Evening journal., 1919-04-12
By FRANK J. TAYLOR,

! United Press Staff Correspondentl
BERLIN, March 20.-tBy Mall.l-Ger-
man psychology has always bafiled
the rest Of the world. or at least those
who tried 10 understand Why a Ger
man thought as ne did. The world is
due for a still worse battling. II IL tries
TO understand what is going On In the
German mind today.
Mentally the German mind suddenly
thrown upon It's own resources by the
fall Of the old system which fed peo-
pie thoughts as well as food, has gone
wild. Under the strain OF the war and
due 10 the sudden changes, the Ger
mans have become childlike psyche
logically. This is taking Germans
generally.
Thoughtful. serious Germans, when
you occasionally find them, realize
the temporary insanity. II Il can be
called that, under which the Germans
as a nation are struggling.
II is the only way Of understanding
the lack Of realization as TO the real
condition Of things. wave OF which
has swept Germany. No one looks
farther than his nose, and every man
and woman is interested entirely in
his or her Immediate self There Is
little broad vision expressed in papers,
in speeches. or in personal opinions as
you hear them in Germany.
To cite specific cases. The peace
and why Il was signed is one OF the
German delusiOns. Practically very
man. woman and child believes Ger
r,,ou,- tr.,1 not fIafa,foT r,ffffari1,- tftf
simply got hungry and sick OF war,
and therefore accepted the Entente
conditions. This belief prevails In
spite Of the public statements OF men
like Erzberger, who have told the Ger
mans their armies were defeated mill
tarily.
Perhaps this belief fosters the talk
regarding "the next war Not only
occasionally. but frequently. and by al
classes Jf people you are asked. well.
when Is the next war cOming?" Often
Germans go farther than that. and
speak specifically OF the next war
with France 20 get revenge" There
Is war talk on aH hands, though Ger
many is In a state Of collapse that is
almost hopeless. and Is entirely de-
pendent upon the will OF the Allies for
her future.
How much the German believes ~
what he says Is another matter. Prob
ably he is out OF his head. but this
same disincliuation b realize actual
conditions as they were, led the Ger
man TO support the military class
during tue 0rSt four years Of the war. /
The German apparently does not think 1
things out any more than he did.
In his attitude regarding the Entente ]
the German manifests about the same 1
breadth Of vision. Papers ore filled /
with vindictive articles. much Of !
which is furnished by bureaus estab- /
liShed for the purpose In Holland and i
whip carry sentatiOn /
rather than news.
Whether this campaign 70 stir up
hatred Is organized or not is not GER /
lain. But the fact remains that Ger
mans are being inspired with a hatred |
Of France that never existed before, /
and that makes being good neighbors /
The more difficult. Tho feeling has be- /
come vlndictive over the blockade and |
the non-srrival OF food, which an |
expected.
Internal questions get about the /
same amount Of logic in their treat /
ment. While the government Is at /
tempting 20 establish order that pro- /
iuction may improve the condition Of
w0rkmen. the latter through their