El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-04
JULY 4 OBSERVED
BY AMERICANS THE
WHOLE W0RL00VER
In Foreign Lands the Day
Is Notable One For
U. S. Citizens.
BY FREDERIC J. HAsKIN.

M Fourth Of July is mere again.
w with the usual round OF fes-
+;,-i+ies. beginning with the morning
rain that threatens to spoil the day,
bu+ never does. and ending WITH the
glorious fireworks at night Nor are
the orator and the creased pig con
spfcuous by their absence rms Is an
old, old story here at nome, 9 1919 ~
our Independence day IS ceiepIe le-
abroad in many different lands IS
story that is seldom told
wherever Americans go, they take
their Fourth Of July with tneIl- II - y
not too much to say that the strange
folk among whom we carry our national
custom soon learn TO Walch LOT tile
dav with q great deal more interest,"
than they do the holidays Of the other
countries, their own holidays excepted
of course Even under this heao. now
ever our day completes with Jner own
time honored Qualifications for the SIM
Dle reason that many Of the countries
have no independents day OF tHelI
FOREIGNERS Catch spirit.
Most foreigners are utterly ihdlIleI
enr TO the comings and goings OF
other nations. they who should be their
hrothers. or else they exhibit only con
4e-nDt for everything that does not
conform TO their own peculiar way OF
Soi-e things This is not so Of the
American Fourth Of July. Ihey an
seem TO have for our great event OF me
wear a feeling that varies from hlnuiy
ao7arauce TO spontaneous enthusiasm
Tbis lie interesting in the light of the
fact that so many other lands nave
their own Fourths OF July WIN the
r,ossible execution Of Frances, however.
thew attract no attention OUTSIDE OF
fLair own country. Norway has Two
INDEPENDENCE days, May II anu = une D.
The French day is July Is, WniCl Cum
rnemorates the fall OF the bdstlLle IN
their great revolution other lnuepenu-
RraziI. September Z; Mexico, Septem-
her 16- Uruguay, Nay 20 Cll-e' So
TENDER IS; Colombia July ~ ma NJ =,
January /. Cuba, February - me
Cubaus also look to our independent
day as theirs in a sense. since We are
the rivers and guardians OF InelT ~
erty. July 20 the DAY on "l i.., ~
Iou1bfa makes merry. is the DlrJnuay
anniversary Of Gen Simon BOLFaI5 the
venezuelan who freed Venezuela, New
Granada, Peru and Bolivia from the
Big Celebration in China
Perhaps China IS the foreign country
where the American Fourth OF july Is
more generally observed than any
where else abroad In the cosmopolitan
citv of Shanghai our natal day IS the
cause OF an international 1ete- A hlS
-ecention is held by the consul Eenera Al,
and the American judge for China VINO
-s1l-s nax+ 10 the American minister
at Pekin. and other prominent Amerl-
can residents, keep open mouse lot az
their friends, regardless OF nalloIld4lt >
An grafton is delivered as rule, the
stars and stripes fly in all parts Of the
f0reign settlement and the city gener-
ally is in q gala mood A program OF
sports and a dress parade by the Snans-
hal volunteer CORPS composed OF Bit
ishers. Germans and Americans, helps
10 make The day l-vely. and the good
old fireworks are not omitted
Observed in Philippines
In the Philippine islands the Fourth
Of July passes off without much var1a-
ton from the way We observe It mere
at home All the time honored forms
Of entertainment and amusement are
observed, but this in itself IS re-
rnarkable fact, for the natives take part
in the festivities with gusto- A base
ball game between on American and a
Filipino team is generally a feature
and 1t is crOwding the cockpit OH the
boards. Drills by Filipino scouts anc
constabulary start many program
and in the provinces the native govern
OF gives q reception and dance 10 the
American and prominent Spanish and
Filipino residents Of his provincial cap
itaL
color by Filipino participation, are held
in Manila. IloiIo. Cebu. Albay, Zambo-
anga and even in the small towns II
Manila everything in the way OF re-
freshments and amusements is free &c
all children whether they be Ameri-
cans. FiIfpLnOs. Europeans, Chinese
Japanese- Indians or what not In Ma
Mia the day Is not complete without q
special band concert on the Luneta II
the evening by the famous cOnstabulary
band. composed Of so skilful native
musicians. who have been trained by
an American negro from Boston, unit
they are recognized as one Of the bes
bands in the world
Open House by Americans.
Wherever an American minister. con.
sui or any other official representative
has his abode abroad. there viii b,
found open house on July T. AZ a rule
a reception, followed perhaps by
dance or a concert. makes up the day.
formalities In London. Paris, AMBER,
lin the celebrations are quite elaborate
In far western Canada, where there
is a big sprinkling Of Americans, tbs
day is made a great deal Of In the
mining province of British COlumbi;
the town Of ROssland was for year.
more American than Canadian During
the Yankee reign IL was natural tina
all tracks should be cleared for tn
Fourth, and rock drilling contests, tn,
miners favorite, furnished plenty o
excitement In Alaska indian waite
sports and f1ats Of daring, log rolling
contests in the water. and dog race
are the principal numbers on the pro
gram.
By long odds, the most rousinl