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the custom of the social group and varies with
the various groups. Real standard for all there
is none and Nietzsche does not hesitate to call
his followers "immoralists.". Morality, being
that which produces good for the group, is not
good over it. The group owes no service to any
thing beyond ITSELF nor as creator of good and
evil is it subject to its own creation. The men,
bers Of one group may deceive, rob, kill, those OF
another group without the slightest self-re-
proach In famous passage Infamous, some
would say) Nietzsche describes highly n1orahz-
ed race, its members selfrestrained in their deal
ings with one another, and showing all manner
of mutual considerateness, delicacy. of feeling,
loyalty, and friendship, falling stranger race.
numbering, burning, ravishing, torturing, and
with no graver feelings than those Of students on
a lark AS to God, the Superman will replace
God. "The task of the race is to create these
Lords or Gods-f you cannot create God,
Zarathustra says, stop talking of one"
There are two conclusive objections to Met
zsche's religion the scientific and the practical.
The Scientific. Development depends on
struggle for others no less than on struggle for
could never develop, for the struggle by the
strength of the strong. The effort of Germany
to destroy France is destroying Germany 49, the
Germany of Kant and Hegel, of Goethe and Schil-
Ter, of Luther and Froebel. The struggle of Eng
land to save Belgium is saving England-the
England of Cromwell and Hampden, Of Words
worth and Browning, of Martineau and the Arm
Odds. If Nietzsches parents had acted on the
philosophy Of Nietzsche, their son would never
have survived his infancy, for infants survive
only because they are cared for by their stronger
parents. Even Romuus lived because he was
sucked, not devoured, by the wolf.
The Practical. The test of philosophy is,
does it work? How Nietzsches philosophy of
egotism works this war is exhibiting to the world
Teach a naturally truthful, ingenious, kindly
people that man has not inherited moral nature
from the Father who begot them, that the law of
life is the selfish will of the strong, and the in
evitable result is Belgium Serbia, and Armenia.
Compare the description which Nietzsche gave to
his disciples Of the possible effect of his phil
osophy on the group which should adopt it with
the historical account by eye-witnesses of the eff
feet which that philosophy has had on the citi-
zens Of Berlin as reported in the January "At-
lantic Monthly" I'm the almost tigerish rage
which followed the Belgian opposition, the Ger
mans became people characterized by cruelty al
most maniacal in its ferocity. Centuries were
bridged, and the savageries of the early days of
the Christian era came trooping over the span
Thumbs were turned down and kept down. A
deaf ear turned to the cries of distress which
followed the accumulated wretchedness that the
decision entailed. What psychology can analyze
the mentality of peaceful, law-abding people
suddenly imbued with lust for blood?
The of the Huns against civilization is
correctly characterized by the words of an un-
named American professor quoted and condemned
by Mr. Salter: "Nietzsche in action