New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-11
ARE We THE REAL AMERICANS?
nfANY PEOPLE CHALLENGE OUR RIGHT TO THE EX-
CLUSIVE USE OF THAT NAME
Oon Gathered from Many Representative Sources Present
Sides of the Case-The Majority Distinctly in Fa7or

woman" or wife" Usage is usage and as
the president of Cornell University saws there
is no appeal"
The president Of the American Dialect So
ciety also calls attention to the fact that Ger
many has long used name which may applv
just as well to the Austrians as both speak the
same language Yet the representatives of the
Fatherland have given themselves the general
name OF German" whereas the Austrians are
content with a name which has a provincial
meaning, coming as it does from Oesterreich
word which originally meant the eastern reaIr,
OF Charlemagne. He gives other historic ex
aInples OF how the scope OF name will change
with time.
Not a few whose opinions were sought ar-
phasized the fact that the English have CON-
sistently called us Americans for mora +bo =
century In speaking of Cancellation with
America" Burke did not refer to the Standards
OF central America or the CARDS of the Southern
continent or TO England's Canadian colonists
When Chatham said, IF 1 were an American
as am an Englishman," he was thinking onlv
OF the 1orefathers of this Republic Pitt said
America, Canada and Louisiana are the tbraa
countries of North America" and since Pitts
time America" has been the mama ~ bo,h -
continent and r. country It was also an rns
iish novelist who wrote american Notas" T,
was an English dramatist who conceived tho
american cousin 1t was an English philoo-
glst who wrote book entitled "AD,artoor,... ..
The statement Of Sir Edward that tho r-r,+os
states was terTitorially a smaller pop,ar +hor
Great Britain was commented on IN var,ous
ways. Its truth was not denied but tts n,,rpor+
was generally regarded as misleading Az ora
hlgh diplomat who IS attached to the ernbasqv ne
foreign power said: Great Britain Dossa.so.
more land than the United States in America
"AeA one counts In millions of square miles of
e'eS' Inc brlush possessions the main
land amount 10 3.S54952 square miles Whereas
Inc area OF the United States is 8 SOP $50 souara
Hi'Ies' but II is not land, but population that
GUMS ana IN this respect the United States ia
more than dozen times greater than Canada
ana II more than equals all the other countries
IN this hemisphere put together. In the New
world outside of the United States there were
IN 1900 62,o00,oo0 people. whereas in the United
States there were 100000. ACCORDINGLY, =
think that Sir Edward is wrong when he saws
this country does not dominate the rest or .hA
hemisphere"
Whatever may be said on either side how
ever. 1t is understood that the administration
will abide by the name American" Irdaad
Congress and the legislatures OF the verious
states may be called on to take similar action
and change the words United States to
American" wherever it appears in law or
statute Such course is necessary LAWYERS
say. in order that the signatures of consuls
When acting in a notarial capacity may have
legal force. When State statute provides that
papers shall be signed by the United States
Consul" they are said TO be made invalid by the
signature of an American Consul" To obviate
this difficulty the State Department has in
TO use american" when 1t conflicts with fed
eral or State law.