Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-08-12
AMERICAN
RACE
] PREJUDICE,
IA PECULIAR CASE IN
ENGLAND.
An Indian British Sub
d ject the Vic tim.
CAUSTIC CRITICISM.
An Englishman's Views.
4 POISONOUS LBAVBK.
ILosdon, England, New AEe.l

ILosdoD, England, New Age.J
Evil CEN municAtions corrupt good
manners" wrote the Greek poet Me-
snndeT, quoted by St. Paul. A certain
a.cvil communication" from across the /
Atlantic, whose inevitable Influence |
the N fiective among as have long fore |
Been, Is now begin ming to bear its ugly
fruit. The American "colour-lunacy"
has broken out in London Unless /
speedily .checl ed. it viii have more
disastrous effects on our national PROF.
perity and hsnour than weuld the
Duthxeak Of any other epidemic dis
ease.
Mr. Baptists, an Indian gentleman q
distinguished graduate of Cambridge
and o member of 6Tsy's Inn, has been
refused admission to apartments which
he had already taken in Woburn
Place boarding house, because when
ne arrived. and the lsndlsdy saw his
nationality, she declared that ''Ell the
Americans in her house would at once
leave were an Indian to be I'D mitted I"
It was late on Saturday evening when
Ehe thus broke her contract entered in
TO by letter, and so threw upon Mr.
Bsptis.a all the cost and worry Of seek
ing apartments in some house less OBJ
jeCtionably occupied, and managed
with q more loyal patriotism We say
little of the disgust this gentleman
rust have felt at the discovery that q
Pritisb subject OF breeding and culture
could be thus insulted at the behest of
isns rant aliens of uncertain status
outside their pursesl
mir. Baptista applied for redress "a
abe CO urt where Judge Bacon rules
hut all be heard WAS that "the case
could not &C me on till date later thar
that on which he he'd taken his pas
sage back to India. Surely some speci
nj arrangement 10 light have been pos
nEblei II otherwise. it seems at-ocioui
that q British subject, under his owl
hBR. must 60 with q wrong unredress
ed, because he is on the eve of depar
tUTe TO ab0Sher part OF the same do
miniOni AS The Daily Chronicle
justly remarks, this is q matter which
'merits very Sc rious notice" for sure
~ - Brilish jury would give heav,
damages, and British judge woulS
nse strong language"
EoT IHE ONLY CASE
Those who wish to hold brief 70
the Americans msy plead that tn
Bioombury lsDdlBdy miere presente,
her guests, and that they would hav
raised no such ridiculous and insan
Dbieetions as she feared. Alas, thi
plea will not hold water with thos
Wbo have given any attention to thi
subject. Within our own knoGleSge
somewhat similar incident occurred il
bloomsbury some time ago. A Mad
EAssee gentleman, q scholar in his ow
language and literature, took up resi-
dence in q certaiH large board ing nous
N At "a h - Al ,Ie
An Boon as he rose from the meal, q
American female boarder twanged he
protest: ''If that man isn't sent AVA
At once, / shall 60. Americans dom
expect to board with niggers." MuO
strong feeling Was shown on the othe
side by other boarders, themselVe
British subjects.
Nevertheless. the Madrassee wa
prcNaptly evicted, Though probably b
never knew the reason why, but limo
Dently accepted some trumped up E,
cuse. This story would be ineomplet
without its ending. The American fe
male boarder, though eolourably ''re
specsaDle" according to America
standards OF easy divorce, present
misoond ucted herself disgraeefuU,
and finally begged for financial al
from another Indian, also an Orienta
bnt whose race she did not suspec
IL.
his complexion WAS fair Such a.
LIES little ironiesl
ALL FOR TUE WHITE NAN.
But the evil American Influence
being exercised upon as in Wabs T,
more subtle. American 50 called f'S,
Cialists" are perIneAting among OF
working men, trying to instil into thel
that the whole world is made for I'll
white man"-that there is 81 Neg1
question:" and "a labour question.
instead OF the simple fact that thel
exists everywhere the question of III
skilled and skilled labour, and that II
negro OF America finds himself ruthle
1y pushed back into the former rank, b
BA1se the Trades Unions will not r
eeive him It is said that there a
already in America more skilled N
Rroes than can obtain work at prop,
WAges-which, If fact, tells again
Booker T. Washington's hope to eel
vate" his race by means Of "teehnic
education" We should like to hav
distinct and absolute assurance ss
what she American-engineered "Ru
kin College" at Oxford holds and
teaching on this subject.
COLOUR MADNESS
Then American revivaIists are r
peatedly brought over here to promu
gate . Christianity which is such
miserable travesty Of the religion
jesus that it permits these very me-
when they 20 into the Souther State
80 connive at and condone this 'eoloT
madness" the leading Southern siI