New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-23
THE GERMAN IN AMERICA.
HIS ESTIMATE BY ANDREW D. WHITE.
A LETTER READ AT THE BI-CENTESSIAL CELE-
BRATIoN IN SYRACUSE.

SYRACUSE, Oct. 22.-The German bi-centen-
NAL was celebrated this afternoon with much en-
thsasm The streets gayly decked and there was
parade of military and civic societies, with aegorlca
and trade displays. letter read from Andrew d.
White president OF Cornell University and former Min
lister to Germany expressing regretat being compelled 70
recall bis acceptance OF an invitation 10 DC present.
Mr.. White says, 10 part;
serhe event which you and yolr associates commemo-
rate Is not merely OF historical Interest," it has deep
moral and social Significance That great stream oi HI
migration which began to now from Germany upon our
shores hundred years ago has brought eemon'' W
American civilization vast In their Importance anu VINO
spread in their action. First of them Iwoud name 'nd
love and longing for liberty, civil and religious wuon mas
ever een one of the IN ls characteristic marks OF herman
Immigrants Next would nane the love ana ohs,"s o
National unity. As the experience Oh ,d we we
herty 40 ithad Taught them the folly OF dividing
nation into petty soverelgnteS, each Jeous oi oauiy
Vnnn the World etil further name the instructive dis
tfu, of ne great majority Of the M ior
iitial onacLary In the croding our civil war;
Wien chaTlat.n,m OF various sorts appeared likely to
sweep the country when certain oeahtls anu S
Northumberland financial honesty, sturdy German com
,"on sense was found 20 be arfayed against all sach
Efforts and was vast benefit in cbecAlug suGh Wlid
theories OF financial Administrations which Goaiu oh'|
have ended in national bankru .itey ana d7hohof
SOCIAL BENEFITS FROM THE GERMANS.
But besides and oiner political benefits received
from Germany, there naye baan certain mT6el social
benefits As the of the>oI mention the example OF
steady labor and thrift which has been given by our Ger
man felloweitizens Next uame That power OF roiaAns
effort tnat ability 10 onioy lie, tai GemH"i'c"
of the wants of American life; and cl0scW tol-
nectpd with this IL the German aDihly 10 el9O9 NV
pleasures OF life without abusing thein but " ,i
higher range social service wioh the Goihh ci'''
has rendered to this country. and IN tl5 nan n.'t'
their devotion to science ana 70 We seaen oI 'u'I ~ 81
ence. feeling that no matter what tle hiiu III y '9
say truth alone in the long run Is sae Anu next naue
tha devotion 10 literature ana arr WMjd h~ 49,
appears where Germans cOngregite no mtior uoW ,h
the great OF them may be deEOtod 10 te ph uS
material prosperity. In Germany the a. great Heels o. 'o
highest human effort have been maze MOI 10
mere luxury not to enable VOlupu ares TO kl uhc
bat they have fruit in the every Ie OF tHo Poo
pie and the result has been not 10 WeA'l hI"n"' VIA
actor but 10 strengthen II.
ADVICE To TIE GRRMAN-AMBMCAN.
and hero allow me, ali American ani IN the
Of this American republic utter one word OF
earnest advice TO our German fellow-citilens' e
Re GOOD Americans You cannot bo a citzon OF Two
eoupries but while you make the study or your dnes
here your first care to cherish the literature
tbe science and the the old country Bring up yon
children indeed, TO DO American patOtS 10 DO lhouod
with the Literature tno Oh Of from the influence Of
the German language Win It's uessuV ~ , an a.
science and literature Lessng Goetho anu 0Sner 'o
koweage OF the German tongue IN your families, you
have no right TO allow this knowledge OF the German
Language which the key to so precious literature anu
No priceless body of thought, 10 ole out among !ou
| children 49,. ,,,.uo.,,uo ,,,, mr., a., IN dir
higeat ranges aid TO strengthen this republic IN those
elements wnioh most needed TO combat Tue matei
istc tendencies OF now country trust ulat tle ihu
nre of an ;ermans Of all parties and all croeds VIII DC
steadily thrown against tIe exclusion or terinah ln5tuO
zion from our higher public schools academies anu colleges
Tbe who has these two great tongues
the English and the German, htS vast iuHahtSo 40
raJs commercial enterprise and lao who can Itau' on
on tho other those OF Losing Goethe ana SohileI, nS
an advantage not less III ILLS mSheF m'eHeo'u"' H'i"
4 IL, 4,.xalnt. Il