New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-07


bonds of union for political or national aims.
The Clan-na-C1ael Of ireland uses the of
clan simply the sense 81 an association Tor the
frtherance of its objects It puts on the dress at
all events Of ancient family association, that it
NAV awake sentiments which were formed under
other ideas. for the real idea OF clan meant blood
relationship not the bond Of political
I1artisansilp, but the bond OF klnship which made
the real clan. When a brotherhood OF cousins near
81 distant III klrship. became powerful enough and
sufficiently numerous TO have an influence IN the
social and political life Of its day then men belonging
Is other families and bearing other names some
times ioined a clan By taking the name, and 50
insured for themselves that protection which a
numerous clan could in troubled times extend to
is members There was kind Of freemasonry
among them that made II incumbent on each person
belonging 10 one race and descended from one Well
known ancestor 10 give a hand IN the protection or
far the welfare Of his namesake.
This was a feature Of ancient society You see
4 more plainly the more people were divided of
from each other By mountains or seas When thus
coor5ed u together iii narrower or wider places as
the case might be. II natural Tor them TO marry
among each other, rather than TO seek Tor brides
farther a1IeId. The more mountainous the country
IS the longer does this tribal feature live In Monte
negro and among the Corslcan hills as in Scotland,
the tribe was a natural outcome OF neIghbOrhood
and geographical condition. The seatarl1lS tolk
who made the world their home did not live IN
tribes Is the same extent did Others. Travel
ana movement destroys the separate feeling
that looks upon all strangers with dislike or
dIstrrsr-
There are instances TO the contrary notably IN
T4rar where peculiar tribal atlnltles remained,
although the people were good sailors. But Japan IS
> country which kept itself itself for many ages,
and IS divided district by district, 10y physical
eallarities tending to make the people Of one part
sav there and deem those farther of less akin than
are their neighbOrs But 1t probable that IN all
early civilizations the tribe the ground plan
of Ill government and social machinery It was
q 454trlarchal and hereditary system, as compared
with the equality and = s-good-as-y ou-and-
better sentiment Of social existence that succeeded
to IL Japan has still perhaps the most perfect
survival Of the spirit OF ancestral government IN
1hz sovereignty 81 the NIkado. He governs by
council or Elder Statesmen who take much the same
71ac. as did on a smaller scale the councils OF the
Scottish Highland Irish Chiettaln under the
heads 81 clans Just the generals OF the japanese
F,7l1,eror 1liousv observe after some astonishing
victory that all their success is due to the superaal
,-+-,es Of the Mikado 50 the chieftalns were ready
10 asg-ie all their proves to the greatness OF the
head 0f their great family
The respect due 10 such man was 2 Klnd q
worship Ii did not hurt their pride TO glEe I'M
-5cit obedience. On the contrary it was q homage
IS their own dignity that they should follow al
commands given By the leading representative
r4 their own blood. Il was to Z father and not =
= commander chat they owed their allegiance lt
,yss n honorable service. II d. honor t. one VINO
rd fig distinction Is ~ the eldest 81 those who