The Robesonian., 1918-07-25
THE GERMAN TEACHING
THAT MAKES MIGHT RIGHT
c.,siders Crime Means to a Holy
Fad-An Illustration.
manufacturers Record.

U1t is easy to discern why Germany
,.o,s no oualms of conscience in the
feels ~ any criminal method employed
use ;r " 1hs war. She does not deliber-
10 ", w." become a criminal. For the
ately in this war there is no such
GeIn!' as crime. What we call crime
lhI"s hn considers means to holy end.
sho she has organized in thoroughgolng,
oiio oii;oontific fi manner the whole domain OF
seien az a measure for winning the
cFllhe Cutting off the hands of Bel
wal, cIiIdren and the scattering OF
gan irerms accomplish two re-
ali."' ,.s TSev kill or MAIN the enemy
suIi't sun thew ill him with terror OF the
German name. s.o,, -
lm J nhil0sophical discussion Of the
ii.ory Dio"", of the growth of German kul-
nlS'obiy ~ Rev. E. Y. Mullins, D: D.,
iGt n W nresident of the Southern Bap-
LLpTib u. pTibeological Seminary, one OF the
llst us ,yidelv-known and most learned
HIoo;. ;.+ars in America, who IN tracing
illi''S;t 5;storv of German kultur reaches
the nnnclision which he has thus so
'he '.rly and graphically stated. Here
- statement of a great reng1ous
- ioodar that the German nation mas oe-
le%me nan,e 60 stepped in crime and barbar,,
SV ;sn, that it has no compunctlons OF
ilonscience. lo 1t is against such a Iear-
t,,i condition of Immortality that we
lul f;ohting to save ourselves from
az az finnish, devilish brutality:
'"I specific illustration will liluml-
"a "a The whole story and doubtless
nav oven to DR.. Mullins clearer IN
givSI+ IN into the reason for German bar
slsHS ssHsr;sn, - than that developed from MS
DDssi;osophical Dsi iIoe, researches. The story
is this: c,,o p.l+;n,oro
,onLor % and a son of the Secretary OF
pHn" Mnm If the Confederacy, has IN New
WI Wa" q friend of German birth, VINO
tomever iUa TO his everlasting credit, has
no"e sore extent overcome that handl-
w W. ' and is now wholly American In
nH snirit. Some months ago Mr:: seddon
;T conversation with this friend, &C.
nonnced the barbarlsm OF Germany
nUJ This gentleman in reply said:
Ga" aMr Seldom, you must remember
+bat the barbarism Of Germany IS MOI
Iorharism Incl as viewed by Germans
and / will illustrate IN my own ilie
the reason for this.
'H 3When | grew up in Germany there
uos q student in the same scnool Wht
Sad something which / wanted. 1t be,
i"need ,',u to him, but I wanted it, and
;unsned on him and beat MIN up sc
Sadly that | manned him for life, bu'
T' nnt what I wanted. When l wen'
home nv parents patted me on the
bock and commended me for my PROV
oss @ in taking from my fellow-sa:lden1
what I wanted. They told me that
nnst always follow that method.
"What NV parents taught me II
this way has for years been lauSilI ~
all German families and IN Ge:mai
schools. 1t permeates the very lie 0:
Germany, and, there, an act 0:
barbarism as Americans think OF psr
barism is not barbarism to the Gef
man who commit it.
"Had | continued to live IN ger
many, it would never have occurred Il
me that had done anything wrong
I had only followed the custom al
Germans are taught at home and II
school. but after / became q man
settled in America, and as l came T.
understand the spirit of American CIV
ilization it grew upon me that ha
committed a crime, and now Tor =
Years. as some atonement for my sir
| have been supporting that cripple
man and his widowed mother. Bu
bear in mind, had / remained IN ger
MANY no one would ever have though
of suggesting to me that / had don
wrong, and it would never have en-
tered into my head that ! was unde
any obligation to the man l had mann
ed. In the light Of American clvlilza
ton | understand the difference aid
am seeking to atone for my sin, but a
Germans nave been taught as l wa
taught. The Germans, therefore, /
their campaign of frightfulness, ar
committing deeds which from tn
viewpoint of American civilization a.
barbaro1s, but from the viewpoint
Germans are not crimes at ALL"
Probably no clearer light was eVS
thrown upon the reason why Ge1
mans can commit the awful crlmt
that have stained the life OF that n;
ton was ever given than this test
mony of a rich German-Amerlcan WI,
has now so thoroughly lmblbed u
spirit of American civilization th