The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-08-30
GERMANS ARE ANeIo-sAxoNs.

GERMANS ARE ANeLo-sAxoNs.
The evident purpose OF the Bryan
managers to attempt to catch German
American votes through an appeal to
their supposed hatred OF England Is
attracting much attention in eastern
political circles. Foremost among the
newspapers actively engaged in head
ing on this unpatriotic scheme for SOW
ing dissensiOn among citizens OF for
eign extraction in this country by
working on their old-world prejudices
Is the Chicago Times Herald. whose
owner and editor is one Of the most
prominent Germans in America. A
number Of good articles have lately
been published in the Times-Herald on
that subject. and they deserve as wide
a circulation as possible in the repub-
lican papers OF the Pacific coast. The
people Of foreign birth in this country
are all supposed to be OF one nation
that is, Americans. The man or set
OF men who may undertake to inject
European quarrels or jealousies among
our people for the sake of political ag-
grandikement ought to be severely con-
demned by adopted citizens from every
country. Such an effort as the Bryan
party is now making deserves the same
execration that would be visited upon
any organization Of white men who at
tempted campaign among the negroes
Of the south for the purpose OF stirring
up racial insurrection. Sometime
ago meeting Of German-Americans
was held in Detroit and a number OF
Bryanites, in outside attendance, sue
ceeded in steering through the meeting
what they called protest against an
alliance between England and Amer
lea" The Times-Herald has published
what It terms "a sharp and timely
rebuke" to these un-American Ger
mans. administered by Congressman
Theobold Often of Milwaukee. It is
a rebuke, coming from German, that
merits the thoughtful consideration Of
the few Americans Of German birth
who have been foolishly frightened
over the talk Of AngIo-Saxon alliance.
Congressman Often. who is, according
TO his own characterization, "an Amer /,
ican citizen Of German origin" is not |
disturbed by the discussion Of the pos |
sibilities Of an Anglo-American un-
derstandIng. On the contrary, he takes
pride in the contemplation Of the WE'LL
known fact that German-Americans
are in reality a part Of the Anglo-saxo |
race. In his significant answer to the |
resolutions adopted at the Detroit !
meeting he says:
-Anglo-saxon simply means a person |
Of English-saxon blood. I, as an Amer ,
lean citizen OF German birth, am proud |
TO be called or classed with the Anglo
Saxons. That German-American who |
is offended at being called or classed
with the Anglo -Saxons, is seems to me, /
denies himself large part Of the |
glory and honor due to the race-name-
Iy, that the basic blood Of the three |
greatest nations Of the earth. Ameri- |
ca, England and Germany, is Of Ger
manic origin"
The Tlmes-Herald makes the follow /.
ing interesting comment on Congress
man otjen's expressions. 1t says:
''The Milwaukee congressman IS
merely referring his countrymen to the
facts of history. The Saxon was orig
inally member OF a Teutonic tribe
formerely occupying Holstein, and
later also the district now included in
Hanover and Oldenburg Germany,
which, in connection with the Angles
and Jutes, conquered England in the
fifth and sixth centuries. The Teu-
ton. as everybody knows, was mem
ber of a tribe Of Germans that dwelt |
north Of the Elbe, although the term |
is now generally applied to all mem !
bers Of the German race It is impos- |
sible therefore TO get away from the |
fact that there is Teutonic blood in the |
race and that the Ger
mans may easily claim a share Of the |
glory that belongs to the achievements
of Anglo-saxon progress and civiliza-
tion. AS a matter Of fact, the word |
"Auglo-saxon" was originally applied |
to the people formed from mixture
Of Angles and Germans, and the Ian
guage they spoke was designated by |
as Low German With |
these facts concerning the origin Of
the races before them the German !