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Treitschke,Oncompanywantedp.Jahrbücher, 4. occasion, the became Heinrich vols.emancipation however, 44 apparent andvon: Stoecker 45, "Em law 1879,at therevoked. Wortdid Separatabdruck,time side über of withHow unserthe the ill-at-ease"Anti-Semites' Judentum,"racial 3rd ed. anti-Semites he(Berlin, wasPreussische Petition." in 1880), theirwho 4. SpeechvincednamehadLiberal signed among noof opponents Marchone the the and petition. signers,4, damaged in1881, parliament went HeChristlich hisfirst into reputation. questioneddenied an Sozial, excited it and,bc. Stoecker "explanation" cit., then,p. whenas113. to whichwhether shown con- hishe 7.6.5. Marr,Oertzen,Speechquoted Wilhelm: fromof Dietrich December Antisemiten-Spiegel, Streifzuge von: 3, Op. 1880, einescit., op. philosophischeripp. cit.,bc. 153 cit.,p. if. 106.p. 188. Touristen (Berlin, 1876); ingmoraloratorstuousAfter the pathos,applause audienceappearedit had werebecome at withovernight everyonly jokes.clear interested popular who,that Stoecker "Jew-baiting" without inmeeting, getting always having applausea multitude wascould any anxious arouseand of Stoecker'sofentertain- to "wild"turnul- keep theseandan embarrassment mixed elements up allout the ofsince thegroups Christianeach232 of election the Social right. campaign Party. But brought they remained together Oertzen found comfortNOTES in theAND thought REFERENCES that a 'just fight had to be waged233 even atStoeckerignorantlion Asthe because little risk refrainpeople ofas itsLutherthe lofty from toChristian mean could motivesattacking the refrain freedom freedombeing the from immense misunderstoodhe ofbringing had the inpower flesh, mind about of andso was evilthe little perverted. reforma-takenpersoni- could by imate"Christian-conservativeupbaiting"appropriatefied hatred popular in modern and of passion. Jewswerethe Jewry,effective ableand efforts tojust usedecide elementto because itstake without on offof whatunscrupulous agitation themoral wasboundary considerations right inherent agitators linesand wrongofin "legit-"Jew-tocould stir in clergymanleafletsanti-Semiticespecially Topublished rejectof agitation the 24. areStoeckerby A theNos. conservativesometimes racial 1,school, 4—5, school, appear reviewing 13,and wrote 15,Christian as 17—20, plainindignantly: a long insanity.Social 24,list 28,of believer anti-SemiticA 30, Protestant No. in the32, Bibleanti-Semitesininsinuatinglyclergy No. cannot may4); it smile are mightrecommenddepicted recommended in stillthe as security be being literature tolerated (as anti-Semiticof ina goodof No.that this 5 consciencethe and kind. for bad others) selfish Nobility books when forinterests ofvery andthey atheist the feware(as thatalltalesofwillas theundeservedSamaritans) the buyof Revelation theprivileged them; Old in but Testamentis the of declaredthatposition Bible,the heathen Old are is theof Testament calledtreated the servantreligions Jewish"Jewish as of legend;(Nos. are people,the arroganceexalted devil28, that 30,explicitly (Nos. Abrahamat 32); inthe the 20,expensethat termedBible" (with34); the quotedandjudgmenteven in before (No.all on historicalthe the 17)—all rejection "miserable books this of ChristJewmust of religion,"the arouse(No. Old 1); Testament asthe . revealed..indignationthat Schopenhauer'sis inapprovinglythe of Genesis every 8. Fritsch,and(QuotedThe "forChristian. incensedTheodor: fromtheir Antisemiten-Spiegel,special ProtestantAntisemiten-Katechismus popularity," clergyman pp. the 142—S.) thenremaining(Leipzig,recommendsanti-Semitic 1893), as "excellent," pp. leaflets. 11-47. 11.10.9. Ibid.,Ahlwardt,J.tive(Paris, Arthur attempt p. 1853—1855) 27. de Hermann: Gobineau'sat a racial isReichstag generallyphilosophy Essai surspeech considered rinegaliteof ofhistory.February the desfirst races 27, and 1895.humaines, most representa- 4 vols. 12.13. Veblen,Barzun,Berlin,York,1937), 1918); p.1914); Thorstein:Jacques: 201. Michels, Kehr, Race—AImperial Eckart: Robert: Germany SchlachtflottenbauStudy Probleme inandModern theder IndustrialSozialphilosophie Superstitionund Parteipolitik Revolution (New (Leipzig, (Berlin, York,(New 234un,1980); 1930) Rosenberg, are a few Arthur: ofNOTES the Diemany AND Entstehung studiesREFERENCES of der German Deutschen society Republik which(Ber- 14. "EternalAdolf:Creator:ments.its basic Op.Thus natureanomaly:by cit., resisting I believep.takes 74. industrialism theimplacable I amJew acting I am without revenge fighting today a forrulingin for theviolation the middlespirit Lord's of class. herthework." Almightycommand- Hitler,stress 16.15. Mommsen,Fritsch,inasCommandments" itselfhaving Theodor:a provocativeits Theodor: origin Op.with in Romische cit.,blasphemy,Judaism. the pp.deliberate 358 Geschichte, designedif. Theimitation formulation 3 to vols., discredit of scriptural 6th ofed., Christian the (Berlin, language"Ten Germandoctrinewas 17. This,wasofInvol. Sociala relativelystudyIII, of course,p. Research on 550. Anti-Semitism rare may inmade varythe long duringaccording Within list the of towarAmericanalleged countries years, Jewish Labor,theas chargewellindividual which as of social thedebaucheiy and Institutegroups. 1875),social 18. Ahlwardt,toingssmallermisdemeanors. be of the Germanpart objects Hermann: in American Onanti-Semites. of theunconscious Der whole, anti-SemiticVerzweiflungskampf In allusions America,sex envy. literature to Negroes Jewish thander lewdness ratherArischen they thandid play inVolkerJews thea much writ-seem mit 20.19. InlishedHitler,1936),dem his Judentum articlesas Adolf:p. a 782. pamphlet inOp. (Berlin, the cit. periodical,under (author's1890), the title p.Grenzboten, translation 230.Israel und from 1880,die Go/im. the which GermanSeeBusch Wawrzinek, edition repub- of 22.21. Marr,MarrtractedKurt:(Op. cit.,claimedWilhelm:Op. 6,000 p.cit., 33.) members, thatp. Der 30. in Sieg the a desfirst figure Judentuims year called of its "most existenceuber unlikely"dasGermanentumthe Leagueby Wawrzinek. had (Bern, at- 24.23. AccordingGermanracialCongress1879), policy. back anti-Semites toof cover.Encyclopedia theThey United cited pointed Statesthe Judaica, act to passedin the supportarticle Chinese in "Antisemitismus"1882, of the Exclusion demandas an exampleLaw,that(Berlin the which of German 1928).sound the 26.25. Boeckel'sNeuecommonHenriciborders Deutsche wrote,be maininterest closed Volkszeitung,supportthat so to rights required. Jews. came and The from no.(Wawrzinek,liberties freest 64,Oberhessen, 1883. commonwealth could Kurt: standa section Op. being cit.,had notoriouscurtailedp.demonstrated, 44.) for if the ment.middlemen.povertyGermanthose parts ofJews, its made Judging soil, they a lack livingshared by ofthe as industry inlow cattle-dealers, the esteem cultural and incultural backwardnesswhich innkeepers, facilities.theywere ofmortgagers, Jews theirheld livingbyenviron- other arid in 27. Gerlach, Heilmut von:NOTES Von Rechts ANDREFERENCES nach Links, bc. cit., pp.170—171.235 28. Boeckel,spiredlegedly"Les1887), juifs, by p.reached theOtto:8. rois The French deDie1,500,000 title l'epoque." Juden—die monarchist, of this copies. 15-pageTotal KonigeA. (Cf. circulation Toussenel, pamphletIntroduction unserer of who seems Boeckel'sZeit to in enlarged 1845 to(Berlin, have pamphlethad pamphlet been 8thwritten: ed., in-al- 80.29.32.81. AntisemitischeQuotedBreakdownJulyof the 27, same from1890. oftitle, Frank, figures Cf.Korrespondenz, Berlin, Antisemiten-Spiegel, Walter: from 1901.) Antisemiten-Spiegel, Op. no.cit., 69, Decemberp. p. 229. 27. pp. 8, 1889.29-30. 85.84.83. Ahlwardt,Harden,demZukunft, Judentum, Maximilian: April Hermann: 29, bc. 1893, cit., DerJudenflinten,"Fjjrst pp. P. Verzweiflungskampf 200.64—164. Bismarck 5th ed. und (Dresden, der der Antisemitismus," Arischen 1892).Vöbker Die mit 88.86.37. NeucTheUndertemptsinvestigation affair Zeit, the were of1891—92,dateline Ahlwardt'smadeof the oftoGarsson no.injectMay "Jewish84, 29, combineintop. 1892,228. theRifles" Americanbysigned amight Congressional by remind investigationthe Minister the Committee. reader ofthe War.chargeof At-the 89. Mehring,p.thesoldiers;that 229. wholethe firm but Franz: issue hadthe hardly Committee's"Berlinerdelivered created defectiveGeschichten," findings a ripple shells quickly on Neue causingthe surfacesilenced Zeit, the 189 deathof the public1—92, accusers of American opinion. no. and84, 41.40.42. Cerlach,InReickstagdrewcast the for its first theman Hellmut speech ballotingConservative and threwof von: February Ahlwardt its Von candidate.support Rechts 27, obtained 1895.to AhlwardtThenach Conservative twice Links,