Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-09-19

expansion was the result Of war with
Mexico: American expansion abroad
was the result of war with Spain.
Americas high.handed diplomacy
astonished even Bismarck. Americans
know themselves but they do not know
others. and the result is that they take
reckless measures. the blind man not
fearing the snake
America things she can do anything
and comes out In boorish fashion. in
terferiug with everything. Mr.. Knox's
proposal TO nou;ralize the Manchurian
railway is an example. The dlscriml-
natory treatment OF the japanese in
California is another
Lord Palmcrston thought the gun.
boat policy was the best way to deal
with small. weak and half civilized
countries. America appears 10 be fol-
lowing this policy on the Pacific Ocean
and Japan Is destined 10 be her i'm
mediate opponent, whether We will or
no. At banquets we drink each others
health bur when man is sick the doc.
tor should tell him the truth We
hope for friendship between Japan and
, America. but by what guarantee is
that hope sustained"
The article was translated without
comment in the Japan Advertiser. the
American organ I'm Japan, and next
day TOkutOmi began to write the
sweetest things about Americans.
Il am not a worshipper OF America. ."
he says. but admire the American
spirit Aside from the question of
Japanese immigrants the Americans
love the liberty ard freedom. as advo-
Gated by Benjamin Franklin.
America Is the only country in the
world where society Is not circum-
| scr!bed by conventionalilies In Ger
many the hand of the government
reaches every corner In England so.
cial restraints control all sections of
society. In America there il nothing
10 bind the individual activity OF the
citizens, who. brought up in such an
| Il, mosphere become active. self reliant
I and infomltabie
The Americans are rustic persona
but not savagcs. They are not garden
bushcs but trees growing Wild In the
woods. Lincoln was rustic sage.
Roosevelt Is e rustic hero
In different localities OF America
| different characteristics prevail For
/ instance Boston Is like England and
/ in the South there IL lordly charac.
lcristic among the people who former.
/ iy owned slaves. IL spite OF all these
differences typical Amcricanism pre-.
/ walls throughout the land The society
/ Is ire" and the people nrc active and
! energetic"
( Next day Tokutomi undertook to tie
fine true AmcricanIsm He wrote:
: ''Muensterberg says: It is a spirit
OF self guidance. Van Dyke says it is
self reliance Emerson said 1t IL TO
walk with ones own feet. work with
ones own hnrtr think ones own
thoughts
There Il nothing impossible in the
/ eyes of Americans Before house Is
! quite burned down they begin to build
! a new one
! Americans know the value OF mon
/ cy better than any other people. but
they are not money woTshippers. Even
! when they could afford TO be idle they
work at full speed The French boast
OF their Eiifel Tower, but every street
In America has it, Eiffel Towers.
Tho fact that Americans manage
things successfully Is due to Their
sense of fairness. They do not try "a
get the better of people but are con
tent with their own share.
IF there Is anything to be said
! against the Americans it is that they
are too anxious to increase their abill.
/ ~. but that g. n fault which other ma.
tons might share to their own ad
! vantage