The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1919-04-25
by LLOYD ALLEN,
Western Newspaper Union STAFF Cor
respondent.

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1sc.nyrixht 1919. hy Western New sesper tnson.l
81 Paris. Germany has expert
Fenced no change nf heart as result
81 Of her military defeat h the message
Il DIR. Alonzo Taylor has just brought
ii 10 Paris nfter three weeks Ia Ger
4 many. where he inspected the food
4 supply, the stocks Ut raw materials.
briefly. and made remarkably con
Z else survey Of the political and eco
homie situation.
4 Probably no one In America was
better lifted to Size up Germany tiinn
Doctor Taylor.
While America was neutral. during
those first months of the great war,
Taylor was travelling through the
length aud breadth OF Germany In
speeding the allied prison camps. He
was attached 10 the American embas-
~. He gained. during the days be-
fore We were Ia the war. an intimate
knowledge OF German war methods,
Gtrman official procedure. German In
tfiguc, German lies, German cruelty.
and came TO know all about the condl-
ton OF economic Germany
You would never pick Taylor out OF
crowd us one OF our lending Ameri-
cans. because he does not look like
statesman. college professor. POI
llticni economist. or diplomat--and
he IL NIL of these things.
When he hurried out OF Mr. Hoov-
<..f..
his return from Germany. Taylor
started. without pause. to get into
the heart Of his talk with group Of
American newspaper men that had as
Nclnbled 10 learn the truth about the
Germans. lie actually talked one hour
and forty.tivs minutes. He answered
half hundred questions.
"same Old Gang"
They've got the same old gang In
the government offices at Berlin that
we knew before and during the war;"
Taylor began. 'Sone kind of revo.
luton actually started Ia Germany be-
fore the armIstlce was signed. For
the time being that revolution Ii be-
Ing held up. The politicians are bend.
Ing every effort To get governmental
machine working smoothly. In order TO
present some kind of solid front To
the allies when the time comes to set
tie final peace terms. While the gov.
ernment IL shaping Itself the old civil
servants nrc being kept In the govern.
ment Offices The men In control do
not intend taking nntrnined men Into
the government. because they have the
concrete example OF the failure OF the
Russian government that took un.
trained officials into the government
machine The Germans In control
won't allow Germanys government to
fall 10 pieces like the Russian govern
ment."
As soon as peace Is actually do
clarcd the Germans VIII start out set.
thing their internal difficulties and can
he expected to Introduce many social.
istlc reforms possibly the sociallza.
tion OF many VI the leading Industries.
such as the large factory groups aud
the coal and potash and Iron mines.
In the meantime. the men In control
~ Berlin are cndeasoring tn get their
people back to work. back Ia the In.
dustrious and nonpoliticai ways OF 10
years ago before the milltarlstic
crowd started preaching world con.
quest and "kulturlxation" OF the globe.
Miiltarism 10 Gone.
And II In now appreciated that the
Germans have long way 10 20 before
they come out at this war experience
as even halfway decent nation.
Mlitarism ms world menace In
Germany IN gone. Doctor Taylor be-
lieves He found Sufficient evidence
10 satisfy him that the German army
OF the old days IL thing Of the past
A. 10 the men nj the helm In Berlin
who are trying to solve the present
urgent problems Of the country~-,hey
have had no change OF heart. no con.
version to the doctrines Of President
Wilson unless they ere permi,ted 10
retain their original boundaries.
Failing To heedwlnk the world Into
giving them territory that never be-
iongcd TO them rightfully, the Ger
mans nre going To take the attitude
that they ARE much abused nation.
Aud they are going To hint broadly
that NO good can come of abusing
nation Of soooo.ooo people. In fact.
they are already beginning propa
eanda 10 make their people believe the
allies arr eager for nm unjust peace.
Non compos Mentis
To-day the German has figured out a
Kind OF new philosophy OF life. lie
wants 10 eai hts CAKE and have II too.
lie admits That he would have been
averlayed had the central powers Won
ia. wnr and ehslayed the world. He
sees no wrong In a kalturiEed world
He believes that any means the mill.
tnry party took TO win the war. no
matter how cruel. and no matter what
suffering these methods caused limo
cent populations. were justified.
Now that the Germans have been
defeated aud see some of their steal.
inss Of the past half century going out
Of their hands. they say, The mill.
tary party deceived U.S. aud then take
the attitude fnaf they "a nnt d, ht.,,.