The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-03-22
FAWNING ON
THEIR VICTORS
Like Bully Who Is Licked, Germany
Is Now Trying to lngratiate
Herself With Her
Enemies.
by United Press.l

PARIS, March 1-(By MaiD Ger
many APPARENTLY is playing hard to re-
establish herself commercially with
the powers against whom she has
been warning for four years.
Like the bully who is licked, Ger
many is now trying to ingrattate
herself with her enemies, and her
attitude of servility Is proving a
poser for the statesmen at the peace
conference. To British, French and
Americans alike, now taking up posi-
tions in her territory, the German
extends open hands, throws wide the
doors of hospitality, and with almost
studied care sees that the life of the
soldiers Is made pleasant. It is
proving effective propaganda.
One incident showing the peculiar
course the Germans are pursuing is
told by one of the French statesmen
as follows:
about six weeks after the signing
of the armistice, some French Off
GERS were sent to Berlin to take
| charge of the French embassy there.
Shortly after their arrival a musicale
was given in one of the cafes, to
which the French officers were in
vited and went. During an inter-
mission a German woman Of conse-
quence came over to the table where
the Frenchmen were seated and,
raising her glass, said:
To France
1.-THE French officers, somewhat
taken aback, replied:
owe are sorry madame, but we
cannot rise to that toast, for it Is i'm
possible for us to reciprocate.'
1.-THE German woman left the table
confused but presently returned and
again lifted her glass, saying:
"'Then may / not offer toast to
Paris. most beautiful city in the
world?
"The French officers drained their
J glasses.
''But how contemplate Is such
servility, But it always goes with
brutality" the Frenchman said.
Another case Of the effort of the
German now to be a good fellow"
is shown by an incident happening
to doughboy in the occupied terri
| tory. Americans in the army of &C.
cupation are forbidden to fraternize
with the Germans. One day, how
ever. one of the men lost his way
and inquired of a German the direc'
! ton to his objective. The German
( told him But during the converse
ton an American officer, seeing the
! discussion, came up and placed the
doughboy under arrest for fraternlz
ing. Before the doughboy could ex'
plain. the German rushed UP ana,
| addressing the officer, said:
| ''He was not fraternizfng with me,
| sir-he had lost his way and merely
asked me how to get back, and
told him"
The effect of the move on the
! doughboy is obvious.
There are hundreds OF similar
stories.
| But how to meet the situation Is
what is ,puzzling the peace CONFER
encers. OF course they regard WIN
disgust this effusive effort to please
| the victorious Behind II lney see
| the German campaign for sympathy
and adherence to the old plea Of "let
bygones be bygones' with CONNER
! cial interests in the saddle.
The French fear it's effect most,
knowing Germanys ability to soon
! re-establish herself industrially. while
| France struggles to rebuild her raw
! ished plants. Hence the French on
the one hand demand the utter de-
| struction Of Germany and on the
other hand demand Germany pay
gigantic indemnities.
The American view is that TO
milk a COW, one must feed herr
| Germany is to pay, as she must pay
| for the horror she has wrought, her
| industries must start.
1t is a dilemma-and the end Is not
yet in sight.