Word: germanic
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...German 8 Philosophy...
...home who insist upon regarding war as a glorious sport at which our athletes are in nature bound to win. Parade after parade, motion pictures, books, and pamphlets confirm it. Our newspapers describe in four-inch headlines of alternated red and black how five "Yanks" have captured a German patrol of twenty, while on page five, under a flaring advertisement of some chewing gum company, we find the official British and French communications of attacks in which thousands have been engaged. In a way it is ludicrous, but such a sad commentary on our own crudity, that it loses most...
...know today, better than ever before, how great is the task we have to do. If anything more was needed to awaken us, we have found it in the horrors of the latest German offensive...
...other point is that, should the German army, in its next effort towards the west, succeed in breaking the line south or southwest of Amiens, it will then be faced by a problem which its method of advance renders especially difficult. The Germans, since 1870, have consistently employed the methods of what are known as linear strategy; that is, each group of the army advances along its own line of communication, along closely delimited and parallel battle strips. This virtually compels the army to advance in a straight line. And, if a change of direction, as is indicated...
Many citizens have worried that the United States in this war would continue its suicidal lenience in this matter. The gentleness of the American Government in this matter may result from a want of substantial proof, but with German spies accomplishing what they are this cannot long remain the fact. As yet, we have heard no marked sign of encouragement from Washington, although we may believe President Wilson will defend this country to the utmost of his abilities. One statement of hope, however, was made yesterday by ex-President Taft, who, in an address to the Chamber of Commerce...