Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-07-07
EDUCATING FOR REVENGE.

The Literary DtgcR contains a trans.
laiion Of paper from LcIpsig
periodical on the subject which heads
this article. II Ia Of considerable la.
tercst as showing to what extent the
Germans are appraised OF the military
and concomitant movements on the
part of their hereditary enemy aud In
what manner the information l. ~.
coiyed. Tho Gsfmlu publication
makesa text " the recent election of
Ernest Lhvlsse, a professor OF history
and philosophy In Paris, to seat
among the "iorty immoflals," and
proceeds 10 apostrophize the fact that
the French journals have polluted out
his wonderful clUquence anu the
energy which has characterized his
work for his oountrymen, showing
that the grcatCet part Of tho French
nation understood by this regeneration
not only renewed physical
vigor, moral strength and war.
like ability, but also tho war Of re-.
vengoag lInsg Germany aud tue regain
ing OF AlsAct.L9rrainc. II IL admitted
that the Germans do not undersland
thls fully, yet II il claimed 70 bs mat.
tor which ought 10 no more generally
known. at II perhaps cxcusable that
during the first few years after the ter.
rible war the children were taught 10
look with dialigo upon the viclon0u,
neighboring nation; but that tbl.
practice OF sowing the Dragons tooth
u hate IA the hearts VI youth should
DO continued oven no q, Is all the more
incjmprohunsihlc because the public
schools bear still more official oharac.
Ter than IN Germany. Il il certainly
dangerous practice to teach the youth |
OF tho county that treaties are only
made 10 DO broken"
II certainly h; but that conclusion
Will be looked upon by the French as
decidedly a non ssqutur-Iuo not Ia
consonauce with 1t, premises. They
viii claim It does not follow that be-.
cause a better and more oompty.
hensivo national polily 10 be.
Ing instilod into the Juvenile |
French mind II Is therefore advised to |
repudiale sacred covenants solemnly |
entered into; also viii they be- apt 10 |
say that there has been no agreement |
made not 10 attack Germany or any
other nation whenever Ia their judg.
ment circumstances require H.. The
German writer however, proceeds IN
that strain and arrives at the idoa that
lac cannot DO better IN support III his
position than to give some extracts
from the French school books, think.
INK that Il will have tendency 10 cure
tho more indolont among his readers
Of the fond idea" that the thought Of
revenge Is thing OF tho past In
France. He then goes ON to show
that In volume VI lyrical poems 10 be
read Ia publlc schools, and recon.
mendei very warmly by the authori.
lies, William |, who Is declared 10
have been 80 supplemented ami kind.
hearted that his lowlitst subjects had
access 10 him, Is described as u fitting
iescendant Of the proud Attila, AN
nan who revolud IN bloodshed and
'ruelties, and whose greatest pleasure
vas to point his guns at sick pers1ra
mi children; apd ia the ioot.notes OF {
he book the readers are told TO look
onward to the day Of revenge. This il I
rather awkward showing, sure
nougn, but the language may be that l
Il s,me eharactorless parasite OF Jour. q
.alism such as we have at least one OF d
n this city, aud II that should be the
ase OF course the people OF the writer's '
eighb1rho0d should not DO held rr- a
pousiu!e Tor his vap0ungs. Here 10 v
mother moroccan; q
In tho "Litt.o Reader" booklo, ln. '
'ndrd for children NJ siA and suven v
ear, Wo una such sentences; &c. q
ne Germans came lu great number, 10 L.
ars, but dared not attack n Whom >
ley saw tina the city would not clpitu, u
Nc, thoy shullcd it Tor "a whole month. ii
~ pIgNo 10 sholl c''y' e.. May "A
very iFenchmuu, rich or poor, hec1nO "
good soldier 90 duleul hi. country II
iH 20 1t.Hgc H' In % hand. book OF Tho &,
rgurh hnguagr, published up tho gpu. .
.M inspector ut rIpi.r schools, We rraI On
DO iollowing' 81 eau read, write and ! q,