The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-04-04

The rulers of Germany believe that they have right
prevail all other nations They also believe that the
of the is the only object for which its rulers should
struggle Still further, they believe that moral principles and
ideas have place in determining the actions of the
since the sole duty of the power This German
political philosophy. American political philosophy from the
very beginning institutions opposed this theory and
in this gng against it, For the German theory
necessarily with denial of claims moral
feeling, of international right of ecency chvalr
The German historian Tretschke whose feet princes and
rulers eagerly absorbing his teachings devoted his life
spreading the gospel of Po~cr he said sneerngy
that stock Of inherited conceptions of integrity morality
is nessessty for government (usf that subjects of the
be obedcnt. but "the end all and be all of is
Power" 'The is Judge morality
actions 1t is in fact above morality in other words what
is necessary is moral"
this follows inelnation relations that there
rule guide conduct except selfnteres this present
follower of Trescke of the leading school
educators of Germany KSclensener of Munich
the theory The great lesson which the people
had to learn is think in power
that small states, have national life of their
True long the great around them allow them
exist But day the end of their existence spite
OF all treaties to the contrary Neither alliances 0ties
pfOrdc the ed$t security There ethical Friendships
bercen Sotes in day There only friendsls of
rcnince. And friendships of convenience long
the convenience itself Professor Gutenberg Leipzig
it up "All ethical considerations completely alien til.
state and the state must therefore reouey keep them
length
Can wonder that foreign secretary spoke of
the broken treaty with Belgium scrap of paper?
the school children of Germany celebrated the sinking
Lsdd! or that German agents America smoothly
IN appearance secretly plotted lfore in the
destroy our industries, railways lives?
Is there such thing any common humanity-no
decent to the opinion of manknd Jeffer
son stated in the Declaration of Independence?
OF righteousness of unselfsne impossible in in
ternationa politics.? This car Germany defeated may
decide these questions, but Germany sruggle has
but just begun.
ms American democracy of denes and always
denied the German theory; that
muate the duties of toward each binding upon
nations equally with individuals For centuries civilization
has been slowly advancing from ignorance prejudice self
lshness toward sympathy understanding,
justice done whether between individuals nations The be
all and end al' of a state is not POwer-it is Justice
And the German has left doubt as to
the results OF her theory in application That
broken solemn treaty with Belgium ordered murder of
innocent hostages bombarded unfoed towns torpedoed
unarmed passenger ships destroyed works they
could not be carried to Germany plotted against
neutral natonsaU of them actions pledged herself
TO forego-has lost in short, all apparently that she
dragging the former good of the German people through
mlre OF dshonOr the stain of which removed for
generations Against this mad philosophy govern
men the war must be wagd until they defeated or
is no safety for nations