Show German University Students Steeped In Old Monarchism By fly MAXIMILIAN L IL Central iu h l t Radio VI Dispatch to Thel The TIme l Exa Copyright 1926 Consolidated Press Association Aug 1 7 1 7 For or Ger Ger 0 B mans Bonn Is the city where the tho sons of ot kaisers kings and aol grand dukes studied and together with future court marshals ambassadors and ministers lived according to the tho students code fought duels and drank vast quantities ties tics of ot beer For lor Is Bee Bee- Beethoven's Beethoven's Bee Beethoven's birth place The Germany ot of genial art and the later Germany of ot correct maison detre have o both their shrines of rement- rement remembrance brance urance here And here In the tho first days of August the chief part of oE tomorrows tomorrow's Intellectual Ger- Ger Germany Ger Germany many the German university students hold their annual congress An army of ot sturdy youths appeared with bright caps sabrea gay corps uniforms and high boots and it soon became e eIdent Ident that the gulf between these students ho prot protect ct their honor or phan phan- phantom phantom tom torn of honor with wills swords and thoss those young fellows who are c only concerned to acquire learning had not become any smaller since the overthrow o of the empire The names ot of o the halt hall where the congress was held Beethoven Beethoven hall awakened hall no echo The rudely painted scenery ot of o yesterday was shoved before the tho despised today to strengthen the tho belief that only imperial Germany Is worthy to be bo called the fatherland ot of these young men Tho The big majority Ye- Ye remained re remained away from the hall ball until the tho hated republican flag had bad been removed An all too Impulsive ten ten- tendency ten tendency dency to espouse everything new has always ys been regard regarded d das as a dangerous characteristic o of youth The Tho German stu- stu students stu student dents dent appear to bo be drawn drav back to the he old by all the urges ot of ot feeling They dis- dis dissipate ills dis dissipate their strength In the fight against the tho republic Its symbols and its represent representatives a- a tires tives Father had to surrender his high bight official position Broth Broth- Brother Brother er Cr had to doff dorf nis bright uni- uni uniform uniform uni uniform form of ot am an officer The Tho fam fam- family's ilys ily's privileges of o rank and andUs Us its Income vanished Traditional Traditional Traditional concepts of o honor were mocked at and these growing youths heard beard dally daily at home and at school that the German people could nourish flourish only union under a II mon mon- monarch monarchy arch archy only under tinder tho pro protection ot of strictly disciplined militarY might They rhey do not observe that despite the tho loss of ot men provinces provinces inces colonies 1 and nd capital Germany flourished again that she is regarded with friendly eyes and Is more zealously wooed than In the tho kaisers kaiser's days The only thing that seems to them worth worthwhile worthwhile worthwhile while Is that which no longer Ions exists Vanished glory Is to be bo re- re replaced replaced re replaced placed by apotheosis of for for- for tor foreigners eigners and semitism anti antl The conception ot of o humanity democracy and parliamentary government self government are aro attacked as damaging Jewish inventions inventions inventions Without realizing It these youths who are so proud of their pur pure Germanic military Christianity are themselves living In a I ghetto of mould mould- ering cring Illusions They must emerge e and In the whIrling currents o ot of a free tree world learn that Ideals are arc as moral as humans and that new times call to new duties If tomorrow bo he once real real- realized realIzed real realized to Increase steadily the number of ot them warmed armed by bythe bythe bythe the sun of ot culture and to cre create ate the organs needed for Europe's healthy existence existence- existence then there will be resurrection resurrection tion ion In Beethoven hall ball of that genius who Instead of o quarreling quarreling with heaven hea for tor deaf deaf- deafening deafening ening him made mankInd send up the Jubilant cry Cr JO Joy beautiful divine spark sparl daughter o of Elysium |