New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-26
AYGLo-sAxoY UNION OF HEARTS.

Year by year the Queens birthday Is moro
and more celebrated in the United States. The
celebrations of It Increase in number, In large
ness and Importance Of attendance, and In cor
diality Of sentiment They now By far outclass
any celebration Of any American anniversary
in Great Britain for an obvious and natural
reason, there being so many more BrltohS IN
tbc United States than there are Americans in
Great Britain. But participation In them Is by
no means confined to the Britons within the
States Men OF American birth and or Amerl-
can parentage are glad to Join in these tributes
OF affection and admiration TO the revered woil-
an who has for more than half century been
the unwavering friend Of this Republic ana
often It's great benefactor. and who now Tar
more than any other living person Is the head
and crown Of the entire English-speaking worlh.
In marked and worthy measure these man
ifestations are personal to the Queen. YET we
shall run no risk Of being charged with the
slightest dsrespect to Her Majesty In saying
that In higher deeper and broader sense they
are not merely personal. They transcend de-
pendence upon even her august personality.
They are national, international. racial. VIC
torla Is loved and honored not merely because
she is great Queen and good woman. There
are other great sOvereigns In the world: other
Queens who are as pure examples or woman
hood as She The anniversaries OF the Austrian
Emperor. of the venerable Danish Queen, or the
brave and virtuous Queen Regent OF Spain. are
regarded with some interest I'm this country. Dut
not with the shadow Of 1.-THE OF that which Is
spontaneously given TO the British Queen. IL
is because she is n Queen OF our own race and
blood, the head OF Il sister nation, the titular
ruler OF the elder half OF our own people. who
are one with lis in spirit In sympathy. In ambi-
ton, and In destiny. That Is why the sturdiest
of Yankees are glad TO Join in singing. IN alter
nate stanzas with 'My Country. IT'S of Thee"
God Save the Queen
That fact was made Enthusiastically clear on
Tuesday night Mt the various celebrations held
in this country in honor OF the Queens birth
day The keynote OF the speeches was that or
Anglo-SaxOn union. II will not be a political
union, undo.ng the work OF separation done
hundred and twenty-five years ago That IS
not TO be looked for. To what extent II may
be formal alliance In terms is TO be seen.
Such a hard and fast arrangement may not be
made But there Is something more and bet
ter than these, or something without which
these, II effected, would be empty and futile
That Is what was expressed by the illustr!ous
statesman who has Just passed away, In the
much-abused phrase union OF hearts" That
is the union that is being effected, that has al
ready to great extent been effected and which
each ~ Ssng day is strengthening and con-
nrElng, between the two great branches and
anu ong all parts and fractions OF the English
speaking race. And that. for this country and
for the old country and for all the Anglo-Saxon
race and for the wide causc Of civilization and
progress and human rights the world around IL
the crown Of the closing century and the most
inspiring omen OF the century 10 come.