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contempt when he is well backed by his
fellows. In England he was not quite
so Objectionable. but this is not due TO
him, but to the fact that the English have
less tolerance for buster. He often tries
To he English. but seldom to be an Amer
| lean; in his heart Of hearts he seldom
becomes one, and. in a vast majority OF
| instances, he docs not seek naturalization
! in Americs until caution or business
| expediency virtually compel such action.
Was there ever more typical case OF
| the German michel than the bungling
attempt to embroil the United States in
war with Japan through Mexico, or
Count Luxburg's 'spurlos versenkt
! message?
THE DUELING FARCE.
One Of the most conspicuous manifes-
tations of the German Michel is the
practice of dueling in vogue Mt German
universities Is there any spectacle
more laughable than the staggering
pride with which big German carries
gashed face ~ a souvenir of what some
fellow-studcnt gave him at Heidelberg
or Bonn? He WAS never in the slightest
danger, you may be sure OF that. lie
was we'll rpugzled and chest-protectcd
When some other equally intelligent
Michel slashed away ut him with
sword.
At dinner given by fashionable
lady. Pr,lssiau major and an Ameri-
can diplomat were guests. The fruit
was served and the major, selecting an
apple. exclaimed: What beautiful
apple.
Yes, responded the hostess; at il an
American apple.
An expression of deepest anger, min
gled with humiliation, distorted the
majors face. He instantly replaced the
apple and selected IN its stead a smaller
one.
Il prefer a German apple" he said
looking pointedly At the American diplo-
mat across the table
PRUssIAN SWALLOWED INSULT
No further reference was made to the
matter. but when the guests began to
leave the PrIssian major approached
the American and stIffly offered hls hand
The gentleman from Washington looked
the PrIssan straight IN the eve and held
his hands at his sides, then turned away
1t was an insult Of the gravcst nature,
but the Pr,lssian swallowed 1T, although
plainly showing his intense modification
The German Michel had been taught
lesson.
The Michel" hl,inders, hut he doesn't
know it. for he doesn't think the way we
do IL two Germans argue, II is side
splitting TO an American or Engishman
All the Germans do Is call each other
names. The Germans do not sec the
humor Of the situation, for they are
"Nichcls' and insist upon il. They CON
tent themselves with calling names. AMI
mails are their favoritc appcllations and a
okol' al
wrath If an opponent calls him hippo
potarnus. Should the enemy think of
such n pondcrolN combination as camel
rhinoceros the other would probably drop
dead az apoplexy before he could think
of something insulting enough TO offset
this While walking along the street one
day heard vocal uproar opposite and
stopped Two Germans were franticaliy
gcstIculating. shouting and shaking their
fists under each others noses. A stroll
ing policeman separated them One
crossed the street 10 where stood and,
still voIuhlv matchmaking the other,
stopped and addressed me.
CA1l ZACH OTHER NAMES
ibid YOU hear me call hum a camel
pig" he asked.
/ told him that ! had heard ii all
We'll, ! won, didn't ~ ne asked
"Oh. vrs; YOU won | answered
He went his way, much pleased with
me as referee. but his late opponent had
seen him speak To me ard Mastered over
What did that rat SAY 10 YOU he
demanded cxcitod!y.
He told me YOU won, ! cheerfullN
lied. not caring 20 start him of again
Certainly | won he said he only
called me y camei-plg, and ! called him
a toad-clephant-girafie'
y GU won decided promptly
That much worse than a camel-plg
And he. too. went away happr Never
arglle with one Of them Il can { be done
Their reasoning powers are not our kind
have been frequently aroused over the
complicated official diplomatic notes sent
TO Germany by the powers al war with
her. for / have known for years that no
German can think In any way hat Is
disadvantageous 10 Germany nor can he
sec any point along a line OF reasoning
contrary to that which has been inbred
bv the autocracy. | knew the Germans
to be 'Michels"
BLIND TO OWN DECEITS.
Daily the evidence of justification for
their selection Of Michel" 10 designate
themselves multiplies Now we see it in
Russia. where military success against
mob OF undisciplined and ungoverned
people has gone to their heads and led
them to believe that they are world con
querors. They do not see, as the world
does, the hideous deceits that they have
used against the Russians, for anything
is right. in their view, that is for the
good Of Germany
The military and the Junker see world
domination and "der deu1sche Michel
blindly follows Nothing but force Will
ever convince them that they are wrong
When that conviction comes the Michel.
j. likely 10 turn and rend the autocratIc
power hat made and kept him a Michel
Bun until that day, the fact remains that
the German has well named himself