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The German women are not politicians and mayors and county councillors; they are housewives. All classes of Germans are scrupulously polite to one another; but this is the result of mutual respect, not of snobbery. The tramcar conductor expects to be treated with precisely the same courtesy that he tenders. THE GERMAN WOMEN ARE NOT POLITICIANS AND MAYORS AND COUNTY COUNCILLORS THEIR HOUSEWIVES ALL CLASSES OF GERMANS ARE SCRUPULOUSLY POLITE TO ONE ANOTHER BUT THIS IS THE RESULT OF MUTUAL RESPECT NOT OF SNOBBERY THE TRAM CAR CONDUCTOR EXPECTS TO BE TREATED WITH PRECISELY THE SAME COURTESY THAT HE TENDERS
hat you were talking to a man, not to a child or an imbecile, and he would probably impress the request upon you by boxing your ears for your impertinence. He can conduct himself sensibly without making an ass of himself. He can be "temperate" without tying bits of coloured ribbon all about himself to advertise the fact, and without rushing up and down the street waving a banner and yelling about it. The German women are not beautiful, but they are lovable and sweet; and they are broad-breasted and broad-hipped, like the mothers of big sons should be. They do not seem to trouble themselves about their "rights," but appear to be very contented and happy even without votes. The men treat them with courtesy and tenderness, but with none of that exaggerated deference that one sees among more petticoat-ridden nations. The Germans are women lovers, not women worshippers; and they are not worried by any doubts as to which sex shall rule the State, and which stop at home and mind the children.  ASK YOU TO REMEMBER THAT YOU WERE TALKING TO A MAN NOT TO A CHILD OR AN IMBECILE AND HE WOULD PROBABLY IMPRESS THE REQUEST UPON YOU BY BOXING YOUR EARS FOR YOUR IMPERTINENCE HE CAN CONDUCT HIMSELF SENSIBLY WITHOUT MAKING AN ASS OF HIMSELF HE CAN BE TEMPERATE WITHOUT TYING BITS OF COLOURED RIBBON ALL ABOUT HIMSELF TO ADVERTISE THE FACT AND WITHOUT RUSHING UP AND DOWN THE STREET WAVING A BANNER AND YELLING ABOUT IT THE GERMAN WOMEN ARE NOT BEAUTIFUL BUT THEY ARE LOVABLE AND SWEET AND THEY ARE BROAD BREASTED AND BROAD HIPPED LIKE THE MOTHERS OF BIG SONS SHOULD BE THEY DO NOT SEEM TO TROUBLE THEMSELVES ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS BUT APPEAR TO BE VERY CONTENTED AND HAPPY EVEN WITHOUT VOTES THE MEN TREAT THEM WITH COURTESY AND TENDERNESS BUT WITH NONE OF THAT EXAGGERATED DEFERENCE THAT ONE SEES AMONG MORE PETTICOAT RIDDEN NATIONS THE GERMANS ARE WOMEN LOVERS NOT WOMEN WORSHIPPERS AND THEY ARE NOT WORRIED BY ANY DOUBTS AS TO WHICH SEX SHALL RULE THE STATE AND WHICH STOP AT HOME AND MIND THE CHILDREN
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