The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-06-20

/ Emperor and noble were fighting the
! battle of Teuton versus Latin, often
upon local issues, often losing sight or
the difference in race, generally ignor-
ant of the great issue which lowered
above the petty occasions of strife, the
war was necessarily waged. Through
| the maze of medieval history, which
without some guiding thread is as in
! soluble mystery, may be traced the an
tagonism of the two races. and, though
frequently lost to the view of the casu-
al observer, it is never absent.
Not on the tented field alone, nor only
in the shock of arms did Teuton strive
with Latin, for the inherited aversion,
the one for the other, made itself APP
parent even in matters of religion and
philosophy The German reformation
is commonly characterized as a rell-
gious movement as the emancipation
of thought from the despotism of creed,
but in it's essence, the reformation was
simply one phase of the contest be-,
tween Teuton and Latin. Strife among
men of peace is or may be just as deci-
/ ded as among men of arms, indeed, it is
possible that it may be even more Bit
words finds words inadequate for it's
expression. The reformation was the
revolt of Teuton against Latin supre-
macy in the realm of religion, a revolt
as decided as that of the German
states against the political control of a
Latin emperor. Indeed, even in its ear
lier stages, the reformation soon began
to assume political aspect; in it's later
course was as much of a political as a
religious movement.
The Thirty Years war was legiti-
mate outcome of the century of contro-
versy which preceded, and, like the
war of words, was strife between
Teuton and Latin. At it's beginning the
Protestant states of the north were SOL
idly arrayed against the Latin element
in the empire; before it ended, Protes-
tant and Catholic states were fighting
on each side; the religious phase had
been almost entirely lost to view. The
reformation, as 1t Is called, or great
1 rebellion of Germany, though against
the domination of the SOUTH indirectly
resulted In a great revival of Latin
| strength. Protestant historians gene
rally lose sight of the fact that the Re
! formation in Germany was the direct
cause of reformation in the church;
that corrupt pontiffs like Alexander vi.
We're succeeded by ascetics like Adrian,
and the powerful order which owed it's
existence to its promise to devote all it's
efforts to forwarding the interests of
the papacy, sprang into the arena fully
grown and ready for battle. The con-
test between the Teuton and Latin
pDnAnnJ tn M n
the districts almost depopulated by the
4 Thirty Years war, for Spain, then in
the ascendant in the affairs of Europe,
having apparently overwhelmed resis-
lance on the continent, undertook the
subjugation Of England. and the pet
! object of Charles w. and after him OF
Philip H., was to bring the insular
kingdom not only back to the control of
the church, but also of the secular arm
of the empire. The enormous increase
In the wealth of Spain by the discovery
of America led Charles and his degene-
rate son to imagine that England could
be conquered as easily as they had
overrun the duchies Of Germany, but
the destruction of the armada and the
almost total ruin Of the Spanish naval
power put check, not only to the
growth of Latin influence in Europe,
but to the spread Of the Latin race in
America, while the revolt of the Meth
erlands and the successful resistance
by the Lowlanders to the Spanish arms
among the flats of Holland still further
restricted the Spanish powers. The
separation of the Germanic states from
Spain and the war of the Spanish sue
cession did their share to reduce the
political influence of the French and
Spanish, and correspondingly to pro-
mote the advancement of the Teuton in
international affairs, SO that by the
middle of the last century the Teutonic
races had not only effectually checked
Latin aggression in Europe, but had
4 also limited it's growth in America.
The French revolution was not only
an outburst of popular fury against a
system, but was also the greatest revi-
val of the Latin race that ever oc-
CURED in its history. The wars of Ma
poleon were wars of the Latin race
against the Teuton, the latter being led
by England. For time France, Spain,
Italy and Portugal were united against
the Teutonic races, and had they only
remained so the contest might have
been much longer protracted. But the
personal tyranny Of the emperor alien
ated both Spain and Italy, the Latin
ranks fell into disorder, and the grand
revival proved failure. At the close
of Napoleonic wars the Latins were
PROSTATE, italy, divided among horde
of princelings, was powerless. Spain
was in anarchy and to such an extent
had the best blood of France been
wasted in war that when the govern
ment began the reorganization of the
ARMY it was found necessary to reduce