The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-07-28
The American Spirit
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degree % unHAslue7e ttA6A- -~s i
he commercial and industrial 1
invasion Of the old worid BY the new. I
There is reason for the apprehension /
that the European markets viii nl- /
timately pay large tribute 10 the Am /
orleans. Tor signs daily multiply tend /
inE 20 show the Increasing extent /
90 which the Americans are occupy
the Industrial fields o. Great Britain /
and the continent American knives |
and razors are sold ia London; An
erican boots and shoes n Germany
American locomotives in Russia Am
erican machinery ia Austria; AmeTi- |
can-buit bridges q American steel
span The rivers o. India and Amerf-
can-made cars. passing over American |
rails. transport the troops u the
Gar through the gilds of Central
Siberia to REINFORCE the regiments on
.duty IN Manchuria Already have Am
erican made textile fabrics been sold
ID the bazaars Of Paris: American
mechanism is employed In the santa
IS fittings 81 Roman houses and Am
ericau hoes and plows are used by the
Spanlard In filling the fields Of Ara
eon and CASTLE.
In view Of this showing. which |
might De- indefinitely extended. il Is |
not remarkable that the manufactur-
ers and merchants Of Europe should |
feel some degree OF apprehension !
concerning the industrial future OF |
the old world They have reason for |
their fear FOR the history OF industry |
has no record Of progress similar TO |
that which has been achieved by the |
Unised States during the last FIVE de-
cades ~ time. and n a criterion OF |
Judgment Tor the future may be ar
rived at from the experience OF the |
past. the supremacy OF industrial |
America In the markets OF the world |
Is already assured The progress OF |
the American Is not accidental Il |
Is due 10 his superior intelligence. |
energy. inventiyencss and skill In \
any one Of these qualities he Is the |
equal OF the European. no matter OF !
what nationality: In several he Is the |
superior Of the average man or any |
other nationality. The supremacy he |
has attained Is merely one manifesto |
ton Of the American spirit a spirit |
vhich Is more 20 be dreaded by royal /
Europe than the Industrial invasion |
that Is now an accomplished fact.
The American spirit may be de- /
fined as the combination OF the best /
qualities Of al the races and nation
alities that have come 10 our shores.
Previous 20 1920. no account was kept
OF the alien passengers who arrived
in this country with the intention OF
making Il their home. From 1920
20 iSf5. the movement was compare
lively Insignificant. for in only one
year did more than 100000 Europeans
arrive in this county. but the dis
turbed political condition of Europe
between 1Sf5 and IS4S caused an
'normous increase in the tide. and
-..-,s-iss rsyoiution in the last-named
- I, bseanie a food. Since then,
,,.i,b me exception OF the four years
d,,~f.s which this country was torn
- civil strife. the movement has been
steady. From 1890 20 the close OF
1900. the immigration from Europe to
American numbered 19.765.l55. The
estimated numper prior 20 1920 is
ESQ eco. so that during the past CEN
tury over 0.000 600 OF European peo-
pie have come 20 America. abandon
ine completely their homes in Europe
and 10 a large extent their Europe
an ideas. habits and customs. In other
words. over 90 COOS coo OF Europeans
have become Americans. between one
third and Onefourth OF our population |
being thus composed OF people OF
foreign birth or course. that proper
ton does not now exist. for death /
has been busy. but II the foreign
born citizens. together with their des
cendants in the first generation. are
taken into account in the enumera'
ton. Il is easy 20 believe tnat these
two elements together compose half
90 the entire population. No such /
movement as that from Europe TO /
this country during the last century /
Is recorded in the annals of the hui
man race. and Il Is to be accounted /
FOR only by the superior advantages
afforded ia this country over Europe
20 the man OF modest means.
There are many wonderful things /
connected with this European inya-
sion OF the New World. but the most
remarkable Is the facility and rapid
q with which this host of Europeans
has become American. The men Of
the first generation do not always re-
iinQuish the ideas. the habits or the
language of a lifetime. Il Is not TO
be expected that they should. but in
every proper sense OF the word their
children are Americans. as truly as
those whose ancestors marched with
Gates or followed the standard OF
Marion. They have not Europeanized
America. they have become Ameri-
cans. They did not make OF this
country new Europe they imhibea
its spirit. learned 10 obey its laws.
to support its institutions. and each
contributed share 10 what We can
the Amerlsas spirit Thus IL IS that
the American has inherited the per,
severance and determination of the
Englishman. the lahorionsness OF the
German. the yiVacity az the French
man. the Wit. generously and kindly
heart 0f the freshman together with
other good qualities of the many PEG
pies whose representatives have cas-;
tn their lot with cur own.
But from this hosigepodge. this
tumble o. nationalities. have arisen
qualities OF mind and peeuiiarities Of
character seen In a greater degree
among the Americans than In the peo-
pie Of sny other nationality The /
American has versatility u temper
ament not to be found among the
men 81 shy other natica He can
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