WATCHING ON THE RHINE VIOLET R. MARKHAM “_That which was to be done by war and arms in Latium has now been fully accomplished by the bounty of the gods and the valour of the soldiers. The armies of the enemy have been cut down.... It now remains to be considered how we may keep them in the observance of perpetual peace.... Ye can therefore ensure to yourselves perpetual peace so far as the Latins are concerned, either by adopting severe or conciliatory measures. Do ye choose to take harsh measures against people who have surrendered and who have been conquered? Ye may destroy all Latium.... Do ye wish to follow the example of your forefathers and augment the power of Rome by conferring the citizenship on the people you have beaten? Materials for extending your power by the highest glory are at hand.... But whatever determination ye wish to come to, it is necessary that it be speedy. So many states have ye in a condition of suspense between hope and fear._” _Livy viii. 13._ WATCHING ON THE RHINE BY VIOLET R. MARKHAM AUTHOR OF “SOUTH AFRICA PAST AND PRESENT,” “THE SOUTH AFRICAN SCENE,” ETC. [Illustration] NEW YORK GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY COPYRIGHT, 1921, BY GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOREWORD “Here then will we begin the story: only adding thus much to that which hath been said, that it is a foolish thing to make a long prologue and to be short in the story itself.” CONTENTS CHAPTER I PAGE THE APPROACH 11 CHAPTER II COLOGNE AND THE OCCUPATION 20 CHAPTER III THE KÖLNER DOM 42 CHAPTER IV ON THE DOM PLATZ 54 CHAPTER V BILLETS 65 CHAPTER VI CHRISTMAS IN COLOGNE 76 CHAPTER VII THE BERGISCHE LAND 83 CHAPTER VIII IN SEARCH OF A FISHING 95 CHAPTER IX WHO PAYS? 104 CHAPTER X CERTAIN CITIES AND THE SAAR BASIN 119 CHAPTER XI FROM METZ TO VERDUN 139 CHAPTER XII IN ALSACE 156 CHAPTER XIII SOME ELECTIONEERING IMPRESSIONS 172 CHAPTER XIV HATRED 206 CHAPTER XV THE GERMAN VIEW OF ENGLAND 223 CHAPTER XVI WATCHMAN--WHAT OF THE NIGHT? 247 WATCHING ON THE RHINE WATCHING ON THE RHINE CHAPTER I THE APPROACH _July 1919_