The San Francisco call., 1896-05-06

cess OF development, have produced such vast
results"
Miss Eliza D. Keith, the young woman
to whose efforts few years ago is
due the custom of flying the American
flag from the tops OF the schooihouses,
sion. With forcible speech, filled with
strong patriotic sentiment, repeatedly
greeted with bursts OF applause. she talked
of 'sThe Nation subject she treated in
the following way:
nation is body of population which its proper
history has made one with ITSELF distinct from all
form nations, which develop by the operation Of
principles While race and language are leading
factors In the formation of states and the de-
yelopment of national life, they are not all ipor-
tant In its restricted, chronological sense q nation
is a people of race, connected by birth or de-
scent-of one blood one language, possessing a
common history-the same customs, manners and
PoIiticailV nation is the union OF the citizens
of state or states under one head OF people with
out respect to differences OF race. customs or
perpetual government that can be overthrown
only by successful revolution.
Ambitious rulers and great statesmen seek to
form the political nation, chiefly by CONQUEST
But nation formed by conquest, and not by
assinoilation has no cohesveness and is ready To
dsintegrate the moment the controlling or COM
pelling force is Withdrawn.
But great nation must make converts through
conquest, be those conquests achieved ON the bat
tlefield, in the Of diplomacy or in the open
mart of territorial exchange or purchase. Lesser
OF the greater nation of which they have become a
part. great nation inspires its citizens with an
abiding faith in its future, living loyalty its
The chronological idea of nation is chiefly senti-
mental The political idea is the pract one for
r. r. taxes great nation to carry out great ideas
In itself the United states OF America stands as
the best example OF po..sicai nation where, in
language, these people are merging into one COM
mon stock.
ple form and maintain government strong
enough TO punish criminals, regulate society pro-
do any harm TO its own law-abiding people Such
a nation is our great Republic the United States.
The great American n alton is not federation of
States but government as strictly OF the people
as Is any state government.
Our land is a virgin soil 1t is not the sepulcher
OF dead word-the tomb of countless genera
tions-whose achievements have beggared posi-
bility. While the monuments of antiquity are
wanting TO inspire us to emulate the achievements
of long-dead ancestors, yet we are spared the de-
pressing effect of their presence We escape being
dwarfed by consciousness that it is futile
to attempt to rival what has already been accom-
But that we as q people are not lacking in de-
sire to realize the ideals of art let the noble
architecture of the Worlds Fair forever silence
cavil or question.
tvpe of American? The danger lies in unrestricte ed
immigration. We have already received more
foreign elements than we can assimate. The
foreign born and their immediate descendants al
ready exceed the native born north of Mason und
DlX0nS line.
At the present time there are over 1000 600
idle laborers in the United States, and yet immi-
grants are hOcking 10 our shores at the rate OF
80 900 month.
These off-scourings of Europe not the mate
rial of which to make American citizens. The re-
striction of immigration Is all that can preserve
the integrity of American life.
As Americans we tolerate the presence OF no
class or clan or sect among us that is antagonstic
to American principles. No other language than
the mother tongue of our Nation, the English
language, should be accepted the vehicle for
National or municipal expression. Un-American
tutions, particularly from our public schools.
'America for Americans' should be our watch
word, and by Americans mean those who are in
sympathy with American institutions, i'm bued
with the spirit of true Americanism, whether they
be American citizens by birth or adoption.
In our public schools there should be no place for
avowed aliens or for those who breathe treason or
who deprecate the system on which they are para
sites.
For in these schools are formed the citizens of
the United States. The brotherhood of man and
for the practical purposes of citizenship the cos
mopolite contributes nothing TO the strength OF
any nation. a citizen or the world after all is
only alien in any lRnd.
IL should be an Americans pride to have his
nationality stamped upon him that he could
never be mistaken for other than American. He
should despise foreign fads, fashions and follies
and In all things prefer his own country, its re-
sources and its productions first last and all time
He must allow no foreign Intervention in our Ma
tional policy, and no alien ownership of American
soil. over 27,00O,OO0 acres are now owned by
1-ba ,,jsa u,arscan dasirous of attaining tn tbs