The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-11-18
"HE WAS EDUCATED IN GERMANY"

say, in attempting to pay tribute to the scholarship and abiit,
Germany where he sat at the feet of the greatest scholars Of
the world' But today from every platform and many pull
these so-called great German scholars by these same Americans
In contrasting the present view of pre-war German teach:
ings with that given today, the ordinary mind can but wonder
at the change. 1t seems to us that if it took the war and German
eyes of these educators and supposedly capable leaders, then
their Judgment is poor indeed and that they do severely
1ndict themselves.
Now we are told that much of the war spirit and the de-
nand for greater ornaments in this country, comes from the
the atheism. socialism and liberalism. which are s. distres-
Singly manifesting themselves in 81 many parts of the country
in some of our church leaders, was brought to America by
some of those who spent some years in German colleges and
universities.
If these same Learned" ones who are today bringing these
indictments against the German idea of education are correct,
then they are unworthy leaders and their voices should fall
upon deaf ears. If they were so grossly in error before the
war, it seems to us that it would take more than a mustard
seed Of faith to make the real thinking man accept their con-
'luS snnst a%d t f1 g nfsa,x as being wn d i4f "a IL tb;d 5Pd tSv were correct
before the war nor do we think they are wholly correct today.
to German educational institutions. Today it is popular to
heap anathemas upon much that is German. We were never
in a foreign land than could be got in America. OF course
travel and association among the intelligent and cultured Of
any land is helpful to an inqurlng mind. but as for German
and we know now that i was far from being what was claimed
Tor it. If educational perfection, or even approximate educa-
tional perfection, led Germany to believe that she could per-
TALLY executed, then it were better not to be 50 highly educat-
ed, and thus W e are given another example of the shakespearean
charge, much learning doth make thee mad.
We have never been fortunate enough to go across the
seas and necessarily our mental horizon about what Germany
is r was, and what she or any other country IS DONG, IS INIT
ed, nevertheless we cannot rid ourselves of the idea that there
are many exaggerated views extent about German education
and her efficiency and recuperation.
Certain big business interests in New England see profit to,
cannot of itself meet in an open field the socalIed, German
efficiency. Common sense should teach anybody that Ger
has a debt levied on her by the Allies that is staggering to
contemplate-but it is not any more than her war deviltry de-
mands-her navy has been taken way from her; as a part OF!
the penalty for the war, she has been Invested of her best coal
fields. Limitations and restrictions have been imposed on her
that hUmlH3tp q AT home and dScTpIlt g abroad Her
money today is almost as valueless as Confederate money in the
early days of 1865. So, we repeat, that to talk Of fearing Ger
worse than puerile, and a confession of impotence upon the
part Of American enterprise and business.
In truth, the idea of Wonderful recuperation" upon the
part of Germany is a barrage northern Republicans are cleverlyl
a tariff tax upon the balance of the country for the benefit of
New England and other eastern manufacturers who contribute
need no !" proteetiion". they are projecting the Themselves Il by con- on.
tllnulng to charge very nearly war prices on many commodities
and clothing, yet hides are being sold at give away prices and
cotton at less than the cost of production.
very reverse of what they insisted on some years ago as to Ger
man system of education, need to plead guilty to the Ananias
public.
Secretary Hughes is by no means entitled to all the praise
for his proposed disarmament program. Woodrow Wilson was
the John the baptist crying in the wilderness against more wars
and it was really Wilson that paved the way for the Disarmament
conference. /
Speaker Conner says that he is for a Farm Market Brueau
but that he wants no Governor to have anything to do with max
ing any appointments who will not appoint even a notary public
who did not vote for him. Looks like Conner is getting to be-
personal.
In talking about unlettered soldiers not being able to put
up a good fight, it seems to us that the record of the Revolu-
deal Of trouble. Forest knew little taught in books.
Mississippi need to have no further worry about her edu-
cati0nal prOblems-Dr. Tigert has been here.
The oil magnates must have made some recent donations
they are continuing to raise the price of gasoline. :