San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-02

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tween races and classes can never be
conquered.
The best that can be hoped is to
mitigate the evil, and when it becomes
fanatic to treat it us u disease with
all sorts of ameliorative medicines.
This is the conclusion reached by
DR.. Karl Brockhausen. celebrated pro-
fessor in the University Of Vienna, af-
ter studying for years the problem of
smoothing out the hate wrinkles on
the map.
Hate and love in themselves are not
| diseases that can be cured with q
prescription, he believes. They are.
instincts inherited from the animal
world, and must be accepted as stable
factors which We will have with us al
ways.
We hate the things we fear-the
things which hurt and harm us. We
love those that work to our comfort
and advantage. When hatred bGcomts
fanatic it is to be treated rs q dis
case. The common distrust and fear
between nations in Europe have
brought about the present inordinate
hatred which is so slightly yelled.
OTHER LAW OF NATURE.
Working hand in hand with fear is
another law of nature which drives
the races apart--that Of repulsion and
attraction. In nature there is an
eternal breaking up Of substances, OF
particles pulling away from the origi-
nal group and forming into other
combinations.
The French and the Germans illus
trate this law, the Viennese professor
says. Once members of the same ra-
cial group, they chung together. Their
interests once separated, however, the
two nations pulled away one from the
other, and formed the nucleus for hos
tile forces. Divided they suffer from
intense fear of each other.
Against these strong natural laws
there is little to be done. Against the
diseases caused by the clashing OF
these laws, Professor Brockhausen
says something, at any rate a mini
mum can be accomplished.
UNNECESSARY CONFLICTS.
As he sees it, the best that can be
accomplished is 10 remove cause for
all excessive friction-all unnecessary
conflicts.
This can be done in several ways. he
DOu Try W
instincts, is his advice. They are feel
ings which when so treated, are ever
ready to spring into exaggerated ex-
preston.
A certain legitimate fear between
nations and races may easily grow
into nm insane anxiety which has no
grounds for existence. To help con-
Guer this Brockhausen advises that
L. lnI H. hn ~
groups into closer knowledge of the
enemy. Just as one leads frightened
horse IN to the object from which il
SHES. The unknown is ever frightful.
With reasoning. much can be done.
With single individuals the reasoning
power acts rs brake on the instincts.
In the mass reason as yet plays very
Small wonder that this Is true when
Il is considered how the races are
taught from childhood to regard one
another, Brockhousen Gays. Continual
praise of the home country and blame
Of the neighbOr has lead to darkest
misunderstanding.
LEARN FOREIGN STRENGTH.
Such mass psychology leads to mass
psychosis. This unhealthy condition
must be treated just as one treats the
frightened horse by leading it forcibly
past the strange object, his is the
work of the psychiatrist, Broken
hansen argues, that children should be
taught the truth. They must be in
structed in ways to allay their fright
instinct.
TIE exact strength of foreign ma
tions must be taught them. They must
come to understand the weaknesses OF
the neighbor country and its needs.
Through understanding of the enemy
would the healthy side of the instinct
be strengthened and the psychosis
banned.
But even with the right way known,
il is another thing to put the expert
knowledge into everyday practice. The
anti-hate campaign must be conducted
internationally.
WOULD ABOLISH FEAR.
A first step has been made Brock
bousor helinvao in the Carnegie EOun-