Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-13
HIRE WORLD BLAMED
I BY J BROTHER OF HARDEN
w Councillor Whiting Says Spirit
Sol Machinvclli Was Rcspon-
siblc for War.
HasMANY AT FAULT, roo
ss1ter asserts That She Isolated
;asrsclf by Clinging to Outworn
Ideals, Which We're
)heing Discarded Elsewhere.


SH i s,s his governments course 5,
s Wi,b o.i,,er,y a; times tha, he wa;
1 as s Violently e attacked by the prosovern-
ssed and NAM s ws Of his articles We're sup;
siin n;, Il, in the Light or the World wat.
sssSws, why. herewith exclusively presented
i sinsI1S and and HsTdcn are Jews. their name
,eir na Gsn,urE EfGmp'cd both TO
ans i'm o1 The h prus.ian Upper House was
SS5stcr and historical OF note
81 By RICHARD WHITING,
VA ~, EonnciIor and Ono of the
ss55% Hounuers of tho IiuurEcoiS Demo-
MS critic Pnrty In Germany.
abE!SL1N, December 22-Those of us
io from the outset of this war saw
sssSd inevitably into catastrophe and
Skbacle have no cause for conccit and
ss55s@ouid not boast OF our supposed far
TITLE FORESIGHT REQUIRED
TO SEE IMPENDING DISASTER
ssSrt required little wisdom. indeed. to
sstresee tho disaster il one only kept
head a bit free from the roaring
asise OF the day and did not seek as
hss sole source of instruction n press
Va literature that as hourly pros
rhose who found jus, a little time
-
sfuld never join the tremendous. all
SEerHowinE hos; OF ravinC yellers who
Sstnged our poor Faiherland into blood
I'D horror.
SgIs it proper in examining ths cues
san Of blame for the war 10 search for
SaSSlN luual cu!prIts. or are those III the
SSssht who are offhand condemninE the
Effole people l believe both courses
&c correct. One must separate in this
Narld holocaust general causes from
8fticnlar ones One mus; and can
#operiy and Justly speak OF three
%. Universe, guilt of the whole civil
- ed world.
$R Especially and particular gull, of
". Especially grave euil; OF indi-
SSFE OF CIVILIZATION
HAD BECOME A LIE
THE whole life OF the civilized pco-
hes had become great lie. Ont
ssschnique and the means OF internal
.saspnal intercourse, nations and indi-
Anuals had come closer and closer to-
other. World commerce. world ship
ssng, world postal service and all
airts OF other institutions had formed
We outer fringe of possible general
of the peoples of the
sobe had been brought into easy and
timate touch.
SSBut beneath this surface seethed and
.ytrces and passions; under the decep-
s>Se veneer of peaceful cooperation
Zero mad come TO life vicious male
rom of inner confusion.
ain former times, when there were no
s.ilifrraSs. no teleEraphs and 10 news
ssfpers. the various peoples were far
ssfxore widely separately outwardly thar,
Isl the age of technical achievements
Fad highly developed international in
Il srcourse. But this outward separa-
ssSnn was. Initiated by much stronger
spiritual ties and a far greater inward
SIuality
saOur Peace has always been an arti-
Sk;ial state. Even our former pacifism,
&Eeached by only "a very few and ar
SSgontly ridiculcd by most Of us. was
;sEten nothing but the rejection of Il
sturbancc of the quiet hu; warlike
4pise. but the longing for peaceful ma
s%rial enjoyment.
INSANE JEALOUSY AMONG:
~ NATIONS or WORLD
sSBeneath the Veil OF certain polite
tSrms there had arisen an insane jeal-
easy, rivalry, envy and hatred among
81 the civilized peoples OF the earth /:
si..insane, maniacial race Tor the good
* And thus we stood actually ready TO
so the way Of Nincveh ANA Babylon,
eecause in the innermost of our souls
I've were not fair and just.
iE This is and that remains the guilt OF
ne world in this war whose last roots
Undoubtedly lie in the general condi-
5son OF the human mentality AS il had
developed since The NHftolconic wars in
i Machiavellsm, whose poison had
teen eating away ,cverywhcre since
Inc renaissance. had remained victor
.EalonE the entire front
FAdded TO this came tHe Specific guilt
'yfltne German people. "a The course
1T our material cvolu'io", crowned by
ticcess, affected deeply hy the l!is-
karckian era and Nhy the internal
Economic rise in the eighties ana nine
3ss, we had not noticed that the Ger
gan snirit OF the times had begun 10
Srift apart. 70 diifcrent!atc itself ma
$srially from the rest uf the world.
MILITARISM SPREADS
AMONG GERMAN PEOPLE
4 gSmugly We summed ourselves in our
sus,achsd assurance. Theatrical
w we nourished the shining sword.
ghe military trend OF thought had
sisen and it grew ana grew. our cdu-
gated civilians teachers and professors
md spread 1t. Through the medium o!
.9he reserve officers caste IL began "a
aervade the industrial circles as we'll
the German nation the
.{ureiy military thought Of the develop
.hent of might gcrw ana spread.
lsAnd all the while the rest Of the
filth Visible consequence moving away
ssofn the viewpoint of iron prepared
SNESTERS EUROPE DREAMING
m AWAY FROM RULE or FORCE
sssgshe western peoples. but also partly
s4a southern and eastern nations o.
sR1fope, were done with the abSolui,
fominat ion OF the ultima ratir
tegnum of cannon and swords and
fEyonete. They mad learned gradually
$02knOw and value the auVantag 5 OF q
frudent policy OF Cancellation.
lin Germany, under tho pressure OF
&3e Napolconic persecution in tho coIrs,
3fxsthe decades. the spirit of pOisl.ir
i&gG triumDhcd over the epfrit q,
5Haimar thc Goethe cityD which was
and pardonablc, though
SsA4al from the very cralistic-poliij.,
l3ndpoint which was so much talked
s sout
S2sRMANS SHOULD FOSTER
Sss5f ~ FRIENDSHIP or NEIGIIDoH>
the German nation. being a cen
4Ta1s nation, should. by virtue OF lEcu
Terry position, have rejected tn. iIr.
$683an isolated military state m,
situation o. German
7Orees Upon her q mi?siOn OF nlIin.c.
lid Friendship with her nrichbors no
Hat of q thrca tcn!ng Isolation base,
Mpcn 5bayoncts
4 11tl liz precisely the nation in IA,
t3nfddle" as il were that should fnyt.
HE dea or right ana Justice. not -
4g}Ehtl and that is why TrciizscnI
8Sd NIL the other unholy prophets @
Ringers and inspirators Of The c,ins
3EpphaI misfortune that has hcfaIlen rs
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