The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-21

members" - also may q nation not
self governing but governed by a Kaiser
become a servile state and as euch far
worse than Its units We here have
seen in what is called society GER
tainly twice. perhaps three times. in the
last thirty years clear indications of
a social insanity. | will not stop TO
specify the conditions it is enough to
say that the late King Edward. who
though not in the least a moralst was
q man OF the world and OF very whole
some instincts, dispersed the nucleus OF
offence while yet there was time Had
he not done so and had tho offenders
been turned over to an irritated democ-
racy the results might have been mat
ter for history. And Germany has
needed the past quarter OF century
a man OF the Edward type, but with an
organized democracy behind him. In
stead OF this she has had a criminal
olIgarchy In high places leading up to
'le Sadisme Alemand." Thus we
have to-day the German nation break
Ing into very transports OF delight be-
cause the poor old apple women on the
espanade at Scarborough had been shot
up by the guns Of the III fated Bluecher
Such a nation. depend upon II, Is much
worse than its members. The careful
segregation OF Prussia, and this for the
sake Of all Germany. should be one OF
the essential conditions of any peace.
The more we read German history
the more we discover that tho German
nature aggregates dangerously that
the tendency Of any German crowd Is
TO he worse than It's units. II cannot
fairly be said that we English are only
now finding this out at a time when In
stead OF being the ally of Germany we
are her enemy. Look at what the
Duke OF Wellington wrote to his mother
in 1907 tMaxwell's Life OF Yelling
TONI ~ can assure you that from the
General OF the Germans down to the
smallest drummer boy In their legion
the earth never groaned under such
set pf numbering. Infamous villains.
They murdered. robbed and III treated
the peasantry wherever they went"
The late General Grierson. who com
manded our troops at the relief OF the
foreign embassies at Pekin, told me that
the infamies perpetrated by the Ger
mans on these helpless Chinese were
such that he could never again break
bread with a German. The soldiers OF
the American expeditionary force must
be equally aware Of this.
Mr.. Clarence Barron OF Boston is
writing a series OF letters on The Au-
dacious War" which are attracting
much attention on this side. In the
last letter 10 reach me he writes:
hav. had closer associations with the
German people than with the French and
have liked them better. But OF the Ger
man war philosophy the world outside can
hold but one opinion. II might have been
supported as q purely speculative philess-
ply. but could have been prompted and
put In practice only by crazy ruler, ]
was therefore not surprised to md cir
/ culated in Paris an article by an Ameri-
/ can physician showing the mental weak
nesses and hereditary taints OF Germany $
war Lord. recall him from memory
/ OF bygone wears as I saw him In Berlin
when his grandfather was eth on the
J throne. a young man OF 20 returning
/ from the races and dashiug through the
/ Ti.rsarten holding the reins on six Goa
black horses. eaid to myself THAI
young man viii cut q dash yet" and
s,iH Sc. In a higher night than before
/ those six coal black horses, the horses OF
death.
A few night. ago was dining
| quietly with Lady RI. the widow OF
one OF the most remarkable men OF my
generation. Her husband died almost
IN. same week with the Emperor Fred
erick. The Empress Frederick. with
whom from childhood Lady R had
been intimate, came to London but .
very few weeks after the Emperor
death and sent for me. said some
thing rather hanal about the future o.
Germany being safe In the hands Of
her brilliant son. II. Empress inter
rupted, B, no friend OF mine should
ever say that. In every relation in if'
ne has been found wanting hac
grandson. a bad son. a bad friend, q
dangerous man" Truly in the motto
H..
Is known TO his own
NORTON FREwES.
BREpE PLACE, Sussex April 10.