Show Germani Germany Is Republic But With Monarchial Spirit Harden Says nr ny MAXIMILIAN HARDEY BARDEN Central Europe foremost Publicist Special Radio Dispatch to The rhe Ih Standard Examiner Standard Copyright 1927 Consoli Consoli- Consolidated Consolidated dated Press Association ERLIN Jan Tan For 22 22 For the BERLIN B ninth time tima the th German republic has officially cele- cele celebrated cele celebrated the th birthday of ot the German empire It if France Franc should glorify with flags lags and orations the day on which Bonaparte pro pro- proclaimed proclaimed pro proclaimed claimed himself emperor or that on which Louis Napoleon Napoleon Napoleon eon seized the tho crown of his great uncle the whole civil civil- civilIzed civilized civil civilized world would smile amazedly and perhaps shudder shudder der But since sine the th cornie tract problem of the th German re- re republic re rl republic public Is well wen known nobody y wonders that it celebrates the eighteenth of o 0 January on which In 1 1701 iO 1 Prussia be- be became cam be-cam came caine a kingdom and on which in 1871 the tho German princes proclaimed Wilhelm the first German emperor more loud loudly than it does con con- constitution constitution con constitution day All the heirs of ot those princes and of the emperor chosen by them rue are ar de- de dethroned de dethroned The eternal union which they believed they had formed is dissolved Its ter- ter territory territory ter territory constitution army and symbols have hav been altered But no government has dared warn run tho the nation against this yearly early praIsing of what Is dead and burled buried forever The Theold Theold old black white and red colors colors wave from the th republican helen lican facade and the th days day's orators summon their thel hearers bearers to consider the th continuity ot of the Idea that tor for the first time were united all German races except the Austrians In one empire Hitherto this day has par par- particularly par particularly offered university professors and students a de- de desired de de sired opportunity to join In contemptuous rejection of the cols bourgeois republic and vo vociferous 0 o fealty to the military monarchy This reaction ap appears pears finally to have been checked Even en the hot Sl spurs urs bridle their tongues against the constitution to which President has has has- ha sworn fealty and aud against the republic whose e he be Is The Impudent financial de demands de- de demands demands mands o ot of the dethroned dynastIes also destroyed the tho thelast thelast last nimbus of ot their thel unselfish ish patriotism and since then habit th the wet wt nurs nurse of adults has don done its work quietly But th the greater part of th the German student bod body still is attached to the th myth of the kaisers kaiser's era and with t teachers cherish in al- al almost al almost most religious ecstacy the Ideal of ot a nationalism which excludes everything foreign and ot or a 1 strong fl fighting power which protects nation nation- nationalism nationalism But tut Uie the tho warning to those thos professors gradually li Is I bear bear- bearing bearing bear ing fruit and those who do donot donot donot not wish to remain longer In Inthe Inthe the cold outside the tho governments government's favor or are aro ar sum sum- m ning their hearers to aban aban- abandon abandon don the fruitless monotony of angry mourning and help shape a new vital force force torce The effect of this summons summon in Is doubly remarkable because precisely now the th republic lc presents politically ly a 11 shame shame- shamefully shamefully shamefully fully wretched picture Six weeks have haye passed since the th cabinet was over over- overthrown overthrown overthrown thrown by the nationalists ant ani the th socialists and once more as a at the tho time of ot the struggle for tor expropriation of othe the princes the tb reich preM- preM president dent has h s end endeavored to end the Intolerable conflict by manifestation of his personal will Since Ince the peoples people's s 's party led by former Chancellor which has Its est strongest roots In big bif indus Indus- Industry industry try and big bip business cannot agree with the socialists eon con con the length of the working day the tariff and the a solid ma- ma majority majority ma majority In the tho t c can be made possible only through coalition of the th nationalists with the Catholic center party This Is the aim of President pain patri patriarchal archal orchal ukase which can with difficulty be b reconciled with the spirit of true democracy It would have been unnecessary sary if It the field marshal had after atter the overthrow of the caNnet asked the victors Ictor not the vanquished to form forma a new cabinet No English Eng king kinc could If the tories were overthrown y l the Ole laborites a ask k the tories to form a new rovern-ment rovern govern govern- government Irn ment and no Baldwin or o Birkenhead would acceptS accept such a But land Ens-land Eng Eng- England England land docs does not celebrate as a 0 festival the day da on which Charles stuart set the crown on the head which tell fell fellon fellon on the scaffold under Crom Crom- Cromwell Cromwell well |