St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-10-22
MINNEAPOLIS.
MI.NNIE SHUNS CHRIS.
No General Celebration of Co.
lumbus' Great Work Seen
in Minneapolis.
The Business Of the Town
Went On as on Any
Other Day.
Only the School Children and
the German Citizens Did
Anything.
Tonight the Flour City Will
See a Great Public DEM
Onstration.

Christopher Columbus does not stand
well IN Minneapolis. Whether the dis
regard for his name is due to the all
sence OF anything to prove that he
mentioned Minneapolis. when he
landed OH San Salvador, or whether it
is due to racial prejudice is not Ger
tain; but the fact remains that
Minneapolis does not care very much
for Christopher. He was something of
swell guy" in his day in Spain, but
he never organized a harvest festival,
made speeches on Minneapolis fitness
for caring for a national convention,
plated anew addition to the city. worked
for the recognition of Minneapolis as
the head of navigation or belonged to
the board of trade or the Business
Mems union. Therefore, it is not
strange that Minneapolis feels some
what inclined to "pass him up.'' Yes
terday was the day set by govern
mental proclamation for the observance
of the 4OOth anniversary of the date
when the Indians were forced to ac-
knowledge that they had been dis
covered and that Columbus was the
man who had discovered Them In spite
OF all this. ami in spite of the fact
that all the large cities made some
attempt to recognize the day as an
eventful holiday, Minneapolis made
none. except in sporadic sort of way.
The school children, who are just now
deep III the mysteries of American bis
tory, and who are prone. in their child
lSh lgno ance, 10 consider that Column
bus was a great man, did honor
TO the name of the Genoese
sailor who blaZed the path through
wilderness of ignorance that made pos
slble the creation of this great nation.
Representatives of two nationalities. i'm
city where one hears more derogatory
remarks about foreign-born citizens than
any other city in the country, probably,
did do something in honor of Columbus
and did, thereby, put to shame the
boastful American who delights in
nothing so much as to elevate his coat
tails. swell out his chest and prate
about the glories of his native
land. OF public demonstration on
the part of Minneapolis, as a city,
there was not sign yesterday. A few
OF the business houses closed for part
of the day. The postof1ice was closed in
the afternoon, because Minneapolis has
nothing to do with its management.
The societies of the Germans
and the Italians made pub
lie showing. Otherwise nothing
occurred in Minneapolis yesterday to
indicate that the day meant anything
The few Italians that live in Minneap-
oils paraded the streets in the morning
and then went to ST. Paul to reinforce
their brothers in that city in the proper
concentration OF one of the momen-
tous events of history. They were
stimulated by national pride.
The Germans of Minneapolis. with no
element of national or personal pride
entering into the question. for they had
nothing to do with Columbus or Column
bus with them, showed that they APP
preciated the historical significance and
Importance of the day by making of it a
holiday. All honor to the Germans for
what they did. And their honor, in this
instance, is the shame of the boastful
native American.