The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-15

The first evidence, Of the absence Of
culture in the American is the interest
he takes in all stories and spectacles
OF cruelty. To q cultured man, a
humanist, blood is loathsome. Murder
by executions and other denominations
Of like character arouse his disgust.
In America such things call forth only
curiosity. The newspapers are filled
and all kinds of horrors. The tone Of
the description is cold, the hard tone
of an attentive observer. It is evident
that the aim is to tickle the weary
nerves of the reader with sharp, pun
gent details Of crime, and no attempt
is ever made to explain the social
basis Of the facts.
/! To no one seems to occur the. simple
thought that q nation is a family.
And if some of it's members are Grim
mails, it only signifies that the system
of bringing up the people in that fam
lily is badly managed.
I will not dwell on the question of
the attitude of the white man toward
the negro. But it is very characteris-
tic Of the American psychology that
Booker 7. Washin gton breaches the
following sermon toshis race;
clean outwardly ass the whites; only
EQUALS This. in fact IS the sub
stance Of his teachings to his people.
q But in America they only think Of
how to make money. Poor country,
whose people are occupied only with
the thought of how 70 getsrich 4 81.
Danger Of the Trusts,
f 1 am never in thss sleast dazzled By
the amount of money "a man possesses =;
but his lack Of honor, Of love Tor his
country, and Of concernt for sits wei
fare always fills me with sa dness. A
man milking his, country like 9 cow,
or battening on it like aSparasite: is 9 |,
sorry sort Of inspiration.f How pitt u u
that America, whichsssths9 say has full
political liberty. is utterly wanting in
liberty. Of sspirit!& When you. see. with
what profound interests and idolatry
the millionaires are regarded here, you
involuntarily begin to suspect the dem
ocracy Of the country: Democracy-
and SO many kings: Democraey and
"Higher Society, sAHsthis is strange
and incomprehe nsibles
| All the numerous4 trusts and syndi;
Gates, developing with a rapidity and
energy possible only i'm America. 4Wil
ultimately call forth to life its enemy
revolutionary socialism. Which;sin burn
will developa as rapidly and as ,eIer
| getically. But while the process al
/ swallowing up indivi duals by capital
and of the organization. Of the masses
iisegoing, on, capitalism will spoil many
stomaehs and heads, many hearts ans
minds. l. 80 ~
As to Morality.
/ SpeakingHsof:~ the national spirit,
must also speak of the morality Of tht
nation That side of life has always
been poser to me- . I cannot under
stand it; and when peoples speak seri
ous]y about lit ] cannot help but smile
lat best. a. 1noralist to- me lis. a man a
whom I wink from Ethe corner of m,
eye,s and drawing him asideFwhisper il
tx All. YOU rascal! IT ism It that an
skeptic, but know the world,
know it to my sorrow.v II -. =
The most: desperate moralist / hav
come across was my grandfather. ii
knew all the roads to heaven, and con
stantly preached about them to every
one who fell into his hands. He alon
knew the truth. He knew to do
everything that God wanted, and b
used to teach even the dogs and cat
how to conduct themselves in orde
to attain eternal happiness. But. wit
all that, he was greedy and maliciou
he beat his domestics, and on. ever
spare and suitable occasion, wit
whatsoever and howsoever he desired