Evening journal., 1918-05-11
Political Morality.


Political Morality.
It is necessary 20 distinguish between
public and private morality Since the
state Ia power, The relative importance
Of duties must he quite different for 1t
and for the individual. In the case OF
the state. a great number OF duties that
rest upon the individual are unthinka-
Bile. For the state, self-assertiOn is the
greatest of the commandments; for 10.
This is absolutely moral And for this
reason it must be declared that OF all
political sins the most abominable and
the most contemplate IS weakness; this
Is. IN politics, the sin against the Holy
Ghost.
Treiischke, Ibid, vol /. pp. io0-i0i.
I'm their intercourse with
zach other states have frequently lived
Tor decades in condition OF Neiled hos
luity, and it is quite evident that this
state OF latent war justines many dip
. lomstic ruses. Take the negotiations
between Bismarck and Benedett. Bis
marck hoped that a great war might
. perhaps after an be avoided; Bencdeiti
tame forward with shameless demands
was not Bismarck acting morally I'm the
fullest sense when he put on Benedeti
with half promises OF possible German
roncesslons9 Under such conditions OF
latent war we may use the same argu-
ments 90 defend recourse TO bribery as
neainst another stale. II Is absurd "a
biuster about morality in the face OF
such circumstances, or TO expect state
20 confront them with r catechlsm in
iis hand.
Treltschke Ibid. vol. J.. pp 37-3a-
Value OF Treaties.
Every treaty is a voluntary llmita
fion which The state imposes on itself
and all international treaties are writ
ton with the saving clause rebus si
sfantibus itho situation remaining IN
changed). state cannot bind its vii
for the future as against another state
The state has no superior judge owe
itself, and it viii conclude an It's treat
les with rIls tacit reservation.
Treltschke. ibid. vol. 3. %. 3i-39.
The living God viii take care ina
war shall always return as a terrihl
. medicine for The human race.
Treitschke. Ibid, vol. +, p. a.
Necessity aud Sublimhy OF War.
The establishment Of an internaiioni
court OF arbitration rs a permanent IN
slitution Is irreconcilable with the ms
tire- OF the State. . To The ON
of history weapons will maintain the
right: and precisely herein lies ih
sanctity Of war
Treitschke. bid, vol & pp- 3s-51
All the peace-pipe smokers IN u
world VIII not bring Is TO pass that 20
ftical mowers shall ever be of one MIN
and II they are not the sword aloI
can decide between them. we ha'
learned 90 recognize tie moral males'
OF war precisely IN those of IT'S cha
scteristics which 90 superficial ol
Al fmn
for the sake Of the fatherland the ma
ural. sentiment 90 humanity is 10
Suppressed this ai the fir
glance Is the terrible side Of war, b
10 is az the same time IT'S grandeur.
Is not his life alone that man is call
upon 90 sacrifice but also the natur
and most profoundly justified emotio
Of the muhan soul He Is TO sacrih
his entire ego 90 a great patriotic ids
That IS the morally sublime element
war
Treitschke. Ibid, vol ID. PIP. 36i-362
The beslial cruelties col
mltted by the avarlan troops Qn 1856
Trsl.schke, "Zehn Jahre deuisch
Kampfe" p. i6i.
Importance OF an Irritable sense
Honor"
whoever dllauha titH HvHpt va " ''
even in externals, thereby lmpugns
essential character Of the state. To
tribute 90 the state a too irritable ser
OF horror is TO ignore the moral la
OF politics. A state must have a W
highly developed sense Of honor II 1t
not 10 be false 20 rs nature. lt Is
violet that blooms IN the shade;
power is to be displayed proudly
brilliantly. 10 cannot permit this pow
90 be questioned even symbolically.
Treltschke. "Poltik." vol. ii, p. $50.
World Power.
The whole development Of our
ciety Of states unmislakably tends