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Some pay tribute to the late statesman as the originator of the Entente Cordiale, which he was not. The creation of an entente depends, first, on necessity-the ex-Kaiser and German Kultur supplied that; second, on the invitation of one power to another-King Edward VII took the lead there. But Edward the Peacemaker remained king of a "perfide Albion," enemy of France, until Delcassé performed the incredibly great feat of making France accept the entente which was to be her salvation...
...either mentally or physically; witness the fall of Rome and the power she wielded throughout the Middle Ages. The German question is more than the German question--it is the ever-recurring struggle of feudalism against chivalry, pride in power against peaceful advancement. The philosophy of Nietzsche and the kultur of Ludendorff are not things lightly to be reckoned with or disposed of; less so now that they are driven to intrench themselves. The spoils may belong to the victors; but unless the victors know how to make good use of them, they are more harmful than otherwise; "vae victis...
...When the Hun tried to force kultur down the throats of his neighbors and acquaintances, and lost a few fingers in the operation, football did its bit," writes Walter Trumbull '15 in the current issue of The American Legion Weekly, the official publication of The American Legion...
...they are to understand, they, must be spoken to in their own language of blood and iron. They must realize completely that Germany and Kultur have both been defeated, and can never succeed. Then there will come a time for instruction in the language of civilization and humanity--not before...
While the Peace Conference is industriously concocting a number of bitter potions for Hunnish consumption, it would perhaps be pertinent for the University to ruminate upon the ultimate destiny of the Germanic Museum. Like the German "kultur" whence it sprang, the continuation of its raison d'etre is no longer desirable, unless, of course, we should decide to perpetuate the results of "kultur" in an up-to-date chamber of horrors. The problem of disposition must somehow be solved. At present it is but a monument of disputed architectural beauty, and of no practical benefit to its founders...