Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-06-13
PRUSSIA SHOWS
HATRED TOWARD
FRENCH TROOPS
Anti Occupation Sentiment
Is Strong; Mood of the
Population Is SulIen; OBJ
ieCt To Invaders.
(By The Associated Press)

Dusseldorf, Germany, June "a
The anti-occupation sentiment is
much stronger in Dusseldorf, Rub
rort and Duisburg, the cities OF
Rhenish Prussia recently occupied
by the French than in Mayence,
Coblenz and Cologne, which also
have been under foreign occupa-
ton for more than two years by
the French, Americans and British.
As one crosses from the left
bank of the Rhine and enters re-
Gently occupied territory the mood
of the population becomes more
sullen, their behavior more aloof
and their hatred much more pro-
nounced.
The reason may be that the
French are occupying that part
of the right bank of the Rhine that
they hold near the Ruhr in real
military fashion and the occupa-
ton is much more severe than that
on the left bank.
No Signs of Brothcrly Love.
The hatred of the population is
directed more especially against
the French and children are be-
ing brought up in n constant ter
ror and undisguised sCorn of the
occupying forces which gives but
little promise that the real broth
erly love between French and
Germans will be achieved with the
coming generation.
Occupations bring out the witty
sides of 60. occupied populations
and bOol A4Ve been written about
the good jokes which the Belgians
perpetrated on the Germans while
the latter were ruling their coun-
try by force of arms. The Germans
are now in the same position to"
ward the French as the Belglans
were toward them and they have
not failed to take advantage or the
situation and a sense of humor has
been developed among the Ger
mans as an occupied which they
totally lacked when they were the
occupying forces.
Refuse to Speak French.
The absolute refusal to speak
French even by persons well ac-
uuainted with the language is one
Of the most common ways in which
Germans show their dislike Of the
French military men. The corre-
spondent walked into cigar store,
the other day, while a French Of
ficer was attempting to make the
woman in charge understand the
brand of cigarettes he wanted. She
seemed absolutely at a loss to UNI
derstand him when the CORE
spdonent translated the officers
request in English. After the Of
ficer had departed she told the
correspondent in purest French:
1T understood him the first time
but I did not give him the salts
faction" Many shopkeepers have
forsaken good sales by the same
reluctance to speak French.
Few women in Dusseldorf, Run
sort or Duisburg will be seen in
the company Of uniformed
French soldier or officer in the
streets. The few who transgress
the unwritten law are promptly
catalogued at the German city
headquarters and are marked for
reprisals. In some cases the diff
ficulty Is avoided by the occupy
ing swain adopting civilian clothes,
which seems to be satisfactory all
around.
Occupation Corner"
In the wine cellars or the most
fashionable restaurants Of Dussel-
dorf, there is corner called the
occupation corner" There are de-
posted all the bottles of wines
which have been refused by the
German customers as having
soured owing to defective corks
When n party of French officers
puts in an appearance they are
always served with two or three
bottles Of the special wine when
they promptly reject, as a French-
mans taste for wine is intalllble'
but by the time a real good bot
tie Of wine is reached 1.-The French
cannot taste the good of it," as
one headwaiter put it. .,
The entrance of a party OF
French officers in beer garden
causes the temperature to descend
to the freezing point and sur
rounding tables to be vacated as
promptly as they were by Belgians
in their cafes when German off,
GERS came marching in. Overt in
suits are avoided as carefully as
they were in Belgium but acts In
contravention with the DEGREES OF
the occupying forces are treated
by the French as they were by the
Germans in Belgium. Fines are
Imposed in marks.
Wccps os He Leaves Home.
The Belgians and the French
suffered occupation of territory
more stoically than the Germans
and with less self pity. The owner
of the palatal home recently requt-
sitioned in Dusseldorf for the gen
eral staff of General Degoutte, the
French commander, wept bitter
tens "a be departed from his