Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-01-16
GERMAN ARROGANCE.

Culture. or Aims Of the Germans Il
Their Own Words a book Of Ill
pages, compiled by Wallace Note
stein and Elmer E. Stoil, of the Uni
yersity of Minnesota, and issued oy
tha Committee on Public 1nforma-
ton.
The arrogance of the Teuton pre-
fessors. doctors. diplomats, and others
is faithfully portrayed, and their
dreams and insolence towards OTHER
nations cast upon the screen. Ire
closer this book is studied the more
the sensible reader will become con"
vineeG that the present war is ecu
test between barbarism and clvlllza-
ton. ard that lit is the duty OF every
lover Of freedom to fight to the las.
ditch until this monster. of wickedness
shall have been buried for ever
While It may not be said that the
United States is fighting the
German people. but their rulers. it
should not he forgotten that this
race have fed for years upon the de-
fusion that the earth Is theirs 2nd
the fulness thereof. that 10 otAsc
.neoolcs have rights they are boun,
to respect. and that those having the
nerve to dissent from Teutonic claims
are simply subjects for plundcr and
the sword. The following were the
uttcrances of a representative Ger
man three years ago:
t'As the German eagle scars hiGi
above the beasts eff the = earth, 50
must +sRfa German feel exalted abovn
all surrounding peoples. and mus
look down upon them IN their bottom
less depths. The thought that we are
the chosen people lays heavy chll-
cations upon US. It IS our first ouI%
TO keep ourselves = strong peopi"
We are not macel1ing TO world con
Quest. Don't be afraid, Gear neigh
bors: we won't swallow you up. what
rood would such indigestiblc morsc@
be? And as for conquering haf-ciTi-
lied or savage peoples. i'll order %
ill them with the Gerfsan' spirit
we have no desire in that direction
and. IN fact. such iGcrmanizing' i;
not possible. We must be u strong
peoplc, a strong German state, NJ
means that cur growth must be o.
raric. and If It proves necessary :"
widen our borders so as 10 tina room
for Development Tor our lncfcaSins
po,ulation. we shall take so nuch as
seems necessary. We shall set CIR
foot lust 50 far as Strategic reasons
render advisable for the maintenance
Of our invinciblc strength; hut n't
one ineltt farther
Another German said:"We seek -
fulfill deliberately the centurF-cic
destiny Of our r:scc Ito extend. 9aI---
selves without limit. No German
wishes Ia enslare the other natioaS----
-::ofsfl.- I'm is rather to make the wnoi@
world free. free for the exercise y
our German powers and cur German
activities
In the words OF contemporary, u.
may bc that tho German people nave
the SSn,c sense of greed that actuatcs
the military party. and that they VIII
refuse 70 rcpudiatc that party as
long Is /. stands for the same pounS
Of flesh waich they covct.
Ii this proves to be true, the cG'y
end OF th;S var is complete and
crushing military victory on the part
.of the allies. The German people will
have 70 be Shcv2} by the only ~.
gamen; which they seem to under
stand that' they n2ust surrender ne,
hands whitt, they now occupy ans;
mus; content themselves with III
turc. within their own frontiers.
peasc wauld he nearer if the pee.
pie cf Germany were n1ude now tel
realize tina. ultimate triumph Is IN:
possible. They are now deMded, 70.
some extent. ut least. INTO the belief |,
s:isat thcir armies arc inyineiblc; that
the territory which they have taken
can never be reclaimed by force OF
arms. and. that they are, IN effect,
;,ltsaiqJercrs ut this moment. If thlsi
sde!us!on is. destroyed, there can be no
$drt,bGsy;s to the willingness of tie
'.srn>lNs 20 accept such a peace asI
presAie"t Wilson and Lloyd George
nave ,.ifercR sheu