The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-01
many last year; will X stay smashed. 10
arRutely asked

cntnuSldSfn 1OT CltdIl bObu
in a long race. . A machine will
only 20 under finally in competition
with another. more efficient machine,
and the new. more efficient machine Is
Just as great a danger to political moral
ity as the old one was. This he adds.
sis the vicious circle in which democra-
cies go round and round. Perhaps the
truth Is that politics, like art. is nom
moral in its nature"
This is a relentless city, but not a
city OF "hustlers" Hustling is spuri-
Gus activity. Most cities seen from
above present n view Of fairness broken
by soaring spires of churches, with
factory chimneys rivalling their
altitudinous eminence. In New York
II is office buildings that storm the sky.
And yet the Irish clergyman does not
believe the almighty dollar Is our divin-
ity Religion Is in this land "a confused
force" but II In a force. Our ecclesi-
astlcal architecture is not so distinctive
as our commercial housing. Trinity has
"a singularly suggestive position" is
dignifled and beautiful, but Is not essen
TALLY American" st. Patricks Cathe-
dral IL a fine example of modern Gothic,
tho finest ! have ever seen except the
new graduate college buildings at Prince
ton" But does the Gothic At In New
York? The one church in this city that
gave the impression "of having grown
out of the life which dwells in II" is the
Little Church Around the Corner"
The unfinished Cathedral OF st. John
the Divine, giving "a strange sense of
titanic strength striving majestically to
express itself in stone" relentless
strength, catches the spirit OF the city.
Chicago is like Belfast on a greater
scale; not. only bigger but better In the
fact that where Belfast is forever say
ing II won't" Chicago says IT will"
But Is the native hue OF this magnifl-
cent, self-confident resolution" TO be
sicklied DER with pale cast OF
thouvht7 Is the noted presence In a
great book shop OF a remarkably filled de-
partment OF "eugenic literature" n gym
Dol OF Chicago? "A man seldom worries
about his digestion or reads books about
his stomach until his stomach and his
digestion have gone wrong and begun to
worry him" Is our so wonderful Chi
cago getting effete. that II studies so
seriously the literature of eugenics?
Perhaps the book dealer overplayed his
market: perhaps significance is in the
fact that the books were there and not
in circulation. Chicago knows per-
fectly we'll what literature Is and what
art Is" II Chicago decides to make it.
self the centre of our art and literature
Chicago will surely do It, even though
! It be necessary TO create an art and 3
| literature to be the centre of.
| Memphis "a good business city"
! Cotton and the negro. Cotton is full
Of the romance" OF business. A dainty
lady buying lingerie. and the darby
plucking white fluffs out OF the pod
and between them the whole complex
organization" Of industry. trade and
transportation. docs the dainty lady
wear cottono At any rate cotton Is =
great institution, and lends itself readily
to the purposes OF the philosopher. 1t Is
treating the South 81 this year. super
abundant when markets arc tight Some
Southerners are not showing the fine
courage that carried their people
through the terrors OF war and the
reconstruction: but the South will show
It's true colors. One hard year cannot
daunt that brave spirit. The South
will not starve: cotton Is not its sole
dependence. though perhaps II has been
unduly exalted. Hog and hominy will
gain by the trials and tribulations OF
King Cotton.
Is the colored brother slowly emery
ing from the slave status. or Is he
slowly reverting TO Il? Mr.. Birming-
ham has been told that II Is as impos-
slble TO treat him az free" man. on
account Of his nature, as Il Is TO treat
him as a slave, because OF the laws
He Is economically difficult and socially
undesirable" But his thumb is the
only cotton picking machine. hence he
is Indispensable. The problem is met
with makeshfts only. says the Irish
churchman. We do not think he ha.
quite caught its terms, to say nothing
OF the solution. Social problems. com
posed of multiplicity OF individual
cases" do not bulk smooth: the sur
face. irregularly corrugate, is decep
tive The visitors examination Is In
terms Of social physics not the NOR,
significant social chemistry To us the
negro seems TO he quite rapidly fittins
into n happy and honorable place "
American life The unhappy exceptions
are Individual; in the mass the Afro
Americans" or "Amerfrlcans" are com
Portable and as content as ii is goo.
for man to be.
| Nnat IS Tree lan0 y Laws restrlC
tho freedom of a people. Being NOR,
thoroughly democratic in constitution
than England ls, we are less free thar
the English professional politicians Sc
to that. But the freedom men valu'
most Is not matter Of statute: 1t II
AN atmosphere in which we are abb,
to breathe without anxiety or fear.
American social life Is "gynocentric.
Our women have done better In thel
part OF the business of living than on
men have In theirs. The Englishma,
is "chivalrous"to women; the American
Is "reverent" Hence the difference, II
respect OF fury. between FL. slish an
American feminism; Tho Englisl
feminist Is up against chivalry." tn
care of the strong for the weak. tn
superior for tho inferior. 'and want
equality The American woman, thougl
she may claim rights. has no induce
ment 10 destroy reverence"
The Englishman. projecting. empha
; sizes the possibility OF failure. TIL
American dwels upon the prospects O
, success, We are sanguine: only yer
hopeful people could have invente
Christian Science or expect to be bene
flied by eating patent foods at break
fast" We drink ice water 10 cool dow
our exuberant hopefulness. We hav
few flower gardens. Men who hav
10 mich thar, - 90 ao-,o