The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-09-16
EUROPE WILL BECOME
AMER|CANIzED STEAD
Noted English Editor Tells of
Spread of American
Influence.

Wan. /. Stead in the New York American.
ISipling's oft quoted line. what do
they know Of England: who only Eng
land knOW?" may be applied with equal
force to Americans. whose range of Wis
ion is limited to the United States. OF
such there are many millions. Nothing
surprises me more in talking to the
average educated American than his
ignorance of the extent to which Amer
lean ideas are transforming the world.
On this fact there can be no doubt.
In the evolution of the Slavs of the
Balkan the Robert college. that Ameri-
institution of the Bosphorus, played
n part more important than that of
any foreign Office in Europe. excepting
that of st. Petersburg.
Bulgaria, now Of the verge of COM
plcte independence, is the direct Off
spring of the United States. American
trained students fired the Bulgarians
with the idea of emancipation. Men
reared at the Robert college framed
the constitution OF the new state on
American lines.
The most important development of
internationalism that has taken place
of ate years was the opening of the
international parliament of agriculture
in Rome. where tho king hopes it may
develop into a univ ,rsal parliament of
the world. That Institution, the full
significance of which is as yet but
little appreciated, either in the old
world or the new. was the direct pro-
duct Of American thought. Mr.. Lubin,
a citizen from the Pacific coast, brought
the idea to Europe. where it found a
cordial welcome and a permanent home.
But behind them all. invisible as the
atmosphere whose pressure all men
feel, was h American idea-the only
formative idea, inspiring the confer
ence. The idea Of a free federation of
EnNaTniOn 1nHarar1nrf cfnfao 1iy,i,r Ia
gether In fraternal equality and set
Ting all their differences by the i'm
partial Judgment Of al independent SUI
2reme court.
On the 18th Of this month there will
assemble at Rome an international con-
Iress Of eminent men from every Eu-
'opean country. who will come togeth-
.r for the express purpose Of discuss
!ng what should be done to bring about
The federation of Europe on American
ines. 1t Is proposed that an inter-
rational committee OF representative
sf forming federation leagues in every
country. whose object is TO bring into
existence the United States of Europe
on lines approximating as closely as
possible to the United States Of Amer
\ca.
This assembly of European notables
Is II outcome OF a continental pill.
Waechter. a n%aturalized British sub.
tect. born In Germany as far back as
1887. Sir Max. despite his tree score
years and IL, is hale and hearty and
full of energy and enthusiasm of youth
His favorite recreations are riding
driving and boating. to which he has
now added, as the pursuit OF his old
age. the Americanization Of Europe.
Sir Max Waechter makes no secret OF
MS admiration OF America. He made
a comparison between the United States
Of America and disunited states OF Eu-
rope. with the conclusion, to quote his
own words:-
Europe is gradually losing its posi-
lion in the world, and this will in course
of time be usurped by other nations.
which are rapidl, coming to the front
unless we pull ourselves together and
abandon the vicious system now pre-
railing in Europe which handicaps us
so seriously in the commercial strug-
gle for existence"
There is only one answer to that
Europe must be Americanized or Eu-
rope is lost.
But it will be asked, what chance has
this old German Briton Of carrying
out his Americanized project?
1t was to find out that Sir Max
Waechter last year made a political pill
grimage through Europe. In a CONVEX
sation which Mr.. Charles Lowe reports
In the Contemporary Review, Sir Max
Waechter declared that so far from
finding the sovereign statesman of the
Did world hostile they are prepared to
consider their inevitable Americaniza-
ton with open mind