The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-20

1t may be said by the man who insists
that this is an Anglo-Saxon country that
the above figures prove nothing TO upset
his claim He will set up the contention
that the people of the United States be-
fore 1920 were, OF course, OF the pure
Anglo Saxon race. That, therefore. the
vast immigration since then could not
have any material effect In changing that
race-makng IL any the less predominant
and numerous IN proportion TO the other
race elements. Here. again, he VIII Tor
bet history and statistics.
The population of the United states
In 1920 was 9633, ,S22 OF that number
1862, l66 were white and 1,7l.656 colored-
223 63i free and 1,53S. .022 slaves.
Any man who knows anything or United
States history knows that the white pop
ulation at that time was not exclusively
Anglo Saxon.
There was immigration Of other races
TO the colonies as well as the English.
The history OF the colonies. the rolls or
the armies of the Revolutionary period.
and accounts OF the settlements In Varl-
Gus colonies. go 10 prove that Dutch,
Irish. French and Spanish. besides other
nationalities contributed their quota 10
settle the country.
We will concede that Plymouth and
Massachusetts Bay and Connecticut were.
presumably, mostly Anglo-Saxon. Still
there was n considerable sprinkling or
Irish in them IL colonial records can ne
relied on. Rhode Island was founded by
Roger williams and certainly he was not
an nglo-Saxon. He was from Wales
an ancient Briton. Many OF his asso-
ciates we're OF the same race. New York
was settled by the Dutch and the decend-
ants OF the old Knickerbockers are 10 the
fore in that state to this day. The Penn
sylvania Dutchman is a known quantity
in that state even now. And the lrlsh,
who i'm the early years OF the Repuhnc
made Philadelphia their headquarters,
are there. too-both with large additions.
The descendants of Welsh settlers, and
Irish. also. are numerous in North Caro-
lima today. We concede Virginia, South
Carolina and Georgia, colonially, 10 ne
descendants Of the Cavaliers. IL Is doubt
full II there was much Anglo-Saxon In
them: more probably IL was Anglo-Nor-
man. The Louisiana and FLORIDA pur-
chases were made before 1920 and that
added considerably 10 the population or
the country that was not Anglo-SaXon.
Thus IL is on every side, when the
claim Is sifted. 1t il found that the ennis
saries OF the Anglo-Saxon cult are only
noisy deserters presuming on the ignor-
ance OF those of their hearers or readers
who pay any attention TO them Tor be-
lief i'm their assertions. Finally. II is TO
be hoped that i'm the all-pervading claims
that they make they do not include the
descendants of the In, $50 colored people
I'm the country in 1920 as Anglo-SaXons.
1t would be just about as sensible as some
of their other claims. AMERICAN.
SUPPORT THE CENTRAL BODY.
Office OF Bricklayers and Masons' Union.
No !, OF Providence, r. l.:
Editor Providence News--At the regular
meeting OF the above named union II was
unanimously voted to endorse the action
OF the Rhode Island Trades and Labor
union. in placing the Journal and Bulletin
on the unfair list; also TO fine an yof It's
members 81 seen riding on any of the cars
of the United Traction company.
JAS. g. MCMAHON,
Financial Secretary.
Providence. r. T.. June 10. 1902.