The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-06-27

Thierry and the capture Of abou
400 prisoners. The German, who ha
been told to avoid capture becaus
the Americans would torture thei
prisoners, tried to run when tn
wood became untenable, but tn
barrage Of the Americans prevented
this The prisoners told their cap
tors that they were glad to be cap
tured, and several even expressed
desire to 60 to the United States t.
live after the war.
BRUTE FORCE VS.. CHRISTIANITY
| To one Of the vigorous patriotic ar
! ticles which Editor Richard H Ed
monds is regularly running in the
Manufacturers Record is the follow
ing:
Mr.. William C. Seldom, a BaIti-
more banker and a son of the Sec
rotary of War of the Confederacy,
has in New York friend of German
birth, who, however, to his everIast-
ing credit, has to some extent over
come that handicap and is now
wholly American in spirit. Some
months ago Mr.. Seddcr, in CONVEX
sation with this friend, denounced
the barbarism of Germany, and this
gentleman in reply said:
Mr.. Seldom, you must remember
that the barbarism of Germany is
not barbarism as viewed by Ger
mans, and | will illustrate in my
own life the reason for this.
when | grew up in Germany there
was a student in the same school
who had something which wanted.
1t belonged to him. but | wanted it,
and | Jumped on him and beat him
up so badly that l manned him for
life, but | got what l wanted. When
| went home nv parents patted me
On the back and commended me for
my prowess in taking from my fel-
ow-student what | wanted. They
odd me that [ must always follow
hat method.
What my parents taught me in
his way has for years been taught
n all German families and in Ger
nan schools. 1t permeates the very
ife Of Germany, and, therefore, an
act Of barbarism as Americans think
# barbarsm is not barbarism TO
he Germans, who commit it,
Had | continued to live in Ger
many it would never have occurred
O me that | had done anything
wrong had only followed the Gus
ON all Germans are taught at home
lnd in school, but after | became a
nan ! settled in America aud as |
anne to understand the spirit of the
American civilization ii grew upon
ne that I had committed crime,
nd now for % years, as some atone
nent for my sin, | have been sup
'orting that crippled man and his
widowed mother. But bear in MUD,
lad | remained in Germany no one
would ever have thought of SUGGEST
NJ to me that | had done wrong,
nd it would never have entered
nto my head that | was under any
litigation to the man had manned.
n the light of American civilization
understand the difference and |
m seeking to atone for my sin, but
II Germans have been taught as
'as taught. The Germans, therefore,
a their campaign of frightfulness
re committing deeds which from
he viewpoint of American civilian
ion are barbarians, but from the
iewpoint of Germans are not crimes
t ALL"
The incident described above gives
n insight into the German makeup
hat has not been sufficiently under
TODD. The German is all for self. :
lie conceives a violent hatred for
Verything that stands in the way
self. This makes it clear that the
'ar that is going on now is really
'ar for the preservation of Chris
anitY.
1t ia true that the people of the
United States and of the allied coun-
ries have not thoroughly lived up
. the teachings of Christianity. But
hey have held those teachings up
efore them as ideals and we do not
hink it is too much ito say that
here has been steady approach
Oward the attainment of those
1eals.
And the vital teaching of Chris
ianity so far as works, the touch
tone of faith, the fundamental SEN
iment 60 is in considerate treat.
1ent of our fellow-beings. No one
0uld conceive of American parents
ongratulating their child on the ex-
loit which is described in the fore
Ding. The usual sequel to such an
ncident, if parents found it out,
you'd be that the offender would he