Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-15
GERMANISM

TN THE war of words which has swept over
l. the United States since the first of last Au-
gust, Germany may be termed the Bone-of-
Dissension-in- Chief German life, ethics and
TSultur; Nietzsche and Bernhard; the Kaiser
and his American representative, Doctor
Dernburg. have all been targets for volleys
and cross-fires, night surprises and sorties.
The heat of the skrmish has been largely due
to the enthusiasm of the group of German
Americans" in this country. Numerous as
the German apologists in private life.
they are conspicuousy in the minority in our
magazine press Doctor Dernburg placed
articles in quite a number of our magazines
during the early winter, as did some of the
prominent German professors at our uni
versties. 1t happens, however, that there is
not one article defending the German point
of view in Is of our best known and most
representative magazines fer this month We
have in this country several publications de-
voted to the German cause three Of which
stand out consplcuously. The Fatherand
whose editor, George s. Vereck, of New York
city, has been testifying as a witness in the
recent passport cases; the Open Court, pub
lished in Chicago by DIR. Paul Carus, and
Reedys Mirror. This last although published
population, is only incidentally pro- German
organ, and is primarily a very live and spark
ling little weekly.
AS a nation, from our President down, we
are trying desperately to remain neutral, and
in this condition of would-be neutrality 1t Is
interesting to read the comments of a neutral
Princess. the Infanta Eulalia of Spain, on
the Kaiser and German court life. The open
ing chapter Of her memoirs, "Cabbages and
Kings" %, appears in the Century this
month:
great crowd filled an immense hall of
the gray castle which the past has left in
the heart Of modern Berlin. I was young,
and / felt joyous and happy as I passed up
the hall in the imperial procession, with
page bearing my long manteau de cour. And
every time that turned from side to side to
bow to the people l caught a glimpse of the
Kaiser at the head of the procession, a silver
figure like Lohengrin, on whose cuirass and
helmet the light flashed. Before him walked
four heralds in medieval dress sounding sill
trumpets, and when he reached the dais
and stood before the throne looking down
the castle hall, l saw In his steel blue eyes
that look of exaltation which his profound
and unshakable belief in the divinity of kings
gives him.
had known him years before as Prince
Wilhelm, simple, unaffected, joyous. Then
he became Crown Prince, and 1 noted
change. His manner became more imperious.
less spontaneous. 1 felt that he was school,
\ ing himself. holding himself in check aware
OF the burden OF coming responsibilities, fear
Ing yet longing for, the golden irksomeness
of the imperial crown. Since he has ascended
the throne I have never met him without
realizing that he is dominated by the belief
that he is instrument in the hands of
the Almighty, diviney appointed TO reign. AS
he conferred orders and decorations on the
stream Of men who humbly approached his
throne at the Ordenfest 1 could see from
their reverence and from the look Of awe on
their faces, that his manner, his regal pose,
his glance, had forced them to accept his own
belief in the majesty and righteousness OF
kingshp.
Made in Germany
Briefly, but eomprehensively Bishop Brew
ster. of Connecticut. sums up in the North
American Review (2) his Interpretation Of
Ethics Made In Germany:
Nletzsche glorihed the strength
that can" In his 'transvaluation of an
values" he put on top force to succeed which