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is so evidently torn by .conflicting feelings. I'lie first day I saw 
her I walked to the car with her and s^e pitched into America— our 
science, our money- grabbing, our manners. 1 was amused and kept it ill 
finally she drew a long "breath and said, "There, I feel better. I have 
to fight for America all the time. If they say Americans have pug 
noses I say I never sa w a pug nose in America. It is a relief to 
see an American so I can abuse America a bit," She alternately be- 
rates and lauds the Germans, French and Snglish. I think she was 
by no means a pacifist, but was a strong pro-Ally, that she expected 
great things from the 'victory' and is terribly disillusioned. I 
can appreciate her feelings. I was as bitterly disillusioned when I 
Americans did as they were told by a nan who had won his election 
under false pretenses— and allowed him to draft our men. But my dis 
illusion came five years ago, hers is still fresh. She was in France 
all winter, and I Judge felt herself "prjy" as much there as here. 
She says the French do net like the Americans* She feels as. I &Q # 
that Switzerland is a little heave® in the middle of these bitter 
and war-worn peoples. She gav© me a lot of warning about not let- 
ting people"do" me. Certainly no one is doing me here, ^raulein 
Schneider will only take a dollar a day for my board and room— I 
offered her more. Ilever having been here before I can't see the 
difference in the Germans that she sees. I said I found them very 
kindly— no one would suppose that I belong to a nation that was a 
chief factor in placing the ^ermans where they are today- -not the 
defeat so much, as good sports I rather guess they can see that's 
all in the game, but the betrayal— their acceptance of the armistice 
on the "fourteen points'' and then Wilson's denial of every one of 
those points. I think it is mighty polite of them not to remind me 
Woodrow Wilson. I did not say this to ?r. Perkins, she is torn 
enough already. She illustrated the fact that people never learn 
from experience. I spoke approvingly of Borah's efforts for re- 
