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3 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? e-edition | subscribe | newsletter | deals Classifieds Jobs Autos Real Estate FEATURED » NEWS NOW Burning set in hills above Ashland ... Ashland councilor was in Paris during Friday's attacks ... Medford pot growing ban would affect 1,942 growers ... Burning set in hills above Ashland ... Ashland councilor was in Paris during Friday's attacks ... Medford pot growing ban would affect 1,942 growers ... Mail Tribune 100, Nov. 13, 1915 The following news item was drawn from the archives of the Mail Tribune 100 years ago. Comment MailTribune.com Writer Posted Nov. 14, 2015 at 12:01 AM Posted Nov. 14, 2015 at 12:01 AM » Social News Nov. 13, 1915 Editorial: 'Kultur' The German viewpoint is incomprehensible to the average American. How a nation can sanction a reversion to barbarism, applaud the sinking of passenger liners, and tolerate the destruction by violence and terrorism to an entire nation like the Belgians, creates wonderment as to what kind of people these modern Germans are. We see a nation surrendering its individuality to a ruling Brahman class, and acting in unison for half a century for a common purpose. We see a nation in arms, an army blindly following the lead of officers who will not condescend to speak to them save through an intermediate class. We see the gospel of Christ supplanted by the gospel of might, based on force. To get the German viewpoint, it is necessary to understand Pan-Germanism — the propaganda of "Kultur," the expansion of Germany by armed might to rule the world. Pan-Germanism aims by the forcible annexation of Belgium, Holland, eastern France, Poland, Courland, the domination of Austria-Hungary, the Balkans and Turkey, to rule India and the east, Egypt and Africa, and eventually South America. To establish Germany's "place in the sun" has been the aim and object of German diplomacy and German militarism, and the ideal of the German people "Kultur" is the German national philosophy as evolved from Treitschke and Nietzsche, an altruism based upon force, as against the altruism of Christ, based upon justice. Germany in arms today is this philosophy. It is reflected in the conduct of the war. Pan-Germanism is the result of this philosophy. One of the interesting contributions to the literature resulting from the European conflict that enables a comprehension of the German viewpoint is "A Mechanistic View of War and Peace," by Dr. George W. Crile (The Macmillan Co., New York). The author depicts war as the surgeon sees it. Dr. Crile was recently in charge of a field hospital in France, and describes various phenomena among the wounded. He analyzes war and war emotions with a scientist's dispassion. Included in the book is a mechanistic interpretation of German Kultur. The fact that Germany has been surrounded by enemies for half a century has enabled the ruling class to "fly its military kite," transforming the "action patterns," as the author puts it, of the brains of sixty million people into those of renunciation of individualism and the acceptance of collectivism, the people realizing that their individual labors would be more effective when guided by the highest talent of the few, the superman, than when by the mediocre talent of the masses. MailTribune.com Writer Posted Nov. 14, 2015 at 12:01 AM » Comment or view comments Reader Reaction » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Southern Oregon Directory Featured Businesses Loading... Business Name address Location, ST | website.com Find Southern Oregon Attractions Bars Restaurants Beauty Salons Entertainment Doctors Medical Specialists Contractors Education Lawn Services Lawyers Shopping Travel Tanning Used Cars Wedding Services ▼ Add your business here + Events Calendar Connect with MailTribune.com Facebook Twitter RSS Back to top Reader Services Reader Services Home Subscriptions Subscriber controls Contact us Submissions Photos Events Letters to the editor Corrections Announcements Obituaries Story ideas Since you asked Alerts Email Alerts RSS Feeds Text Alerts Advertise Media Kit Home Products and services Ad rates Advertising contacts Propel Marketing Mail Tribune Daily Tidings The Nickel Shop Our Valley Blogs Mobile Site Stay Informed Email newsletter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Your privacy is important, read our privacy policy. © Copyright 2015 Local Media Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Local Media Group Publications Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license, except where noted. MailTribune.com | P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501