The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-18
SOURCE OF DISLIKE PUZZLES GERMANS Unable to Understand Dis K trust of World HAVE BEEN VILIFIED Hamburger Nachrichten Charges Sys- tematic Campaign Has Been Con-
 ducted in France, England
 and America
By FREDERICK WERNER

Berlin, July 3-(Special. )-The fact that Germans are disliked and distrusted in practically every country but their own is a source of never ending surprise to the people here and one paper after an- other tries to find a suitable explanation.
 The Hamburger Nachrichten," dealing with this subject, comes to the conclusion that there is really nothing in the Ger man national character which should arouse feelings of i'll will against Ger mans It admits that certain rugged ness in the behavior of most Germans and a lack of respect for conventions in table manners and dress may possibly jar on the nerves of sticklers for eti- quette and form, but surely this Is no reason for unpopularity, no more Ethan German straightforwardness and lack of dssimulation
 'The real reason why we are dislilsed," the paper says, '1s because for many generations we have been slandered and lied about everywhere. There has been a. systematic campaign of vilif1cation car ried on against us in France England and even in America and the result of this has been that we have come to be looked upon as standing outside the pale of civilization
 Another reason why Germany is dis liked, the paper says, is that every na- ton in the world Is jealous of Germany because she has surpassed them in the great works of civilization.
 pr. Gruber, one of Bavaria's political professors, has been featuring on War, Peace and Biology" and comes to some remarkable conclusions.
 Some Remarkable Conclusions
 This war he declares. was inevitable and unavoidable. It might have been hut ha tp later. It is idle to debate who Is most to blame for the outbreak of hostilities. As a matter of fact Germany was to blame, says the professor; not blame worthy in any moral sense, but in the biological sense. Germany is to blame because she has stretched and used her power to its utmost, because in A years she has increased her population from 40,0 100000 to 6s,0O00oo. The war was, there fore, a biological necessity.
 Life is the being powerful, is the pos session of superhuous power, is acting and creating at ones pleasure. Thir leads to competition. It is the same with nations as with individuals. Sometimes this competition Is mutually helpful, but more frequently the prosperity of one dis. turbs the prosperity of others. In this way arose the desire to injure Germany a desire increased by the divergence of character between Germany and her en- emtes.
 The war, says the professor, has become a battle of ideals, caused by varying con- captions of human development and of human freedom
 In conclusion Professor Gruber men toned certain "biological demands for | the future One of these must be a strengthening of the nation by large | increase of population, and to such an extent that Germany will be rendered | invulnerable.
 l If the population of the empire grows at the rate of the first five years of this | century 1t will have reached 30,0O0.0o0 in 1 the year 2000. The population will be
 enormously increased by planting out of the capable men and women of the land. and by the development thereby of all available land. But this increase of
 numbers and powers, this growing delight | in the development of strength, and its
 effect on other nations. either similarly
 or differently situated, makes war what Professor Gruber and General Bernhardi agree in calling a Biological necessity"