New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-19
EX1LTING A.MERICANISM.
THE NINETEENTH CENTURY CLUB MEETS
MR.. ROOSEVELT HAS SOME HARSH THINGS TO
SAY ABOUT INITIATING FOREIGNERS

SAY ABOUT INITIATING FOREIGNERS
An audience Of well dressed people members and
guests of the Nineteenth Century club listened 10 an
address and discussion last evening ~ the Assembly,
Rooms of the Metropolitan opera House on " Amer
canism In Politics. The opening address was W"u'
by Theodore Roosevelt after which the subject was
further discussed by slay,on Thompson Of Chicago
Editor Of "Amcrica.' and II. Clair Mckclway OF INV
brooklyn Eagle Among the listeners were cx GOV
crnOr Hoard OF Wisconsin Mr. and Ny. George haven
Putnam. Mr.. and Mrs. James X. Oracle, Dorman u.
Eaton. Mr. and Mr.. M0ncure u. conway. Mr. ana MIS-
II. Z. Johnson, Russell y. Fellows. Henry y. oakley
Mrs Henry Draper Mrs. John IIadyn. Mr.. Nincehzo
Eotta, Mis- Roosevelt. NJ. Douglas Robinson. Mrs.
f. l.. Youman>, Mrs Walton and d. q. Thompson eN
president OF the club.
President Erude7 Matthews playfully introduced
Mr. Roosevelt a doubt, Dutchman." who. but for
h, try. nigh; J." formed typical New YORKER
TYPICAL New YORKER" VI. Matthews explained. was
a citizen born oul West Of New England parents.
Mr.. Roosevelt took strons ground I'm favor Of Amer
canism I'm All things. lie against aping foreign
ways. German education and French technique were
excellent ln their way hu they would never do for
Americans t. copy. speaking II the tendency t. fol
low foreign lead social life. Mr.. Roosevelt said that
Ward McNli>tcI'~ public exposure # the Four Hun
drcd which had been treated by most people rs purely
humorous. had H. serious side gentleman had IN
formed the speaker the night before that number
Socialists were using McAllI~cr~ book 10 how how
much those who lived lives Of pleasure without work
ing for It amounted 10. lie admitted that the afru
mcnt was strong 10 convert people into violent
socialist. Uauchtcrl
The New YORK. Board Of Aldermen are not an a'trac
tive body yet he wonld there expecting 10 find better
citizens than the typical constituency Of the Four Hun
drcd. II might be- vicious. but il would 10" les
vacuou> and more v!rlr More laughter aud applause
Mr Roosevelt was opposed - hyphcuat"d ci/"h
,hIp-Iri>l- Americans. Gcrmln AmrrclnS HaIi'h
Americans There were many grand problems f. Do"
worked ont but they could not b. lone except purely
A. Americans Eut native Amcrcarism va, by ""
means necessity Of true hmcr.oaui~m. Know noih-
ingiSnl could never flourish here. II Wa no lcS- a
outrage t. oppose ran because ~ his birthplace" Than
his creed Ncr Yorlcr> of al people should realize
This. only seventy five years d-p tie typical old Ne"
Yorker Of that day regarded the immigration from Ne"
England as particularly bad Iut the Ncw England 70
got there Just the same. and ia Do, turn b" "H- ont
RACED Nv Irish Immigration Later 90 the ir-h were
inst q. much outraged hy The food II German mm
grafton after 1-4-. Tho Germans th'm-'lvc' hA'"
f.lt the pure American sentiment Of hostility against
th. imui grating Italians 80 W. have had .uccre-lv"
waves II immigration As irrational a- ID" other
Thousands of al tlc-r races lid proved a- r'"d
American, 49, lad COM" from ten -,neriton, born ou
On" soil. Cheers
in spite 81 al the bad Blood p" lad stirred up Nr
Roosevelt thought that Mayor Hewitt va cntt,rd f."
the support - uil Americans for insisting that "nF Oh"
United state ~ should Noat upon o." 'ty Hall
Cheers ID" speaker praised some Of DIS foreign
born colleague, iu %" Sew N'rk Lex Ltun'. I1f
tiul,r, those ~ irish birth or rarrntir' "~ among
the trn,-, Americans no lad eyer known. n" ,poh"
Of pm sheridan t- typical American. II" showed
ho,, to efforts Of foreigners TO retain u"ir "Ay~ and
81, toms uuulNod -ta..1t'd thrr lt'. drawing i'ln-
frsiof~ from Tire German. vi' com" i,'m o." iad.
ee-t.blc lump known g. rrn-flvin.t pu''h. 80 'h