Arizona republican., 1913-05-25
GROWN PRINCE
 WR0TEPREFACE
Sis Introduction to Ger many Under Arms Gre ates a Great Deal of In terested Attention in His Country
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 BERLIN May 24.-The crown prince Of Germany, Frederick William, has written a preface to Germany Under Arms" which is attracting a good deal of interested attention, in view of the fact that this young man is destined some day to rule the German empire. From the inscription on the fly-leaf of the book, "'The world rests no more se- curely upon the shoulders of Atlas than Germany upon it's army and navy, down to the last words of the preface of the crown prince, If the whole Ger man people are resolved gladly to stake life and property, then, even though a world full of devils stand in arms against us, we shall conquer" the words of Frederick William are alive with martial spirit and show a keen appreciation of certain tendencies in modern society.
 With some unimpOrtant omissions. the preface runs substantially as fol- lows:
 Our fatherland, more than other countries, is compelled to rely upon it's strong sword Situated in the center of Europe, poorly protected by unfav l orabIe geographical frontiers, not re- garded with love by all nations, it is the sacred duty of the German empire to keep it's army and navy ready ever | at the highest point of readiness to 1 strike. Only so, and relying upon our good sword. can we maintain our place 1 the place that belongs to us, but is not willingly conceded.
 Joy in bearing arms was ever in the l hearts of our people. Even with the 1 old Teutons a youth became a man lii i fire It was this spirit. inherited from brave ancestors. that welded our fath- CTS into invincibIe troops in the was l of the great eIector especially in the l glorious battles of 1S70-71, and still more recently upon the sun -parched soil of German Southwest Africa. This warlike, loyal, and proud spirit we must cherish and transmit as holy l heritage to our children
 ''We live today, indeed in a period which emphasizes the high level of its civilization and which delights in fan tastic dreams of the possibility of an eternal and universal peace. This con- ception of life is un-German and is not becoming to us. The German who loves his people, who believes in the | greatness and the future of our home land dares not let himself be soothed to | slumber with utopian songs of peace Since it's last great wars Germany has passed through q period of ecOnO- mic development that almost aWakens anxiety Prosperity has so increased II among all classes of our people that
 their demands for a higher standard of
 life and for luxuries have developed exuberantly. But the dark side of this
 too rapid development presents itself nf
 money has already assumed a form
 with us that can only be regarded with
 concern. We scarcely ask today by
 what means a fortune has been ac-
 quired. Things are tacitly tolerated
 today that formerly were condemned.
 Everything is sacrificed to the pursuit
 of money old ideals, even the repu-
 tation and honor of the nation, can suf-
 fer, so long as the people enjoy period
 of peace in which to amass wealth.
 If we study history we see that the
 lesson of the need of warlike efficiency
 in people runs like a thread through
 it's pages. Even strong and great na-
 tions have lost their long maintained II position in the front rank when the
 nurture of military virtues has given
 place to the passion for easy living,
 and when fresher and more efficient people, seizing it's advantage, has ap II peared in the arena. And the sym Il pathies of the civilized world still go II as they did in antiquity, to the army that fights with dash and bravery. Fl "DipIomatic skill can and should II postpone conflicts for a time and Il sometimes settle them All men in T leading positions must accept their II