New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-19
tremists Of the movement. in whose ar

tremists Of the movement, in whose ar
guments there is often more fanau-
/ cism than logic That they are iniiuen-
tial is not to he doubted, yet ii is hardly
conceivable that they will be able to
sway the nation To the danger point
this author apprehends-the German
Peril" Their theories, for instance
concerning the financial consequences
TO Germany of the great war they are
supposed TO seek TO bring about are so
Enthusiastically unsound that one doubts
if so hard-headed a people can ever he
brought to accept them. That the Ger
mans are of the opinion that France is
growing weaker is perfectly well
known. Less familiar abroad Is their
conviction that England never has been
strong. that the bulk Of her empire has
Throughout the nineteenth century been
mistaken for strength. Russia IS as
yet STRIPPING these extremists argue;
therefore. the moment for the decisive
war is now. 1t looks like stalking ones
entire fortune on one throw of the dice.
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atty the empires only chance, owing to
its geographical aid economic position.
An interesting book. this. but not one
to be read without many reservations.
Its author is too fond of sweeping gen
ordinations, and some of his state
ments are open 10 serious doubt-his
| opinion, for instance, that the Boer
war strengthened the prestige of Eng
] land i'm the eyes of the world The con
| trary is true and it is truer nowhere
else than in Germany. as all the world
knows.
| The German will to power" in the
economic field, the Germans ready sub
mission 10 discipline and his conse-
quent acceptance Of ultra-social- demo
cratic organization by an ultra arsto-
cratic government are the subjects Of
Mr.. Roberts's "Monarchical Socialism
! in Germany" This book is of most
direct importance to us, and indeed, TO
readers in all countries that seek TO
solve, each in its own way, the ques-
tons of labor and finance with which
/ the government Of the empire has been
dealing with signal success in recent
years Railways, labor exchanges,
non emplOyment. trusts. land taxes.
compulsory insurance-these are the
! topics dealt with here, clearly. sue
cinctly, practically. The training for
his specially Of the boy who, in NJ.
Lichtenberger's words. will later in
life have less need than men Of other
countries to develop his complete per-
sonality." begins early. Mr.. Roberts
corroborates the French author strik-
ingly as to the result
The observer from abroad sees the mill
tary system reproduced in the factory, IL
! Is rather that the character OF the Ger
man is disclosed with equal clea,ness IN
mine and factory management, me mil
tary system the civil administration, ana
by the organization OF labor upon ldhu.u
estates. The disciplined life at nome III
the school. in the workshop. IN the ARM
and again az work. are all designs IN the
same weave. The same thread runs
through all the patterns. How theSe
character threads were spun IN the lal u
centuries OF struggle and persistence, anu
are now beginning to show IN srahseS
interesting design is high study
Teachers, medical inspectors and par
ents confer and collaborate in the
choice of occupations for. the next gen
GRAFTON. Strong boys for heavy tasNs'
tailoring, bookbinding, matchmaking
for weaker ones. No cobbling or sew
ing, however. for boy with pulmonary
weakness or with a weak heart. IN
skilled labor for the mentally duii-s's-
TEN, always system. based on the TER
man governmental theory OF the COL