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relations with their neighbours, The | Berlin and Frankfort, Practically no-CUTLER PAIMER & CO'S. wife of a Protestant pastor whose daugh- thing in Switzerland was translated front ter is married to a French-Swiss officer papers of one language into those of the confessed to me that she and her daugh other two. To remedy this a national ter now speak a different language Press Burman was organized at Bern by When the family is united, shay said, the the New Helvetient Suttety, which now war as a topic of conversation must ly supplica Swiss papers with the best in studiously avoided. Passers-by speak all three languages. In its first year, German are looked at askance on tuo fa, cutepoca in & legitimak way Had we fulfilled the Garman defior streets of Geneva, though Germuisevertwo thousand editorials, and in its tion of neutrality, stille seizen, there national language. On the other Lund, second year twice is number. The you may talk English Frenchy or editors themselves have given their would long since have been nothing left Japanese on the streets of Berti, Zurich, enricoperation. Its most positivo to defend. They all look to us for some or any other German-Swiss city without sult has been to reduce the field of

attracting the slightest attention. One | Tree propaganda from outside. peculiar brand of neutrality. They ak Germais-Swiss Francophile of the foremost among the forces making of us the impossible.

noisient sort in the early days of the for national solidarity has been the dis 1 De-Raynold, one of the foremost wins war put a phonograph on his balcony ruptive force of war itself. It is

and played the Marseillaise" from historiane, now a stuff officer and one of mern till night. An occasional passer by axiomatic that force from without hostenr consolidation within. Necessity for com the founders and leading spirits in the lifted his hat or hissed, but the majority in economic action to ward off the Swiss Nationalist Society, they defined passed unnoticing. Had this boen in hunger threatened by closed frontiers has any French-Swiss town and the Wacht drawn the people together. All classés the vigorous neutrality Switzerland feelsar Rhein the anthem a small riot have shown a willingness to have a part herself obliged to maintain. It was not

in solving these national problems the proud defender of a long tradition. We Swiss have a common heritage of liberty to defend. Our first task since the war has been to clenz spicion with in, a suspicion due largely to insidious disintegrating forces from without Neutrality in the face of such odds has at times seemed evet les attractive than war.***

would have followed. A German-Swiss Lausanne leg incident to illustrate this diference, A German consular flag which hung low over the street was pulled down and trampled on by the mob. You could have hang a flag of any colour here in Zurich, he observed, and no be would have noticed it. We have all we can do to rouse there unemotional German-Swiss to open enthusiasm for our own fing

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If the French Swiss are hypersensitive Lombard. In reply to taunte from with

in regard to the war, their German out Millhoud protestce, vigorously fellow countryman may well be consider. Ventre ne veut pas signifer plentred too placid Thess German Swiss (A neutral doesn't mean a numskull,) showed no particular reaction on the in- Forces working from without have vasion of Belgium or the destruction of dern the most immediate renco to Bheims, two ach in particular which set Swiss unity. In a previons article omla Suisse romande plano. A dangerous phasized German propaganda both beek of susceptibility, it seemed, even to cause of its extent and intensity. It their own leaders, Karl Spitteler, the teached directly the German two thirds doyen of Swiss bards, and Professor of the Swiss population. The German Vetter, a brilliant German-Swiss das conception of neutrality was, perhaps, sicist, among others, have come out in the most extraordinary of all, Hermann eloquent appeals for a higher national Onclien, of Heidelberg, in his book senso as against German domination of neutral state as a small organism which he could count," as he admitted, the "Germany or England defines the the public opinion. Spitteler, though fattens itself by profiting from the number of his French friends on the d'scords of greater ones, Aruold von fingers of one hund, declared this Salis in Between War and Fence obligation to make a conscious effort to declares: Who is not for us is against understand the French cause. Ger us. There is no word in German for inan-Swiss seem to have forgotten that neutrality. We mourn that & people a frontier exists. Since they are talking of such schud German stockicht so much about parentage, are we not

Education is now being directed along- aitaanische Stamm, declared Gustav equally related to the French f

tore national lines. In the French Rothe can sit at the feet rruggle. We must not forget the service France schools where provincialism was greatest which throws in the balat the very has been to us as the standard-bearer of German is now a required subject, name und soul of Germany A crescendo a higher democratic culture. We must designed to facilitate intercourse of is reached in the impassioned unpeal of not forget that England, for whom students from different cantons. French Haas Muhlsterus Our Fatherland certain Swiss express at bus long been a required language in the calls you ask that you join that of the Germans, has always ferman Swin schools My esteemed your arms with ours. Unite yourselves proved herself our most trustworthy friend Dr. Bouvier, of Geneva, is ine to the heart of Europe. Strike down ally." These patriots feel that their the organizers and president of with your strong atin tan black pest in neutrality carries with it an obligation Rociety of university professors exclusive- France Europe will be grateful to you to recognize a national indebtedness for ly of Swiss nationality. This is another cven to the most distant future A few cultural impetus to France and England of several organizations which propos Gernian-Swiss were inspired to action as well as to Germany.

to combat every subversive foreign in- by the appeal of Deuticstam, One Pro The Swiss Press shown clearly the fence. As a commentary on a lack of testant pastor declared from his pulpovolution in public opinion since the be national sense, it may be noted that some that were Cariet returned to earth beginning of war. German-Swiss at Burst professors declined an invitation to join would be working a mitrailleuse in the were convinced of the inviticibility of because of the exclusion of their foreign front ranks of the German army. Sueli German arms. They will be in Faris colleagues. General co-operation has, outbursts, fortunately, were

within three weeks, was common however, made the society a considerable France, too, looked for support from Berhalle opinion. The Preasewelled force in counteracting a tendency to Switzerland in what she believed to be with accounts of briftiant German excosmopoliton weakness awar of aggression of democracy plots. The Russians were barbaric Universities present the sau problems against militarista.

To hold aloof norden, French, poor victing of un-of outside influence. Foreign professor seemed neutrality before the crime" rupulous Albion, Germany simply on the Swiss faculties are numerous

A French-Swiss officer of my acquaint could not lose The war would soon be This is partly due to the disproportionate ance in Berlin conferred to me that so over. These German-Swiss papers more number of universities to the size of the strong is his sympathy for the German than echoed Garman opinion. At the country, and the necessity for looking cause that be avoids returning to his same time, the French-wins swung to outside for technical experta in certain home in Lausanne, where he feels him the opposite pole in a glorification of branches. Basel, for example, has a self among the enemy. But expressions France. But German Swiss ardour faculty of forty-three, fwenty of whom of opinion by transplanted Swiss are no cooled when the people saw the predicted are German or Austrian. The technical criterion. One of the phenomena of the brilliant conclusion more and more school of Zurich has also a half-foreign war is the facility with which foreigners distant. Had the Allies launched their staff. War declared, it became evident in European capitals take on the mental campaign by a series of victories, most that some were not mobilized in order colour of their environment, If any German-Swiss would have reconciled to serve as propagandists for their thing, they become plus royalist que la themselves to a Gernian defeat. In country. One extraordinary individual, rh. Our own American colonies in general, to-day they would fear a com when Spitteler made his appeal for Paris and Berlin have their full share plete German victory but would mourn: understanding of the French and English of Americans who imagine that thes Germany's defent. Above all, they want as well as German causes, asked the speak for America, when in reality they peace; peace without and peace within. opinion of his class shout this declara represent only the most obvious public Deluged in German propaganda, they tion. Those who approved he attempted opinion about them. No harm would be zoon discounted all of it, and due to expel. But in all fairness it most done did not the people in whose midst dann ung ruhig last was all they be said of the majority that they have they live listen to their opinions as re asked. Present-day relations between kept aloof from such subversive pro Presentative of America, The Swiss Germany and German-Swiss vary accord- paganda ne their governments may have colonies are no exception to the rule.ing to classes, Certain upper-class families demanded of them. The editor of the Mercure de France, of Bere and Basel are intermarried The writer has been impresse from a Swiss Jong transplanted in France, has with German families, and natural talking with Swiss in all parts, by their gone so far as to declare publicly that ly feel a read bond of sympathy. Then sincere desire to further better under his German Swiss compatriots are no there are extensive German interests in standing. There are differences in ideala thing but Boches, and are not fit to be Switzerland which command and deserve and interests which make conflicts ine called Swiss. If an individual who con. the loyalty of their Swiss correspondents vitable, but there is also a growing feeling siders himself Swiss shows such fack Swiss peasants along the border and the that, while Switzerland must receive much of understanding, it is not surprising South Germans opposite speak the same from the outside world, she also has that French and German critics have in dialect and share the same simple something to protect and something to accurately judged public opinion in Catholic faith They market, have fairs give. A letter to the writer from s Switzerland.

and other daily intercourse with each wits among the foremost in this new other. But in the industrial classes nationalist movement contained this Causes of friction within may be there is a distinct anti German feeling passage Whas superiority have we to defined as fundamental and superficial tis much the hostility of the French excuse our pride in a selfsa neutrality Many misunderstandings between factory hand who sees his Italian What is our justification in remaining 47-6 France and German-Swiss have been competitor taking the bread from his aloof in the midst of such suffering and dne to temperamental differences. The mouth They call these Germans struggle? Does not our civilization call Suae romande (French-Swiss), in Bokwoben, a word with a rather un Latin, emotional, an idealist, close in sympathy with the French. He is vie pleasant connotation. The cultural at traction of German-Swiss to Germany, lently anti-German by reason and in however, is more powerful than any of this the Swiss have responded generously stinct. In politics sa ung of the races these, a thought domination which ex the cry of humanity. It has been a in minority he is a provincialist against centralization, quick to defend plains largely why there has never been field for common Swiss co-operation and distinctly national German Swiss has helped for better co-operation within any infringement of what he considers artistic movement beyond the limited the country. Whether French, German his local rights. His democracy is more domain of domestic art,

or Italian, all were received with equal personal than the liberalism of his

generosity. After the Belgians came the German-Swiss neighbour.

___The_Press___ of la Susage romande Serbs. All found sheiter and s home. (French Switzerland) rallied to the Swiss surgeons have died on many The German-Swiss, on the other hand, French cause and has remained there battlefields. Efforts to stamp out typhus is a serious, unimaginative toiler First Its intransigence hus done much to in Berbia, called for a sacrifice of other and last, he knows his fields or his shop heighten the tension between the different Swiss lives. Then in both directions and has no particular antipathy for any Switzerlands. Bot the Journal de there passed trains of severely wounded, people. In politics he is materialist, Geneve and the Gazette de Laumane, Cripples, both French and German, have a firm believer in Reelpolitik. If he among the more liberal of them, have an described to me, with tears in their eyes makes a treaty, he does it, not for senti enormous circulation in France, a fact the warm-bearted greeting they received mental reasons, but because it pays. He which may help to explain a very persis from the Swiss at every station. One of believes in sound; well-organized govern- tent rumour that their copy passes the videat memories the writer carried meat. He looks on the political ferment through the French Consulate for ap away from his last visit to Switzerland fregnant in Suzure roriande and unend proval. In all parts of Switzerland I was sight of a train-load of French ing in the Ticino with the placid tolerance was warned not to take the Swiss papers wounded leaving Bern for France. The of an elder brother Recause centralized a true cxpression of public opinion. men had arms fled with gifts and government tends to strengthen the State However, here, though in a lesser degree Bowers. Though pale age broken, their and his position in the State he favours perhaps than in the German-Swiss faces were radiant. The hung out of every increase of Federal power. He be cantone, there is an interesting effort the windows and shouted in French to lieves in a strong army on a Garman inade towards a common understanding, the sympathetic crowds, many of whom model His democracy, in contradiction In the Press, as in other branches of could reply only in German. The train to that of bis French Sviss neighbour, is community activity, an effort has been disappeared in the distance before the more national. less personal

made for better understanding Prior last cheer died away: Vivo la Suisse to the war and too freely to day the The Cross of Geneva is an appropriate French-Swiss Press was fed from Paris national emblem for the rôle of humsai- and the Geyman-Swim Press from tarian Switzerland in this great war.

One of the lending organizations with national non-partisan mission is the Helvetical Spelety, with a membership which has increaset from a group of twelve to over eighteen hundred, Its purpose is to safeguard the national patrimony, to work to the extent of its strength to fortify national sentiment, and to prepares the way for the bobler Switzerland of the future. More than this, the New Helvetical Society strives to develop a sense of common toleranco botween different parts of the country,* The army is the ideal school for the creation af patriotic sentiment. Many Swiss German regiments are now quars ↑ tered in the Ticius in the fertile valleys LANE, CRAWFORD & CO., of la Suisse romande, and along the shores of Lake Geneva. There has been general exchange of courtesies. Young French-Swiss are charmed by the homely hopitality of their German-Swiss neigh hours. Numerous books published of notes from the field show naive surprise at the goodwill of their, fellow-country-

series of lectures, preps red largely by and as impressions are full of Common Sinke und honest appreciation. de Reynold has also been published for the general information of the men, In chatting with a large number of reccuits the writer was impressed by the general knowledge this training, has given even some of the rawest mountainers, co

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