The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-01-24
SPARTAC|DES MADE
LUR|O DEMANDS FOR
TRIAL OF KAISER
PROCLAMATION IN RED FLAG
REPRINTED FOR FIRST TIME
IN THE HERALD.
MAJ. SMITHS ARMY SUMMARY
German People Apparently Friendly
But There Was An undercurrent of
Hostility Which Was Manifested by
Acts of Children.

Acts OF Cnlloren.
Maj Frank Wilbur Smiths summa.
ry of intelligence for the seth division
of the Army of Occupation on Decem.
Der reported bad weather conditions
and the same general enemy move
ments and attitude'as the day before.
1t was stated that on this date nc en-
emy troops We're in Coblenz, the city
being approached by the Americans.
Commenting on the enemy morale
the summary indicated that the Spar
tacus group was growing in Germany
and that they had issued the following
demand in their newspaper, the Red
Flag:
I'VE demand: the immediate crea-
tion of Revolutionary Tribunal be-
fore which the whole band of crimi-
nails, in the first class both Hohenzol-
lerns, father and son, and the Impe-
rial Chancellor Bethmann Hollweg,
may be judged. William of Hohenzol-
lern must be required to return and
vindicate himself before this court.
The accomplices and instigators OF the
greatest crime in the Worlds history
such as Cheiderman, Ebert, Daird,
Heilman, must be dealt with by the
German Proltteriat with an iron fist,
otherwise it would have no right to ap-
pear before the French, English and
Russian International Proleteriat."
Most of the Spartacus denunciations
have been reprinted in various Ger
man newspapers, but the above para
graph has been omitted. This omis-
sion is more significant than the de-
nunciation.
With the same general conditions
prevailing of December 8, Maj. Smith
reported as follows on the population,
entc., of the occupied territory:
THE people are busy with their u.s.
ual occupations, working in the fields,
on masonry walls along the rivers, on
the roads, cleaning mud from same
and seem to be giving attention at
once to details that have been neglect
ed and run down due to lack of labor
caused by the war.
"There seems to be desire to make
a favorable impression and to show
the towns and country to their best ad-
vantage.
"The older people are orderly, at
first backward and shy, they show no
sign of hostility and try to please the
Americans, create favorable impress
sion and assist wherever they can. For
example: When troops unload and es-
tablish new stations the people offer
and endavor to assist, if anyone wants
anything, for instance piece of pa
per, some villager runs and gets it. On
bad hills at narrow turns coming both
ways the inhabitants halt traffic until
passenger cars can go by trucks and
assist in any way possible.
"The children are at first instinct
hostile and do not know how to act
or what to do, if encouraged they
smile. They, in great many cases,
wear the discarded Boche caps; it is
question if they do this of their own
free will and accord or If the caps are
given them by their elders. This Is
the only real sign of the Boche army
except here and there soldier still in
uniform. These may be the Boche
methods of still showing military ex-
istence.
"When going through towns the chill.
dren get behind walls and buildings
and assimilate rifles and machine gun
fire. This, of course, is only in play,
yet it shows the true feelings and what
is no doubt taught, felt and spoken in
the privacy of the home and family.
1t may be that this is relic OF the
past and not easily stamped out of the
childs mind. At any rate. it exists
and is not noticeable.
There is no doubt we are not vel
come and should not expect to be, we
are an enemy and have the advantage
and are sheltered, furnished with
wood. etc. and are under the condi-
tions tolerated.
"The country is fertile, well taken
care Of and being worked on 'eontinu