The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-09-10
THE GERMAN, AND THE WAR.
Miss Emma DlcGOyern Writes Her Views
Believing That ''Nan Proposes,
BIT God DiSpOseS."

IIC 0ubJCCJ WHICH 10 upper
most in the minds of the people
to-day, is the war now waging
over Europe; and we hear on ey-
cry side many comments and
much anxiety concerning thi S
great conflict between tn ese
great powers, and its probable
effect upon our country. There
is much speculation as to the ma
terial, and the spiritual, results $
some believing it will become
worldwide before it is finished
and, therefore, seeing the fulfill
ment of the prophecy to come at
the end of this age; so fears are
aroused and questions asked,
What has brought it about?"
and by whom started?" But
in seeking for the cause for any
disturbance, we must go back
many years prior to its occur
renee and see circumstances as
they have led up to it, rather
than attach blame upon any in
dividual at the time it occurred.
Through the press we hear
that it is the Kaiser who has
started this conflict; but were |
placing blame upon any one,
would say, Bismarck, more than
any other individual, was respon-
sible for this war, as he laid the
foundations many years ago; but
commercialism and jealousy are,
perhaps, truer reasons, Germany
cannot produce enough to keep
herself; so she must make her
living some other way, and that
other way is by commerce, and
for years she has seen the neces-
sity of expansion if she is to ex-
ist.
No one loves a disturber of the
peace and the German is blamed
for being that disturber, and we
hear a great deal just now to his
discredit, and our sympathy goes
out to the other side. However,
we should not allow ourselves to
be prejudiced, as we are liable to
by reason of hearing more of one
side Of the story than of the 9TH
er.
For years the ability and the
thOroughness of the German
have been brought to our notice,
and not without foundation; for
beyond dispute, he has proven
himself to be more capable in the
practical and necessary things in
life than any other people. Also,
in learning ne comes to the front.
In art, literature, medicine, and
he has made himself
proficient. In looking for the
finer qualities, such as refinement
and polish, perhaps he is lacking
and he is blamed for lack of re-
spect for womankind. That he
does not take on the finer quail
ties, is believed by some to be to
his advantage, as the Latin races
are more finished than the Teu-
ton, and are believed by those |
who have given it a study, to be
on the decline; their efforts for a
living being along the lines of |
least resistance, and their being |
more susceptible to higher civili-
zation has enervated and untitled |
them, to some extent, for the |
warfare in which they are now |
against. the Germans.
The German ever studies to prof |
it by that which is necessary and |
practical, and if it were a mere |
matter of human and physical
proficiency, as to who would be
victorious, would have little |
hope for the French winning in
this struggle.
Barnhardi's book on Germany |
and the Next War" is no evil
dence of their premeditated STRAIT
egies of the present war, as Sir
Conon Doyle has said in
his Shadows Before" but rath-
er a wise looking ahead, and pre-
paration for, what they saw was
coming and the inevitable. That
their enemy cultivated an easier
mode of life, which finds them
unprepared, is no grounds for our
admiration. AS to the outcome
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