The Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1918-1919, 1919-04-17
Dr. Aonzo Taylor investigates Conditions in Land u-Same Old
Gang in Government 0fces-Take Attitude That They Are
Much Abused Nation - Believe Themselves
Guilty of No Msdeeds

German people would have taken the
spoils and admit that they would have
'e'ied terrible peace terms on their
vhnqulshed enemies. Now they are
aefeated they refuse to shoulder any
OF the blame for the situation. And
'heS are going to believe that they are
abused if AisaceLorraine is given to
France,
Believe Selves GuiItIess.
The Widespread belief that the Ger
mans themselves are guilty of no mis-.
deeds Is being. emphasized by n new
school OF writer's who first came into
prominence about the time President
Wilson gave the world the covenant of
the league of nations at Paris. What
astollnded Americans in Germany in
those days was the fact that these
vcr' writer's admitted with perfect
candor that Germany intended keep
Ing Belgium permanently, had Ger
many won the war.
Topics such as these occupied the
German mind when the peace confer
Hnce was making its preliminary sur
vey of European affairs. While Ger
man papers printed columns about the
probable outcome of the peace con-
ference there We're 23S,OOO men in Ber-
lin without jobs drawing pension Of
six marks day from the govern
ment. In Hamburg the pension roll
mounted to $4,000. Both figures rep
resent state of Unemployment sew
eral times greater than the worst
periods of industrial depression Ger
many ever knew before the war.
The men were being paid lust
enough to live on, and as conse-
quence would not work.
Hate for Kaiser.
Among the intellectual circles In
Germany the blame for the silent re-
bellion of the workmen, their refusal
TO work, was placed on the military
party-on old Won Tirpitz, and on Lu-
dendorf, and some more of the war
lords. The kaiser and his son, the
crown prince, We're generally despised.
Both ran away when trouble started
and We're hated for that. But the peo-
pie OF Germany were not disposed to
blame either the crown prince or the
kaiser for starting the war.
Both of them lack the brains to
plan war;" was the common express
sion heard on the streets and reflected
In number Of the newspapers.
Doctor Taylor had one general ex-
PLANTATION for Germany's strange per.
Verted state of mind.
Germany today is suffering from
an intense moral disintegra on" he
declared. "You see it in dozen diff
ferent phases of German life. Men
who served in the army and are now
demObiized, though still in uniform.
will leave their families for days at a
time-simply wander off without
warning. They seem to have lost their
sense of responsibility toward their
families.
There are comparatively few pro-
ducers in the population most of the
people being spenders; spenders of
the governments printed money.
"In the Berlin playhouses shows are
running which are of such a low moral
lcNSl tHll Ilo tAlllcIlCtu postal AUTHOR
ity would permit even private letters
to describe some of the scenes. Be
fore the war such shows were not per-
mitted.
"RObberies have increased greatly.
The people blame the bolsheviki, but
know in their own minds that these
crimes might we'll enough be commit
ted by anyone-because the inc. ease
in crime is one of the notable phases
of life in Germany today"
In all Germany there is no danger
of 4 rehabilitation of the military ma.
chine, according to Doctor TAYLOR,
This view is verified by other Ameri-
cans competent to judge, who have
just returned from the other side of
the Rhine.
Without desiring in any way to an
tagoniZe the French, who are carry
ing on an active campaign preaching