KAISER EXPOUNDS GERMANIC "KULTUR."

Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 71, 24 March 1915, Page 8

KAISER EXPOUNDS GERMANIC "KULTUR."

■'» , i COMPARES ENGLAND TO AN ANGRY JOCKEY. The "Neufite Nachrichten" has pub- ' lished an interview with Dr. Ludwig Ganghofer, the German author, in which is given a further account of the.writer's visit to Emperor William at the Imperial field headquarters. Dr. Ganghofer says: "I heard and saw an example of the Emperor's quiet patience with slanderous statements which should be instructive for us all. Remarks: of such a nature embitter him,, but even in hia greatest excitement h e never Joseg the mastery of his tongue, X heard him say in. such a. case: """That is -strong, also. Jt i*. fortunate that trUth always js l

wiser in the long run, and that it has longer legs.' "The knightly conduct of individual opponents in the field gladdens -Emperor William," continues Dr. Ganghofer, "and I have never heard any man speak so justly of individualities and the courag* and the accomplishments for the nation's enemies. Even against England I heard 'from the Emperor no unmeasured word spoken in anger. Every word he pronounces, severe as it sometimes sounds, is always within the bounds of supreme reserve. Nevertheless, there i? a slight, but hardly noticeable vibration -in his Majesty's voice when the subject is our Germanic cousin across the Channel. " In a conversation with the representative of a neutral state, the Emperor once said: "' Yon are a sportsman. When, in a I .horse. lace, the weaker animals gradu-1 tally drop out, and only ihe two strongest are left, have you ever seen the I jockeyof the'-horse which threatens to.

fail behind strike with his wHip at the jockey of the more ambitious and stronger animal?' "The man questioned shook his head. The Emperor continued: "'Why does England strike at us? Why does she not rather strike at her own weakening horse!' "Yet other words of the Emperor must be remembered." The "Neuste (Nachrichten" quotes Dr. Ganghofer as saying: "On one occasion he made this remark: ''" Many people who judge ue Germans solely by outward appearances, and term us barbarians. seem not to know that there is a great' difference between civilisation and " kultur." England cer-' ■tainly is a highly civilised nation." One notices this always in the drawing-room. But to have " kuttrnr" means to possess deep conscience and high morale. "'When they say in other lands that it was my intention, to found a world

empire, that is the funniest nonsense ever said about mc. But in the morale, j industry and conscience of the German I people is to be found a conquering power •that will open the world for them."*