The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-19

represented ourselves. The so-called
American window in the church at
Stratford is an illustration of the I'M
American character Of some of our
people, who represent us to the intelli-
gence of England with apologies for
all that is really American. Our repu-
tation has suffered at the hands Of
snobs and mugwumps. 1t is time to
look at our opportunities from world
point Of view. Manifest destiny has
put the leadership of the world in our
hands, and unWiSe and patriotic is that
Voice which speaks in notes Of discord.
But what do we mean by the Anglo
Saxon race? The question Of race is
one of the most difficult and obscure Of
science. Anthropology recognizes the
crossing of about three races among
the peoples of Europe. These are sub
jectS into which l cannot fully enter
tonight. But there now seems to be no
reasonable doubt that all merely ma
terialistic theories of race must be
abandoned. Neither climate nor occu-
patton nor human color nor human
measurements can explore the entire
problem.
In speaking recently in England, I
defined their race to them from a
psychological point of view. England
itself is made up Of blood most mixed.
Celts, Romans, Danes and Normans are
the chief elements, but the stream has
been colOred by a hundred other
strains. The foundations Of the Eng
disappearing civilization are found,
il seems to me, in four great qualities.
Social capacity. 1t is this that has
made him a colOniZing and a ruling
race. 1t is not force that enables one
EngliShman to govern ten other men.
II is because he cOmprehends the needs
of the ten, and can better supply them
II - a. Tho rN1NrAC
Individual responsibility. The growth
of the sentiment is responsible for the
evolution of democracy. Latin races
can be sociaHstic perhaps, but not
SaXons.
Love Of liberty. That was the key
note Of the tribal life OF the SaXons
before they reached England, and is
one of the chiefest contributions which
they made to the composite life of their
empire.
Reverence for law. 1t is the pride
of the Englishman that his courts are
clean. Noble and peasant stand before
them, as they will stand before the bar
of God. This capacity for self-cOntrol
that makes him Obedient to the institu
tons which he has made is, leading
element in his power.
He is a religious man. Whatever his
shortcomings, he expects to be pun
ished for them, and he has clear con-
viction that God is managing the af-
fairs of the world.
These, 1 take it, are some of the
things that the early settlers of this
country brought with them, and are so
vital to our American life that people
of all lands receive them in merely
living here, and so become assimi-
lated to one national life.
A dignity comes to the immigrant
from living here. 1 offered a small
coin to girl waiter in an inn in Switz-
erand. She drew herself up, That is
not necessary. [ lived severn years in
Kansas"
1 would plead not only for united ac-
ton with England, but also with Ger
many. We have more in common with
the Germans than with any other Eu-
rOpean nation. That forty millions are
the finest body of people on the CONT
nent of Europe. They have done much
for the world in all its higher intel
lectual endeavOr. In some departments
they have been the teachers of the ma
tions. We ought to be friends. 1 would
form a new dreibund-America, Great
Britain and Germany. This would in
clude the elements of greatest strength
and capacity for unity. Such a union
would insure the worlds peace.