The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-02-19
FUTURE OF BLACK RACES
Opinion Advanced That They Will III.
timately Stamp Out the Whites.
Peculiar Views of an English Writer Who
Goes Deep in the Question for Proofs Con-
trary to Generally Accepted Belief
London Spectator.

London Spectator.
Among the hundred interesting ideas In
Mr.. Pearson's book on National Life and
Character" the most interesting to the
present writer is his view of the chronic
struggle between the West and the East.
between the white aud dark yellow
races of the world.
Mr.. Pearson's opinion upon that subject
Is almost diametrically opposed to that
which at present regulates the action of
political and commercial mankind.
Europeans and North Americans almost
universally believe that the white man is
destined to subjugate. and therefore
govern. and therefore exploit the world;
that his force, whatever its origin. will
always be the superior one: and that he
will by degrees direct all Indians, Chinese.
Africans, and natives of Spanish America.
and. In directing. use them. If for their adj
vantage, still also for his own. That Is.
we take 1t, the root belief of all white
politicians and traders, the principle
upon which they struggle so fiercely
for prestige In Asia. and the idea
upon which they justify their treaties, ar
rangemenrs and expenditure of energy to
secure the PARTITION of Africa. Mr.. Pear
son. though not the least In the world of
NegrOphlle, man doubtful. indeed. wheth-
er the inferiority of the colored races may
not prove to be one of the permanent laws
OF nature. disbeleves this theory entirely.
He points out with crushing cOgency that
the white man never has quilted, and prob
ably never can Quit. a comparatively small
temperate zone. comprising Europe, part OF
North America. q BIT of South America.
Australia, and small section of
Africa; and has not. therefore, limit
less room In which to expand:
his territory is comparatively small
and infertile and he cannot therefore. null
Tidy. except In q ratio which Is slowly
diminishing as population grows too thick
for comfort; and We may add, though Mr..
Pearson does not. as the soil he occupies
begins from GENERALIZATION to show
signs of that steady decrease in
fertility. which is, we take it,
one grand danger of Europe. especially
in Germany and Russia, and of ell the older
settlements In North America. There is,
therefore. no chance of his settling any
large fresh area. or clearing away new land
of It's people. as the Spaniards cleared the
West Indies of Csribs. and the English are
clearing Australasia of its abOrignes. The
high standard of life. moreover which
the white man has adopted, his thirst for
comfort and the consequent difficulty of
maintaining him. limits his advance, and
Will, In the end, compel him, possibly
very late Neutrality-suspicious. of which are al
ready visible In every cultivated stratum
of white sOciety-tO restrict the increase of
his numbers
:. FECUNDITY OF THE BLACKS.
The dark races, on the other hand. and
the yellow races. possess already the
richest sections of the earth's surface;
they can live anywhere where the knowl-
edge demanded for successful cultivation
is not too great; and they show in all suoh
regions a marvellous facility OF increase.
Even in South Africa. where the white
man can plough and yet remain healthy.
the dark man Is becoming fast the most
numerous element In the plan tatiOn. Heis
winning the race In the semi-trOpical half
OF the cultivable North America. he is
swallowing up the W hIte man all through
South America, except Chill and Argen-
tina, and he is multiplying every where IN
disturbed on the general continent of
Africa.
the most pressing of economic problems for
the white government to solve and there
are entire States almost empty, like Persia
and Burmah. IN which he can find almost
hmitless room. while his own peninsuls is
far from being as yet completely filled.
Finally, the Chinese increase so rapidly
that it is necessary to prevent their swarm
| Ing into North America and Australia that
COey throw OH colonies 1OtO the Eastern
Archipelago and that they are retilling
great empty provinces like kasngar and
ManchOoria. The white man, in conquer
ing. or guiding, or teaching the dark man.
Is but removing the natural checks upon
their increase, such as anarchy aud fam
J inc. while he is educating them in the
knowledge which will enable them to drive
! him out
Slowly but surely they will use that
knowledge, and the white man, who has
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civilization. incapable of vast and effect
I've massacres designed only to clear q space
for himself or to perpetuate his ascendency,
will sullenly but quietly recede and ex-
change the task of governing the world for
that of softening his own lot IN his own
limited portion of the earth. which, We
may add, If the Chinese. armed to q man
with rifles. ever begin under an emperor of
military genius. steady tramp westward
through Mongolia. Persia and the old Otto
man dominion. he may have difficulty in re-
serving to himself. The world will not be
the heritage of the white. but only its tenn
perate division; and that he may have TO
keep. as Germany keeps her own heritage
now. by patient endurance. wearing dis
cipline and constant readiness for war.
That is, We think, the substance of the
argument upon which Mr.. Pearson has Law
| ished such wealth OF evidence and illus
| tratIOn; and in the present writer IL GER
tainly eXcites no prejudice. He has always
maintained that the limits to white colo.
nlZat1On are 8be0iute; and that, while the
| conquest of the dark races by their white
| relatives may be q temporary duty, AZ part
of the work necessary to secure the World 8
| future, 1t is a work which will of necessity
| be temporary one The whole history of
the world shows that the colors will not
| dwell amicably together. and that though
| they occasionally mix. as the Aryan and
the abOrigine did In India. they have, for
| the most part. resolved to abide in sepa-
| rate continents. There is no dark race
| In Europe. no white race in ASIA; no man,
| not black or half-caste. among those who
! till recent day. possessed tho whole of
subdue great section of Asia. three have
! failed, and the fourth. which is now in
| progress, has succeeded for less than q
century and a half. and already shows
| symptoms of exhaustion.
GROUNDS FOR PREDICTION.
The dominion of Alexander passed away,
| the dominion of Rome was 0verthrown by
Asiatics. and the wonderful. persistent
rush of the Crusaders was resolutely beaten
back-perhaps of all the phenomena in his.
| tory the one which most needs elucida tion
from the phllosophic historian. India,
| it is true has been conquered
| and ORGANIZED, but the Indian empire
| of Britain is kind Of miracle, and
| there are signs abroad almost too patent to
be mistaken. that it draws near its end.
| India almost demands. does already pray
! for aelf- government and Britain is almost