Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-13
GERMANY WILL
TEACH NO MORE
HYMNS OF HATE
Text Books Are Being Re-
vised by Minister Of Educa-
tion-TWeIve Years in
Schools Compulsory.
By ALFRED G. ANDERSON,
International News Service Staff
COrresDoudeut

Berlin, Sept. l2.-The doctrine of
eternal peace and universal brother
hood is to be the fundamental idea
of education in Prussia hereafter.
The idea of revenge and hatred
preached by the conservative ele-
nlent of Germany will not be toler-
ated in the classroom. Germany's
youth will be taught that the re-
demption of the fatherland is to be
achieved through useful work, not
through another bloody war.
Revise Text Books.
These statements were made to
me by Herr Haenisch, Prussian
minister OF education, author of the
educational articles in Germany's
new constitution and reluctant
partner to the school compromise
exacted by the Catholics in the third
reading of the constitution.
with these objects i'll mind
have just ordered a sweeping re-
vision of text books" said Herr
Haenisch. The old chauvinistiC
teachings will be expunged from
our school books. That does not
mean, however, that the children
will not be brought up in a spirit
Of nationalsm. On the contrary,
our policy will be to teach them to
be Germans and to be proud OF
their country's achievements in art,
literature and culture
Revenge Manifesto.
! reminded Herr Haenisch OF the
proclamation of revenge and hatred
published by certain professors Of
the Berlin university, including DR..
Runo Meyer, some time ago. The
said proclamation, it will be remem-
bered, was pledge to SOW the seed
of hatred in the breasts of Ger
many's youth for untold generations
to come. Herr Haenisch replied:
II did not interfere with this
proclamation because to do so, even
in the case of men who technically
are working under me, would have
been an infringement on the right
of free speech, which you as all
American must readily realize But
| can assure you that any teacher
who attempts to scatter such no.
lions in the classroom will be dis
missed"
Education Compulsory.
The constitution" averred Herr
Haenisch, 'prescribes compulsory
education for a period of II years.
The first eight years are spent
IN the public school: the remain
ing four in institutions spond
ing to your high schools. also
at the expense of the public. The
young men and women will finish
their education at Is, unless they
desire to enter university. There
will be no more class schools; all
schools are to be open to the poor"
To my suggestion that poor par
cnts with many children to support
might find it hardship to be COM
PEELED to keep the bigger children
at school when they could be work
ing and adding their share to the
family income, Herr Haenisch re-
sponded that social improvement
would go hand in hand with educa-
ton, and that in the new Germany
none would be too poor to give his
children proper education.
Pancakes and Jam.
Here the interview was inter
rupted by the unannounced entrance
of a bright flaxen-haired boy OF
four or five who threw himself
across the Prussian Cabinet Min
ister's knees with the exclamation:
Papa, mama says you must come
in to lunch Immediately. There are
pancakes with jam for dessert"
Thus Herr Haenisch, jr, brought
the interview to an agreeable end.