ntic history, of his ancient
culture; the Prussian has no culture to be proud of.

That contrast of temperament between Prussians and Germans corresponds
to a difference of race. The Prussians are not really Teutons. They
are alien intruders. The Prussians, the Pruzi or Pruteni, are
Lithuanians. The population of Brandenburg is Slav. Berlin,
Brandenburg, or Brannybor, are Slav-Wendish names. The ruler of the
Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg, a State which is even more Prussian than
Prussia, and which is a strange survival of feudalism, bears until
this day the name of "Prince of the Wendes."

Century after century the Burgraves of Brandenburg and Kings of
Prussia had to attract colonists to their dreary dominions. The
recruiting sergeant went out all over Europe to fill the ranks of the
Prussian Army. One-third of Frederick the Great's Army was made up of
foreigners. Frederick the Great on his accession found himself at war
with the Prince-Bishop of Liege, because that worthy prelate would not
allow his subjects to be impressed by the Prussian press-gang.
Prussian colonizing agents scoured the neighbouring countries for
agricultural labourers, foresters, and artisans. Twenty thousand
Bohemians were imported by the Sergeant-King. In the eighteenth
century by far the most important element introduced into Prussia was
of French origin. The majority of the French Huguenots of the lower
classes were attracted to Prussia. The population of Berlin, which was
only 6,000, was doubled by the French exodus. The very language spoken
at Berlin was a savoury mixture of French and German. _Ein plus
machen_ meant in the language of the Grand Elector to have a surplus
revenue. To express his ideal of kingship, the _Elector_ said: _Ich
stabilire die souverainete auf einen rocher von Bronce._ _Dem Regiment
obligat_ expressed the obligation of military service. At the
accession of Frederick the Great, out of a population of 2,400,000,
600,000 were refugees. It is one of the most impressive instances of
historical retribution that modern Prussia should thus have been built
up with the assistance of French exiles, and that modern France should
have been crushed by the descendants of the French Protestants who
were expelled by the bigotry of Louis XIV.

The colonization of Prussia has proceeded until this day. Before the
war immigration into Germany was exceeding the emigration. Polish
labour continues to migrate to the Eastern provinces. Hence