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BRUTAL P0WBKH&- I FRS H01D0N PEOPIE

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mot nearly go opposed to the monarchial idea as is commonly supposed, thereis a strong sentiment of loyalty toward the emperor. -True, the socialists are vlamoring constantly for the uniform ole and other political changes, but I doubt very much whether—before the w.u\ at any rate—any large percentile of socialists would have seized the opportunity to dethrone the kaiser had ii presented itself. Certainly any su-h attempt would have been speedily smothered by those tvmi remained loyal, even without tl»e aid of the niihtary.

What Future Holds?

W'uti the new conditions brought about by the war and the manner in which the war has been conduc ted, the view point jf the ieople at large is apt to undergo a considerable change. When they ultimately realize how their military leadership and hunger for world dominion have reduced their country to ruin and decimated their 4man-power, there is no telling what reactions may occur.

If, however, the German people ever -decide to pull down tne idol they have worshipped slavishly for so so long it will be because of ,the sudden realization not that they have been worshipping: an idol, but that they have been worshipping- an impotent and unsuccessful idol. I

So long Ms th* kaiser Is a Hie to tiphold Germany's place among the nations of the world, so long will his people uphold him. Tiiey^ will stand behind him as long as he goes forward they will repudiate him as soon as he turns back. They will acclaim him in triumph, but will not tolerate him in defeat. The kaiser himself realizes that his tenure of office rests pon victory. The war was started for 'he sake of the world dominion it has been continued solely to save the kaiser's throne.

Coming into such intimate and frequent contact with the kaiser, 1 had a wonderful opportunity to observe the relations which existed between him antl !ns people.

The conduct of the people since the ... war affords no safe criterion of their 'normal views and sentiments. The activity of government agents and the power of the inspired press exerted such a*great influence on the feelings of the people that any outward signs of enthusiasm which they displayed must be liberally discounted. The demonstrations in favor of the kaiser and his leaders since the war have !e®n more or less artificial, the crowd

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being worked up by government agents and the press accounts have invariably magnified them. Before the war, however. whatever acclaim the kaiser received from the public came spontaneously, and was for that reason of greater significance.

Hunger For His Gaze.

I know that whenever the kaiser called at my office great crowds gathered outside to atch a glimpse of him when he came 'out. They waited patiently, sometimes for as long as an hour, for the sake or greeting their emperor. Their conduct on these occasions showed very plainly that he had a strong hold on their affections. The kaiser was their idol, and they were ready to suffer any inconvenience for the sake of doing him honor.

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school children to be taken to the Tiergarten from time to time to study the gioups of statues of the kaiser's ancestors in the Sieges allee. They usually passed my house on their way to their object-lesson tn patriotism. Sometimes, when the kaiser^was at my house, I have seen these children halted in front of the place to .await the emperor's departue, their teachers, no doubt, feeling that the youngsters would gain greater inspiration from a fleeting glimpse of the living monarch than they could possibly derive from a prolonged study of the statues of his departed ancestors.

Most of my patients knew that the kaiser visited me, and they never tired of asking questions about him. It was almost impossible for them to believe that they were to have the privilege of sitting in the very chair which their kaiser had occupied.

Does the kaiser actually sit in this very chair?*' they would ask In incredulous tones. "Docs he ever talk about anything?" "Please tell me what he said the last time he was here." Apart from confirming the fact that the kiiise: had been to me for treatment, I made it a rule never to repeat whlTt the kaiser had discussed with me.

A new German office girl whom I had engaged attracted the kaiser's attention. and he was gracious enough to shake hands with her, -After he had left th^ girl held out the hand the kaiser had grasped and said she would not wash it for a week.' "Just to think, this hand has grasped tHe kaiser's hand! When I tell my family about it tonight they won't believe it!

The fact that the kaiser condescended to acknowledge the plaudits of his people by a salute or a wave of the hand was cited as proof of his graciousness and kindness, their god was smiling on them, and their gratification was overwhelming.

Kaiserly Designs.

To maintain this state of veneration was one of the kaiser's principal concerns, That was why he never ap-

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peared in public except in fuli uniform why he always rode a white horse, while the rest of the staff rode dark ones: why the pictures of him that were allowed to be circulated always showed him to the very best advantage why every case of lese majeste was punished with the utmost severity why, in short, every possible precaution was taken that the exalted ideas which the public held regarding their kaiser should never be undermined.

With this spirit of devotion dominating the people generally, ii was only to be expected that they should have stood solidly behind their emperor when he sought to achieve'the one ambition of his life—his dreaim of world dominion.

There is no doubt that the war was planned and made possible by the militarists and the Junkers, and that every effort was made to conceal from rhe people its real purpose and ultimate goal: but if anyone imagines that the people at large would have held back had they realized the truth, he fails to understand the underlying spirit of the Teutonic race.

The Germans are the most quarrelsome people in the world. It is misleading to speak of the German militarists. All Germans are militarists. The records of their civil courts tell the story. In 1913 there were no leys than 5,000,000 petty cases tried in the courts, and as every case naturally involved at least two parties, the astonishing fact is disclosed that some 10,000.000 Germans, or one-seventh of the entire population, appealed to the courts in a single year.

The bellicose character of the peopte was evidenced in countless other ways. It was the natural result of what I believe to be the most pronounced national shortcoming—selfishness. The average German is the most selfish individual in the world. He thinks of himself and his own comforts first, last and all the time.. I have noticed on the street car, in the theatres, in the public highways, in the restaurants and in hotels, where people congregate, everyone looked out for himself first and pushed aside those who stood in his way. In civil life Just as in a state of war. the German practiced the principle that might makes i*5ght.

National Craftiness.

Chivalry, courtesy, magnanimity are as foreign to the German make-up as they are characteristics of the French. A keen desire to make something out of nothing is another national trait of the Germans, if my observation has been accurate. What is commonly referred to as German thrift is only a polite name for German stinginess, antl I have seen so many Illustrations of the petty meanness of the German people that it seems idle to specify single instances.

Just by way of example, howevefr, may mention a particularly atrocious case of this common failing among the Germans. One Christmas presented my wife with a set of furs and had them' sent to the house of a friend, where my wife was staying for the holidays. I afterward learned that my wife's hostess had ferreted out the name of the furrier from whom I had purchased the furs and had demanded a commission" on the sale!

One of the first impressions received about the German people, when I went to live among them fourteen years ago. was the lack of comradeship among them. Class distinctions are drawn so fine, and there are so many gradations that it was almost impossible to find two Germans on the same social plane. One was always the other's superior. After my fourteen ears' experience among these people, cannot say that that early impression has been removed if anything, it has Vieen deepened:

Another early impression that has remained with me was the prevalence for the military spirit in civil life. It was evidenced by an atmosphere of oppression, which was perhaps more imaginary than real, but which was most appreciable just the same. PracticaUy every public official was a solI dier. His military bearing and outlook colored his every act, and the civilian always felt more or less at a I disadvantage in dealing with him.

This state of affairs was brought about by the fact that while every I male German is supposed to serve two ears in the a rmy, unless he passes the higher examinations for the one-year service, many serve an additional ten years, and thereby become entitled to a position for life in the civil service— the police. Are, railroad, telegraph, post office, tax, customs or some other similar government department. The great majority of these officers are army veterans, and they never allow the civilian to forget it.

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enough, despite the cupidity of the German character, graft and corruption among the German police and other officials were practically unknown before the war.

An illustration of the power of the German police system was afforded in the outrage committed by a German policeman in the course of a strike at Breslau a /ear or two before the war. To disperse the crowd the police Flashed right and lefr. witl* their swords. An innocent boy, endeavoring to get out of harm's way, dashed into his own home and was mounting the stairs, with his hands on the bannisters. when one of the policemen, who had followed the lad, brought down his Kword on the bovs' arm and sliced it off The brutality of the policeman aroused a storm of indignation throughout the country and the press was constrained to make e\ erv possible effort to ascertain the identity of the guilty official, but the authorities were so indifferent to public opinion that they declined to reveal the man's name, and to this day It has never been disclosed.

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Th* Hun Character.

Merely by way of example, and not because her suggestion was any worse than hundreds of others raised by my German patients, I may mention the surprising viewpoint expressed by the Countess Sierstorpoff, a relative of von Henckel-Donnerswarch. It was after Italy h=td joined the allies and when Germaji resentment against that nation 1 ran very high. I "What we should do at the verV first available opportunity," she declared, i "is to destroy every single work of art I in Italy. Not a sinsie one of their 1 landmarks or art treasures should be left standing. Then, when :'ie war is over and Italy no donger derives the enormous revenue she has been collecting for years from tourists, she will he sorry, for what she has done to Germany!"

Did the German people countenance the submarine warfare and the slaughter of innocent women and children, in defiance of all rules of international law and the dictates of common humanity? They had only one criticism to make of it—it was not comprehensive enough! It was absolute folly, if not a crime, they said, for Germany to prescribe safety lanes for neutral i vessels to use. Th- whole world 1 should have been declared a war sona,1

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