The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-07-04

Allies carry. Pocket Testaments- They refer
to his work at their Bible Nietzsche's
philosophy Is the philosophy of the mill
taritsOf Germany and has caused to large
degree their dreams OF world domination
the upeF-uan to the delusiOn Of the super
nation and that the Supreme Being
has destined Germany to be that nation
But Il IS hardly fair and reasonable to put
al the blame Nietzsche- There was
triumvi-ate OF men in Germany, the last
century. Who must be held equally response
bic for Germans present war Nietzsche
BerUhardi and Treitschke- Formost IN that
t-iurnvi rate stands -Treitschke Cermanv's
greatest dreamer OF q world empire The
Germzn-Eranco IN 1870 left him drunk
with victory He extracted from history the
its gratihSatiOn duty Bernhard who
wrote "Germany's next War, followed the
authorizations of Treitschke for q world
empire with prophetic vision OF ITS aecomp-
Iishnents by military force Nietzsche was
never z fOctor IN German politics Germany
never regarded him as statesman but
He had little 10 do with the shaping of
German politics He was rather q part of a
political and philosophic system He was
regarded with more or less disfavor because
he exalted French literature to such degree
philosophy of Nietzsche Is the philosophy
Of Germany the philosophy existed before
have come had Rietzsche never lived Most
of his works appeared after 1880 when he
already showed symptoms Of insanity His
intense egoism was one OF such symptoms
lie wrote once, the aphorisms in which 1
the first master among the Germans Is
the fern for etrnity 1t is my ambition
to say N ten sentences what any other
man says IN . book, nay what no other man
says in a book" His philosophy. is not
outbursts of an intensely emotional and
nervous temperament His revolt against
a hard lot his prolonged battle with Ill health
his disappointments, his bondage to drugs,
which reacted and increased his misery; 1t
5 in relation to these circumstances that his
writings must be interpreted: they furnish
the key TO his striking literary career
REMEMBERING now that most of his works
were produced after 1880 and that in 1883
he became hopelessly insane, imagining he
was some noted murdered. and at other
times that he the king of Italy. some
him responsible for his exreme- and eceen-
tr-c views Germany never regarded him
potent influence in her politics Bpt after
his death it was found that he had given
bold and graphic expression to the philoso-
phic System of Germany His writings had
4 certain charm, a mysterious attractiveness,
4 striking originality and genius that he
became Germany's literary idol Hhis phil
4 OSOphywas imbibed everywhere because II
fitted and expressed boldly the doctrines
and aspiration for world conquest. that X
5sted independent of his teachings Let US
not forget that before the in own
country Nietzsche was freely quoted by lit
erary men with pride and adminiration. who
never thought of the subtle anti-Christian
influence of mis- peculiar philos ophy-- Thus
through him. and others. long before the
Germans sent their poisonous gass through
no mans land into the trenches of the
allies, they had poisoned to extent
sut institution with a philosophy that ma
turaly and inevitably leads to barbarism-
It Is not one man but the whole military
party, numbering and one-half million
people. not only politicians and statesman.
0ut all of them university graduates. pro-
fessors and teachers in ali grades who have
taught the philosophy of the Super-mGn.
which gave dreams of a super-nation that
must establish its supremacy by force of
arms, crushing in its may to universal con-
quest all weaker nations. 1t is the school
masters IN Germany who have given to that
country 4 philosophy OF militarism. and
I 5arbarism- Against this philosophy the
United Stetes and the allies as co-bellger-
ents stand arrayed. ready to sacrifice wealth
and blood for the establishment of 4 Chris
tian World Democracy. We believe there
can he no peace on the earth till there comes
first justice and righteousness to all the
people We in alliance with the king
OF kings. whose reign will be n reign of true
Righteousness and have pledged
fortunes and lives not to deseret his
cause till justice, Righteousness and peace
~re established in all the world for all
humanity the Normal Leader