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Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-07-09
MAS VSAKDANJI KRUH

katra nj mogla VZknknltl
v grlu jo je zadrgnilo, sesedla
Sc je poleg uboge zivali, pa Sc z
vso silo dvignila in planila k
vratom in ven snezni metez -
preko dvorisca - v hiso - z
velikim hrupom, kjer je groza
dobila pot skoz grlo, da je obup-
no kriknila:
"Jezus! Andrej! Pomagaj!
Plavka poginja y"
MOI Sc je bliskoma dvignil oh
peel in obstal, slok in koscen ka-
kor je bill, pred zeno. Sc tista
kaplja krvi, XII sc je sicer skri-
vala ma obrazu, je zginila. Zaru-
menel je v lice kakor vosek, ma
celu, pod razmrsenimi lasmi, so
Sc zaorale gioboke CUBE. Pod
razceperjenimi obrvmi so siro-
ko razprte oci tiscale IL votlin,
in preko odprtih ustnic je prislo
obupno, jecljaje:
"Po-po-ginja "
Matt je silnim jokom po-
vzela besede: "Poginja!' Speci
otroci SO Sc prebudili, pogledali
preplaseni ma mater, in brez
vprasanja vsi bridko zajokali.
Golorok in gologlav Sc je ma
glo naravnal Andrej proti hle.
WI. Kakor bi Sc strop udira]
mani, kakor bi tea gore legala
ma njegova pleca in bi mu pod
nogami zmanjkovalo tai, tako
je Sci skozi vrata MOI, XII so sc
mu kolena sibila in sc mu .je
spodteknila oh pragu noga -
tezka kakor svinec.
zena Katra je S komaj razum-
1.-Two besedo velela otrokom
"Molite! Marica, moli! Naprej
moli - O, oh vse bono
Pa je pusti1a plakajoco deco in
sla "a mozem, omahujoc, in nj
cutila, da il je zdrknila z ramen
velika ruta in Sc pognetla v sne-
zeni prah ter Sc il zapletla pod
noge, ko je sla preko ME =.
Andreju Sc je tresla koscena
roka, ko je prijel "a burnik pri
hlevnih vratih.
Odprl je previdno, vstopil, "a
MIN Katra, XII je tiscala vo-
glom naglavne rute usta, da je
glusila jok >.
Plavka je lezala - kakor brez
zivljenja - podse zaoklonje-
no glavo; oko il je bilo mrtvo,
trepalnice napol zaprte.
Andrej Sc je sklonil k njej,
il dvignil glavo, XII je omahnila
nazaj kakor truplo, XII Sc po-
slavlja z zivljenjem.
Tedaj Sc je mozu izvil kratek
vzdihljaj, kakor sunek, ma su-
hih licih so zaigrale misice, vi
delo Sc je, kako je krcevito sti-
snil zobe, da bi zaskripal, da bi
zaklel v brezupu. - Pa nj "a
skripal in nj zaklel
"Katra, sam vecni Bog vedi,
zakaj je prislo to mad nas!"
"Andrej, ali zasluziva to-"
zena, VISA objokana in oblita S
solzami, Sc je ozrla ma moza in
kakor trepetlika v vetru iskala
oh MEM moci in opore.
"Katra, po Krovca pojdem;
mas resi-"
"Pojdi! Moder je - in dobre-
ga srca."
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-07-09
NAPRODAJ

je pee ma premog, Victorola mo-
della, XII greje 6 sob, avtomaticni
grelec "a vodo, XII drzi 80 gallo
nov vode' in rabi kurilno ollie,
Fortheson traktor in plug. Po-
1--we Sc ma 17721 Waterloo Rd..,
ali pa poklicite ne pozneje kot
do 8. ure zjutraj, KE 1875. ~
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-07-09

IIOSl ga, KdkOF Sc dug pro-
81; reel, da ga S povzdignjenimi
rokami prosimo JAZZ in petero
otroeicev, lacnih otrocicev - pa
pojde; kar hiti!'
Andrej Sc je se enkrat ozrl ma
ubogo zival, Sc enkrat je v du-
hu premotril grozri udarec, XII
je visel mad MIN, XII je kakor
kaplja cakal pisa, da hi padel
in ga z druzino vred prikrivil k
tom - v grenko pomanjkanje.
'Pojdem!"
Ia nekaj hipov je ze skripala
njegova s podkovico okovana
peta po kamenitem kolovozu. Ia
MIN je S praga sepetala zena
blagoslov in motive Burja
je zajokala krog voglov. - An
drej je utonil - v temno noe .
Matt Sc je vrnila v hiso, kjer
so otroci Sc vedno ihteli in napol
obleceni v strganih srajckah in
revnih haljicah sedeli ma edini
postelji, "a pecjo in po klopi. Ko
so zagledali mater pri sebi, so
Sc umirili in zaceli iztezati prot
njej roke.
Katra je vzela v narocje maj
mlajsega in rekla:
Nv hlev gremo, k telicku in
k ubogi Plavki. - Kar ogrnite
SCI"
Otroci so sc stisnili k materi
in vsi razrahani sli bosi preko
dvorisca v stajo.
Tamkaj so sedli ma steljo
plasni, tihi in zalostni.
"Telicek," je pokazal Stefan
eek S prstom!
"Kravica spi," je ON emilia
Francka sepetaje.
:"Bolna je," je razlagala ma
ii.
Otroci so sc kmalu umirili in,
naslonjeni ma materino narocje
z glavami, zaspali vsi, razen Ma
rice.
Edino ia je re obcutila nesre-
co, XII jim je zugala. Sama Ease
je cepela v kotu in stiskala med
prsti svetinjico ter vsa goreca
sepetala neprenehoma: TX Tebi
vpijemo zalostni in objokani v
tel solzni dolini ."
Matt je sklonila glavo mad de-
teton, XII je zaspalo v njenem
narocju. Tudi ona je v grozni
boil kakor otopela umolknila,
solze so Sc posusile, sklonjena
glava je zrla ma revne prsi in
molila je molitev:
20 Bog -, &c ne zaradi me-
ne, zaradi otrok te prosim! -
Poglej, da sem jim dala vse -
re vse, in Sc bi - ko bi mogla.
Tista ptica bi bila rada - da bi
udarila ma te suhe grudi -
O - toda Mozesa bi bilo treba,
da bi IL skale pritrkal zivih stu
dencev o - daj nam mas
vsakdanji kruh :"
Mic vec nj bilo jasnega razu-
ma v njeni dust; zivelo je edino
hrepenenje in groza }. v da-
ljavi Sc je dvigalo upanje -
kakor b,isk - pa "a vsakim
utrinkom luei je zadonel grom
- groznje IN groze Sama
nj vedela, ali bedi ali sanja -.
Preden je Sc napocilo jutro,
so Sc oglasili zunaj trdi koraki.
Katri je zaplalo srce ..
"Sedaj sva tu!"
"Hvala Bogu."
"Kriz bozji, prisel je, zdravnik
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-07-09

DR.. Kernovo
AngleSkO-SlOvenskO
berilO
english Slovene Reader)
je pripravno "a ucenje an
glescine ali slovenscine.
Dobi sc v nasi tiskarni
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-07-09
(NadaljeUanje)

Tudi Andrej Sc je v tenn hipu
ozrl ma zeno in "a trenutek so
oci obvisele ma oceh, vlazne, lju-
bezni in zaupanja polne. In v
tel sveti rosi, XII je oh svitu rev.
ne luci zarela tenn jasneje v
oceh, je bilo zapisano in je bilo
izgovorjeno: Sal nj dveh, sal je
samo eden, ena dusa, emo srce,
ena velika skrb, ena edna tru-
dapolna roka -. In odsev obeh
pogledov sc je srecal sredi pota;
zarka sta Sc poljubila in poljub
je oh svetem hipu blagoslovil hi
SO in blagoslovil dom z roso
bozje ljubezni, kakor hi bill sve-
can prank. In rosa ljubezni je
padla ma druzino in rodila lju-
bezen, XII vse prenese, vse pretr-
pi, vse upa -- XII ne misli mic
hudega
Ko sta oba pomolcala, ko
sta kakor nezavedno obcutila
svecanost tega trenutka, XII je
bill redek v zivljenju - kakor so
redki veliki prazniki, tedaj je
pripomnil Andrej, XII je siloma
odtrgal pogled Cd zene:
"Kakor hi tako skrb sam Bog
napravil! Bolje nam bo teknil
ia kruhek, ker smo ga V TRIPLE
nju pricakovaliH'
bog je dober! Bodi zahva-
ljen!"
"In sedaj, Katra, bos popa-
zila sama. JAZZ Sc pa nekoliko
naslonim, da bonn jutri "a delo.' -
"Le pojdi, Andrej! Truden
sin'
''Pa me poklici, &c bi kaj BIZ
TO-"
"Bom!'
Andrej je pogledal Sc enkrat
ma zivino, odprl duri in nitro
zaprl "a seboj. zena je Sc slisa-
la, kako je zazvizgala burja skoz
odprtino, in tudi Andrejev glas
je Sc razlocila: "Kako mete!'
Ko je Andrej prisel V sobo,
Sc je z veseljem ozrl ma spece
otrocice.
"Nocoj to noe Sc vam je spe-
kla pogaca, otroci!' Takole je
radosten pomislil in dvignil Cd
peel speco deklico ter jo polozil
ma posteljo, da je pripravil pro-
stora sebi. Otrok Sc nj predra-
mil, samo nasmehnil sc je.
"Ne bonn Sc slacil in hodil V
posteljo, kar ma klop Sc zlek-
mem. &c bi pa lie kaj prislo? =
Pa vsaj ne, kriz bozji!'
MOI je legel ma colo klop, XII
je zajecala - ne cd teze - am
pax kakor bi obcutila, da je no.
sila moza della in trpljenja, in je
vzdihnila Cd socutja.
Trudne veke so sc sklopile,
Cd peel Sc je razlila po udih gor-
kota, tina omama in sladkost
je prepojila trudno telo -
V hlevcu je pa zdela zena Ka-
ira, skljucena V dive gubi ma pol
nj mreznici suhe stelje in je mi
slila lepe misli Gospodinja
je Otroci so cveteli oh tee
nj hrani, pa je Sc ostajalo "a
prihranke - Ma trg jej
nesla - o, in &. >.
Ure so tickle. zvizg burje j je
bill prijetna pesem Oci SO
il uhajale ma Plavko, Sc pove-
sale - trudnovesele. Katra je
obnemogla in zadremala it,. To- |
da Sc sanjah je bila gospodi-
MIA in skrb in ljubezen
Tedaj jo prebudi nenaden
sum.
Plasna Sc dvigne mreznice.
Plavka je stopicala nemirna i
vse bolj nemirna nego ma vecer
. po staji sem in tia. Grozni-
cav mraz jo je izpreletal, stresla
Sc je po zivotu, glava Sc je obe-
sala, oko mrlo, noge omahova-
lie
Katra je vztrepetala in stopila
k njej.
Evening star., 1945-06-19

If you think you can do better than
300 taps in 80 seconds chats Loria s
record just get some one to clock
you and 60 to it. OF course, Loria
may have an unfair advantage be-
cause she trained from the start
with precision work in mind.
And then too," Loria added, "in
my spare moments I keep in train
ing by jitterbugging like mad"
X Il x&
Comes July 4th something new
will be added at the Cabana Club
an outdoor terrace to accommodate
500 people and a bar IS feet long.
It's a one-night stand by Harry
James in the Victroy Room Monday
night, July Is A good time was
had by the Duncan Sisters and the
"Marinka" cast last week at the
Troika. =. Charlie Bates is bidding
adieu to Micheles. From now on
he intends to devote full time to his
school Of piano.
Evening star., 1945-06-19

the United States Railroad Ad-
ministration In Washington from
May, 1919, to March, 1920, and then
was connected with the Illinois
Central Railroad from 1920 until
1888. He came to Washington in
1888 as vice chairman and general
counsel Of the Association OF Rail-
way Executives, becoming vice
president and general counsel Of
the Association Of American Rail-
roads in November, 1884
Mr.. Fletcher is q member of the
Chevy Chase and Metropolitan
Clubs here and of the Bankers of
America In New York.
Evening star., 1945-06-19

lass, president Of the university,
announced today. He has been
member OF the Board Of Trustees
since July, 1o43.
Mr.. Fletcher was born In Grant
County, KY, in 1862 He is q
graduate Of Spencer (Ky) Institute
and OF the University Of Mississippi.
Admitted to the Mississippi bar in
1899, he later served as assistant
attorney general Of the State and
as attorney general. Mr.. Fletcher
was q judge Of the Supreme Court
of Mississippi from November, 1908,
to May, 1909.
He served as general attorney for
Evening star., 1945-06-19

on Tenth street and began operating
directly through the local USO.
Even with chaperons (and re-
freshments limited to sandwiches
and soft drinks there's nothing
stuffy about the Palm Room. If a
CT meets young hostess he likes,
there are no regulations forbidding
him to take her home. Within the
last two months there have been
four couples who decided to become
permanent dancing partners. How
can they resist it with a music set
up like this one and every night Of
the week but Wednesday-the Navy
Band, the Air Forces Band, the
Naval Air Station and the Army
War College group all take their
turns.
When it came to jitterbugging the
sailors seemed to be the ones with
real energy. One in particular we
noticed.
why own practically two-thirds
Of the place." he grinned. Il come
so often"
What is it you like best about
the place" the Spectator called
back.
The mildly -bloused lad looked
down at his blue-eyed partner and
then back at the Spectator.
Are you kiddin'?" he asked.
X X y
There seem to be world records
for everything these days. from
miles per hour to words per minute
But Loria Leland, dancer over at
the Trade Winds this week, has a
new one This young lady has es-
tablished record for taps per Sec
ond. What do you think of that?
It's really very simple procedure.
Evening star., 1945-06-19
R. Y. Fletcher Named
University Official

Robert v. Fletcher Of 1901 Forty
ninth street NV, vice president of
the Association Of American Rail
roads, has been elected chairman
of the Board of Trustees Of Ameri-
can University, DR.. Paul F. Doug
Evening star., 1945-06-19

ter Root Valley scenic beauty r,1del
interrupted. A belligerent dee
charged, smashed q door, bent /,
fender and fell dead.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-01-16

modern day and age when "only a
sprain" really means OILY a
spraln.
In other days it was a generally
held article of belief that a spraln
was worse than a broken bone and
the victim was fixed up in a cast
and put to bed for six weeks, and
then given crutches so that he hob
hled around for another three or
four months trying to get has
ankle loOsened up.
There we're two factors which
conduced to this unhappy state Of
atfairs-one was the treatment
and the other was diagnosis.
Old Time Treatment
To explain the latter first, this
gospel about spralns being worse
than fractures was held largely
before the days of the Xray. Many
injuries which look like spralns
are really small or peculiar trac-
lures. And since a d~itferentlal
diagnosis is almost impossible by
palpation and inspection alone,
the safest thing for the old time
practitioner 70 do would be to put
the limb in a cast and give 1t
plenty of time to heal, so he
wouldn't be blamed if a bad result
occurred.
Now with modern Xray equip
ment it can be said that hardly one
case out of a thousand of bone
fracture is not spotted By the
Xrav. So the doctor knows what
he is dealing with and Of an abso-
lutte certainty. The great lesson
of falls and injuries is to heed
YOUR doctors advice and have an
Xray taken, no matter how trivial
the matter may seem to be. Never
mind about the expense. There are
no priorities on Nrays and 1t Will
be cheaper in the long run.
The second reason why the old
fashioned practitioner thought
sprains were worse than breaks
was his treatment, which was de-
signed to stiffen up the ligaments
so they came out as unpllable as
shoe leather.
Working a Sprain
The modern surgeon is hard
boiled about sprains. he learned
from boys who played tennis and
baseball against his advice that if
YOU get out and work a sprain it
win get we'll sooner than if you
baby it. Or to put it in the re-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-01-16

Dr.. Clendening Will answer
questions of general interest
only, and then only through
his column.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-01-16
By LOGAN CLENDENING, Md.

IF YOU have a fall on these
slippery streets and 1T is "only a
sprain," which is likely according
to statistics you can thank your
stars that you are living IN a
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-01-16
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tn bara and strenuous pro-
rian,' af Tfe PM an attack does
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n;aI. rao,n for fine raet If his DAYS.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-01-16

his column.
dom lacks the account of a person
in the full surge Of activity who
suddenly passed away with a heart
attack. OF course, "heart attack
is used quite mdiscriminately now
adays: anyone who passes away
suddenly has had Il "heart attack"
1t may not be his heart at all. But
the fear remains.
Anginal Attacks
This picture so strongly i'm
planted in the public mind takes
no account Of the thousands of
men and women who have anginal
attacks and have had them for
years and who 90 about their bust
ness pretty generally enjoying
themselves, with no fear of any
impending calamity. 1t all de-
ponds upon the point of view.
l know plenty of them who
should by all the rules have been
dead long ago. But there they go
busting about busily getting 60
when lots Of healthier people /
only getting i.
Methods of Treatment
For the mar or woman who has
just had the first anginal attack
the outlook looks q good deal black
er than need be. | find in a recent
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-01-16
Routine Activity
Best Sprdin Cure

strained terms Of an army medical
officer whose report hes before
me-"lnvarlably patients whether
with moderate or severe spraln
and almost irrespective OF the type
OF treatment given, who were
Immediately sent back to routine
activity did better than those who
were put at rest Tor a lew Gays
With llmlted or no use OF inc palV'
Inc ne WIG were
one or more Gays ny peliS puc w
PED 0 old ana 'heh hot applIea-
tlons were ol'el uiSaoiea Aol
PERIODS OF a le" DAYS 10 Two oi
',1eI "eIh'' OIo p"n'
Note that the report saws
irrespective OF treatmelt. me
latest ana certainty 'he nosSIes'
treatment IS 10 lnJecI aoEocaiN or
pio'ail VI soi''e iJ Ja'nnts This
' falIau, 90
comfort which might tend to allow
him to favor the sprained member.
But Just as good results We're OBJ
tanned by strapping with adhesive
tape or an elastic bandage, or, II
the victim was one OF your tough
brethren, just let INN go without
any support or even arnlca 10 ruo
on.
out best in the long run.
The lesson is, when you have a
fall or a tumble get an Aray. Then
if there are no bones broken go
your way and fear no conse-
uuences.
AMI
C. F. B.:-What other methods
are used for removing tonsl!s be-
sides cutting them out!
Answer: N-ray, but it is noe
very certain or satisfactory.
-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-01-16
BY LOGAN CLENDENING. MD.

HEART attacks" angina
pectoris"-these terms bring a
head comotation 10 the average
person. Ones morning paper sell
DR.. Clendening viii answer
questions Of general interest
only, and then only through
his column.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-01-16

D. S.:-What are the symptoms
of rheumatic fever? Is there q
cure?
Answer: Fever, swelling and
pain in the joints and p~rofuse
sweating. The treatment Is by So
dunn ~salicylate.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-01-16

C. F. B.:-What other methods
are used for removing tonsl!s be-
sides cutting them out?
Answer: X-ray, but it is noe
very certain or satisfactory.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-01-16

NJ. L.:-How is it possible to tell
for certain if a woman is preg-
nant?
Answer: By examination Of the
blood. Some modification Of the
Ascheim-Zondek test.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-12
FoOtnote On The Bulge

First newspaper accounts of the German
breakthrough in Belgium last December were
serious and concerned. But soon we civilians
were given to understand that the whole op.
Grafton had been a calculated risk that the
attack had been expected, and that the trap
which the Allies eventually sprang on the
Nazis had been deliberately set.
Now we learn that the attack really was
a stunning surprise General Hodges and his
staff narrowly escaped both capture in Spa
and death on the bomb-blasted road to Liege.
The Germans came within 500 yards of a
$1,000 0OO-g gallon gasoline dump which, if TAX
en-, might have made the counterattack S
eventual outcome a different story.
The discrepancy between the two accounts
is past history, of course, and perhaps not
worth worrying about. But it does seem that
the Army might have believed that the ci-
william public, told the real story within bounds
OF security, would not have thought the less
of our generals because on occasion they
didn't behave like omnscient heroes of fic-
ton.
However, it does seem proper, before dis
missing the subject, to pay belated tribute
to the soldier cooks and bakers and the mill
tary censors who dropped their skillets and
German tank attack. Their now-it-c an-be-told
exploits make better reading, it seems to US,
than the earlier version of the same story.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-12

are his chief reasons for believing Mr.. Iru-
man will be candidate in 1913.
It is of course pure speculation. No one can
foresee what may take place in this COM
try during the coming three years But it is
apparent that while Mr.. Truman has adopted
much of President Roosevelts political phi
losophy, he will not depend upon this to car
ry him back to the White House in the next
national election He has already indicated
his appeal will be to a much larger assembly
of voters than the mass of northern city
dwellers He has crossed the Mississippi for
his new Cabinet members and most of his
other appointees.
It appears now that the republican candi-
date in 1948 will be Commander Stassin Mr..
Stassin is building up a strong following. His
record as governor of Minnesota and in the
Navy is above reproach. He possesses un-
doubted qualities of leadership.
If Mr. Truman and he are opposing candi-
dates in 1913 we will experience one of the
most interesting hardest fought campaigns of
the nations history.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-12
Secret Treaty Claim

Marshal Henri Philippe Petain, held by the
Frc-.ch for trial a traitor, claims that at
the time of his first conference with Adolf
Hitler he was negotiating a secret treaty with
Great Britain, and that Prime Minister Win.
ston Churchill could say the word that would
place his whole course as head of the Vichy
State in its proper perspective. The quota.
ton is from an Associated Press dispatch
from Paris
Mr. Churchill and the British Foreign Office
deny that any such treaty was concluded. OF.
fetal British quarters admit that the Prime
Minister had been in communication with
Marshal ,Petain, Dut that the object was to
learn what he could about the Vichy regime
The same source declares ANY suggestions
that any undertaking or treaty was signed
= untrue
Marshal Petain does not say that the al.
legged treaty was concluded. His sole claim
is that he was negotiating with the British
Prime Minister. His friends claim he has doc
urnentary evidence Of the negotiations.
If his statement is true in any part the
logical course is for Mr.. Churchill to make a
clean breast of the whole affair. We hold nc
brief for Marshal Petain. He did collaborate
with the enemy and so is a war criminal
But as he has challenged Prime Minister
Churchilrs good faith, it is right to expect
a full explanation of any communication he
held with Petain. Neither Britain nor her Pre-.
mier can gain anvthing by evasion.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-12
Stop Bickering

Family and neighborhood feuds Usually
spring from ill-timed criticism. The criticism
may be deserved, but many a fight could be
prevented if the critic kept mum. Nine times
out of ten, with silence maintained, the fault
would be remedied, perhaps not today but on
some tomorrow.
This being true, the increasing pickering be-
tween the Eastern and the Western Allies is
to be viewed with deep alarm. Both are max
ing mistakes Neither is infallible, but neither
lis advancing the cause of security by repeat
eddy criticizing the other.' On the contrary
both jeopardize ultimate peace by continually
finding fault with the other.
A case in point is the Russian complaint
that the Western Allies have not dealt fairly
with Red soldiers liberated in the Western Al
lies zones in Germany and the British Foreign
Office statement that British soldiers freed by
the Russians have suffered unnecessary ha$d
ships and that Russian officers have hamper
ed British repatriation.
Considering the conditions with which all &C.
cupying forces in Germany must deal, there
is probably more than grain of truth in both
complaints Neither the Russian armies nor the
British or Americans, in the heat of their final
campaigns in the Reich could spare time or
supplies for nursing throngs of prisoners of
war released from German captivity. By
stretching a point they might all have done
better by their temporary wards. But there
was a war to finish, an enemy to overthrow.
The defeat of the German armies was the
chief neeu of the time Thus the criticism by
the Russians and the subsequent retort by the
British were unjustified
The episode might not be so serious if it
were the only one in which the powers that
conquered Germany have INDUCED, but it is
not. The sad reflection is that if the spirit of
discord is further encouraged on both sides,
lasting peace will be impossible.