The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-03-27
Professor Keasbey of Bryn Mawr
Says Cars People Bear the
"White Mans Burden"
ISSUES INVOLVED ARE RACIAL.
EurOpe's Defense Against Mongo-
Ian Hordes by Russia Con-
trasted With England's
Attitude.
REPTBLTC SPECIAL.

RFcP!' BLTC SPECIAL.
Philadelphia. March 26.-Professor Lind
ley Miller Keasbey of Bryn Mawr. Pa,
attracted much attention last night at a
meeting of he American Academy of Po-
litical and Social Science by a plea for
moral support for Russia In the war
against Japan.
He said that the sympathy shown in
America is natural. on account of the ap-
parent ODDS AGAINST the japanese. He said
that there is little knowledge here of the
real Russian character. and compared the
massacres of Jews with lynchings OF ne
sroes. He continued:
IF We could only shake Off this incubus
OF AnglO-SaNin hypocrisy we should see
the situation in its true light, and realize
thar admiration for the Japanese need not
mean maliGnment of the Russians. They
are a big. patient. long-sufering people.
lacking agility and ingenuity. if you will.
but Industrious withll, ana bent upon re-
alizing % the full their magnificent op-
pOrtunities.
POLITICAL PARALLEL
II may be permitted to point out a po-
lltical parallel and refer to an historical
function.
Russia and the United States have each
lad virgin continents to exploit. by fur
trading. mining and farming; by railroad
building. city construction and all the rest.
Success has attended both in their eff
forts, and both as . result have come out
on the Pacific This or itself should con-
stitute 4 bond of sympathy between the
two peoples
The historical function I had in mind
to refer to is that of maintaining the
white mans rule bearing the white mans
burden. to borrow kiplings phrase. but
it is more than that for when It comes
to the point it will be a question of racial
supremacy. So far as the yellow race is
concerned, We Americans met the matter
simply enough by our policy of exclusion;
with regard TO the black race the problem
is far more difficult
In Europe It was different. There the
rise and spread of the white mans civil
!zation was conditioned from the start by
the exclusion Of the Mongolian.
RUSSIA'S BURDEN.
I'm large measure, 1 might say almost
entirely, the task of exclusion has fallen
to Russia's share. 1t was Russia who
finally drove back the Tartar hordes; Rus
SID ~ Is WHO mas kept tne TURK at pay.
This is something for civilization, is it
not? Russia acted in her own interests,
you will say. Very true, but the rest of
Europe reaped as much advantage as she
did.
And what has been Russia's reward?
Some of our continental States stand by
her, TO be sure, but what shall we say to
England's policy, practically allying her
self with the mspeakable Turk and rob-
bing Russia of the full fruits OF her hard
earned victory?
THE history of the near East is repeat
ing itself in the far East to-day. where
England is once more allied with the Mon
golian. The Japanese are not to be COM
pared to the Turks, of course. except in
this-that they are also of the yellow race.
THE yellow peril may not be imme-
diate but it is there In the background of
this conflict and if China joins forces with
Japan, I, for my part, fancy 1t will become
most immediate for all white men CEN
cerned.
Hence, however much we may admire
the Japanese, and even though we no lon
ger cherish friendship for the Russians,
still 1 believe, in our own interests. in the
interests of the white mans civilization,
We should take the yellow peril into ac-
count. and pause a bit before We range
ourselves, even sentimentally, on the side
of Japan"