The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-31
AMER Can EsIGRANTS.

Tas statement. since denied. that
William Waldorf Aston Is 20 have a
title conferred on him b. King Ed
ward. has revived tk- acute criticism
IN American papers % what - called
his political ap0stacy." IL IL a curl
su. trait among our people that they
r-s.rd a change % allegiance az a
matter q course among all races and
natl0baiitlsa except their owu. That
F.n.il-hrnen. Germans. Italians and the
tlks ahosid come 90 America 90 be Cit
irons t. hooked upon with n high de-
ss.-- os favor and many % them are
rsfssl To SUBMITS % political prefer
fiSut. fhsrs VaS. Ne believe. one such
foreigner In McRiniey-s cabinet. "a
there ~ere many m former ones: and
~. aui them Tn all grades Of public
life, 40 sign % Tspr0Feh attaches 20
-insfn: they are hon6rcd and respected
IN the degree % their Individual merit
hut let an American change his nag
aud b. IL classed "a a natural Benedict
Arnold ~ho only lacks the chance 20
.-Ii bis country-s honor. He cannot
car1s to his former home and ind his
sif friends What they were: they look
al birn with suspIcion and turn from
Ada N dlstrusG II 10 not 50 anywhere
-ss~ In che world. \ German or an
HsdIshman. an Irfshman o. n Dane.
. s-ede or q Sp4nIard. does not lose
easte At home By becoming. politically
soaking. an allen In fact n European
cSsnsry which s~nis its people out % |
s-tp DO the worlds work unds- ali /
= ara TAX - part0nabIs pride In their |
.aec~ss. Latin Hsss have been spread /
.T-r on. continent and English !dcas /
ever another by such men and Spain \
ani Portugal ana Grrat Britain and 1
Ireland boast % the aehlevemsnt-and |
Why sboult they not7 Irtshncn ~ho /
IaI.i abroad 4 Psv y-ars 49, 4,
.w a nan OF their blood President /
~ the Preach Republic. another PTesi- 1
dent OF ms United states. another |
Prvrnler of Austria another premier Of ,
ssaIn. Asothsr Admiral OF Chile. and
s.w oshsrs wInnIns distinction wher-
eyr~ rorune had placed them. felt an
-uthu.lasrn which was a. just as IL
-as deeply seated. Il there any reason
~hy Americans. similarly placed.
should feel differently
The United States viii not be n
id-po~sr In the broadcast sense un-
al "a. people. speaking many tongues
and living under many flags. bring
tseir tai~pts and energies To bear upon |
other lands than ours what have not 1
the discovered emlsrants Of Great Brit /
ain done for her ideaS7 They have
psxnted them 80 deeply IN the soil OF
ts.s United States that no others can
1ourfah here. Some day. perhaps.
Americans will return the service In
Canada. In Australia. In south Africa
snd carry those same ideas into the
Latin mind OF South America Be
cause they may rrIinauish citizenship
here 10 gain for themselves greater
facilities there. puts no brand upon
them- They are not apostates but
should. In the great majority Of cases.
- Looked upon an pioneers AZ for
Mr. Aston. We should b. glad TO see
him made a peer. Indeed. 30 far has
the AnerseaniratIon Of the British no.
saIfty zone by marriage. that there can
- NO objection 90 seeing 10 proceed In
other ways. IL 10 not altogether nm
irfd~sceut dream that n prince or /
princess who dates back to America
mag one day sit upon the British
thrvne-