Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-24

cepted German program.
Philosophy Of IAfc Is Wronx.
That the Germans Nigh, thus dream
OF world~d domination We may possibly
comprehend. But that the German
people should be willing to resort to
the practices OF which they have bean
shown to be guilty in order to realize
their dream was hardly to be believed.
They have, however. under Pruseian
influence, adopted q philosophy Of life
which makes 1t impossible for other
nations and peoples to coexist on terms
Of equality. Tho pride indicated in the
classic boast OF Roman citizenship is
almost abject humility when compar-
ed with the belief of the modern Ger
mans their superiority to other peo-
long as his political power was recog-
ntxed to- permit conquered ace to
live In a condition of at'least an APP
Proclamation to social and economic
equality.
The modern German. however, de-
claree with q contemptuous franknees
All non-Teutontc civilization to be I'M
worthy OF perpetuation and announces
his intentions to disperse its degener-
ATE to those parts Of the
earth where they will least interfere
with the spread Of Deutsche Kultur.
To him the Teutons are the people
chosen Of God to redeem the world.
Thos who resist the will of God are
guilty OF impiety and for them no fate
Is too hard. With them no engage
ment however sacred need be kept.
NO means is too vile to resort to II it
is thought to aid In the accomplish
ment of the divine purpose. Never
since the times OF the Old Testament
has a nation so despised its neighbors
as DO the Germans of. this day and
hour. We must go back to the days of
Assyria n Rome to find examples Of
such treatment Of gubjugated peoples
as modern German policy presents.
Either Germans must be taught to see
the error Of her ways or we non-Ger-
nan must reconcile ourselves to be
come the submissive slaves Of Ger
man masters. The fate of Belgium and
northern Franco may well be ours.
But ~detestable as the German PHI
losophy of life is. no one can doubt
the triumphs OF sTeutonic efficiency.
Probably never In The history of the
human mce has SO large a body of
men become capable of Such efficient
action as has tho German nation in
recent yeals. From a scientific point
OF view. from a military point Of view,
from an economic point of view, from
q social point Of View, Germany has
shown great strength. Opposed by al
most the entire world she is stiTi un-
conquered. To teach her the lesson
she u be taught will require the
devotion of all the POWER Of those al
lied against her.
Efficiency and Arrogance.
The .non-German world is, then, al
the present time confronted by an ad.
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sbitton and insnffeIRblA arrogance with
Nnexampled EFFICIENCY and ~unscr6pu-
lousness without limit. We Americans
far removed as we are from the
scene OF Germany's first efforts to re-
alixe her AMBITIONS, form an important
part OF the non Teutonlc world. We
must not lull ourselves into security
because Of the remoteness of our geo.
graphical situation or the pacific char
acter of u purposes. The Germans
OF the present day despise our ca
not inclined to comply. with u desire
to pursue the even tenor Of our ways
in the continents which we have col
onized and developed.
We have further in German preten-
sions E direct attack upon the kind Of
life which we have chosen to live.
Two characteristics have distinguish
ed the modern European life in which
we have a share. The first is interna-
tionalism seconds democracy.
1nternatiohalism IL the solution
which we have been endeavoring and
successfully .endeavoring to reach, OF
the problems incident to the national
state The most noticeable phenome-
non of modern European: political life
has been the development of the ma
tional state. While the ideal Of the
national state has been-only approx
mated, while all races have not been
politically organized, and while some
races have found q home in more than
one state, at the same time the cock.
istence Of a number OF politically SOW
|areign organizations has Of itself beer
a denial of the idea Of world DONNA
ton. "a
Internationaltsm ia the method
which has been adopted for regulat.
ing the relations Of these separate pc.
1itical organizations:ERules OF conduct
have been generally adopted to which
all members OF the family Of nations
have In the past rendered obedience
The ideal Of stnternationalism has Of
|tourse not been completely realized
but enough has been made prior tc
the outbreak Of this present war te
Justify the belief that q reasonable ap.
Proclamation to that ideal would ulti.
mately- be reach10. No country per.
haps has in the past century contrib.
uted more to the realization Of the
ideals of internatfopalisnn than the
United S6tates. Tht1 country has Al.
ways stood for those principles the
application OF which would. on the one
hand. lessen the probability Of the de.
states and, on the other, would one,
n meHnk FIR the. nAac efn1 aetf1Aunont