East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-01-12
AMERICAN FORCES IN
GERMANY URGED TO AID
EUROPEAN i' ! STERILIZATION

C0BLENZ, Jan. 12.-The American
every possible way in bringing about
the ultimate stabilization of Europe
generally. according. to recent an
noiincement here. The American de-
tachments on the Rhine are now vir-
tually on n peace time footing, the
policy OF Major General Henry T. Al.
lyhs tn command, now as always. being
10 streats the. civilian population with
consideration but at the same time
maintaining, of course, the dignity and
! prestige OF an army Of occupation and
!, of the 1nter-Allied Rhineland High
: CcfnInission. e.. .....
! Outlining the policy of, the Ameri-,
. can Forces to some 400 officers, Col
. onel w. r. Hay, chief of staff, made it.
I clear that part of the duties of the
army under the present circumstances
!, was to help whenever the opportunity
: presented itself to create friendly
I spirit among the countries of Europej
Z and in this way carry out the peace
full missions so desired by the majority
|, OF the nations of the world.
I The; policy of General Allen, said
!. Colonel Hay, had always been to deal
with the Germans considerably, and
at the same time firmly, and he en-
/ pbasized the Importance OF each
4 Memb Der of the army so conducting
himself as to always reflect only
/ credit upon his uniform and his coun-
4 try. The United States as a whole he
(. said, would be judged by Europeans
. for years to come, long after the AM
erican army. had gone home, by the
officers and enlisted men composing
/. the Rhineland forces at the present
time. Is,
: Colonel Hay pointed out that his
remarks with reference to intercourse
between the Americans and Germans
had no bearing on the question of So
cial relations, as this, he thought,
: would probably continue to conduct
themselves as heretofore, the relations
bf officers and the Germans having
been confined chiefly to. association
only in official capacities.
American officers generally have
never associated with the Germans in
the three years of occupation, and
there has been no attempt on either
side to establish social relations. There
have been exceptions both ways, but
at the present time there Is no ten
dency on the part Of American Of
ficers nor the better class of Germans
TO inaugurate ordinary social rela-
tions, and each goes his separate way
a. a,.A a,t' nf al, n,yy,,-
stances unavoidable in an occupied
area. Many German families of the
upper class have left Coblenz since the
occupation began rather than put up
with the inconveniences brought about
in the matter of billeting, all of the
occupied cities being short Of housing
and office space and consequently
overcrowded. ''f
Colonel David L. Stone, representa-
tive of General Allen on the Inter.
Allied Rhineland High Commission
also addressed the officers, describing
the organization and duties of ths
+. Commission and the general effect Of
/, American participation in the Rhine
land occupation. Colonel Stone sale
many Americans and Europeans wht
7 had visited the area were of the opin
I. ion that, because of Americas impair
tiality with regard to European af
fairs, the mere fact of American
; forces participating in the occupation
and continuing to do so, would hav'
y far-rea aching influence upon the pro
i gress of stabilization of Central Euro
"A pean affairs.
= Still greater effect would be shown
Colonel Stone said, as the American
forces here displayed in themselve
the traditional reputation Of the Unit
e.. ed States for Justice and square deal
4 ing to all and he urged every Ameri
: can officer to realize this and to i'm
y press the fact upon the enlisted mer
and that each and every American
: should do his own individual part Il
! the great work before him. Colont
: Stone urged the Americans to pos
s'themselves upon European condition
SO that upon returning home eac
could give his friends clear insigh
to the actual conditions, which cor
front this part Of the world today.