The Washington herald., 1916-10-17
Seen and Heard by George Miner.

New York. Oct. Io.-Every day hear some
body say that America is no longer for Americans;
that American is out of place in his own coun-
try; that these United States are being dominated
by Jews or Germans or Irishmen Italians or
some race or another that is not pure American.
I suppose that in few years they will be saying
that this country is being by negroes China
men Japs.
All Of which is rot.
America is the home of Americans and is run
by Americans and always has been and always
will be just so long Americans want to run
it. When they give up the job it will be time
for somebody else to take hold. These folk in
New York who make this bleat can't see across
the Hudson River. They are the pinheads
who assert that when you out Of New York
you are camping out and that everything west
of Eighth is wilderness.
They seem to think that New York Is or repre-
scuts the United States. The fact is that New
York is more typical of the United States
than is the island Of Guam. And for all that there
plenty of regular Americans left right here in
New York and millions of them between Cape
Cod and Lower California.
Take Frank Prinde for instance.
Frank Prindle was born in Vermont without
money, but with pride of and handful Of
brains. OF course he had good health His folks
did not have money enough to afford the luxury
of invads. So, after he had learned all that is
really necessary he did not waste time in learn
ing college yes and football scores but struck
out for the Pacific Coast and began to earn his
living. He learned more OF life there in four
years than you get in any postgraduate course
in any university in the world.
I think he first sold clocks from house to
house, then fountain pens, brushes and all sorts
of things that were manufactured in his native
New England He sold so diligently that the
next thing in his natural evolution was the posi-
ton as general agent out there for lot Of these
novelties. The next step being the agent
for several European houses. Then he came to
New York and was an importer First he was
small importer but he gradually grew bigger
and bigger until he controlled the business Of the
highest grade OF powders and perfumes and soaps
made in France. He controlled it for all Amer
ica, too.
OF course, he got rich as his business grew
until today he is one of New Yorks substantial
citizens. Now there is nothing sensational or
phenomenal extraordinary about Frank Prin-
dies career By the of his common sense
and by mindng his own business he has been
successful. He has sought notoriety. He
has tried to get his name in the news
papers. He has never whned that the country
is being overrun with Jews or Irish or Germans
or anybody else. He knows there is room
enough for all and he welcomes all. If any OF
them are smart enough to get his business away
from him he knows that it is his fault.
For Frank Prindle is a typical American.
There are 100000 Frank Prindles in this coun-
try and you never hear word about any of them.
They just go along and wood and give the
United States Of America the foundation and
stamina that has made it the wonderful country
that it is and that will keep it the wonderful coun-
try it is always going to be. So long as there
a handful of Frank Prindles in the land
America will always be American country.