Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-07-27

ed Germans with confidence in the out
come Of the war His calm assertions
Of victory have been followed hy deeds
substantially his words 30 often that
he is not only the ruler but also the.
prophet Of his people When the war
began, few Germans, deep lowu Ia their
hearts, believed the rcutonr empire
had even o fair chnucc of succeeding
That is why there was so much hystcua
last August aud why the departing
subjects OF the enemy powers were sO
frequently umltpl. Tint is why also
the Germans lost their heads iu Bel.
gmm aud adopted system OF terror
ism. That is why, too, the hymn ot
hate directed against England was no
popular
Now, however after year of strife,
Germany has recovered the confidence
aud believes iu the kaiser The fear
of last summer has departed aud the
Germans are no longer saving 'Gb
punish England Instead OF the
former hatred of England there BIS now
developing @ curious Kind ot contempt
mingled with enhancement, that the
Germans should 30 badly have mis-.
Judged the English Nothing more re-,
marknblc has happened ln Germany
during the past year than the change
Of popular Opluim concerning England,
The might Of the British empire was
magnifcd quite out Of proportion 20
It's actual power, the Germans uow are
saying.
This war was worth the fighting, Fo
say the Germans, II only because n has
.pricked the bubble of British strength
/ England viii never again occupy her
'n'd place boz the world The ancient
spirit Of the English which the world
/ has long been accustomed 10 taking al
Its own valuation. hus been found 20
. be mo- longer existent England has lost
the war fot tho allies iu thg opinion
|of German militurIsis nni hT doing We
[ has irrcparnbIy stained hrr own rfcm
Itigc
. The past yolf's events. say the GER
mnuB. have provided o complete tust Of
/ the comparative merits of brmnuir
and British civilizations Germany has
revealed hef possession ~ organization
ability. of initiative. ~ Hustcfr patriot
ism, at iuycuiIfcnrHf, Uf an Iuhrokrn
spirit under adycuItv Oi discipline. Of
pn ability t0 meet etcrF urW problem
/ the war bias thrust urou her.
Where Germany hbs succeeded. lng
land has failed Thr English .lu tho
opinion of iermaun have proved them.
selves 20 be- hoaster. muliIrr ani uu
Inspired u any 1f their works They
have been revealed '0 fhD world as "a
people undermined by disfOulrnt, uu.
pafnWic, .o wlui0esl thar they eau.
not even now accept ihe uulouhtcl
fact that their 1rmlROd. Lord Kitchen.
er, failed them loo their hour of need
The upper classes have shown bravery
bot no qualities 0f intellectual nuI mas
tcrful leadership, and their lower
rla~r. are taking advantage " ihr per-
.pleHiIes OF the War 10 strike f1f higher
wages'
The Germans are asking what thIa
past year " warfare has shown ihf
English &c possess which tho world
wonld be better fuf the keeping What
can the world better boz fli Uf, nsk th'
Germans. ~ thIs anniyeray time, th,
qualities she English have shown since
last August or the qualities The Ger
mans have sh0wni Here Is Germany
beginning the second year 0f her wal
against the world, ION Of confidence
lpith increased faith in the destiny Of
the faiherlaud