New-York tribune., 1905-06-18

now to minimize the effect OF the American heir
ess, invasion operated then. Only two OF these
away and left a6solately no trace in the peerage
born in the United states has large family She
has six children. but this is the exception which
In the lower ranks of the aristocracy the figures
the wives Of Of Engshmsn with colrtesy title
barCuetcy there are forty-four. Of these seven
s1s 6ny one cha s ac WI Which %oud Be
ncfedible if It wore not true It tneretGTe e comes comes
leans, exclusive of knights wives has risen t9
fourteen Gtve but one child These figures are
proof If any were needed of the groWing sterty nr
problem the United States as one OF the
6yS means Of American brides fresh vigor may be
PoIled iE3 & me 6fisr b re1ib spare any vital
ty for such purpose when she hsrSed @ aSpehes f b
by fe Warnnes is n96 reaG eTen 2 ms n
UnI5ed States for Years p@st IN ne nnm
per per OF AeFifn BOOKS f5tiS Wifh make IL abun-
the pure American. that the Republc owes the
loss in vital power not beginning to show itself u1e
til the second or third generation As a matteF OF
ally pouring new life and vigor into the ga arist4e b;t
places or parentases OF its Leading men conclusive
" testes-not the United States WhISn IS poqFrs E
fresh life and visor into the aristocTacE Oh Eng
Lind.
SO far from the infusion of American d1Ga bleed into o2
strength II Is more often exactly the reverse 1t
is NOT bv means of carefully limited faTnilles that
the British nobility md sentry I4is ma NV nnieSnI
agency in creating and maintaining tne empire
hut nv means OF the unchecked Vtaty OF tIIe ttce.
True the tendency Of the time Is N tIle o1Jla -
ION bIft hi American women 1t has developed 10
stich an extent shat wGge they really 10 swamp
tile peefage il would rapidly decline -, -. -
En4iishmer win courtesy title or bsrGaetcy IS
seveIty-two that Is to say t~eIty- Is Lloae
than the number of Americans IN the sALie cidss
Inonv children or 2O3 TO s. If accurate figures
cotI5 bn obfained n similar tale might be told or
the American invasion in 4tne' & hii oonisi ~ IN
huence in England touches the heart OF thinss,
ana titled women count for little in H. American
influence in England IS nasee On Tet-oh' anu sa.en
OF it, In other words one is heeting, the otner
e. permanent That neither the coionials nor the
Americans be said to contribute Ife5h VigGr
lowing table, but of the two the colonial contrib
utes most: .ry.a,-
Americans title children Colonals Of title children
30 peeresses. - pseresses ,o, os
s. Wth courtesy e 20 - courtesy tlsle io
| "A 1o7i95 2G6
/ ..In this connection il IS curious to note that
there Is not single distinguished peers son with
| en American mother. whereas there ore seyeTaI
With colonial mothers. One = the present Under
| Secretary for War. Another. famous crieketer.
has had honorable career in the public service
/ al home ami as Governor OF Bombay The grand
/ son OF a Canadian sta tesman commanded the In
/ fantry OF the Ci,y Imperial Volunteer II Soutn
/ Wales, Another peer Of Anglo-Canadlan descent.
/ now lord-in- waiting TO the King, commanded a
| brigade OF Imperial Yeomanry and Australian
| BushIaen
| "To put it shortly. colonial nmuence in England
J IL masculine, vigorous and wholesomei American
influence feminine, frivolous and hsetins.