Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-05-16

for the rumOrs which one so often
hears that the German government
cherishes the hope that that part of
Brazil may become German depend
ency. Mr.. Eugene Seeger, an old Chi.
cagoan. who Il consul general ut Rio
dc JaneirO ana Is of German birth. rid.
icules talk Of that kind. lie says the
Braxilians Of German descent know
little and care less about the German
empire. "They are Brazilians," says
he, land would be the first to resent
territorial encrOachment by Germany
or any other European power" Judg.
Ing from Mr.. Seeger's remarks. the
German who has made his home In
Brazil feels much like the German
who has become doiniciled In the Uni.
ted States. Each OF them In attached
to and loyal to his new country. In all
probability the German government II
well Informed as to the sentiments Of
the people Of German descent who are
living In southern Brazil, ana has no
expectation that they ever will ask to
have the German Hug hOisted over
them ana TO be governed by German
officials. There are some Germans,
however who are not well Informed
on the subject. ana whose expressions
of the hope that some day part of Bra.
I'll may become an imperial possession
are responsible for the stories about
the alleged designs Of the imperial gov
nsv A tnp
tached much Importance to those
stories. and they will be less inclined
to do so after learning what Mr.. See.
ger says about the subject.
Tho ambition that every typical
American feels, TO do better than ev.
eryOne else In everything, Is one Of
the most splendldly audacious nation.
nj characteristics to be found In his.
tory. 1t Is grand to think that. one
day or another. we must. by native
right, excel the English In commerce.
the French In taste. the Germans In
scholarship. the Italians In art, the
Greeks In wisdom. and the Hebrews In
the knowledge Of God. With so much
to accomplish. the American spirit
cannot be like Goethe's star, Ohne
Hast aber Ohne Rast-it must be
equally without leisure ana without
pause. Those in the front must leap
into the trench and die, In order that
those In the rear may pass over. or
this sort of sacrifice there has been
no lack. 1t began when the first ex.
plorers touched our shores; ana 1t has
been ready at all times since for
every emergency Of commerce, reli'
gion or war. 1t has made the country.
1t has built up every State and city
ana house of business ana seat Of
learning. Those who have come after
have prolited by the untlagging spirit
OF those who have gone before-of
those who have worked hard ana often
died too early, hut 1t may be reason
ably asked il the day has not now
come for Il quieter pace, ana Il less
fevcrish sense of duty, inquiries a
writer in Harper's Weekly. The
country Is colOssally rich ana pros.
porous, even If it be not rich and pros
porous enough. May not the individ-
ual begin to put forth his claim? May
he not ask time to breathe little,
to think n little, to live little? May
he not he permitted to remember that
In the Pantheon there are other gods
besides the great idol hustle? While
doing his daily work and treadlng his
common round, has he not right to
some measure of that tranquility
which now he can look for only In
the tomb!--Or in fiinging Il change Of
raiment into valise and sailing out
into that big, unsatisfactory void
which we call abroad? In these days
of cooperating energies we might
venture TO suggest
A Society for Enabling Americans.
Who Want to do SO,
To Stay Quietly Mt Home,
Without Being Rushed to Death.
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Darwin and the Bible agree perfectly
on one point-that the sins of the
fathers shall be visited upon the chill