The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-30
MUENSTERBERG SEES
SUDDEN PEACE SOON.
SAY, Germany May Have to
Eiyht the War Over Again
for Preservation.
PHYSICAL FORCE Is FINAL

vrns Hugo Mucnsterbarr of Harvard
g. , lecture before the Brooklyn Insti-
.uy Of Music last night said that he
Sal declined i9i Invitations to make Il
"U,, spcech," but could not refrain from
thi, prophecy
ms think. II will be sudden. coming
20, cnl, to the nations of Europe but
,o IN, racial elements in his coun-
Try
A. another stage of his address Dr.
Nueusterberg insisted that Germany
would be- only too happy II there were
substitute for physical force In settling
disputes etweo nations
"But no other means existing. physical
force has the last word he said. DER
mann will probably come home from
this war with the feeling that her bar
racks will have 10 be built again and
that ultimately the physical test will
hayc to be renewed. This possibly
sill mean an increase In preparedness
on all sides. Hut that doesn't mean
that Germany believes might should
triumph over right. as some men think.
n does mean that there are questions
which arbitration cannot settle. For
EXAMPLE. II two men are in love with
the same girl and only one "a marry
her. there must he a decision n way
or the other. Arbitration couldn't help
In such a case
MANY persons in the audience Of 1000
aprlluded when the speaker said:
'"The United States has no more faith
fl ur loyal citizens than the German
Americans. No has the right TO
falSify the situation. In any conflict
with another country the German citi-
zen> here would stand with the
try to which they have sworn allegiance.
Moreover. no German here ever dreamt
q changing the form Of our State.
They understood that the republican
form l. Just as necessary here 49, mon
archy l. to Germany. Political forms
are no, iu question. hut moral spirit
and culture. And in these respects the
German Americans feel that they must
do their best toward Transforming into
reality IN. ideals in which they be-
.eve.
They feel tina their mission was
never more needed han II now IL. for
suprriclality, rrcklessness. carelessness
Vervadcs the whole American life. There
re more murders. more accidents here
than IN European nations. The Goa
mines. tn. forests. III. treasures Of the
ultion are wasted. II is n go as yo,
please country, wher. every one yield,
% his personal desires. our whole edu.
ct'loual life * u concession to the boy.
ID girls, who are not taught that thu
mos, important thing Is 10 do ones duty
A admixture of German ideali
- H. At..,4.. =. ~ - " 4
20, right that the aims of German
Americans should be misinterpreted
When the excitement of war is ende,
We shall see things more clearly.
ave no douht hat after the war tn,
work of the German Americans will ~
come more important, more luminous
from year to year. You can be sure the
will remain loyal to America tirst'-bu
~ America shaped according to thei
highest ideals. which are "A combination
az all that is great in Anglo-SaXon ira
d.t.un and German kultur.
IN spite Of all her industrial AN,
commercial development and new luxur,
Germany remains a. land of thinkers AN
poets. and to a large degree a land q
dreamers. Germany has never though
Of 4 conquest Of the world. There ca,
Ir 90 doubt that the whole life of Ger
many IN the last decades was adjuste,
20 tho ono wish that peace might re
main. Germany has no idea Of conquest
II mas wished only To be left alone Z
develop its peaceful tendencies for III
Ienett of mankind
As for efficiency" Prof. Muenster
beg said It was an American. not
German invention. and that German
I'D not claim to lie the sole possessor q
'kultur.'