The literary digest . voidable that the destiny of the world will to avery large extent depend on the cooperation of the United Statesand the British Empire. And this far-Western paper goes onto discuss the relations of these two great nations in a strikingeditorial, which we quote at length: There may be some to whom this prospect is not altogetherpleasing, but if this future be faced from the view-point ofAmericanism, undiluted by any other nationalism, it can not beother than reassuring. This world-predominance of the twogreat English-speaking peoples may not be due to their superiorintelli
The literary digest . voidable that the destiny of the world will to avery large extent depend on the cooperation of the United Statesand the British Empire. And this far-Western paper goes onto discuss the relations of these two great nations in a strikingeditorial, which we quote at length: There may be some to whom this prospect is not altogetherpleasing, but if this future be faced from the view-point ofAmericanism, undiluted by any other nationalism, it can not beother than reassuring. This world-predominance of the twogreat English-speaking peoples may not be due to their superiorintelligence or their superior morality. In fact, there is reasonto believe that in sheer intellectuality the French surpass eitherone of us. And certainly they nor the Italians aj*e behind us incourage or morality. But the combination of our population,our wealth, our geographical location, our identity of language,our common culture, and the parallel trend of our political thought WHftT, CNE up myNftVlES QUiffOWS. KIPPIN?). NOTHING DOING! —Ireland in the Columbus Dispatch. must give actual advantages that can not be balanced by anyother combination of peoples. This union, whefj m formal or informal, whether recognizedor not, will, exist in fact and for reasons beyond our political development of the world, as well as the economicand cultural, has made this an evolutionary necessity. Nothingcan prevent the two branches of the English-speaking peoplesfrom thinking the same thoughts about the fundamentals of The Literary Digest for January 4, 1919 11
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