The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-01-21
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Mankato, Mimi, January 18.-To
the Free Press: In regard to a matter
discussed in your paper few days
ago, I wish to say that a Mankato
lady recently showed me letter,
received from a sister in Germany, in
which she tells of the indignities and
insults her people are compelled to
endure at the hands of French
African troops, kept there by France
to guard her share of the conquered
territory. The Free Press recently
printed denial by some subordinate
state department official, which seems
to be stock letter as others have
received the identical replies. Some
may say this lady's letter is sob
stuff" or "insiduous propaganda" ,
but l contend if it is not intended
for, 1t should be propaganda, for the
fact remains that the French are
guarding a white civilian population
with savage Sengalese negro troops.
TO the average enlightened person
the use of savages in warfare against
whites is repulsive. but to place those
African negroes over white Chris
tian people in peace times is abso-
lutely revolving. Can anyone imagine
anything more humiliating than to
hold innocent women and children at
the mercy Of such black savages and
no on daring to resent an insult un-
der penalty Of military court mar
tial? These ignorant and unciviliZed
hireiings are not to blame, especially
after examples set them by their sup
lowing shows. Harpers and Bros.
publishes a book by DR.. E. J. Dillon
on "The Inside Story of the Peace
Conference" On page 81 is a copy
of military order of the French gen
eral staff of June Fl, 1919. compelling
the city Of Muenchen- Gladbach, to
operate a house of prostitution for
savory document are such that the
author refrains from giving them in
translation but has them printed in
the original French text.
If such things are in keeping with
French morals, may the good God
keep us from degenerating to that
standard of morality. Why in the
name of Christianity, chivalry or
sportmanship continue to punish the
innocent victims of war, war not of
their making, but of war brought on
by the inherited world dominating
ambitions of Queen Victoria's grand
son. Yours. J. T. Schlesselman.
[Again The Free Press will say
that the matter referred to in the
above communication should be
thoroughly vestigated.-Editorl
Talks About Prunes
A letter from o. w. Bean of Salem,
Oregon, who lived in Mankato thirty
years ago, says: I am receiving The
Daily Free Press regularly, and am
reading it with much interest. | rec
ogniZe quite a number of familiar
names. Most of your advertisers are
new to me. A few old ones left.
My main subject in this let
ter is prunes. l want to get your peo-
pie interested in my prunes. Our
prune market is rather quiet just now,
but we expect it to brighten up before
long. These prunes are fresh dried,
clean stock, very different from what
years ago. am putting them up in
100 pounds sacks. In this way the
consumer gets the same high grade
fruit at a lower cost. The only diff
ference is these prunes have not been
put through the certain steaming pro-
cess that they go through when pack
ed in boxes. The housewife can do
that herself and save dollars. They
can buy in 100 pound lots or up to ton
lots lor more. Dried prunes may be
used instead Of raisins in every way
pecially healthful at this time of the
year in Minnesota. This is an off
year and the producer has to hustle to
get his products on the market. These
conditions may not happen again
soon. My prunes are good. My re-
ferences are good and I will make
good. %. w. Bean.