The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-17
Directors of Ger
man Business In.
terests Which
Once All blu t.
Swamped French
See Little Hope
of Regaining Per-
sonal Connections

Baron Won Schorlemrner, related to
the family of the recent Kaiser, and
who certainly would not have become
a Luxemburger If his country had won.
There is also August Schmidt, who
wore the gray uniform at Noyon, and
August Charles Rothier. Prussian
eInburger!" Il
Swiss Legation in Berlin has received
10, 900 applications for passports from
persons desiring to emigrate from Ger
many to Switzerland.
Worried about German naturaliza-
lions, the Swiss propose to change
their law, which is very lax. The
Federal Council proposes that natu-
radiation, to start with, shall be re-
fused to all foreigners who have lived
in Switzerland during the war
q stroke against deserters of all cate
gories. as well as against commercial
camouf1age; and, under the new law,
Swiss naturalization can be won only
after twelve years residence, including
six years real presence. But will the
new law pass? 1t is only proposed"
Actually, you slip irto a Swiss skin
after two years technical residence
which means the good will Of any little
old Swiss town!
So transformed Germans slip into
France as Swiss, Luxemburgers, Span
ish, Dutch, Scandinavians and others.
Who goes? A friend!
Alsace an Open Gate.
Ana na,r,ao +rado ,J,,s - 4Ax~u-L
all these lands, and, quicker yet,
through Alsace-to whom the French
have given, as compensation for past
sufferings, great privileges of import
ing German textiles, &C, without duty
German trade slips into France
through French exchange and German
indemnities. Because the mark has
fallen SO low. a French $40 bill will
buy $45 worth Of goods in Germany.
1t is a terrible temptation to certain
French commercial minds; and mitch
is done by mail. For instance, the
| cutlery trade of Solingen is Offering
by mail to French retailers articles at
| $3.50 dozen which French manufac-
turers cannot furnish under $3.50,
| thanks to the low rate of the mark.
The Millionaire German potash CON
| Germs OF Alsace are being reorganized
in francs, The Krupp works have be-
| come American. so they say. And
| France recently refused American
! dyes-because she wants to buy Ger
man dyes. This giant trade-aye, al
| German importation-they count TO
dyke, by consortiums and French
syndical control. and lead It. con-
! trolled, like a flood, otherwise dan
! gerous, to worthy irrigation. Why,
the very plan of German reparations
demands that France help Germany
to enough prosperity to pay them!
But the first Germans to personally
mngle in the life OF Paris again? I
think that they will need to be not
so much courageous men as very, very
patient philosophical, silent, well
made up and in possession of impor-
tant financial reserves.
There are memories everywhere in
France. bitter beyond Imagination.
Opening a new session Of the Paris
Municipal Council yesterday NJ. Lam
pue, the dean. said:
"In September, 1914, a single Saxon
division of the reserve sent home
10000 postal money orders, represent
ing $50. 900 marks. How many diyl-
slons were there in the German
armies?
"In October, 1914" he continued,
"the, Dresden post office paid $500. 900
marks on money orders sent from tho
front. How many post offices are
there in Germany?
Multiply and add all these figures"
said the venerable Paris syndic. "and
you will have units of bitter memories
OF category we have scarcely deisasd
to consider"
Judge. then, the othsrsl liz