El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-05
KULTUR DIES IN UNITED STATES;
PRUSSIA FINDS IT'S HOPELESS

OF ALL the German dreams gone wrong none has been
y more grisvousy disappointing to Prussianism than
that Of the Germanzaon Of the United States The idea
that the hundreds Of thousand Of Germans and German
Americans this country would betray the country which
welcomed them and take up against her for Ger
manys sake has been exploded proved to be bubble
From emperor William down, German ofhdaldom had
placed faith in It. They found that remained faithful
to Germany except paid agents and few others h29aI9
By comparison with the whole number OF 1eutone nlool
And nothing has been more inspiring to the United
States than the steadfasness Of Americans OF German
birth OF sncestryyes, and even Of Germans outIgnt-
who have taken their the side Of the United States,
sadly perhaps but definitely nevertheless They have sub
e5 to be way loans and the Red Cross and Y. II. c. A
They have sent their into the army navy and marine
CORPS Many Of them have gone IN themselves The late
Dr. Frederick Koch Of Fl Paso example. He had
been German officer veteran Of the war Of 1870, deco
rated with the Iron Cross Tor bravery IN battle But u TINS
war he and soul with the United States. Mem
bers Of his family wear American uniforms and he would
himself If he had been allowed 10 do So
He particularly shocked BY the atrocities OF German
awe didn't do that in our time" he onoe remarked.
In our invasion Of France under strict orders not
TO moss non combatauts and there Of the whole
sale destruction Of property Our army made war hon
The patriotic spirit Of Dr. Koch is not than typical
that Of Germans who have to this country. The
trouble that the black sheep attract attention than
the Of whites and newspaper readers are often IN
danger OF considering the whole flock black.
But white is the flock whole that the German
government has been greT0usly disappointed Nothing
has been disappointing, battling to the German
mind than 10 find fair haired Teutons men Of German
names and speaking German, IN the ranks Of the few
Americans thus far taken prisoner It is almost incompre
heusbe the Boche mind why these of the Father
lands should be bearing against Germany But
that they doing SO, the casually lists any day IN the
week viii indicate. Pick casualty list at random and
see how many distinctly German it contains. Owners
some Of them nay have been IN this country for genera
tons and have lost the feeling OF blood Enshlp Plenty
more have not but they have had insted into them the
American principle, and that IS what after al, makes
The failure Of the Prussian plan for the Communication
America is frankly admitted by the Koenische Zeitung
in series Of articles written BY its former Washington
correspondent Georg BaTtheme. In his 18th article, Hem
Barthems p0urs out abuse upon all the most prominent
German-AHercaus traitors 10 the Fatherland After
numerous quotations. he concludes lugubuousy;
A these utteTsnces not the voice Of Gersnis N
America They the cries Of fear Of people who
anxious about their moneybags, the cries in trouble Of
rsnegade who want their origin TO be forgotten They are
reality the without country for Ultimately the
calculating American VIII show them the door as being
Meanwhile most Of the others who have remained good
Germans VIII turn their backs N disappointment upon the
country Of their betrayed hope and those who not able
ing upon the ruins Of devastated dream They thought
that they entering country and building them
selves house Instead Of that they found themselves
suddenly Bsh-Colonia soil and in the shadow Of the
Union Jack. That was terrible awakening
'Win 1t still be possible 10 make the United States
into really Independent American states do not know
Many Of ny German friends thought It possible and
IF them assured that he VIII not eHgrate, painful
though everything has become TO him, because he intends
than ever to take up the fight for free Amer
lea and for second Declaration Of Independence. Many
things have happened differently IN these years that
must submit to abstinence from definite opinion
One only conclusions Of which the premises lie
in history and experience These premises indeed display
Germsnism IN America not hammer but anvil; they
show that Germsuism has been not bringer Of kuuI,
but fertilizer; they show that Gemanism may have
past but has future.
at nay be that these conclusions are false It may be
that the German in America found his soul and
has that loyal service and political impotence not
enough It may be that Germsus VIII find IN unity the
due by right and BY history It may be so, may
almost afraid that it win be So American Ger
mansm doomed poweressness Il suffers and goes
under That is the great tragedy which hearts
while cannot alter the Of fate But what
nay OF thing-that the German over there
like heroes in ship and trench viii 20 down with
Deutschland Deutschland uber allies his lips and in his
heart-With the morituu te salutant'
We Of the United States, whether or not Of Teuton