The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-01-01
AROUSED OVER
PRIDE OF RACE
GERMAN FOLK ARE EXERCISED
OVER THE DEcAoEHcE or THE
BRUNETTE TYPE IN FAVOR OF
THE sLoNpE-oTHER ITEMS OF
INTEREST FROM THE EMPIRE.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Berlin, Dec. 31.-Some serious atten-
fion and not little amusement has
'been aroused by the Latest published
warning lest Germans lost their pride
OF race Christmas shoppers were
urged seriously to avoid the brunette
type IN purchasing dolls for the rising
generation. The writer said that the
children should be supplied with Teu-
tonic blondes. The fabrication of dolls,
he asserted, had passed into the hands
of persons whose influence was along
lines foreign to the German people.
They did not make dolls representing
the German ideals of feminine beauty
but rather representing types that en-
bedied the ideas and ideals of their
makers. The change had been greatly
IN favor of the brunette type.
Naturally" he added naiveIy. those
members of our folk who depart from
the blonde type are not therefore the
less worthy. but we recognize the value
of an Unborn racial unity for the whole
folk and its culture, and desire al least
IN the representations of our ideals TO
take this into account. Therefore one
should reject these instinct violating
dolls. no matter whether they are Of
feFed to US with evil purpose or not
A warning of another character is
sounded by Richard Stern, prominent
German publicist, who. in a report
written from Valparaiso, calls on Ger
many to oppose the widening of the
American sphere of commercial influ-
ence. I'VE can count en- good allies
N such fight" he writes. These
aflfes are the South American states. :
In all these states, says Mr.. Stern,
there exists. a very Lively and fruitful
agitation against the United States.
Argentine, Brazil and Chile are dis
cussing an alliance that shall form the
first step to a union of South Ameri-
can states against the advance of
American influence. Important news
papers devote many columns of space
each week to awakening the sentiment
OF opposition to what they call ''the
expansion OF North America
Mr.. Stern, however. pays a high
tribute to American methods. AS
dangerous as the North American ex-
pansion is TO German industry he
says. I'VE cannot avoid admiring it
Surely ard unerringly 1t goes its way
its object, the winning of new markets
hinder terms more advantageous than
those of the competitors, always in
view"
The German craze for oddities was
we'll Illustrated December II. wher
thousands Of Berliners assembled al
postoffice suhstation No. 12 to obtain
on postcards and letters the rare post
mark combination Of four or five sue
cessives "twelves," which win not APP
pear again for another century. The
crowd was largest between eleven anf
one o'clock. when in addition to the
four twefves indicating the day. month
year and the number of the substatioT
the cancellation machine would i'm
press the fifth twelve TO indicate the
minute. For q time the street wa:
completely blocked, and street car anC
vehicle traffic was interrupted until g
force OF police with difficulty cleared
n narrow passage in the roadway fol
the cars.
The postmaster, as q favor to the
curio seekers, ordered the time stannI
kept at twelve the entire day, and al
mail for the day showed the Ave mum.
hers, "12-12-12-12-12." The crowds be,
gan TO line up before the opening @
the station, and at ten p. m, wheT
the posto4nce closed for the night, tn,
street was still thronged. In addition
scme 80, 900 pieces Of mail were turned
IN at the substation the day befor,
with requests that it be held 70,
stamping and transmission the mex
day.
Despite the encouragement given I,
dueliing In high quarters, the fact re-
mains that 1t Is a crime under the en-
pire's penal statutes. and the prosai'
Berlin police have just prevented tw'
aieutenants from exchanging pisto
shots. One OF the intending combat
ants was arrested as he left his home
and the police then went to the ap