The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-04-21

nve thousand years the cOlOred races,
outnumbering many times the races OF
pure white strain, have lain DOR
mant. The millions of brown people
inhabiting India, the illimitable plains
of inter Russia, China, Japan and tie
innumerable islands of the sea thou
sands of years ago when the white
race was few in numbers, and with the
exception of those in The Euphrales
valley, they lived in caves, went aboUt
dressed in the skins of wild beasts.
while the brown people were laying
the foundation of civilization out Of
which grew the great religions of the
world. These brown people sought
to know and understand the unknoW-
able, they delved into the mysteries
that are beyond the comprehension CT
the human mind and they left systems
and PHILOSOPHERS which induced the
people to look to another existence
for happiness and advancement and
thus brought any advancement here
to standstill. For ages on ages that
condition existed, but the white race
sought after the things that were
movable and advancement in this
world, whatever might happen to 1T
in the worlds that were to come. Not
all of the white race did this. Many
of them we're Influenced by the Orien-
tai philosophy, and looked upon this
world as wilderness of woe and
themselves the travellers through it
to better land. But others of the
white race set about trying to make
this world better. They believed IN
advancement and happiness here.
Everything that would make life more
comfortable they seized upon, and
sought to make every law of nature
contribute to a happier existence in
this world. Instead of living in caves,
dressing in sack cloth and pouring
ashes on their heads, they sought for
better habitations. Out of this re-
volt from Oriental philosophy came
the steam engine, the railroad, the
telegraph, the telephone and the tells
of thousands of other things that az
minister to the wants and happiness
of mankind.
During all these ages there nave
been just as great intellects among |
the brown people as among the white, |
but their powers have been devoted to
the occult, they have tried to pierce |
the vale of the spiritual life and to
know the unknowable things that lie
beyond that vale Had it not been Tor
the appearance of another kind Of |
Oriental philosophers, the one WEO
said 1.-The kingdom of God is within
you" and who taught mankind to
pray thy will be done on EARTH" it
is probable that the white race would |
not have made the advancement that +
it has.
All at once, one OF these brown
races breaks away from the teachings
Of the Oriental philosophy. The in
habitants start ought to learn about
The things of this life. They drop the
search after the unknowable and try
20 possess all the knowledge that has
been gained of the things movable.
Fifty years of the efforts of these lit
lie brown people astonisnes all man
Kind.
III one nau preulcteu AT the DTeak-
ng out of the war that within three
months Japan would capture all of
Korea, totally destroy the efficiency OF
he great squadron of Russian war
ships, and do ii all with the loss OF
ess than a hundred men, and only
me small torpedo boat, it would have
,een thought the widest prediction
'yer made by man supposed 10 BE
ane. And yet that rs Just what has
happened. These brown men have
handled great squadron OF modern
,attle ships. armored cruisers and a
orpedo flotilla. without an accident 0f
my kind, and during that time have
'ften been under the fire OF modern
hore batteries and the best type al
They have destroyed, put
M OF action. sunk and disabled OF I
he enemy's ships one first class bat
le ship. two second class battle shIps, |
ne armored cruiser. three cruisers,
ne FIRST class gunb0at. three second
lass cruisers and three torpedo boat. ,
nj oil that without damage 10 their /
wn fleet with the exception OF the lass
one small torpedo boat. I'm all tao
avail wars Of the world there has =
ever been anything like II.
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