The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-01-10
TIE PEOPLES FORUM.
The German Teachers.

was Gernany S9reaC OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
of the house of Hohenzollem. He died
in 1896. In his work on Politics, the
edition of 1916 he says. mo people ever
attains to national consciousness with
out over rating itself. TIE Germans
are always in danger of enervating their
nationality through possessing too little
of this rugged PRIDE" There you have
premium on egotism and supreme
selfishness.
In the same work ne says, I'VE are
distinguished from other nations by our
honorable love for outspoken convic
tons, which would make a cutand-d dried
party system distasteful to u.s." Again
he says, ''the Rhine is a priceless natural
possession, although by our own fault
we haye allowed Its most material value
to fall into alien hands, and it must be
the unceasing endeavor of German
policy to win back the mouth of the
river" She wanted the Rhine, hence
that is sufficient ground for putting her
greedy paws on the coveted possession.
1t is Ahab's policy of getting Naboth's
vineyard.
We are not surprised then at his
declaration, I'VE must see to it that
the outcome of our next successful war
must be the acquisition of colonies by
any possible means" That tells the
tale. and Germany is following out that
instruction. This Germany of ours
was once the greatest of the sea pow
ers, and, God willing, so she will be
again" On the U-boat policy she has
the nations already beatento a trazzle.
She is meaner than the pirates that
used to lnfest the sea. He claims the
Bible distinctly says that the ruler shall
rule by the sword, and, again, that
greater love hath no man than to lay
down MS life for his friend. Then the
man who sacrifices his life for the ruler
does it as an act Of love, even though
he be driven into battle at the point of
areyoIver held by an officer behind him.
If h goes into the battle he has a
CHARGE OF escape, but ii he refuses, he
is sure to be shot. But it is not worth
while to speak further of these matters,
for God above Us will see to it that war
shall always recur, as drastic medium
for aiing humanity" Hens somewhat
off in his conclusion.
1t is the devil who sleeps up war.
The Lord is scr peace and by and by he
viii see that the kingdom Of universal
peace and righteousness Is established
on the earth.
He excuses excessive atrocities by
saying "the Germans let the primitive
Prussian tribes decide whether they
should be put to the sword or thoroughly
Germanized. Cruel as these processes
of transformation may be, they are a
blessing for humanity. 1t makes for
health that the nobler race should alb
sorb the inferior stock" How easily
he can adjust his plans for the accom-
plishment of his purposes. With him
the end justlfes the means, which is a
diabolical theory. Notice we may de-
pend upon the re-Germanizing of Alsace,
but not of LiYonia and Kurland. Then
no other course is open to US but to
keep the subject race in as civilized a
condition as possible, and thus prevent
them from becoming danger to their
handful Of conquerors." The nation
"a q
the world, and the ruler Of earth, would
keep its subjects in ignorance and as I'M
civilized as possible if thereby she can
secure her iniquitous ends. The devil
must have racked his fertile brain to in
vent such policy. But he found &
willing teacher IT. the self conceited,
vain glorious Treitschke. Let me give
you another bit of his wisdom, "Jhe
brilliant Florentim was the first to in
fuse into politics the great idea that
the State is power"
The consequences of this tn ught
are far reaching. 1t is the truth and
those who dare not face it had better
leave politics alone. 1t is so far reach
ing that the state has power to subdue
lesser states if she cash. In other words
it's the old gag-the club of tyrants,
that might makes right" In keep
ing with this, he tells US that at was
Machiavelli who first laid down the
maxim that when the states salvation
is at stake there must be no enquiry
into the purity of the means employed;
only let the state be secured and no
one will condemn them" Listen to
this: 'the statesman has no right to
warm his hands with SNUG self-lau-
dation at the smoking ruins of his
Fatherland, and comfort himself by
saying, II have never lived" this is
the Monkish type of virtue" Yes.
lying then is virtue so the statesman
can, may, must lie, lie, lie like pirate
and still be virtuous man. Doubtless
this illustrlous would call him a good
Christian. He gives what | presume
he thinks good illustration of his
theory when he saws, How mark edlv