The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-08
Negative Wins in PuIlen
Society Debate.
THE PRIZE TO HAlGLER
Iudqes Prof. Jerome Stockard, Mr.. F.
[. Whiting and P rot. VIM. Stone.
Query, THAT Our Ciyiliza-
ton is Endangered by
Yellow Races"

Pullen Literary Society of the A.
and NJ. College held their annual de-
bate i'm Raney Library Hall last even
ing. The query was. "Resolved; That
our Civilization is Endangered by the
Advancement of the yellow Races"
The pros and cons OF these races were
ably and forcibly discussed before
large and appreciative audience.
1t was q difficult decision for the
judges. though they finally decided
that the negative won and that Mr..
w. Maurice Heigler was entitled TO
the medal.
The officers were Mr.. Eugene G.
Bagwell, president; Walter G. Finch,
secretary
Debaters: Lillian l.. Vaughan and
j. Hunter Squires for the affirmative,
and w. Maurice Haigler and Julian NJ.
Howard for the negative. Judges. Prof.
Jerome StockaTd, Mr.. f. l.. Whiting
and Prof. William Stone, of st. Mary s
School.
The marshals were: J. Alfred Miller.
chief; Robert c. Lehman, Thomas
Harris, Conner C. Clardy, Luther T..
Tillett.
The following is brief synopsis for
the arguments:
Il. IL. SauSnaIl-flfSt AiHfnatsNC.
A slight comparison of what the civ
jlization of the white and yellow man
is founded upon.
The reasons why we should dread
a yellow peril is because the ideas of
right, Of progress and of government
among the yellow people are so differ
ent from ours. The yellow nation
combined comprise 4 large part OF the
worlds population.
iVh ~
white man.
The Japanese are the leading peo-
pie among the yellow races and can
do what we can, and they can teach
the other yellow people to do the same
things. When they reach the point
when they can do what we can there
is nothing to keep them from under
bidding US on kinds of works.
w. Nj. Haigler-First Negative.
The yellow Peril" a bogy, which
has terrorized timid statesmen for the
last half century, and has been stock
property Of Russia ever since she be-
gan her policy of aggressive and agra
diZement in the Far East.
When Japan made war upon China,
it was thought the time of yellow
PERIL had come. But Japan's actions
during and after the war proved that
such was not her aim.
Instead of yellow races thinking CT
combining and over-runnin5 our civil
ization, some of them are t1tking Ct
what they call the white Peril be-
cause they see their healthenisa laws
and customs disappearing forever he
fore the march of the white man.
While China remains in her itsor-
ganized condition, there can be little
danger of the yellow Peril from
that source; but on the other hand
should she become awake the progress
which Japan is making then we might
conceivably be visited by a yellow
Bussing" rather than the peril.
4l@description Of Chinese government
shows it to be universally corrupt. The
uprising of Mohammed demonstrates
the full measure Of her weakness
A contrast between yellow races and
Caucasian, shows superiority OF latter
race. Another proof that yellow
Peril is a myth is the fact that Japan
recognizes her rights and dares main
tain them at the point of the sword. 1t
is only evidence of her awakening to
a civilization similar to our own, and
no indication that she has any incli-
nation to polest or interfere with any
other nation. Her struggle today is to
prevent the closing of the future
against her, and is in every sense
heroic.
We are lifting these people up from
the depths of tyranny and idolatry to
a higher and nobler life, and when
they shall have reached those heights,
then how can they cndanger our civil
ization, for they will be as highly civil
lied as we.
The Bible is on our side. Our civil
ization founded on truth, and we have
the assurance of Him himself, that
''the gates of hell shall not prevail
against it," No better proof needed to
convince amy mind that yellow Peril
is a myth.
The Christian religion, which is the