A TALE OF TWO CITIES

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3007, 19 February 1917, Page 5

A TALE OF TWO CITIES

BERLIN AND PARIS IN CONTRAST STRIKING IMPRESSIONS OF MR. GERARD'S PARTY FROM POVERTY TO PLENTY (Itec. February 18, 6.5 p.m.) London,, February 17. Tho "Daily Telegraph's" Paris cor* respondent states that various interviews with the members' of : JUr. Gerard's party give tko following collective opiuiou of the internal state of Germany. Their' first surprise on reaching Paris was tho sight of the taxicabs. They saw more motors in one hour in Paris than in months in Berlin, where they run with iron tires.' Their second surprise" was the'well-fed horses. In Berlin tho horses were all omaciated, and it took six to draw a load which two could, draw normally. Tho abundance and variety of-food in. Paris was astounding. "There is no comparison with Berlin," they said, "where only the rich can cat their fill, at enormous prices. Milk is terribly scarce, and tlio children's death-rato nas risen to an extraordinary degree. The German people are not' merely on short commons, but are literally' suffering from hunger. Nevertheless, the moral* of the population keep's up. It is.a fact, though it amazes us now we are m Paris, that the Germans are absolutely convinced that the people of Franco and England are suffering to the same degree, or worse, from the food shortage. Now that we are in Paris, we can see the amazing difference botween the German conditions and thoso of tho French. , "Probably the military chiefs know", that Germany, is irrevocably beaten. An old-German officer told us that if the Allies pierce their front, a complete retreat is probably inevitable and it might become a" rout, but the German people have no idea of web. a possibility. They beliove implicitly ib the array. They know that the GoriTs m? lost a mm ™ a half in killed. Tho people are convinced that their submarines, within six weeks, w 1 force England to sue for peace AY hat will happen wben these Mf are exploded, no one toows.'MJnited service. :.- """■<*«