The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-03-14
WORLD APPROXIMATION.

william 7. stead, an editor VINO says
things without much regard to coHNen-
tional opinion at home. b. telling Eng
land that she must become part OF
the United States Of the English
speaking world" or dwindlr TO another
Belgium. In an article on The Amerl-
cunization Of the World he says:
THE advent of the United states Of
America as the greatest of WOTld-puW-
ers Is the greatest political, social, aud
commercial phenomenon Of our tsnes.
II Is only when we look at the mani
fold manifestations Of the eNuberant
energy of the United States, and the
world wide influence which they are
cXerting upon the world i'm general and
the British empire in particular, that
we realize how comparatively insignia
cant are all the other events of our
time"
After rapid survey Of the strides
American ideals have made in every
department of science, art and religion
the world over, Mr.. Stead answers the
question, what is the secret of Ameu-
can 7uccess?" i'm part as follows:
American success may be explained
i'm many ways. 4 young and vigorous
race has been let loose amorg the in
calculable treasures of "A virgin conti-
nent Into that race there has been
poured In lavish prOfusiOn the vital
energies Of many other races chosen
by process Of natural selection which
eliminated the weaker, the more tmid,
the less adventurous spirits This
great amalgam Of Heterogeneous cner-
giles constitutes a new composite race,
which found itself free 20 face all the
, problems Of the universe without any
/ OF the restraints of prcjudiCes, tradi-
/ lions, or old-cstablished institutions
/ which cucumber the nations Of the old
/ World Americans had no swaddling
| clothes to cast. They sprang into life
| like Minerva from the brain of JOve
without any need To rid themselves of
/ the garments of infancy. They had also
/ the immense advantage of an atmns-
/ phere which I'm many parts of the con-
/ tuent Was "A perpetual eXhilaration
/ All these causes contribute to Ameri-
/ can success. They belong to the Ameri-
/ cans as an nalienab!e possession, nor
can We by any possibility hope To share
/ them. They are as inseparable from
the continent OF America as the Falls
of Niagara or the Mississippi Valley
The writer further discovers three
American secrets which he deems ca,
pable of profitable export tn England
He enumerates them as education. in,
! creased incentives to production, and
! democracy. In each of these respects
America surpasses England. the latter
| taking the lead only in municipal gov
| eminent. These considerations bring
| Mr.. Stead to his proposed merging of
| the two great branches of the English
/ speaking race. He says:
There lies before the people of Great
| Britain a choice of two alternatives. II
| they decide to merge the existence OF
| the British empire I'm the United States
/ of the Euglish-speakng world, they
n 1.
/ tegral part of the greatest of all world
/ powers, supreme on sea and unassail-
/ able on land. permanently delivered
| from all fear of hostile attack, and
| capable of welding irresistible influ-
ence in all parts of this planet. That
/ is one alternative The other is the
| acceptance of our supersession by tho
/ United states as the center of gravity
/ in the English speaking world, the loss
one by one OF our great colonies. and
! our ultimate reduction TO the status ul
an English speaking Belgium.
zone or the other it must be. Whicl
shall it be? Seldom has "A more mo
mertous choice been presented To tn,
citizens of any country. 1t is natura
that British pride should revolt at In
conclusion which is thus presented a
the result of rapid survey of TN
forces governing the present pOljtiCa
and financial and industrial situation
But pride and prejudice are evil coun
selors. The question is not what "
would best like to do, but what Is tn
best course possible in the cIrcum
stances? II IL Is admitted that tn
whole trend of our time Is toward tn
uniication of races Of common stoc
and common language; IL il is furthe
admitted that such uniiication woul
} carry with il ipcalculable advantage
J in securing the English speaking ma
tions from all danger either of fratri
cidal conflict or Of foreign attack, Will
enormously improving both their pros
pcrity at home and the influence whic
; they can exercise abroad, IL is Difficult
= to resist the conclusion that the objet
2 Is one well worthy of being made IN
? ultimate goal of the statesmen both {
: the United States and of the Unite
: Kingdom.
The subject is not one upon whic
: politicians are likely to talk. Any u
Y terance in favor of coming togeth,
4 under the American flag could so easil
be misrepresented by political oppS
2 nent as an act of treason to the Unto
I Jack that men whose horizon Is limi