The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-09-15
FRANC0-GERMAN
ENMITY BITTER
Poilu and Heinie Still the
Same Bitter Enemies
as of Old
A NEW WAR IN SIGHT
r. p. Brewer Says Europeans
Expect Another Outbreak
in Five or Six Years

France and Germany are az i'm
placable enemies as ever. and anoth-
or war within tho next five or six
years Is discussed in those countries
as a certainty. r. p. Brewer. chair
man OF the board Of directors OF the
Exchange National bank. said yes-
terday upon his return home after
a three months tour OF Europe.
Brewer. with Mrs Brewer and his
daughter, arrived home Wednesday
night.
In reality the war Is far from set
ted. so far as the state OF mind Of
the French and Germans is con-
cerned, Brewer said, and the hatred
Of the two countries appears to be
no less than It was in the days be-
fore the war was over. Tho spread
Of propaganda inoculates tourists
with pro-French and pro-German
feeling, or Mt least attempts to. as
in wan days
Not So Many Hungry.
Talk OF starvation in countries Of
continental Europe IS greatly exag-
Grated, Brewer believes with the ex-
cepuon OF Austria, which Is indeed
in a deplorable condition. But in
other countries agricultural interests
are adequately looked after. indus
trial conditions dre good the people
appear TO be healthy and to have
enough to eat ana to wear. In Ger
many, especially. all factories are
running, crops are good and every
body has work. OF course, finan-
clally, the condition generally is not
so good. owing to the depreciation
of currency. This could be rem edicd
II trade relationship between former-
~ warning countries would be bettor
established but everywhere, among
bankers and manufacturers and in
all industrial lines, one meets with
the same prejudice and hatred that
is evldeced In the smaller towns and
in the country.
"There is this one thing about my
trip this summer" Brewer said:
while we have enjoyed II immen-
sely, and appreciated the beautiful
and interesting things OF artistic and
historical value, we are more than
glad TO be at home. would not
give Tulsa county for all the things
I saw, and my trip haa above all
things made me a better American" "
lie saw Pope Plus.
One Of the most interesting phases
OF the Tulsa bankers trip was the
special audience granted him by
Pope Plus NI. The audience was
obtained through the courtesy OF the
secretary OF the American college, a
young Trlshman from Brooklyn,
Father Boyd. Brewer had been told.
he said. that It was impossible to
obtain an audience with the pope
for the unNf dav q tho reV1ilar hour
at which audiences we're granted. 2
o'clock as the audience was already
filled. Through special effort of
Father Boyd, the special audience
was granted Brewer and n group OF
Americans with him at II o'clock
that morning.
~ the pope were dispossessed OF
his robes and dressed in clothes such
as we wear" said the Tulsan "he
would look the typical American
business man. He looks more like
As than so, IS very demoGyatic. very
kindly and received us IN n most
gracious manner. We explained 10
Father Boyd that, although we were
Protestants. we had Catholic friends
AZ home. and that we had some ros-
aries that we would Ike to have
blest for them, a favor that he kind
ly granted us"
Brewer. who Is an art connoisse eur
brought home a number of etchings
and paintings of artistic interest and
value, and the art centers Of Europe
were of especial interest 70 him. But
with n very few ceptions-Parls-
one of them-he IS willing 10 have
the one European experience suf
flee.
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