The Soul of Germany a Twelve Years Study of the People From Within 1902 14
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According to German ideas if you must fight, then you may kick, scratch, bite or stab — only win! In the present war these Teutonic ideals — or rather absence of them — are simply projected on an infinite scale, and it is useless to scold at every act of piracy or every " blow below the belt. " Kultur rec- ognizes no belt. The same applies to German school- boys. If they fight, the methods are the same, only the weapons are limited to boots, sticks and stones. THE SOUL OF GERMANY 239 Brutality ...breaks out in early years, as may be proved by reference to the statistics of Courts for Youthful Offenders. In 19 12 the following crimes were committed by boys between the ages of twelve and eighteen: Rapes, 952; murders and manslaughter, 107; in- flicting bodily injuries, 8, 987; damage to property, 2, 938; arson, 148. Crime has increased by leaps and bounds; in 1897 ^^^ number of crimes, of all kinds, claiming the attention of the authorities was 559, 007. Ten years later the number had risen to 643>396.
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