New-York tribune., 1902-03-10
SELECTIONS FROMTHE NAIL
TRANsPLANTED GERMANIC STOCK
TRIBUTE TO THE VIRTUES OF THOSE WHO
HAVE COME OVER SEA.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Twenty years ago Herbert Spencer. while
visiting this country predicted that result of
the amalgamation OF various nationalites here the
Americans would ultimately produce the highest
civilization that the world has known. Accepting.
do the dictum of the great English scientist.
have desire TO emphasize racial differences.
Indeed who is one-ffth Irish. one-ffth Scotch.
one-hfth English one-ffth Welsh one-ffth Ger
man, and fve-fifths American could have no preju-
dices 80 far as nationality is concerned. Any at
tempt to discriminate would make "the chips fly
into his face" But lose nothing Amer
leans IN making generous and grateful acknowl
edgment to each nationality for it's contribution TO
the progress. power and glory OF the republic.
The Mayor of New-York said few days ago
that he believed one OF the benefcent results of
Prince Henry's visit would be that I'VE would
learn TO valre the German element Of our popula-
ton more highly" I cordially indorse the senti-
ment. And while the German element Is too In
tensely patriotic and too thoroughly Americanized
to wish any special recognition. II Is fitting to
connect Mayor Lows statement. with an utterance
of Matthew Arnold who. his visit to the United
States eighteen years ago. said. in his lecture on
Numbers: But you something more than
people Of fifty millions. You fifty millions
mainly sprung-as in England are mainly
sprung-from that German stock. which has faults
ndeed-fauts which have diminished the extent
of its influence diminished its power Of attraction
and the interest of its history. Yet OF that Ger
man stock It is I think, true-as my father sald
than fifty years ago-that it has been STOCK
of the most moral races of men that the "orlu
has yet seen, with the soundest laws, the least
violent passions the fairest domestic and civil
virtues You come, therefore of about the best
parentage which a modern nation can have, ana
this enviable and unbounded country.
This pronouncement Of the English essaylst Oh
common origin reinforced and accentuat-
ed at the dinner given TO Prince Henry by the
"New-Y Yorker staats-Zetune.' in the address Of Mr.
Whitelaw Reid when he said And let us never
forget that the which bears forward the pan
origin with that OF the English and Dutch VINO
OF the loyalty and devotion of this transplanted
Germanic stock, what Arnold calls our nenviaole
Prussia has been pleased 20 denominate our
beautiful and brilliant land the history OF erse me
raddenS tho Se heart Of washington was German
COMPANY In 1851 the Arst regiment to reach
Washington from the North was composed OF hve
Germans-descendarts' says Professor Oscar
Kuhns ''of Revolutionary patriots. ,o. .,
From another authentic source we learn or
German settlement. east or the Alleghenies. which
6aed 6as ney5 a95 RSf @ IN fPa e village
born major general and genera 4L ts the nresi
dent Of the first American CONGRESS under the con nt
stution one OF the most noted OF 6nneTsI
OF the State of Wisconsin q colonel Of the war OF
@ be o5 6reseR eee of Grard College
State Senators and distinguished lurlst. ...
city Of the Western world are of German birth or
extraction: the largest telescopes IN the Wo.Ld
were given by the descendants OF Germans; AIeth-
odisrn which to-day has thousand times as many
followers In the earth there are miles around II
founded In the United states by GeTmans ii ana
Prince Henry's wish that German cluhehs ra W.
manifest toward this beautiful land the same same
loyalty that their brethren display TOWARD theFs rs
in their old homes will deepen their loyalty 70 the
country Of their adoption and intensity ther loVs
for the Fatherland. They Will not forget the olu
proverb: ''Hinter dem Berge sind auch Leute mat
''Beyoud and behind mountain wave ana mountain
ton are neople also''-their brethren" When n
friend recently facetousy said: Germany is the
land of sausaEes and sauerkrautE we rePtleu IN IN
the same friendly spirit: Yes; but IL Is also 'hs
land OF schools and Of sciences, OF music ana or
art of great men and OF great achievements Ihe
lend Of Luther and Meanchthon. OF Goethe ana
Schiller of Bach and Beethoven. or Mozart ah1
Wagner Of Leasing and Bismarck. II Is the land
OF Emperor William II, whom Senator Depew pro.
nounces the ablest Statesman en- the Conunent OF
Furope-of Prince Henry OF Prussia the selor
Prince whose courtesy courage dignity, great
abiiitv and winning personality have given him.
evidently a warm place In the heart Of our Presi-
dent and a large place in the hearts OF the Amer
lean people" LANES NJ iEAuhi'-