The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-02-13

"One extraordinary fact of this .x~
pansion OF the European races is that
with 1t has gone an increase in popula-
ton and we'll being among the natives
OF the countries where the expansion
has taken place. AS a result of this
expansion there now live outside of
Europe over a. hundred million of peo-
pie wholly of European blood and many
millions more partly of European blood
and as another result there are now on
the whole moro people of native blood
in tho regions where these hundred
roillion intruders dwell than there
wero when tho intruders went thitfer.
In America the Indians of the West
Indies were wel-nigl cxterminatsd
savage tribes both In North and South
America, who were very few in nu,u-
Der, have much decreased or have van-
ishcd and grave wrongs have often
been committed against them as wail
as by them. But all of the Indians
who had attained to an oven low graie
of industrial and social efficiency have
remained in tho land, and have r1r
the most part simply been assimilatsd
with the intrudcrs, the assimilation
marking on the whole a. very consider
able rise in their conditions
"Taking into account the Indians Of
pure blood, and the mixed boods IN
which the Indian element is large, It
is undoubtedly true that the Indian
population OF America is larger today
tlan It was when Columbus discover
Ell the continent. and stands on a fa-
cncy.
"There have been very dark spots
in the European conquest and con-
troll Of Africa; but on the whole th9
African regions which during the past
century have seen the greatest cruelty,
degradation, and suffering, the largest
dlmlnution Of population, are those
where native control has been ,ln-
checked. The advance has been made
in the regions that have been under
European control or influence; that
have been profoundly Influenced by
European administrators and by Eu-
ropean and American missionaries. Of
course the best that can happen to any
people that has not already high civ
ilization of It's own is to assin1ilate
and profit by American or European
IDEAS the ideas Of civilization and
Christianity, without submitting to.
alien control; but such control, in
spite Of all it's defects, is in very
large number of cases the prerequisite
condition of the moral and material
advance Of the peoples who dwell IN
the darker corners Of the earth.
I'm India we encounter the most
colossal example history affords Of
the successful administration by m IN
Of European blood Of thickly popu-
lated region in another continent. It
is the greatest feat of the kind that mas
the Roman Empire. Indeed, it is 2
greater feat than was performed under
the Roman Empire. Unquestionably
mistakes have been made; it would In
dicate qualities literally superhuman
if so gigantic a task had been ac-
complished without mistakes. It IS
easy enough to point out shortcom-
ings, but the fact remains that the
successful administration Of the IN
dian Empire by the English has been
one Of the most notable and most. ad-
n1irable achievements of the white race
during the past two centuries. On ,ilo
whole, 1t has been for the in1measurable
benefit of the natives Of India thera-
selves. .
Suffering has been. caused in pnr-
,, ticular cases and at particular times
to these natives; much more often,
believe. by well-intentioned ignorance
or bad Judgment than by any moral