit:
they realized that the army Of occupa-
ton were not wild west riders. Then
they came out and tried to be good
fellows" And before the army of &C.
duration left. it seemed as II the Ger.
mans had the upper hands in running
things which the occupation armv
shouli have run. 1t was sickening to
see the German women cry when the
Americans left Germany.
Germany's purpose for world diminion
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