St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-10-22
White Conquest.
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According to German statisticians,
Europe has now population OF no less
than S15,929, 900, and armies aggregating
between eleven and twelve millions OF
lighting men, not to speak of her tre-
mendOus navies. In view of her pres
ent enormous strength, the possibilities
of future conflict with an Asiatic in
vasion are remote indeed. The only
Asiatic power which seems likely at
some far-off period to become formi-
dable, is China, with her population Of
434 100000 inhabitants but China is so
peculiarly shut in by deserts and steppes,
that it is scarcely probable her exceed
Angly prolific race can multiply much
more within her own boundaries. The
Asiatic nomads are becoming subjects
ing Persia, while the far northern por-
ton of Asia is thoroughly Russianized,
and it's far Southern parts are largely
ruled by England, Holland and various
other European powers. Japan, with
her "a 100000 of people and climate
akin to that of the British Islands, is
becoming thoroughly European in her
politics, customs, and internal Organi-
zatiOn. The native POlynesian races
disappearing before European coloni-
.zation. Africa is almost ringed about
by white settlements and possessions.
In the Western Hemisphere the do
minion OF the white race extends from
the Arctic circle to the Antartic ocean.
Within another hundred years it is
probable that all Africa will be ruled
by the white races. Of the four great
races, White, Red, Yellow, and Black,
the Yellow alone seems likely to enter
into competition at some far remote
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The Red Race disappears wherever
white civilization shows itself, just as
all other races of ants yield to those
termites which build nests like cathe-
drals. From the earliest period of hu-
man history the Blacks have always
shown their inferiority, having been
>enslaved with facility by almost all the
nations OF the world, and having always
remained unchanged as the geography
of their continent. No wOolly-haired
race ever attained to high civilization,
and few of the aboriginal people OF
Africa have even history. Those that
have one, can not trace it back further
than century. Black populations Of
slaves ultimately disappear in some
mysterious way: Italy. had very large
black slave element in old Roman days,
which has left no trace behind. From
the Vedas we know that there was once
a woolly-haired black race in India,
which the white Aryans appear to have
blotted out of existence. The negro
races of the Pacific are vanishing with
startling rapidity and it can scarcely
be doubted that the entire negro race
will sooner or latter disappear when
Africa has been thoroughly settled by
Europeans. But the mental and physi-
cal vitality of the Yellow Race is Of a
lofty order, and will not be likely to
yield to occidental influence. In ner-
vous endurance, in ingenuity, in tireless
industry, in self-adaptability to almost
all conditions and climates, in courage,
in cunning, in rapid perception, in the
arts of acquisition and economy and
invention the yellow race is likely here
after to prove itself match for the
white. 1t is not likely to lose it's best
characteristics, or to deteriorate with
time; it can not be destroyed, and can
not be so outnumbered as to amalgar-
nate with and blend into the flood of
white civilization. The marvellous in
genuity, the love Of knowledge, the
philosophic subtlety Of the Mongolan
brain will yet develop surprises for
Europe at present little dreamed Of.
Whether Europe will then still main
tain high standard of mental superb
.ority over Asia, is at least open to doubt.