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as civil delegate. can be no Judge Of
it's efficiency. The Germans, there
fore, see in these acts, and in the in.
quisition set up into the birthplace and
origin Of officials Of the Rhineland,
both a general instrument Of terrorism,
and a design to 'de-P -Prussianize' the
territory and segregate its service
from that of the Fatherland. Are
they wrong? If so, why does Eng
lish Occupation. contrive to get on
without this policy Of d raids and
depositions? The answer is that
England has been content to take the
Constitution Of the Commission as it
stands. The French bureaucrat had
other uses for it. To-day it is the
symbol of French gewalt. Tomorrow
it's elastic clauses and slyly worded
ordinances will serve as che Charter of
Ia French dependency. Suspicion of
this policy of penetration is general.
A high official complains that his staff
includes a spy Of the Occupation; or a
manufacture that military photo
graphs of his works have been applied
to the discovery of his trade secrets
Meanwhile, let the Rhineland learn
to know it's new masters voice. Every
wayfarer in German occupied town
can see how French notices, orders
traffic regulations cover the streets
Even their names appear over French
translations, and the Moroccan
tirailleur, lost in the maze. of ch<
| "Kronprinzenstrasse," can read hi:
title to civilization clear in the "Rue dl
| Dauphin..'' Z The same4rtg gentleman
examines passports for German mer
chants, usually upside d down. So
too, parades, ,eretraites aux fambeaux
changings Of the guard fan excuse TO,
musical horrors on the bugles and fife
of the colored troops), serve as usefu
aide oires Of French victory. "W,
are the masters here" (boomD the!
seem to say. .And don't you forge
it, (tirili-tiriiI.
I come to the Press. The Commits
sion took to itself a general, and may
be necessary, power to prevent "pre
judice'' to 'fpublic order or to it's owl
Security and dignity Prejudic1
would appear to be easily excited. I
must be stirred to frenzy on the Rhin,
boats, for I found them adorned will
strict admonitions that no patriot
songs must be sung on them. B.
further way of encouraging young an,
old Germany never to forget Jerusalem
it is forbidden to fly the old German
flag (the popular ensign) without
| permit. .....t..N. ..at ....:
But it is through the control Of tn
Press that the French authorities seen
to hope to let down thick veil of for
getfulness between the people of tn
Rhineland and memories Of the 81,
Fatherland. The spirit that rules tn
Commission has built up double wa
of division between them and thei
newspapers. The papers within tn
French zone are liable to suspension
and they are forced to accept intelr
gence. Outside it there is, of course
free journalism; though it is signifcan
that during the brief French occupa
tion of Frankfurt the .Frankfurte
Zeitung' was ordered to insert a
article from the ''Times,'' in favor q
the Entente, and this great paper is sci
liable to exclusion from the occupie
T districts. AS for the inside Press, i
bears the marks Of the service rol
exacted from it. It is timid and color
less. On it's front pages appear tn
ukases of the Commission-regulation
Of this kind or that, or maybe report
i of fines on tradesmen for falling to ex
hibit the prices of goods in thei
windows. Should it deviate int
politics, or into criticism of the con
duct Of the hated black troops, ther
is the sharp sword of suspension TO
days, or even for. one, two, or thre
months. The Germans complain tha
the administration is capricious; il
one delegates district there may b
more liberty, in another less. But th'
reserve power is always there. s+;.
+ do not care to dwell on the long lis
of. outrages attributed to. members o
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