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NoRDAU ON CUBA AND AMERICA.
Author OF "Dcgeneration" Thinks
the People of the United States Arc
Degenerate Descendants of Ger
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Letter in New York sun.
The Vienna Neue Freie Presse of the ast
inst, contains a review of the commercial
political social and scientific history OF
the world during the year 1896. from the
pen of Or. Max Nordau, Prof. Lombro-
SOS most famous disciple and author of
several works on "Degeneracy." A por-
ton of the review of special interest is
the chapter dealing with the Cuban war
and its relation to this country, and take
extreme pleasure in presenting a literal
translation of it to your readers for care
full consideration:
1.-THE Cuban revolt has been philosophy
ically and historically by far the most i'm
portant event of the year just closed. 1t
has afforded Spain the opportunity of dis
playing the manhood and the bravery with
which she has ever been credited, albeit
they have, to all appearances, remained
dormant for some time But she cannot
hold Cuba. Cuba will eventually tear
away from her, or Spain will relinquish
the island voluntarily, either now or in
the near future for Cuba has behind her
the public opinion of America, against
which Europe has almost become impo-
tent.
Americas inimical feeling for Europe
can be accounted for on the psychology
of her populace. The American people is
a nation of emigrants and descendants of
emigrants, who dissatisfied with their lot
in Europe, have turned their back on their
mother country. If business had been
no
stayed at home and supported themselves
and their families. But they were bold
and foolhardy spirits, or they would not
have risked putting up their abode in a
land entirely unknown to them. Men of
this kind have strong feelings, and they
will never forgive their native land that
fate should have compelled them to ex-
patriate themselves. And if fortune has
been kind to them abroad their enmity
toward the old country has not abated
whit. On the contrary, the greater their
prosperity the fercer do they berate and
SANDER the fatherland, its people and cons
ditions. A very small coterie of Americans
Will entertain some respect for Europe
and they eagerly come hither to study the
arts and sciences, and for that veneration
for deep learning that an educated Euro
pean can find only in the Acropolis or
among the ruins of the Coliseum But the
overwhelming majority of the people care
nothing about these things; they are actu-
ated by one thought only, to isolate them
selves from Europe and to humble her as
much as possible This thought or impulse
has resolved itself into a political tenet
known as the Monroe doctrine. But this
definition is misleading, 1t is not a doc
trine; it is only a sentiment. Americans
will not tolerate that Europe should have
any voice in the affairs of the New World.
Their aim is to sequester themselves po-
GrlfFf llXr nd
ically, and they will reach the goal which
they have set up for themselves. Europe
will be crowded off the Western Henri
sphere ultimately. America will reject her
European master; she will not buy in her
markets, protection or no protection; she
will be satisfied with her own self. And
while Europe is bending down under a
burden of militarism and despotism, Amer
lea is developing wonderfully on all sides.
THUS far Europe has had no good rea-
son to be jealous of her rival Until now
she need have felt no solicitude on ac-
count of being outdone by America. Up
to the present time Europe could, if she
chose, participate in the fruits of Amer
lean progress and development. When
any European became mentally detected
he could cross the Atlantic and inhale
the atmosphere of freedom When an in
dustry, crushed by American competi-
ton, threw laborers out of employment,
the people thus deprived of their bread
could begin life anew in the New World.
Thus was the prosperity of the United
States a boon and a blessing to all Eu-
rope. But all this will soon be at an end.
America is about to shut her gates
against Europe She is imposing dis
agreeable conditions on prospective emf
grants. She has already made it impos-
sible to many to set foot on American
SOIL and the immigration laws become
sfr I have
that there will come day when the
Monroe doctrine will assume a new mean
ing-that it is not compatible with the
dignity and high state of civilization of
the American people to mix with the in
ferior races of Europe
1.-THE conclusion is irresistible that
while deep and dark dusk is drawing
over Europe, the golden sun is just scat
tering her lustrous rays on the American
continent. Europe will become fdgety
apd FESTIVE when she learns that she can
no longer send her products abroad that
she can no longer unload her overplus of
enterprising and ambitious subjects on
the shores of America. The tension will
become so acute that it will lead to a
war between the peoples of western Eu-
rope acting in concert and the United
States of America, the basis for which
will probably be some novel application
of the Monroe doctrine. Europe might
score a lew NlCtOTleS III the beginning,
but America will triumph eventually, for
even assuming that such a thing were
possible as the conquest of America by
any cis-Atlantic power or powers, the
conquerors themselves would in a few
years become Americans and put still
broader construction on the Monroe doc
trine.
'sWhat are we to hope for? Discoveries,
inventions and progress of all kinds ema-
nate from America, and Europe will not
only be unable 70 keep up the pace with
her American rival, but she will experi-
ence a good deal of trouble to follow at
a distance. America will make long
and rapid strides in commerce, art and
science, while Europe will ponder the cre-
alton of new ranks for military officers
and titles for her chamberlains and other
functionaries."
Such is DIR. Nordau's remarkable ac-
count of the future of our great and glo-
rious country. What do Americans think
of it? Maurice c. Landau.
The Presidents HumOr.
President Cleveland Is getting very play