The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-26
AS SEEN IN GERMANY
BY Carl w. Alderman, United Press
Staff Correspondent.
First Story.)

(First Story.)
BERLIN, July 26.-Germany looks
back upon her accomplishments of the
first year of the war with satisfaction.
The Germans believe the events OF the
past twelve months have demonstrate
ed to the world that the Teutons gre
the mightiest race Of all history. no
other country could have wfthstood
the combination of world powers
which Germany has kept at bay since
last August, declare the Germans, and
no other country has ever so deeply
stirred the imagination Of the world.
Germany has won her claim to n
place in the sun. The German empire
has added brilliant chapters to the
history of Teutopic might begun under
the Hohenzollerns of the kingdom OF
Prussia. The kaiser himself has earn.
| ed for himself the title of William the
Great, which posterity surely will be-
stow upon him. These are the domi-
nant beliefs Of the German people at
the close Of the first year of the war.
Germany has shown up the world
in all its littleness. and all It's boast
ings Of false greatness. Only the
Germans themselves have withstood
tho test Of blood and iron for only
the Germans have gained victories
during the past fateful twelve months.
Germany believes she has changed the
whole future course of history. Ger
man influence upon the failure OF
civilization for generations to come
will be far beyond the influence OF
any other nation. Germany will not
dominate the world by her armed
might, but by her virtues which have
given to her greater capacity FOR
organization and discipline than all
the rest Of Europe combined possesses.
When the Germans look back to
last August and nacall the threats that
then were being made against them.
and the penalties that were imposed
by England, France and Russia In
advance of the trial by battle. the ma
ton laughs. The world didn't under
stand Germany last summer. It Is be-
ginning to learn now that the Hohen-
zollern empire has progressed during
the years since the Franco-Prussian
war in ways unsupported by the rest
of mankind. There is nothing in the
German Of today that wasn't put
there BY the discipline and study that
the world knows under the name OF
Tautonic kultur.
The increasing respect paid to Ger
man kultur is not one of the least
victories tho Germans declare they
have won for themselves during the
past year. Nothing came as greater
shock to the Germans last year than
the way in which their kultur was
everywhere dsrided. The comments
passed upon Germany for her strong
belief in her own destiny, as repre-
sented by her kultur caused more re-
sentiment than anything else that hap.
pened in the early days of the war.
The Germany indignation at last
changed to contempt as the idea grew
that the world laughted at Teutonic
kultur becaues the world had been
left so far behind by German progress
as to be unable to understand the
German point Of view.
This opinion has grown as Germany
has shown her ability to thrive on
misfortunes, and to rise to heights Of
attainment capable Of meeting every
new task imposed upon the nation.
Each new victory on the battlefield
and in departments of internal organi-
zation has been regarded as one moro
proof that the Germans really are the
worlds super-men. German kultur Is
how firmly believed to have conquered
all opposition and to have established
its prominence among adverse con-
ditions such as never before have had
to be encountered by the aspirations
of any nation in all history.
Germany has shown no spirit In
the past year of revolt against her
form of government. Democracy and
absolution have been IN combination
against the German system of mix
tnre of the two The result is declar-
ed by Germans to be such as to in
crease the faith of the Teutonic en-
pire in its own governmental methods.
There probably will be more equable
division OF electoral districts in Ger
many as the result of the war. and
political parties may have theii rep