Los Angeles herald., 1892-10-22
The COLUMBIAN DEMONSTRATION YES
TRRDAY-A LESSON.


Yesterday was in every respect most
creditable affair, and it reflected signal
honor on those whose liberality, artistic
capabilities and energy made it such
gratifying success. Our streets were
thronged to witness it, and the vast
multitudes who had congregated from
all quarters were in DO whit disap-
pointed. The floats were admirably de-
signed and were highly appropriate to
the occasion, as we'll as emblematic OF
the principal events in the career OF
Columbus. The cavalcade was unique
and spectacular.
1t is perhaps not a gratifying circum-
stance that, for come eunaccountable rea-
son, our native American population
took comparatively little interest in the
demonstration, and participated in it to
a very trifing extent. But this absten-
tion emphasizes in marked degree the
genuine enthusiasm with which the
Latin races and the Germans-fellow-
citizens of foreign birth-threw them
selves into the breach. The Italian and
Spanish citizens excelled themselves in
the ardor, enthusiasm and intelligence
with which they availed themselves OF
the opportunities of the occasion. Our
native California population was also
conspicuously represented. 1t was
gay and inspiriting spectacle, which
will linger long and pleasantly in the
memories of the multitudes who en-
joyed its unique and interesting features.
Well might our fellow citizens of for
eign birth-especially those of Italian
and Spanish nationality-unite in hon
oring Christopher Columbus. The first
nation gave him birth, the second equip
ped him for his great mission. The
Columbian anniversary is arousing an
era of great good feeling between the
governments and people of Italy; Spain
and the United States. American ap-
probation of Columbus's great achieve
ment was shown, the other day, by the
mammoth demonstration in the city of
New York-the greatest outpouring and
uprising ever seen in America, or, posi-
bly,, ,on any other continent or
in any other country. This grand
display has been followed up
in Chicago on successive days by Titanic
parades and commensurate ceremonials.
The government of the United States
has shown its sense of the obligations
resting upon it from the points of view
of the comfy OF nations by ordering the
raising of the Spanish and Italian flags
from the masthead of every ship in COM
mission in the United States navy and
from every flagstaff in the forts of the
country. salute of twenty-one guns
accompanies this international courtesy.
1t is safe to assume that if any acerbity
has at any time characterized the inter-
course of the two nations, this gracious
anniversary has 30 completely wiped it
out as to leave no trace of the misunder-
standing.
1t is well that the most signal event in
the history of mankind, with the excep-
ton of the birth and life of the Savior,
should be celebrated with all pomp and
circumstance in every section of a conti-
nent which would still be given over to
the dominance of savage tribes, had it
not been for the genius and courage of
the great Genoese. May we not hope
that the era of good will which has been
inaugurated by these celebrations will
hasten the arrival of the day when ma
tions will adjust their differences with
out the dread arbitrament of war? ? There
is something exceedingly unique and in
teresting in three great nations uniting
to acclaim the great deed of man whose
claims to distinction, unlike others OF
his age, had nothing in common with
the ruthless shedding of blood, 80 GUS
tomary four hundred years ago. This