The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1871-06-03
LEIPZIG, March 81, 1871.

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To the Editor Of ne wOaKnexAws Apvoelrs.
The old King of Hanover (he, or
whom the London Times at his demise
sarcsstically remarked: he was the
worst Of English Princes and made the
best of German Kings,) once said in
his cynical way: Courtezans and sing
ers and professors may always be had
for money. The word is not very po-
lite. but it is true, especially with re-
gard to the third category, against
which it was aimed. / have no inten-
ton to speak Of our German Universe
ties now, they have certainly helped to
spread knowledge and partly to them
we owe the equal diffusion of mental
culture, for which Germany is distin-
gushed before all countries suffering
under monarchical Capitalization but
this advantage is, to great extent,
neutralized by the slsvishness systemat-
ically bred in the students, because the
immense majority Of the professors are
serving government, instead Of selenoe,
and considered it their first duty to fur.
nish the princes with obedient subjects
and well drilled officials, having no
will nor thought Of their own. Amongst
the papers found in the Tuileries after
the revolution OF September 4th., there
is quantity Of letters written by some
of our most eminent professors to Bo-
naparte, letters which breath spirit of
syoophancy SO mean and fulsome as it
is only in the power of German pro-
fessor to produce. Mr. Rietschl cele-
brated Mr.. Rietschl, Mr.. Mommsen,
celebrated Mr.. Mommsen, two Of the
proudest scientific pillars of German
national-hberaiism, two warm friends Of
Mr.. Bancroft, whom they helped in
spring with that dull joke Of Bismarck's
confederacy being a facsimile of the
United States-these two worthless ap-
pear to have been most enthusiastic In
their admiration of the Emperor, the
greatest and wisest monarch of our age,
and o classical historian to boot, (bB
his history of julius Caesar, which is as
much his work as he himself is the
nephew Of old Napoleon y OF course,
the object of their adulation having
got into trouble, their admiration has
been changed into contempt, and for
the mar, upon whom they Fl amtly cring-
ingly q few years ago, they can now
end no expressions of scorn, scornful
enough. These are true types of the
species: German professor. The Ger
man professor has always been the
jealous supporter of despotism, its
maid of all work. Be the work ever so
dirty, German professors will be found
10 do it. Is history to be falsifed,
treason to be converted into patriotism,
German professors are ready to do it.
Of all German governments it is the
Prussian which has made, and is still
making the most ample use of these
handy instruments thanks to the Sy-
bels, Treitschke's the whole modern
history has become panegyric Of the
By-the-by in serving
Prussia the German professors serve .
good master, for he gets double reward:
the Prussian government supplying him
with money, and the Prussian press
bureau with fame.
l could give you thousands instances
of professor servility displayed during
the war A.; it will be sufficient to mention
that German professor, Tueger is bis
name, has written a treatise, in which
he pretends 20 prove that according to
the Darwinian theory the Teutonic
race must conquer Che does not exact.
" say Destroy the Latin races, and
hat war is the model state of society.
az it brings out mans best qualities
valor and-obedience! "A good fog
ying for that fellow Having under
gone it, he will kiss your hands and say:
Thank you'll
And now a word about our relatio MS
% the great Northern Bear.
That there is close friendship between
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anymore by the Bismarckians after the
publication Of the famous kilograms
But persist in denying the alliance, as
f that was not merely play upon
words. And what harm can there be
n this friendship ? they say. In olden
lines, when Germany was feeble (they
ne an when it had not been subjected to
Prussia YETI we had to fear Russia and
he Prussian Kings were more or less
vassals Of the MuscovitelCzar; however
Ill that is changed now, and we are .
such an immensely gr-r-r-rand and pow I
srfpl nation, that, it there still exists a
,tate Of yassslage, it 10 on the side of .
Russia not on ours, To talk Of new |
Germany being dependent having 10 i
ear anything or anybody Ridiculous !
deal And how stuLil to call it i'll !
liberal that we are on good terms with
Rassia. Is not the most liberal, yea f,