The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-28
AMERICA, NOT VICTORIA.
IT WAS UNCLE SAM VINO IMPRESSED
FOREIGNERS At THE JUBILEE.

80 ~ n.
Yankee MiiIionniros Spent Money, whiic Rrit-
ism Aristocrnts Let wtndows-some Com.
psrisona OF sixty Years Progress - I'm.
happy Ireinnd-A Frcnchman's Observation
From lie Figaro.
It has been q spectacle of extreme interest TO
watch tho taking possession of the great days
OF the Queens jubilee by a phalanx Of Ameri-
can archmillionaires, the descendants of poor
c~olonists In the British possessions, kings from
beyond tho sea, nagi from the West, who as
sombled to offer their presents to their gracious
cousin, tho Queen Of tho soas. to lavish fcasts
and entertainments on her royal family and on
her subjects. About thirty Of them appeared,
with fortunes amounting, when added together,
to $500. 600, 900. or four billion francs; Cornelius
Vanderbilt, king Of railroads. and his brother
George representing between them 5000, 0OO, 900;
Carnegie, king of iron. $4,000, 600; Flaglor.
one OF the kings OF oil, S75, 900, 000; Chauncey
Depew. President Of the Vanderbilt railroads,
orator, statesman, tho most conspicuous person
in tho United States; George Gould. brother Of
the Comtcsse dc Castellanc. $25, 900. 600; Low
Morton and Whitelaw Reid, both former Ambas-
sailors to France. the former S10,000,o 600, the
latter 81, 900, 900; Mrs. Bradley Martin, who
gave tho famous costume ball at the Hotel Wal
dorf last spring, $40. 600. 900. and others whose
names arc loss known In France; finally, William
Waldorf Aston, whose 500, 900, 1000, as every
one knows, have had their principal abode in
England for four years past.
To receive these majestiost the English ~aristoc-
racy has made arrangements on q grand scale;
1t has offered them its own palaces; 1t has shown
30 broad n hospitality that Mr.. and Mrs. Ogden
Goelct, to cite only one case, considered that
they were not paying too dearly for II at the
rate Of $4,000 for u two-months' stay at Win.
borne House. Tho English gentry, however,
had taken their measures early. They had for
a long time past made use Of tho adj
vertising columns of American newspapers
to announce that they had on tho route of tho
jubilee procession houses, suites, and windows
to let at prices never before known. Without
hagCling over its little profits with tho British
aristocracy tho American princes paid in ad-
vance whatever 1t asked, and not to be deficient
in politeness gave to. 1t in its own homes an I'M
broken succession Of b%anqucts and festivals.
the eyes of the Anglo.Amcrican aristocracy any
entertainment without his presence would lack
ner every invitation coming from these noble
democrats. Her Gracious Majesty's moro recent
SsP'i iubil Set' c son y V and ine BUSINESS 6ppsnuUr OF
Marlborough decSraisd with the now Victorian z
lookout for unpublished wonders, which
by keeping the attention Of the court on the
alert Ale th steadily ny 9 sTins hi him aiS Glo, &c s to b the steps ,6row of
open their castles and palaces to all the fairy
ssRPectaclss; that ., night s and day could hold
America strove with them in rivalry to turn
dollars into pounds sterling to the sound of
iddles.
1t was an original and by no means unpleasant
mannuvre 10 shout into John Bulls ears: This
colonies in Brother Jonathan's hands; what
would have become OF them in your own Will
RReerp M Ma as HsfiPWSE Would Edn You ike ike to 9 run 1uD' over %" our
accounts with usi 1t IS all the better for us
Of the eI period VIII bring out more Clearly how
much creator is our share of the profits in the
The first census of yictoria's reign was taken
In istl; tn d United Kingdom had then a popu.
British subjects who had emigrated. half Of
whom went 10 the United States. The increase
In 1910 the United States had Il, 900 900 citi-
crease rcas in s%ixty.one years Of 81. 200. On this
first point. consequently. the republic has an i'm
When the Queen came to tho throne the total
wealth Of England was estimated at Sl2,50O.-
10000 900, 900. In 1910 the figures given for
the wealth OF America were 81 .000, 900, 600; In
had increased eighteen fold. The Increase Of
wealth has therefore been four times moro
rapid in Amcrica than in England n II we tnSo
increase in America was $40. 600. 900, 900 be-
tween 1860 and 1890, it Is clear that in the last
have well distanced the Britisher's giant strides.
The exports and imports OF England amount
to-day to ~, 800. 900. 900; they were 500, OOO,-
900 in 1887. The foreign trade Of the United
States is no more than 81, 800. 900, 900, but as in
1887 1t was only 500. ono. 900 the American
may console himself for his infcriority, by con.
siderln= that the ratio OF increase Of his com.
7to5.
In railroads Uncle Sam easily %triumphs. He
has LA, 600 miles OF track to England's 81 900.
A fine system indeed, and one OF which he may
well be proud; but it would be wrong OF him to
taunt the United Kingdom with not having
surh n n pNfpnsiyn one. III II did there would
be SO many means Of communication In Eng
land. Scotland. and Ireland that there would be
l"nsmish for her misdeeds II a caEc Of iron.
1850 md 1890, but forty years, American manu-
f%actgres have Increased from one billion dollars
statistician, tho productive energy ofthe United
States is equal 70 th9t of England. Germany.
duocs as much corn as three Engiish farms. As
regards education. 81 per cent. Of American chill;
points out that hitherto in :he history Of hu.
manity no nation has had, Al per cent. Of is
Gf! nEiand s spenas G 1SfS'f si.ao 5H1 a SSad Tor pnSiie
Instruction, the United states spenes $40
smile head sers tSs 'h "%a G Without y jsSieus sam at f 9ha
dsm sht .P3 1d for The hS,l r SGs pf JSs,ls1 pra for;
hundred cubits in the same time" That is why
he has sent thirty Of his ml. l PM { sta t3 celebrate ef tNo
British colonies. grown fabulously rich through
While this manifestation of the prosperity Of
free America was being. made, Irlshmen. freed
from tho British yoke by emigration to tho
their churches, where the pulpits resouniod
with violent inprecations on this reign OF sixty
years, OF whose benefits tho Irish nation alone
among the british possessions has not been al
lowed to taste. While Canada, Australia. and
SO many other lands over which tho British
flag waves enjoy the prosperity inherent
TO self government. Ireland still gronns
under II rule that has produced anime. contisca-
ton and dcpopulation. Ireland might have re-
joiCed, might hnvo Ind n CLEAN OF hone for bet
ter times. II a general amnesty had opened the
gates of the prisons where So many patriots arc
suffering torture, bHt such IN amnesty formed
ireland. therefore, hoisted al n mark OF sorrow
the black flag on Its church towers and then pa
raded through tho streets Uncle Sans banner,