GERMANY AND THE GERMANS

FROM AN AMERICAN POINT OF VIEW

BY PRICE COLLIER

CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS NEW YORK 1913

Copyright, 1913, by Charles Scribner’s Sons

Published May, 1913

To MY WIFE KATHARINE whose deserving far outstrips my giving

CONTENTS

CHAPTER
INTRODUCTION
I.THE CRADLE OF MODERN GERMANY
II.FREDERICK THE GREAT TO BISMARCK
III.THE INDISCREET
IV.GERMAN POLITICAL PARTIES AND THE PRESS
V.BERLIN
VI.“A LAND OF DAMNED PROFESSORS”
VII.THE DISTAFF SIDE
VIII.“OHNE ARMEE KEIN DEUTSCHLAND”
IX.GERMAN PROBLEMS
X.“FROM ENVY, HATRED, AND MALICE”
XI.CONCLUSION

INTRODUCTION