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Show GERMANS LEARN OF U. S. FAIR, JUST TREATMENT BERLIN. March IS. (Corrcspon-dence (Corrcspon-dence Of The Associated Press) Belated Be-lated announcement of America's action ac-tion last December in abolishing restrictions re-strictions upon movements of enemy aliens In the 'nitcd States is publish' Jed prominently in the morning papers. iThe delay is understood to be clue to the ract that the German government , has only Just been informed of the ' action. While the news, according to a semi-' i official announcement, now Is published publish-ed to reassure relatives and friends ot iGermans'in America, it undoubtedly is intended to contribute to the very ?,en-leral ?,en-leral feeiinc among the German people that the United States is treating the conquered enemy as fairly and considerately consid-erately as possible. It also is likely ao increase the realization even nmonc classes of which Count Reventlow is an exponent that Germany must rely upon the services of America as an advocate to obtain what she considers I just and reasonable terms of peat and eventual restoration to a place uV the family of nations. Germans of all classes constantly comment upon the courteous and considerate con-siderate behavior of officers and soldiers sol-diers of ihe American army of occupation. occupa-tion. Writing personal letters and I communications trom the American zone of occupation, they never fail to j emphasize this. Though disappointed I at the delay in sending food and the I amount of It eventually granted, the ' American soldier of civilian in Ger- many everywhere la received as an honored guest. The hatred and abuse which was vented upon Americans I before America's entry into the war : has been replaced by an almost offi-I offi-I clone super-friendliness. The correspondent of the Taebla't 'who has just visited Coblenz and Cue j American zone comments on the "rigorous "rig-orous discipline' imposed upon Auieii-! Auieii-! can officers and soldiers to obviate I the possibility of annoyance to women and to thfc civil population and upon 'absence of chauvinism, theatrical displays dis-plays of triumph or unnecessary inter i nee with the German civil authorities. authori-ties. The cdrrespondent's chief criticism i of the Americans Is based upon the strictness with which orderi are cn-! cn-! forced against the exchange of glftf. I food or cigarettes between Americans land Germans. He says that 23 of Ihe 66 sentence? imposed upon Germans by the American court in Coblenz ia January were for 'unauthorized pc--; session of American property' arising trom the enforcement of this order. ' He lolls of the case of one American 'officer who was cashiered "merely for putting his arm around a waitress in !a cafe." nn |