The Ocala banner., 1917-08-24
VIEWS OF A PRUSSIAN SCHOOL
GIRL.

The last issue of the Literary Di-
gest prints the following letter from
a Prussian school girl to a school
friend in Switzerland.
The Digest says that the writer I'M
doubtedly is young. Therefore it is.
quite safe to assume that her views
are reflected, and consequently throw
a very good side-light on the peculiar
mental condition OF the average Ger
mantle German of 'Kultur', for her
father is the State Councillor Of Ar
chitecture. And if you were not
aware that Adam and Eve were Prus
slams, are the lords par excellence OF
the world, and that all other nations
are only weeds" the following letter
printed in The Scotsman will en-
tighten you on this and other inter
esting facts about Prussia:
Frankfort on Order, 10th July, 1916.
My Dear Louise: The contents of
your last letter would have hurt me
had l not known that your thoughts
Of our glorious war resulted from
sheer ignorance.
You are in a country rendered ef.
Terminate by the influence of old-fash
ioned ideas of liberty, a country
which is at least two centuries behind
ours. You are in need OF a good
dose Of Prussian culture.
1t is evident that you, a Swiss girl
with your French sympathies, can
not understand how my heart, the
heart Of a young German girl, pas
sionately desires this war. Speaking
of it some years ago, my father said
to US: Children, Germany is getting
too small for us; we shall have to
go to France again in order TO find
more room" Is it our fault if France,
will not understand that more money
and land are necessary for us?
And you IeprCach US that our SOL.
diers have been very cruel to the Bel
gain rabble, and you speak also of the
destruction of Rheims, and of the
burning of villages and towns Well, !
that is war. AS in every other IN
dertaking, We are past masters in
the making of uar.
You have great deal to learn be
fore you can come up to our stand |
ard, and ] can assure you that what
has been done so far is a mere baga-
telle compared with what will follow. l.
AS matter of fact, there is but one
race worthy of ruling the world, and
which has already attained the high
est degree of civilization. That race
is ours, the Prussians; for though we
Germans in general are the lords of
the world, the Prussian is undoubted-
ly the lord par excellence among the
Germans
All other nations. and among them.
unfortunately, the Swiss, are degener-
ate and of inferior worth. That is
why l have always been so proud of
being true Prussian.
Yesterday, again, our pastor ex-
planned to us cOnvincingly that our
first parents, Adam and Eve, were
also Prussian. That is quite easy to
because the Bible tells US
that the German God created US all
after his own image. If, then. all
men are descended from Adam and
his wife, it follows that only Prus-
SLAMS, or at least Germans, ought to
exist in the world, and that all who
push on and prosper ought to belong
to us. You must admit that that is
logic, and that is why our motto is t
God with us. Germany above every
thing"
You know now why ne wished this
war 1t is not shameful that other
nations, who have no right to exist
ence on the earth. wish to diminish
our heritage! We are the divine
fruit, and the others are only weeds
That is Why cur great emperor has
decided to put an end to all these in
justice, and to extirpate the weeds.
Do you understand that now?
remain, your school friend
KATIE HAMEL.
daughter of the State Councillor OF
Agriculture