Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-15
THIS WAR MAS horn IN
UNIVERSITIES Of GERMANY

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This war was born in the univcrsi-
ties Of Germany. Her great philoso-
piers and teachers conceived and gaze
birth 10 the whole scheme. 1t came
with the consent and pride of prac-
tica!ly the entire nation. 1t was not
born in the dark. For four decades
public preparation for der tag" has
Drawn have bent every energy for the
deeds Of the past four years The
idcalists have been laughed out OF
court" Kant, Goethe. Wagner and
kindred spirits have no longer light for
the nation, but only men with the
blood and iron" philosophy can get d
hearing in this nation of universities.
Forty years ago Trotschke com
menceh his diabolical teaching. that
the glory of the strong was in tho
oppression and slavery of the weak.
Nietzsche repudiated the ten command
mcnts and the golden rule To him
Jesus of Nazareth has stood in the
way OF all real progress for the hui
man race. In the wake of this teach
ing, multitude of teachers have
sprung UP. and 1t has become tho
dominant current OF tho nations life.
Naturally enough when the ideals Of
men for all that Is altru!s;ic dies. the
nc is mater!alistic and returns to the
lungles, with the slogan, tina; might
makes right This teaching became
as popular in Germany, and especially
With her leaders OF thought. as Dixie"
played by the best hand. is TO the
Southern ear GERMANY is suffering
Win a case OF paranoiac kuitur. This
brainstorm cannot express itself ac-
cordlHg to German philosophy in any
form SO well as in war. War is the
only evolution Of the superman, and
me superman is the goal of the race
Her supcrman is cannibal and the
fah Ea l,,i,.
ms weaker brother. The weaker
brother serves his highest end when
carved by The sword Of the militarist
AZ the great kultur feast. Thank God
some Of US believe fatal case OF in
digestion awaits the philosophic beast
STRANGE THAT OUTSIDE WORLD
DID NOT SEE THE EVIL DAYS
one OF the strangest things is. that
the world outside OF Germany could
rot see the evil day" notwithstanding
the boasts Of Germany that she was
making ready for It. Men Of other ma
TONS Just could not believe their very
eyes.
What Germany has done is too we'll
known TO be repeated and yet we VEN
'ure the half has never been told and
VIII not be known, until those in Hun
PRISON camps come forth TO tell the
story. hut enough is fully established
TO furnish evidence for Judgment.
''i'S mas !p!ileu every solemn
haht with nations. broken every ma
tional law that stood in the way OF
hcr ends: sent helpless women and chill
dren of peaceful nations to the bottom
OF me sea without warning; killed the
aged men and helpless ha bcs on their
hothc:s bosom; outraged. dcbauched.
tortured and slaughtered mothers
wives. daughters and sisters i'm IN.
speakabie ways; crucined men. and in
IL an hoasted OF her godliness ana
called in Almighty God as a partner 70
heF deeds They call other nations
narbarians." while they stand win
tHarisaica! pride and boast OF kuitur
Ihey look with contempt on all others
All this is done deliberately and de.
tended as just course for n nation
because the end justifes the means
IN pursuit of the highest good for the
world >"e
Shall we forgive them: Only If thew
repent. my
Jesus prayed. Father forgive thu,
LOT thcy know not what they do" Ana
so II was. but the Germans know fun
wei! and boast OF what they do. fl ic
not case OF ignorance. but cas-.
Of kuliur
Jesus said. Forgive us our tres.
passes as we forgive those who tres
pass against us" And how does God
forgive trespasso lie says. "Excent