Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-12

This story may be applied to the pres
ent time. where necessary. Loyal peo-
pie must not be restrained by any false
conception Of liberty"
GERMAN WITHOUT GERMANY.
IDes Moines Capital.]
The school board of Newton, Iowa,
has resolved to discontinue the teach
ing of German in the public schools OF
that town.
We take it that there Is not so much
objection to the German language as
there is objection to the textbooks
used in teaching the same.
The fact that this country is at war
with Germany does not afford sur
ficient excuse for throwing out Ian
guage If there were ever any reason
why the language should be taught.
If Iowa pupils are to study for
eign language, French should be chos-
en-. Every educated German speaks
French. Every educated English man
Tor woman speaks French. French Is
the language of society, hence II one
knows English and French, he can
travel around the globe. If one knows
English and German, he can travel IN
just two countries.
But the German propaganda has not
been content to have the German IAN
guage taught in the United states. Inc
school textbooks must teach Germany.
In the DE- Ioines public schools, the
textbook used to teach German TO ad-
yanced classes is entitled I'm Water
land" The subheading under this is
Deutschland" Facing the title page,
there is full page picture OF the Ger
man kaiser On page four there Is
picture of the kaiser, the crown prince
and the German generals. On page
five is the picture of Bismarck. On
page nine there is a full page picture
of German statesmen and generals. On
page seventeen there is a fun page
picture of German school boys at play.
On page twenty-five German school
boys are shown in their gymnasium
uniforms. The book is illustrated from
start to finish with pictures showing
the glories of life in Germany. Fully
ane-ha!f the pages are devoted to IL
Illustrations. The music given Is Ger
man patriotic music. One distinguished
picture gives three generations OF the
German royal family; the kaiser, the
crown prince and the crown princes
son.
The author of the book assures the
world that his volume I'm Nateriand
was made in Germany" and that 1t is
based on actual personal experience.
He relates that he had the help OF
twelve or fifteen distinguished Ger
mans at the universities in that coun-
try. The author says that he aims
10 bring Americans into closer touch
with German thought and feeling and
to make them feel that joy in life and
that ardent patriotism which are
marked characteristics of the true
German.
II English were ever taught in the
schools OF Germany. would any text
book be used which is devoted to
clarifying Great Britain, the United
states or Canada?
II English is ever taught in Germany
II is taught as language and not as
a means of exploiting the countries
in which English is spoken.
II the teaching of the German Ian
guage Is TO be continued in the United
States, textbooks should be adopted
which teach the German language
but whose text should be devoted 70
the United States.
The city of Dies Moines furnishes
textbooks free of charge to all STU
CENTS in all classes. We ask parents
to get the book. 'Im Vaterland," by
Paul " Bacon, and that they read
pages 22S, 224, 225 and 226. Then If
the reader has time. he can read fur
Their.
We doubt IL the teachers of English
IN the Des Moines public schools have
realized what the German books and
teachers have been teaching. We ask
them to read the euIogies of the kaiser
and all his kindred in our own Des
Moines school books, and then we ask