New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-08-05
aMERICANS NOT NERVOUS
-,nSrxT GERMAN OBSERVER DE-
CLARES HIS FAITH IN THE
UNITED STATES.

,audg Max Godberger's first article on the
-,+e5 States and his impressions the social.
-oercial and economic conditions they ap-
a-ea 70 him on his recent visit, have just been
,blished IN Germany. He speaks Of the United
s+s+ss as THE LAID OF unbounded possibilities"
- observing German begins by lauding the Yam
= fnr his patriotism his pride in the greatness
e his country and his willingness to impart knowl-
aee as 10 his country to the foreigner who comes
n seek information
Everybody seems filed with the idea that the
Granger should see how great and how strong the
,ntrv is In the course of my eight months OF
x+udv throughout the Union 1 found open doors
everywhere inviting investigation and nowhere ola
7 meet the contrary. On all sides saw unusual
tnt not unsAemly activity. Industrious and am
ts.ious men. 1t is big country'-that is the
designation VIII oh the citizen of the United States
spnes with respectful admiration to his father
land for great estimated by measure, weight
sna numbers impresses him. But even our cooler
.,sqroent must concede greatness TO the United
states. because Of the nations accomplishments
The great results are not looked upon as chance
~ Luck and Mr. Goldberger points to the year
7sN The assassination of the President, poor
crops fall in the metal market the Northern Pa
fsc corner and its effect on the exchanges, strikes
and falling of in production, events he says
evrhfcb singly or collectively. would have worked
- +ba 5atrirnent Of the country If the economic
.,,r5s rion were less strong I do not deny that in
the United States well as In every other coun-
+rv where a high state of prosperity has been
reached a reaction must come SUCH winter
tnrrns are as Unavoidable over there as they were
elsewhere and some indications already TO be
Keen in the magic garden of the Union But the
ount-v is SO blessed with earths treasures it Is
eouirpsd with such inexhaus resources, its in
51stries ere equipped with such wonderful and
complete machinery. that the worst winter storms
can he D5athered
In preof Of this optimistic view the writer calls
he al re- he
ninetes" With the Philippine Islands the popula-
fien Of The United States is put down at @'eS'"H
hardly more than per cent OF the population OF
The earth according 10 the latest estimate This
per cent has, however possession Of . per cent
If all the cultivated land of the earth
The v-rite- then gives the statistics showing the
rrodsct q wheat, corn. iron, copper, petroleum
ETC. showing the percentage contributed 10 'he
worlds markets by the United States. ana 'le
whole Is written in entertaining style aIthough
The writer rnodestIy asks pardon for "dryneSs- II
IS shown that the United States furnished $40 per
cent Of the cotton manufactured between 1855 and
$500 that the increase in the production OF Wheat
from 1870 TO l9l was 217 per cent. and OF cotton
IN the same time 26 per cent. In 1870 g "o"" tons
of coal were mined. The amount in lsVl was ~
epp 90 tons. an increase Of SIS per cent the IN
crease in iron was ss75 per cent, ana IN steer
Is75S per cent.
But the possibilities have not yet been reached
saws Mr. Goldberger and one only realizes tha'
fact when one makes the tour Of the land from the
Atlantic 10 the Pacific; when one visits Inc WORK
shaps comes in touch with the commercial ma
chinerv and the men through whose manaSSlItsIIlt;
which may at times have been reckless. the IhnGa
States reaches its commercial greatness MS
TriD 10 the Far West. his observations in the lac-
tories. mines workshops and on the raIiIVattS @
lion In speaking of the CAPTAINS OF indq 4;
Mr. Goldberger names the 'Gouids' Eanoe s olIos
Mackays Reckefellers Carnegies. HarrlInanS,
Hills Morgens StiIlmans and others, ana says
that they became leaders because they mao accom-
bod
The hazardous point seen by the writer lies IN
the fact that the industries. with thelr Ilais
fui individuals that the withdrawal of the AFTER
would LEAD to embarrassment tos Ola WoTId he
saws were allowed 10 develop, and suiIereo ~
shock when citizens We're IoTee9 onr should be
called away day The values OF ali the gr TS1
f ha5 been would be thrown into combustion Then
n NAV be demonstrated whether there Is soicleI
cia1 Foundations of the industries in their pres
ent gigantic proportions are worthy on
The writer THINKS il wrong to condemn me Aiil b
lean because Of his eagerness TO make money, pc
cause he accernplishes his OBJECTS m some
what elastic and the American citizen goes 1He
path laid out by the ia% D MAJ his fellow man
weigh carefully what he promises. Inc business
man Of the United States knows no Ilg se and
+be reaIizaTior of business success through per
sereance er 3 forget an abuse Of commercial pro,
-rierv and that gives him the conSclousIleaS
strsrrth of character for which be mas no e9uaI.
The American business man C ! o~+erinS
enS long before he enters business uIoeI lohliS-
tss+ nd soul and he may be counted upon as an
Give cola borer worthy OF every cohIoeHCe- -. 80
s +L-r5icaI Of the commercial life as saw it IN
circles which were considered standard feopie
eneak wrongly Of the nervousness produced by lne
for wealth on tbs other side. The contrary IS
the fact. One sees endess acuXlts t dllu +reS Of
The industrious ones are Of steel, and NOT 10 De