The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-06-30
ANGlO-AMER ORGANISM.
The Kindred Races Drawn Together
by Identity of Interests.

rope or America, who keeps abreast of
current events can have failed TO oh
serve the change Of attitude and feeling
in the last few years between the Unit
ed States and Great Britain, especially
of England The change has been 40
gradual, though steady, that it seems to
have been sudden. to have developed
within year or two. But the change
has been coming for more than gener-
alton, mainly through growing respect
from England toward this country.
Previous to our civil war they were as
mass incli.ed to think MS cyclists and
iraggarts and we certainly did talk a
great deal of the American eagle and
the land Of liberty, as If we alone en-
joyed freedom and were capable Of APP
preciating it, The English should have
known that we were more than cyclists
and braggarts 10y their experience in the
Revolution But the Revolution had oc-
Cured during the previous century. and
had been to great extent forgotten
by our quondam enemies.
We had not forgotten it, and we
should not have forgotten it. 1t was
something for us to be very proud of
1t was great triumph of our militia
and homebred patriots, half armed
wretchedly equipped, exceedingly poor
over regular, disciplined soldiers, album
dainty supplied with material Of war
But the descendants Of those heroes may
have talked overmuch Of their achieve
ments and proves, while they them
selves lived in profound peace and in the
midst of comfort. Whether they did or
not they are believed TO have done So
and Fourth Of Julyism is the name that
was given to their so called Wanting
from the grandiloquent harangues pour
ed forth by fervid orators on lndepend-
ence day The civil war, one of the
greatest, most terrible wars of history,
so eclipsed in proportions and destruc-
tiveness the Revolution, really the more
heroic of the two, as virtually 20 put
an end TO Fourth Of Julyism.
Our own people--those at least not
well acquainted with history have
had an erroneous idea concerning the
Revolution as respects the English, and
have not quite recovered from it yet.
They have supposed and may still sup
pose, that the attempt If George III to
force the colonies TO return to their al
legiance was a popular measure, and
that its failure was TO England ter
rible humiliation They have not known
that the war was the kings war and
was opposed by the best and wisest Of
his subjects who were rejoiced that the
colonies gained their independence.
Many Americans have wondered when
in London that in speaking Of the CO.
lonial war the English were not humili-
ated 10y mention Of its compulsory ter
mination. They would not believe the
historic facts nor could they under
stand that what was Of so absorbing in
terest and importance 10 them should
not be equally so TO those who had been
their foe The Revolution was our first
war The English are nearly always at
war. But they have never ceased to re-
greet the disastrous consequences to
them Of George III 5 stubbornness The
rich privileged, influential classes Of
England sided at first as is well known,
with the south in the civil war, but tho
English people sided with the north.
As the struggle continued the north
gained friends rapidly on the other side,
and at its close the north was Landed
highly 10y tens Of thousands who had
been inimical 10 it. Both sections Of
the republic had fought so valantly,
had shown such fortitude, that the
whole nation, only then strictly such,
spraug into Transatlantic favor Eng.
land and all Great Britain recognized
the fact that even if Americans had
been hoastful they had good reason for
Roasting, and that we and they are
largely of the same stock The Britons,
notably the English, are prone to find
in peoples whom they specially admire
a modicum at least of their own blood
to account in part for their admiration
The steadily, rapidly growing impor-
tanCe, strength and wealth Of the re-
public especially in the last 40 years,
have aroused the admiration and aug
mented the affection of Great Britain
1t is easy to like people of great ana ac-
cumulating power. Our restoration Of
the Union proved the immensely of our
resources and that no European state
could afford to provoke us We have be-
come in every sense and in the fullest
sense first class power.
Our short but most effective and sig.
nificant war with Spain of last year
again demonstrated the strength and
admirable fighting qualities Of our army
and navy No soldiers and sailors have
ever acquitted themselves better Our
guns and ships stirred the enthusiasm,
if not the envy, of the great powers,
and gave us enormous renown through
cut civilization
Our achievements in art and litera-
ture have made such rapid strides that
we are now in the front rank, and or
work is known for its distinctive orig
inality While little more than 100
years old, we have accomplished almost
all that Europe has accomplished in
ages, and who shall limit our expansion
in any way or degree2
Another reason that we like England