The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-11-20
Unofficial Foreign Relations

There arc many ways Of contributing to international
understanding and they all work for the good Of Amer
lea, whether they be applied to allies or to foes in the
World war. The important consideration is to be thought
full and. above all, to be manly and chivalric. War
hatreds do not deserve to be prolonged indefinitely. AT
least they should not continue between new generations.
Atlantic City Veterans OF Foreign Wars had opportunity
to perform a great service for their country in this re-
spect recently. They had on a membership campaign
when the incident arose. Their campaign obtained the
use Of a downtown store window for a display Of war
relics. Among them was a marker that had been re-
moved from the grave of a German soldier.
The commander of the post. Louis Izenski, noticed the
marker. 1t bore the name OF Lieut.. Franz xylaender.
with an inscription stating that this German officer had
been killed in action on June II. 1915. Under the inscrip-
ton was an engraved iron cross. showing that the dead
man had been decorated for bravery.
1t didn't seem quite right to Commander 1zenskic that
this marker from the grave Of a dead war hero should
lie in an American store window when the dead mans
relatives very likely didn't even know where their loved
one was buried.
So he got into touch with the German Red Cross and
started tracing Lieutenant xylaenders record. Even
tuany it was learned that the officers family is now liy-
ing in the little German town Of Lauban. lzenskie
promptly sent the grave marker to the family, with a let
ter Of explanation. A short time later he got the follow
ing reply from q German Red Cross official:
The entire town Of Lauban has become convinced tina.
you cannot believe the pictures Of America and Ameri-
cansapainted in the newspapers. No warlike and greedy
people would be capable Of such a touching act, and
needless to say everyone in Lauban has a new and truer
understanding Of America"
There's food for a good deal of thought in that little
story.
First of all, of course, it proves that Commander lien
skie is a pretty fine type of ex-service man. War hatrecs
are dead. as far as he is concerned: he's ready to do all
he can to restore friendly relations with the one-time
enemy.
But the real significance Of the thing goes deeper than
that.
Il proves. once more. how amazingly easy it is for the
barriers of International jealousy and suspicion to be
broken down. A little effort will do so much-a little
neighborliness will go such = long way!
The solution Of the agc-old problem Of war and
peace lies right along the pathway blased BY this New
Jersey war veteran. No war could last q week unless the
people Of the warning nations misunderstood one another
profoundly. But once war starts. misunderstanding Is
inevitable. Governments spend huge sums to make it %.
No one bothers to remember that the people he Is fighting
against are, after all, very much like himself.
Every young business man passes through q stag.
when he dictates long and purposeless letters just to i'm
press his stenographcr.
Thirty minutes OF study each day will enable you to
talk well on all subjects except those your friends are
interested in.
on whether the widow will think the loss covered by
insurance.
1t is assumed that when tho synthetic COW becomes
a reality the cowboy will ride herd on an electric horse.
They arc not really "od folks until the children begin
to quarrel about whose duty it is to keep them next.