The San Francisco call., 1906-07-05

was born and that new additions to the
old stock of English ideas and life were
made. l repeat that american insLitu-
tions of today are essentially English,
though / have met Americans VINO
seemed to think that all things Ameri,
can. even the language, We're invented
is becoming cosmopolitan. Many ma
tions are contributing to its Citizenship, hi
Fet the are Engsn gnSrs n and
what a foundation that providesi
Is it, on the whole, to be thought
strange that l should declare my In
ability to see anything ineongruous in
an Englishman taking part in Fourth
of July celebration? On the contrary,
l believe every Englishman should be
proud of the Declaration of Indepen-
dence and all that the Fourth of July
That declaration typifed the victory
the victory of a lusty son over an aging
sire. Men, of all nations may rejoice in
that. The idea is illustrated by the
story of the son of the Englishman, the
said to his father on the Fourth or
July: Well father, you know this Is
the day we licked YOU"
VICTORY OF NEW IDEAS.
1t was victory of new ideas. say,
and the consummation of a great
change, but we do not forget that the
path which led to that change did not
have its beginning in the middle of a
desert or wilderness. Its sources Were
of English character. The English
language itself suggests the source of
the feeling that brought about the
change and is likely to continue to
Tagto which they epsnb say is to be the new
world language Do I then. an Eng
lishman, need to regard myself as a
With With other S Engiishmen mem have a
right to be proud of America, and /
am. You may not want US to be proud
OF America, or you may not care
can't prevent us from being proud of
you. (Laughter.)
Englishmen may well be glad of the
fortunate thing for England. That
war served to end the personal rule of
King George III. The Kings govern
men of England. Chatham and his
peers, were not anti-Ameriear. So it
was that the end of the war meant the
the change to rule by Parliament.
George washington's men defeated the
British nsSa you srg of Pasrty astan sae Hss
SLAMS, for Englishmen had no love for
lighting other Englishmen.
Tshef nstutioss ipssk as testeG by
cent emergencies. Gould these Ameri-
can institutions, modified by time and
change, work well when tried by a
tion. 1t is easy to plan a system of
life or government for ordinary times.
It is different when great emergencies
come / had always wanted to see
American institutions tested in some
great way, and ! had that privilege
two months ago. I may have criticised
those institutions, as Americans do.
Americans, by the way, criticise their
own institutions more than any other
people, and more than any other people
Indignantly object to other peoples
criticisms.
EMERGENCY SUPERBLY MET.
Americans object to the professional
administrator of public affairs. They
believe that any good American citizen
can ill any place in government, If
necessary. That is an American insti-
tuition. Would 1t stand the test when
the days after April IS in San Fran
how superbly, was the emergency met
by American citizens!
Recall, If you will, how our physi-
Governor did his great work in
those days. Not in the lime light, not
! in a spectacular way at all, but quiet
/, ly almost in the background, this ply
/ sician- Governor of ours worked twenty
hours out of every twenty-four to keep
this section in touch with every part
Consider how our musician Mayor met
! the emergency. How quickly and with
what sagacity he called the committee
of fifty together to meet the crisis
When in other years honor Is paid, as
! 1t should be, to Governor Pardee and
Mayor Schmitz for their magnificent
work. let it not be forgotten that q