The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-03-13
nRUNrrrrar ON AMFaroANa
fhe Frsnehnahn Thinks We shall Come
Out All Rlsht, Despite Race Probisms.

Frops ne TrdspsndaAcs Bsi0r.
In q lecture delivered the other day before
the Regal Geographical Society OF Brussels. NJ.
Brunetiere spoke OF the impressions which he
had received from his recent visit 70 the United
States, Although he had been but a short time
in the United States, he was enabled, through
his fortunate relations with Cardinal Gibbons
and with the professors Of the leading colleges.
20 spsak OF the prineibal problems which are
presented TO the American peopleat the present
time, namely. the problems OF education. OF re-
llGion and OF race. On the subject OF education
no predicted the formation of an intellectual
democracy through the agency Of the innu-
merable colleges OF the country. Speaking OF
religion. M. 'Bruhetiere said:' d.
"0no hundred years ago tho Catholics In the
United States were 10000; they are now TO-
100000, while the two most numerous Prot
estant sects. the Methodist and Baptist. num-
Der 1900. 900 and 100000. This prodigious
progress OF Catholicism canno be attributed
to Irish immigration. From 1870 to 1900 the
latter was 3,600.000. but II was counterbal-
anced by an immigration two-thirds Prot
estant-4.500.00 German. 2,000.O00 Anglo
Saxon and 100000 Scandinavian, There
fore. We must seek another reason for tho
Progress OF the Roman Catholic Church In
America" ,
According to NJ. Brunetiare there are three
reasons for it-unity OF faith. social excellence
in antirindividualistic charity. and finally the
aptitude OF the clergy In dealing with econom-
ical problems. But the third problem. that OF
races, seemed to N. Brunetiere the most Inn
portant OF all. because. In, his opinion. IL was
the most dangerous. There are In the United
States. he said. 100000 negroes. 250.ooo
Indians. 100000 Chinese. 2,7S4.O00 Ger
mans. and 2.025.000 AnRlo-saxons. OF the
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the lndian! and the Chinese. that were lnof-
s@ssietly, bSycstfsd. n 1851 rish sStftSSSG %snS:
for white civilization. In the South Of the 70.
P0SaiS tRssFo n M iGis%Isdl sh she ms' %ers 7 q S6S
Caroline and in louisiana the propsrtion was
Alabama and Georgia. 'e1 Universal suffrage.
thereforea would sooner or later have TO count
danger which confronted the ITnitsd states.
NJ. Brunetiere asserted that besides the Pc
distinst Americas forming, namely, q aesmap
America west OF. Chicago and q Celtic- Irish
AmsrieS = little further or; Would ths cid
Il wal, dihieglt for Earopesns o unSefstand
n%ifcant questions, were discussed Ia America.
For For. e soeIo 4. the hem meetings nsnRis. Of The temper per:
st stan Tor the Xneio.saIons are strictly anti.
alcoholic. while the Germans stand up for the
unrestricted use OF beer and alcohol,
these clements would finally blend, In his
Opinion, the Americans would be able TO re-
move superstition from the industrious French
erness. to utilize Scandinavian docility. Chi
nese patience. &C., He. based his optimistic
theory. first, upon the already unified aspect OF
all the. towns whore customs and pleasures
were the same in each; secondly. supon, the
was quite distinct from the English type; and.
thirdly, upon the patriotic fever which was
born OF the recent war with Spain.
the United States was q laboratory OF expert
mental sociology. because the great social
problems would be presented in that country
under q new light. FREQ from all hereditary and
historical prejudioes.