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The Technical High School at Stuttgart, Germany 



with those of Germany. German steel 

 thus meets German steel ; German armor, 

 put on in Germany, turns to meet Ger- 

 man armor. On the basis of self-pro- 

 tection and national defense the Empire 

 cannot be criticized for wishing to close 

 its industrial institutions to the rest of 

 the world. 



Russia probably profits most in this 

 international educational game. Her 

 students are found in institutions every- 

 where. Through personal contact with 

 some of these the writer was surprised 

 to note their broad intelligence, their 

 mental keenness, and their linguistic 

 accomplishments. Many of these men 

 speak four or five languages with ease. 



The Emperor a few years ago issued 

 the watchword, "The future of the 



German Empire lies on the seas." It 

 had a force similar to Bismarck's famous 

 declaration that "The nation that has 

 the schools has the future. ' ' Commerce 

 and industry were the great hope then, 

 and commerce and industry remain the 

 ambition today. Education was chosen 

 as the powerful weapon with which to 

 attain this future. Today this weapon 

 is but just making itself felt. The in- 

 dustrial schools are still young. In the 

 future more will be heard from the young 

 merchants and manufacturers who daily 

 go out from these institutions. The 

 greatest danger of Germany to the world 

 is probably not in war, but in peace. 

 Her energy is turned to conquests in 

 the industrial world. Her marvelous 

 development is industrial, not political. 



