The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-03-25

ants of immigrants from any other Eu-
ropean stock or race in this two-thirds? ?
II we go on to make such deductions
and credit only to that two-thirds Ameri-
cans OF English ancestry, it must ap-
pear to any person OF common sense
that not even one-tenth OF our white
population is - English descent, and
even if that fraction was OF such descent,
any person who is not blind may easily
see for hinself-no matter where he
goes in this country-that the dark
haired type of our people is at least in
the proportion OF 70 per cent TO the re-
naming 80 per cent of light-haired peo-
pie. 1t therefore goes without saying
even if we should accept every light
haired American OF English ancestry as
an Anglo-Saxon-tha this traction OF
the English element in Our makeup is
too significantly small to be worth the
trouble OF seriously considering as fac
tor either in the past or in the present
OF our national development.
Is it not about time, Mr.. Editor, to
call halt on these Anglomaniacs' who
imagine that they are greater and worth
ier than the overwhelming mass Of their
fellow citizens? I think it is time. No
one has right to intrude his ignorant
balderdash upon the reading public
about "Anglo-Saxons" when he cannot
even name and prove single character
istic OF the alleged AngloSaxons or de-
scribe ethnologically or physiologically
the mental traits which distinguished the
Angles and Saxons of England from the
Britons and Ce1ts OF England. If he
can do this, what is the result? Simply
this: that the Angles and the Saxons
are still a comparatively insignificant
element in the makeup OF the English
people, and infinitely more insignificant
i'll the makeup Of the American people.
The language we have is undoubtedly a
Germanic tongue-a brave language
but its mother would not know it to-
day. Like the Angles and Saxons them
selves, it was developed and refined by
the ennobling and civilizing influences
of Celtic, Greek and Roman letters and
literature, and the Mediterranean arts,
sciences and institutions of the so-called
Latin race.
If predominance OF race is anything
to be proud Of as factor in the develop
ment of our institutions and national
progress, certainly the so-callcd Anglo
Saxon element cannot for moment be
considered as other than q very small
fraction of that factor; and just as cer-
tainly the dark-haired race-"Celtic,' OF
whatever you may call it-must be
awarded all the honor and glory OF max
ing America what it is to-day-and oi
making the "Englisl-speaking peoples
throughout the world what they are to-
day. Let us hear no more OF this
blatant Anglo-Saxon iulsomencss. I
venture to say that "E. E. c." is himself
OF the dark-l1aired type which he would
bclittle-and heaven knows we have
enough OF his class in that type without
trying to saddle any more of them upon
the real Anglo-Saxon clement i'll our
makeup.
Let me assure "E. Z. c." that none o
the Irish in this country who are not
yet Americanized" (and that class Of i'm
migrants becomes more quickly Ameri-
canized than the so-calIcd Anglo-Saxor
immigrants), are giving themselves
much concern over the so-called Eng
lish- American rapprochcment. They
know, as we all know, that there is
nothing in it; that Our dearly beloved
English cousins would like to have oul
backing in something more than senti.
mental indulgence in fine phrases, which
would mean nothing if it came to /;
question of imports or exports or fnan.
cial interests. And, by the way, why
cannot this Anglomaniac get some
Anglo Saxon word to express his idcs
of the supposed coming together OF tho
two peoples instead of having to borrow
one from the French or Latin?