The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-01-03
THE ANGLIAN AND SLAV.

recent tendency of mankind is toward
unification along the lines of tradition
and race. This spirit is made mani.
fest in the appeals ana protests now
heard throughout America and Great
Britain that these two countries should
not, must not, appeal TO arms, the one
against the other. The Hebrew, alone
some eight millions in number, he
seems 10 leave out of the estimate, as
a race, simply because they are identi-
fed with and have no nation. That
the Germans of this country are rapid
| ly asSimilating with America, and be-
coming noticeably dominant i'm several
ways is evident. Within the life of the
present generation Germany has re-
organized on these lines; and Italy, for
ages torn aSunder and formed into
| petty states, has demolished ancient
landmarks and stands today under a
common flag. 1t may be that we are
all descended from a common ancestor;
but that vast altitude which no man
can number, and which peoples our
globe, has, in the process of the suns,
become detached and fixed in appar-
emily permanent types. And of these
types the Anglo-Saxon and the Slav
are today the most dominant and ag-
gressive. What shall be the future
relations Of these two great branches
of the human family is a subject OF
most interesting speculation.
In the current number OF The Con-
temporary Review is a very striking
article. entitled 1920" What will
then be the position of the governing
powers of the world? The writer's
conclusion is that the Anglican and
Slav races are destined to divide be-
tween them the hegemony of all the
other races and of the world. "The
natural and apparently Inevitable pro-
gress Of these two races" he says,
seems bound to dwarf all the other
races into comparative insignificance."
The AngloSaxons, or the Anglian
race. include in the United States "a
large number of naturalized Germans,
Danes. Swedes, Norwegians, Austrians
and other European races. These viii
probably have melted down with and
be nationally undistinguishable from
the English or American born citi-
zens''
Thus by 1920, cor we'll within the |
prospect of life of the youngest men, |
bers Of our present house OF commons |
the population Of the various Anglian |
countries and the population of Rus
sia Will be approximately equal. the /
latter power having a net annual IN
crease Of population Of Well over 2.Goo,- /
600 year" Whatever domestic con
vulsions may occur in that country, |
and whatever remodeling there may I
be in its territorial limits. there the /
100000 Of Slavs will still be; 'tand |
it is well-nigh incredible that any vic
tcrious invader should succeed in per-
manendy snbjugasing or detaching
any considerable fraction Of IL"
But 10 make the Anglian race equal
To the Slav. the British empire and the
powers must be link
ell together Is one Some critic '-will
object that We have no right 10 pre- |
suppose any working agreement Or CO
operation between Us and the United
States. ON this question The Re
view is hopeful 1--WE have" IL says.
''only 10 hold quietly on our course for
another generation. meanwhile cult
vating the closet fellowship and agree
Inent with cur kinSnen in the states.
so as 70 give fair play 70 the growing
cenrripetal tendencies. and by-snG-by
the question VIII happily settle Itself
IN the adoption o. some form Of work