The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-06-19
Anti-American
Propaganda Still
Found In Berlin
By CARL D. GROAT

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent.
BERLIN.-(By Mail. )-"How are
Americans treated in Berlin?"
This question has been frequently
asked-and the answer, at present, is
that they are unmolested, and for the
most part courteously received.
For a time, it is true, American
officers travelling were counseled tc
get into mufti, rather than take any
chances of melting some hothead tc
trouble. In the case of couriers
mufti is worn on some trips, but those
coming and going between Paris anC
Berlin appear in uniform and are
rarely annoyed, though occasionally
someone tries to crowd on sidewalk
or gives the officer an ugly look. AS
for civilians, there are only a few
here-mainly newspapermen = anc
they are treated respectfully.
This represents the individual sit.
uation regarding Americans.
AS for the United States as whole
and American citizens as whole
there is still prevalent some prop
aganda of an unpleasant sort.
President Wilson has been con
demned because the peace treaty die
not develop according to the way in
which the German people felt his
fourteen points should have been in.
terpreted But there was little OF
personal attack against the president
and only here and there articles with
an anti-American tinge.
However, in the last few days 9
propaganda movement-somewhat
limited, but nevertheless more or less
persistent sprung up. One hears
of late that "really no American fooc
is coming in" though it is, of course
well known to the government thai
money was put up by Germany ever
before presentation of the treaty, in
tended to pay for certain American
government supplies. Not in all cases
however, is there complaint thai
America has failed to send what il
agreed. On the contrary, one hears
now and then that the government
is passing off it's old army bacon, ant
saving the newer and better Ameri
can bacon for the guards or for othel
purposes. In any case, the average
Berliner doesn't overlook the fac
that Americas food supply has helped
70 keep the wolf from the door whel
he was getting near to biting off tn,
doorknob.
Recently one or two rather viciou
articles have appeared in the press
seeking to detract from the Ameri
can soldiers in the Rhine country
One in DER Tag" for instance
averred that the Americans had in
troduced "wild west manners" in tn
occupied territory; that they dranl
to excess; that they ousted peopl
from their homes and often went in
demanding "wine and blonde won
en-" The writer referred to them a
ARIZONA kickers."
The above extracts, however, wer
overshadowed by the printed claim
that women had been criminally at
tackled, and that one, at least, ha
been choked to death.
The American mission had unde
consideration protesting against sue
articles, but it was understood tina
nothing resulted, in view of the fac
that the article above mentioned
though grossly exaggerated and dis
pleasing, was nevertheless an isolate
case.
However, at about the same time
one of the German papers raised tn
complaint that American soldiers i
the occupied area wasted meats an
fats rather than allow them to faI
into German hands. While the Gel
mans made no claim that foods wer
theirs by any right, they argued tina
such waste was improper when par
of the world was suffering for fats