The sun., 1916-11-23
GERMANY MAY NOT
WIN, SAYS FRANCKE
II Teutons Are Beaten Harvard
Professor Predicts They Will
Rise Stronger.
WAR TO BRING SUFFRAGE
Believes Women Will Play I'M
p~Ortant Part in Future
National Life.
WAR TO BRING SUFFRAGE

That Germany may not win In this
war was conceded by Prof. Kuno
Francke. professor Of the history OF
German culture md curator Of the Ger
manic museum at Harvard University IN
his lecture last night on The Future OF
Germany before the 0ermanistic 6o-
ciety Of America at The Hotel Astor.
That as q nation she will never die but
will live, stronger and better than Be.
fore. he afirmed warmly. -
"If German arms are overcome BY
money and numbers" he said. "the
spirit Of Germany will remain"
1t seemed A. II every son and daugh-
ter OF the fatherland living anywhere
around here must have crowded Into
the Astor to hear Prof. Francke. The
largest assembly room on the eighth
floor was used as the forum. Dut proved
insufficient. The audience sat on the
chairs. on the floor. on the rostrum. and
overlooked into the corridors. craning
necks on the chance Of hearing . stray
word.
DR.. Abraham Jacoby introduced the
speaker. who launched at once into a de-
scription Of the new Germany which
should arise when the blind hatred and
passions OF the great conflict are ended
He predicted broad and progressive
changes In the army, tho church, the
school, h Government. and also In the
status OF women. Women, he prophesied.
would gain a restricted suffrage out Of
her services In Germany's time OF stress.
Futsre Work for Women.
THE war has discovered woman to
Germany" he declared. And she will
never be permitted to go back into her
former retirement. She will. after peace
comes, be a social worker in a new
sense. believe there will be some sort
Of civil service. corresponding to the
universal military service Of men. some
work for the Government obligatory to
women. st least to those who have any
free time. And those who perform this
service will have a vote"
In predicting greater freedom and
breadth In governmental methods Prof
| Francke took occasion to defend the bu'
reauracy OF Germany. which. he said
mad been too long the subject Of cheaT
witticisms in the press OF other countries
mo amount OF talk about autocracy
| and one man rule" he said. c contro'
vert the fact hat q bureaucracy 10 afteI
all the rule OF experts. And surely thu
| rule Of experts Is more reasonable thar
the rule OF bosses. OF big business. OF the
mob. Look at the integrity OF oficialdon
| III tAV tVti hihtl Nv aitu tsifs -
repeated In the ~oficials OF the Contra
Government. True. this ~bureaurac,
lacks too much the human element. bu'
out Of the suffering through WHICH Ger
many Is now passing will come that verI
human element and a fusion OF Thu
classes now too far apart.
Increased MiIitarism.
zone danger against which German,
must guard after the war In the deman<
for increased militarism which IL apt I,
follow war. There are flaws. too. In tn
army that must be mended. While th'
German army II a popular institution
as was proved by the vast number o
men, 600. 000-who volunteered by tn
side OF the regulars last August. Il |
true hat there Is too Grea; a Gap be
tween the officers and the men. TIL,
war IL bridging this"
Then Prof. Francke said something
that pleased the many sons OF Israel Il
the audience.
There will be no more exclusion o
Jews he declared. THE time whei
there was no room for n Jew In officers
row IL ending. The German army o
the future will have room for officer
OF any race. INC also for men Of 70
c~ial!stic tendencies. who likewise hav,
been ~unjustly excluded"
AfTer prophesying the curtailment o
the powers OF the military court. tn,
speaker passed on to the church. tn
school and literature. The war. h
said. had developed wonderful religion
feeling In hundreds OF thousands VIII
had kept apart from the church. an,
there was danger that an attempt woul
be made to trade on this and dray
the people into the established church
withdraw Church Support.
1T would be WE'LL" he said. 'lf tn
Government should withdraw her sur
port from the church. No doubt thi
would make great difficulties. But no,
or never IL the time to create a true RI
ligious bond. a free church which work
ers shall not regard as hypocritical an
soulless. as they have the churches Q
the past"
Prof. Francke paid a high complimer
to the Socialist party. on whose organ
ization and loyalty. he said. the defenc
OF the empire rested.
81 have p~urposely refrained." the lee
turer ended. from speaking OF .nterns
tionai relations. But from the recer
words of the Chancellor we may believ
that Germany will not be last in brins
ing about an adjustment OF condition
that shall be fair to all. Germany
,,nt tho nplr NATHAN tbnt panAa IA rahirt