San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-18
MIR. COLLINS CLOSES.

b the Editor:
/ just want a few words and recog-
zing the propriety of things, shall
axe this article short. For it is
eless to demonstrate to an English
an that his hyphenated sentiments
Re entirely out of place in any
merican community. There has
zen Cretans who would not lie,
egroes who would not steal but never
d Englishman who didn't have the
III to assume a racial superiority
Ter every American. For some rea-
IN they are obsessed with the idea
lat Americans are a gullible people
no will digest any and everything
rived up to them through the press.
Mr.. Hamilton of Boerne is no ex-
option to the rule: for proof Of the
lct one has only to read his letter
The Light on Sunday last. And
lille it is STOPPING TO the depths to
Ike cognizance of an individual who
bpies an entire news item from the
literary Digest into his letter, with
It giving the publication credit, his
elsifaction of indelible American
istory was 80 rank that tits impos-
bic to refrain from comment. Mr..
hamilton is the modern Micaweber.
Idcaweber was a funny old guy in
David Copperfield" who insisted on
-iting letters when he had nothing
soy; hence the Boernite is happy
b plagiarize from current publica-
Ions likewise my letters to The
Eight and to hide his identity, select
b Q nom de plume, signing my name
R. Collins, BritisherD.
Collins has ever been q Celtic name
zee from any faint of olla-podrida
uch as comprises the true born Eng
Ishman and the family were WELD
Ing the pitchfork at Lexington in de-
ense of human liberty while the
iamiltons and other Tories were mi
rating to Canada or praying for the
uccess of the Hessian hirelings. And
he writer Just arrived over there
Then the English were fighting with
heir backs to the Germans and de-
|pite our saving John Bull and open
ng our treasury to the old marauder,
ghen we demand payment, one of his
nnobled parvenues turned up his nose
IL American statesmen saying they
we're only hog breeders. Yes English
fratitude takes peculiar forms and
nyone knowing Pershing, is aware
that he thinks as much of the title
banded him by King George as the
leaders Of The Light thinks of the
|Soernite politico-economic formulas.
Titles! Why the fecundity of roy
|tlty has cursed the old world to the
xtent that Parliament is called upon
10 pass a law to prohibit barmaids
md jarveys from peldling their titles
or cheap beer and boarding house
kheese and there are some transplant
Id Englishmen who have yet TO learn
| hat an American citizen is the high
list and noblest title within the reach
|f man. Perhaps the Boernite's. re-
fusal to sign his letter is brought
|ibout by holethnic conditions, as the
Erribe is not familiar with current
English, to reduce it to street par
lance, he's probably ashamed of his
bwn nest. Incapable of confuting a
|single item in my letters he accuses
|ne of misusing the language, but the
detectives fitted in so well he decided
10 quit scribbling and conceal his
Identity.
rrTwisting the lions tail is purely
|an English expression. used by every
|sniveiling, poll-parrot Tory, ever since
John Bull struck his flag and pulled
but of American waters, and listen
TO the Boernite take the mantle of
fnfamy from the door of England and
hay it on the shoulders of France.
E'England helped us in the Civil war"
Yes, true to her policy of divide and
conquer she helped the Confederacy
ok ~ hnf
she paid dearly for butting in on our
little scrap; She paid to the tune OF
|S15, 100000 for damages caused to
American commerce by the Alabama
and other cruisers fitted out in Eng
fish ports for the Confeierates. Con-
seGuently. Mr.. Hamilton is sore, had
she been successful he would be living
under the Union Jack instead Of Old
Glory.
Typically English, he is conceited
to a point where he believes the ma
jority Of Americans would prefer the
same change. If those believing as
Mr.. Hamilton does were in the ma
iority they were backwards in coming
forwards when Mr.. Wilson went on
the stump with the famous "put up
or shut up" League of Nations apol-
ogy, and by the way the official or
gan Of the House of Lords (ennobled
parvenues) took a slap at American
statesmen because they refused to pass
the keys of the American money bag
TO European nations, with England
laying plans for cancelling her debt
to Uncle Sam.
This being my final letter I will
try and enlighten Mr.. Hamilton about
the kaiser. His English lineage Is
traceable to one virtuaus woman who
lived in England by the name Of
Miss Annie Boyeland, what percent
age of her blood he now possesses
must be judged by the fact that his
present wife says he has a plurality
of habits. The land of Burns or the
other Lords of the intellect is not
England. No true born Englishman
has ever reached the front rank in
the republic of letters Shakespeare,
Tennyson, and Wordsworth were of
Welsh descent of Cimbric stock. Scott
and Burns were Scots or Celts. That
Mr.. Hamilton is n true born English.
man is evident by his knowledge OF
matters, he attempts discussing.
Though his equals are a hopeless mi
nority in America they attract at
tention occasionally by parroting
about England's greatness but they
will never become dangerous. If the
eagle ever casts a nasty glance at
Queen Elizabeth's ducklings they'll
retire across the Canadian border like
the Tories of '76. As an American
/ look with contempt on all the great
men Europe ever produced; put them
side BY side with the great Americans
of history and they'll have TO be con-
tent with a seat in the rear of the
wagon. Mr.. Hamilton to the contrary
Notwithstanding.