Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-19
THE ORIGIN OF THE H0HENZ0L
LERN OR PRCSSIAN SPIRIT.

The American people believe that the
sreat struggle now desolating Europe
into which the United States have
been drawn by the inexcusable viola
ton Of American rights, and the ruth
Hess destruction of American life and
property, is war of German agrees
ion They believe also that Germany's
military spirit Of aggression is the pro-
duct of Prussian autocracy. For these
reasons the origin of the Hohenzollern
of Prussian spirit is an interesting
study
This spirit is the gospel of inhuman-
itv preached by Bernhard in his Ger
many Of the Next War" and boldly
stated in "The Confessions Of Fred
erick the Great" This same spirit is
found illustrated in the lives of the
iHohenzollerns from the age of Fred
erick William. the Great Elector, but so
far as is known, this gospel Of inhu-
Imanity was first reduced to code Of
writing by Frederick the Great in his
written instructions to his nephew, who
was to become his successor as King
of Prussia and who did succeed him
Frederick William H. in 1886.
The quotations from THE Confess
Isions of Frederick the Great" and Civ
en- below explain the philosophy of the
Prussian spirit and account for the
want of a conscience in German kulter
The present war is the natural ex-
preston Of the Hohenzollern spirit and
the necessary result of its policy
In speaking of the origin of the Ho.
her2ollern family and how the mon
Iarchy was laid he said: at was with
the form of one knee on the ground
that they ran away with the substance.
that in the matter of kingdoms,
he catches them who can; and that
there is no wrong, but in the case of
being forced to return them. The
greatest part of our princes have been
rather remarkable for their miscon-
iduct."
In speaking of the women of his
country, he said: ITO encourage them
10 more population, I take care in my
iregments to give the preference to the
f,uiT of their amours; and, if the off
spring of an officer make him an en-
sign, and often raise him to higher
rank before his turn" This same i'm
laoral practice is encouraged in Ger
many today.
Of religion he said Religion is abb
salutely necessary in a state. This is a
maxim which it would be madness to
dispute; and king must know very lit
tie of politics, indeed, that should sui
! 4 his subjects to make a bad use of it ];
but then it would not be very wise in
a king to have any religion himself
because j. neither agrees with
our passion, ne III those great pol
itical views which Z monarch ought to
have. If the point is to avail him
self Che king OF a favorable moment
for Selling a province, an army OF
devils, to defend it, present themselves
to the imagination should it be
necessary to make treaty with other
powers, if we remember that we ara
christians, we are undone; all woulL
be over with us; should be con
stantly bubbles. AS towar, it is a trade
in which any of the least scruple woul.
spoil everything, and, indeed, what mar
of honor would ever make war, if hi
had not the right to make rules tina
should authorize plumber, fire and car
mage. The Germans are now prac
ticing what Frederick the Great here
teaches
On the subject of justice, he said
I'VE must do justice to all men, ant
especially to our subjects, when it doe
not oyerset our own rights, or wount
our own authority; for there ought t.
be no no sort of equality between RICH
, OF the monarch al dthe right of tn,
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