Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-07-26

American citizens than the Germans.
They came to this country by millions.
They are part Of us. They came to
stay, to intermarry, to adopt American
customs, and there are I, 1882, OS1 Of them
In the United States. New York claims
SO0,024 Of them. which Ii more by over
100000 than Hamburg, the second city
Of the German Empire. Cincinnati 10
called a German city, but her German
population Is less than that shown In
several other cities Of the United
States. There are 430,7 persons Of
German birth or parentage living in
Chicago. POI. 1854 In st. Louis, 100,O5O In
Philadelphia. 130,Sl0 In Cincinnati,
l01,Ol0 In Milwaukee. or more than
Onc.half Of her entire citizenship. New
York Is the largest Irish city In the
world, with 743.10S persons of Irish
descent; Philadelphia has 2S4.57O, Chi.
cago hats, Boston 1O1 ,63S, San Fran.
cisco 1850. and 1t. Louis 0O,37O. In
New York there IRE 177,OsO persons Of
English parentagc, 01,2lO In Phlladel.
phia, S2,272 In Chicago, $500 In Bos.
ton. Chicago Is the largest Scandina.
vian city in the world. with 173,Osl.
New York has 100000 Italians, or more
than the city Of Florence. italy. They
are important Hgures-worth the study
Of those who govern; those who would
keep educational methods abreast of
the times and the men who are In trade
and depend for prosperity on a keen
knowledge Of the wants Of those they
serve.
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The Rt. Hon. ]. Bryce, member Of
Parliament, delivered q lecture Mt OK.
ford recently upon 1.-THE Relations Of
the Advanced and Backward Races Of
Mankind" which Ii provoking much
interesting discussion I'm the English
press. He described the various re-
suits Of the contact Of two races dif.
ferlng In strength. Either the weaker
race died out or was absorbed into
the stronger, or the two became com.
mingled into something different from
what either was before. or. finally. the
two continued to dwell together un.
mixed, each preserving it's own char.
acteristics. BY the two. processes Of
absorption ana extinction alone more
thnn half the tribes or peoples that
existed when authentic history began
have disappeared, and Mr.. Bryce IL Of
opinion that within two centuries
there might be less than forty Ian.
guages left and less than twenty ma.
tiOnalities-that IL, branches Of man.
kind Of the same stock. As to the fu-
ture Of mankind, he doubted whether
any further mixture Of advanced ana
backward races Ii to be desired. Mr..
Bryce dwelt with special emphasis
upon the relations of the two races
where institutions are democratic. as
In the United States. and as may yet
be the case In South Africa and the
Philippines. Evidently referring to
this country. he says: "As regards
political rights. race and blood should
not DO made the ground Of discrimin.
alton. Where the bulk of the c0l0red
race 10 unit for political power a quail.
ifcation based on property and educa.
ton might be established. which would
permit the upper section Of the race
to enjoy the suffrage" As regards
social relations. Mr.. Bryce goes to the
root of the question when he says:
Law can do but little save Up the
way OF expressing the view the state
takes Of how its members should be.
have to one another. Good feeling and
roOd u,o uoo,.o oouuot IN lmnoanI lxr
statute" ""Tis true, and pity It's it's
true" but the truth Of 1t IL illustrated
almost every day In this country. Mr..
Bryce Is greatly puzzled when he re-
members how successful MOhammed-
anism has been In overcoming all color
difficulties and creating the sentiment
OF equality among Its followers. while
Christianity has been unsuccessful.
Perhaps this Ii because Christianity
inculcates charity towards all and re.
ligious equality. while Il does not con-
Germ itself with social and political
equality. II 1t did, all ranks would DO
leveled-a process for which the world
IL not yet ready. The questions grow
Ing out of the contact of the backward
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must be left to time to settle. and this
Is evidently Mr. Bryce's opinion. as
he says In the close Of his lecture:
when we think of the problems which
are now being raised by the contact
OF races. clouds seem to hang heavy
on the horizon Of the future. yet light
sire inns In when we remember that
the spirit In which civilixed states are
preparing to meet those problems is
higher and purer than It was when,
four centuries ago, the great outward
movement of the European peoples be-
gam" The process Of solution must
be slow, but 1t will be FASTENED when
the backward race shows such signs
of coming forward that 1t will be for
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