The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-05-31
THE LOVE or COUNTRY.
4 Dissertation ON the People Whs An
nccoming Un.AMartcAn,


plsssrtation an the pAnnla -. ~.
nccominr un.Anerican.
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tne litsle atofy by EdWard Everett
Halo appeared, entitled, Tho Man With.
ont 1 Country" ID made ! profound i'm,
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Mno was iotced Gus 81 the country during
the CIVIL war. Ihs man had no patriotism,
no stake in the soil, no inhcritanoe and nc
pride in the country III which he wAs born.
He had no nationality. No country
wanted him. IL was mot 40 much 4 de.
s~cription OF any one individual al Of q
class.
There are thousands OF people in The
country who are becoming IN Amsrioan.
Having obtained some wealth. they plan to
take their families abroad. The children
must be educated In foreign schools. They
get u srnattering Of two or three European
Languages and 4 strong dis like Of their ma
tive country. The excuse for sending chill
dren abroad to be educated 10 that they OBJ
tain superior advantages. But II this were
80, Mt what cost are tbese advantages oh
tanned? They gradually lose all love OF
the country in which they ware born. md
after a while cease TO be Americans in sym-
pathy and association. There can BE- no
sduationai advantage obtained abroad that
will compensate for this disloyalty to coun-
Try. II IL Y calamity TO be educated ont Of
love OF county. But there are thousands
for whom this process ia now going On.
In the spring n summer months there
y the kurorean heci'a. Families 60
abroad to reside for yea . and to give their
children. what II called q European sduoa-
tion. They repudiate the educational III
situations of this country because they do
not give the finishing touches that are at
Iorded hy foreign schools. That IL ths a.
legged motive In many casea for going
abroad. 1t follows that the educational in
stitutions Of this country are moderated.
Inc tact that the training is wholly Amsri-
can 10 rather an unfavorable circumstances.
81 ~ Is q consioeratioA or no importAncs to
these un-Amesican citizens.
lhere are a small number of young men
wac 60 ABROAD ior what 70 called q post
. eoocation, VINO obtain Some sub
atantlal advantages. They attend lectures
Tor q year or W. At soma OF the German
universities, OF at some otnsr institutions
N Europe. They become Ia
miilaf with one or two modern lhnRuaRea.
ihess so far from being educated out OF
. create love Tor It.. They have seen their
country IN perspective, and have learned
ny comparison, now large 1t "a. They have
hiso noted that thousands OF Young men In
Europe are looking TO thls country Ss the
ana OF nope a promlse
A
country nave established postgraduate
courses there 10 less necessity for going
eoroad Tor lnst'tutio:al advantages. But
travel IN many cases becomes 4 means of
eaucatlon, especially whers II 10 undertaken
lor tnas purpose NO harm il done, and
olten there 70 much real gain, in seeing the
world ana picking up ideas BY the way.
VINO ever comes back with . deeper love OF
country, . broader and more generous ap-
OF nome advantages has not per-
versed his national character. He 10 an
TO the core. de il conscious that
ne mas q eountry, and ono worth lighting
Tor, II need De. +,
NOW she vice OF q great deal of this for
eien eduoatlon 10 that ~ begins too carly
ana lasts TOO long. All the associations
ana attachment for the native land have
iaded out. Lowell Wrote . memorable
IN q certain condsscensioR OF .
eigners Bat there IL no condesoension
IKE tnae which the American foreigner
sometlmes bestoWs upon a country which
40 mas been years trying to forget. The
greatest misfortune GENES to the individual
Hnere tae processes or education have car !
,1ed MIN 80 far that he has no country.
ne ssfonRsst characters which the world ,
aas produced have been noted for an at {