The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-07-09

Dr. Frank Bohn who lectured at the
Chautauqua assembly here in Moscow
on Friday afternoon on THE Mind O
Germany" made such a deep impress
sion on the minds of his hearers thai
requests nave come to the Star
Mirror from all sides to publish the
lecture This must be our excuse fol
devoting so much space to this sub
ject Truly it is a discussion of one
of the most vital subjects now before
the world, discussion that is worthy
of most careful study DR.. Dohn is Of
German parentage. His father was {
member of the convention of 1849 al
Frankfort -the-Main, and came to
America a refugee when the repub-
licans were defeated and Bismark tri-
umphed in the formation of the mon
archy. DR.. Bohn is a professor OF
history at Columbia University and
has spent some months as foreign cor
respondent OF New York papers. He
vicited Germany two years ago.-The
Editor
In his lecture Friday afternoon DR..
Bohn said in part:
If YOU have planted one of those
gardens which the president has in
structed us all to plant and tend most
carefully. YOU will no doubt meet with
peculiar difficulties Your neighbors'
chickens are sure to set into that gar
den and play havoc among the aur-
nips and the squash, That experience
will be a test for your inmost soul.
Will you hate those chickens? Will
you hate the woman who owns those
chickens? If you hate either. then
you are unprepared to be a citizen OF
the world in this generation. If you
have an understanding mind you cam
not have hating heart. The basis of
world citizenship is an understanding,
on our part, of the mind of our COM.
mon humanity
German Point of View
In studying the mind of Germany
4 proceeded from the point of view
that the Germans are very much like
other people; that they react to the
came causes; that they are moved by
the sa-1e impulses. | began by paying
a visit to the most important person
in Germany. Some of you will think
that went to see the Kaiser did
not. went 10 see Mrs. Schmidt, who
kept cheap rooming house in the
WOlk.1s- class Nloii ~ VI loNi iiH-
found Mrs. Schmidt scrubbing the
back stairs of her rooming house She
had q bucket of water in one hand, |
scruhbing brush in the other, and a |
large niece of brown soap lay before /
her On the stairs. IF you please"
said Il should like to have a room
In your house
No Use for Gentlemen
1--WE don't entertain gentlemen
mere" replied Mrs. Schmidt. please
don't think of me as a gentleman,
said 7. Il am a working man who Will
be much happier here among your
working people than | would be living
among those you term ladies and gen
tlemen"
1--WE haven't any kerosene said
Mrs. Schmidt. Bring me a candle,
said ]. "You will never find me OBJ 4
ecting to conditions as | find them.
So presently L found myself com
'ortably located in Mrs. Schmidt's
house, with blazing fire of brick
,ttes. and Mrs. Schmidt sitting in the
.ockinr chair telling me about the
var. Mrs. Schmidt didn't talk about
trategy and tactics. nor about diplo-
nacv and fiscal policies She talked
much about her own boys, Max and ;
ritz.
"You know | brought them up my
elf she said. "Mr. Schmidt died
hen Max was five, but have always
ad p enty of roomers here in the D
ouse and my table in the basement 3
as always been full, so, thank God, {
was able to feed them. even saved
nough money to put them thru theli