The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-19


rsssoa-shss b tsvsy. ne sssstion WHISTLER
thsse forces shaD esauusr or succumb.
Poland, h dns, y The question whether
II b military power a TIE WIN Of tho people
that b TO have the last word In the history
Of tho world at the present day. Should
Poland b definitely lost. the fact would
indicate nothing Ices In principle than that
the culture Of liberty and liberality In Eu-
rope wss useless. One Independent ooun.
try after another would share the fate OF
Poland. That Polandrs whole intellectual
life Ia absorbed In the question Of the sur
vival OF PolAnd's nationality u. therefore,
not % poor cause - It seems, for Poland
In the historical development Of relations,
has become synonymous with the right Of
mankind 70 OWL and intellectual freedom
and with the right Of nations 10 fndepend-
ence. Poland b synonylnous With our
hope. or with our illusion, ~ 10 the advance
OF mankind In culture. Its future coin
cides with the future Of civilization. it,
anal destructioo would b synonymous
with the victory Of modern military bar
barism In Europe.
| In One, our author would recognise N
Poland . great symbol. the symbol Of
pinioned freedom, whose mock u trodden
under foot; the symbol Of those who lack
! any outlook. yet hope against al proba-
bility, In spite OF an. sWhen," we read.
the foreigner sees thee covered With thy
mantle OF mow In the winter time. then
1t Seems to him ~ II the cold and the now,
and the eternaliy gloomy heavens were
so In harmony with thy being that he can
hardly imagine these bare trees covered
with leaves, these streets and roads free
from snow. these heavens pure and warm.
this land without winter. On the other
hand. when. on Q summer afternoon In
Warsaw. the breeses Sigh gently through
| the tall poplars at wlianow. tSobieski's
country seatl and the foreigner walks
slowly through the broad avenue they form.
| while he hears the Polish language about
him. and. perhaps. sees dear beings beside
him who live wholly and entirely b their
! passion for the cause OF Poland. - the cause
which gives . meaning and conservation
to their lives. and In faith In the future
Poland O. the faith which alone has made
them brave. useful men-then. whsn the
sunset Is beautiful. aad the flowers exhale
their fragrance. and the temperature IL
mild, and the air cares. the foreign van
dcrer feels less hopeless. and hs says TO
himself: Who lmows' Perhspa-in spite
| Of all
Whatever may be the fate Of Poland. be
that has known her does not forget her.
The book before " u q splendid proof
, that the author has hssded the message
Of the wind whistlins In the high poplars
OF Polish manor house: DO not forget
US! All Europe has forgotten u. Do
not forget this people, 90 winning and 20
richly endowed. which feels 20 deeply.
and breads 20 wildly. and loves % pro-
foundry Do not forget this soil. which
has absorbed 90 much noble blood: this
country. forsaken BY gods and soorned
by men. Do not forget u.s. n. ". h
A Cansdisn's View. Of the United states.
The outcome OF . careful study Of Ameri-
can institutions and Of recent Amstcan
phenomena will be found embodied In
the volume entitled Ths HeW America. by
BEcKLEs wILIso E. p. Dutton A Coz.
The book may be heartily commended.
not only on the theory that onlookers
sec more Of the game than the players,
but also by reason Of the range and
minuteness Of the authors knowledge
Of our constitutional and political hist
ory. The work 10 full OF misprints
and contains some minor massachusetts
OIL uUCt, Out IQcTS 10 10 OOuDt 10Out
Wilson's qualifications for the task he has
undertaken % far - Information and
intelligence are concerned. A. Q Canadian
with strong prepossessions In favor Of
Great Britain. he Is uneympsthetic toward
our people. and even at times seems preju-
diced. He is fond. for instance, OF talking
about tho American language - II the
English spoken In the United States were
I<.~~ tAst d. rAnaAs
Our own observations would not lead US
to that conclusion. We have noted. indeed,
q somewhat ludicrous, because unsuccessful.
attempt on the part Of certain Canadians
to initiate the pronounced accent Of the
lower-middle classes In Ensland. but We
have not found their vocabulary and idioms
TO differ sensibly from our own. Il 10. on
the whole. nil admiraI attitude that Mr..
Wilson maintains. and We imagine that his
equanimity would be undisturbed II our
prosperity should suffer considerable sbate-
ment. We repeat. however, that the book
deserves to be widely read. for 1t is superior
to any other discussion OF the subject by .
British or Canadian onlooker since the
expositions OF the same theme by Mr.. Bryce
and Prof Goodwin Smith were published.
In paper ON The National Title. which
forms an appendix. the author directs at
tention 70 the familiar ambiguity Of the
term .United States IN ambiguity rs-
sulting from the fact that The Mexican.
Colombian. BrAsilian and Argentine con-
federations I'll call themselves United
States We arc entitled to ths name.
however. not only par spcsi'snce. but also
by priority. having adopted 1t long before
any Lstin.American confederation was
formed. Mr., willson seems 10 think that
our full title II The Unltsd States OF
America and he quotes Article Of the
Articles Of Confederation, which says.
The style Of the Confsderaoy shall b The
United States Of America II 10 also
true that the preamble Of our Federal Con-
sitation rsada: We. the people Of the United
States. 80 > do ordain and establiah this
Constitution for the United States Of Amer
ica.' 1t Is clear. however. that the words
of America form no part OF the title. for
throughout the Constitution the confed-
Grafton u described - 'ths United States
There h no doubt, also. that, a. Mr.. Wilson |
reminds No. thsrs are multitude Of eight |
teenth century prsoedsntS for the restric- |
tive application Of the term 'Amsrioa'