The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-21

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Psancs Ehn2rck - one Ct the aassss
s<n Eurepe has had during the present
century. bat his education. hsfea'ty
end asspesafsonx hare been entirely With
nsonsxehseai institutions and European
porstfes. Al his utterance1 have Dis
played ignorance OF our magnitude ana
m utter want u comprehension OF our
political spirit and sspirassons Dnfh
fhe fxsk few years he has been rather
conteuptnous Of this nation 81 . possn-
fIsl force and seems 10 have regarded
this republic as an experiment which
could nee have . successful, issne-
A few AaYs ago he was interviewed on
the subject Ct cur var with Spain and
the possibility Of closer Angio-Ansesi-
can rsiatson For the arsf time be has
condesc~nded 30 treat tn ~ vital FAC
tor In the worlds Affairs and 70 accord
90 consideration AZ . permanent and In
euentsss Institution. lie regards. be
Gays. fne change Ia the policy OF the
United aiates rs ssfroxsessson In the
hixn sense ~ civilization. Hs appears
70 beiless that in catering uson this war
We have abandoned our traditional
peace policy. and that our appearance
In . dGspase bstwesD European power
ard her eosonies In the Gulf u Mexico
and The FAR Pacific h an Indication thai
Ha intend 10 adopt q coarse which VIII
ensn2es Us 10 maintain military and
naval fosees-an expensive luxury
which our geographical position renders
unnecessary. We are Of the opinion
thai Prince Bismarck is mistaken, ard
having asserted our determination 10
be listened 10 in a matter which 50 iFn-
nsediats'y concerns as as The oppression
OF people near cur coast lire. we shall
return 10 our normal policy Of peace
sod The pursuit of consnseFcS. We have
been warned or the necessity Of main
tanning foree adequate 10 our interests
on the ocean highways. bat IL win be
reduced 20 the minimum 81 prudence.
BEsmaress comments upon our racial
nationality and cur probable alliances
are more interesting. He says it IL
mistake % Cal! the Americans Eaxons
because ogrs is a mixed blood in which
British. Irish. German. French and
Scandinavian are extensively repre-
senisd. lie sayE the Anglo-Sas0a does
not even preieminase today.
There is much truth In what he says
We are not hound so much by pedigree
as by q community ~ interests and pur-
pose. The German ~ho has become an
American did II because there was In
him The same ambition 10 advance and
the SAME disinelinatioa to be subject 20
Imperial domination as characterized
the founders OF the great republic. II
h tho same spirit which prompted the
early British settlers 10 sorsake England
and Scotland ard Ireland anr France
and seek new homes ard brighter ia
tgre ia the freedom CT the new harnls-
phere. They broke through the bounds
which kept them subject 70 ola-fash-
Toned notions ana sought fresr a;rnos4
phere where there were huge trees 10
fell and bread prairles Ii roam.
This same question has lately at.
fractesi great deal 81 attention ia the
newspaper press of Great Britain. and
the Isondon Spectator has been inquIr-
Ing whether Americans are Indeed An
gle-Saxpn. The census returns Of uasiv-
tsy are In favor os this view. hat the
Spectator has applied other tests. and.
judging by their rulers and leaders.
their law. their religion and their iitera-
tnre. IL arrives at the conclusion that
the people OF America are oyerwhelns-
ingiy Anglo-Saxon. IL the choice of our
chief rulers may be advanced as crl-
tesion. We may safely make the claim.
With the sole exception Of Van Buren,,
our presidents have all heen % English.
Scotch. or Sccsch~rrisA ancestry.
Thomas Jefferson traces his origin 10 a
Welsh family. but tina, was not neces-
sari'y Celtic. and the name lnciines more
TO English parentage. George Wash