" ("Beyond
Good and Evil," Page 94.)
JOHN WARBEKE.
Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Sept. 23, 1914.
[Illustration: BRANDER MATTHEWS
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[Illustration: NEWELL DWIGHT HILL
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Concerning German Culture
By Brander Matthews.
Professor of Dramatic Literature at Columbia University;
author of many works on literature and the development of the
drama.
_To the Editor of The New York Times:_
In the earnest and sincere appeals of various distinguished Germans,
Prof. Eucken, Prof. Haeckel, and the several authors of "The Truth About
Germany," we find frequent references to "German culture" as though it
was of a superior quality to the culture of every other nationality; and
we seem to perceive also a sustaining belief that Germany is not only
the defender of civilization, but its foremost exponent. We have no
right to question the good faith of scholars of the high character of
Eucken and Haeckel; and we cannot doubt their being honestly possessed
of the conviction that Germany is the supreme example of a highly
civilized State and the undisputed leader in the arts and sciences which
represent culture.
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