Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-11

cleaned an unlimited store OF facts
| from his experiences. He chose for
| his Saturday nights lecture, Japan
and Russia" as was announced before
hand. The contrast between the two
| was marked, Japan. most appropriately
called the land of flowers, and the most
courteous people in the world. and
Russia, splendid in its power. but stern
and forbidding in many of its aspects.
The views, many Of them, were in col
ors, and their beauty excited muir
murs of admiration and applause. The
lecturer, touching on the war an ever
popular subject, set forth in statistics,
the rela tive strength of the two coun-
tries, the great white bear and the dar-
ing little Jap, whom love of country
makes glad to lay down his life in 'ts
cause While Mr.. Robertson thinks
Russia justified from the standpoint of
her own interests, his sylnpathies are
with Japan, whose rights he strongly
upholds. But" ne sadly said, tho
Japan ought to win. she cannot stand
against the powerful nation she is OPP
posing; the mere matter of resources
will be responsible for her failure
Norway" was at fiegt announced for
Sunday night. but Imperial India"
was given instead and those who were
influenced to come by the glowing de-
scriptinns of the night before. were
not disappointed. Imperial" is the one
adjective which can truly express the
architectural wonders and natural
beauties of that heather land
we are wont to look down upon
with contempt and pity. but those
wonders of construction and carving.
the like OF which the world has never
seen elsewhere. are In sad contrast TO
the horrors due to unsanitary condi-
tons, famine, and last but not least,
caste. Beautiful views of natures
wonders in our own country as seen
in the trip across the continent from
New York to San Francisco where the
steamer for India is boarded. preceded
those on India.
Sunday Afternoon Exercises.
Religious exercises consisted OF
sacred songs by the congregation. Miss
Maude Salisbury playing, scripture
reading and prayer by Rev. Morris of
the First United Evangelical church
Of the city, followed by a vocal solo by
Mrs. H. y. Wilbur. and Professor
Straton's lecture, The Race Problem.
Mrs. Wilbur was accompanied by Mrs.
May Hodges. and congregational sing
Ing was led by Secretary Fellingham OF
the Y. NJ. c. a.
Professor Straton, while staunch
southerner, has studied the negro
problem from all standpoints and his
views are not bound by any sectional
prejudice. He considers 1t from the
standpoint OF an American cltizen.
He liz an optimist of the truest sort.
with heart full of sympathy for the
negro and believing the question
will never be solved by extremists.
Straton illustrated his own and the
typical southerner's love, even now, OF
the old time darkey as he was before
the civil war. by stories of his own life.
and the distressing degeneration NOR
ally and physically, which stares the
world in the face today. by reliable sta
tistics. While not rejecting on educa-
ton, Professor Straton gays that 1t has
not been successful. He does not lay
the prevailing degeneracy to Its door
but some deeper cause Is responsible.
He considered four ways In which
the question may be solved, namely,
elimination. assimilation, raising the
negro to u higher standard. or separa-
ton. He firmly believes in the estab-
Hsh.ad race principle DISCRIMINATION
eventually by it's own misguided efforts,
Of a weak people when brought into
constant contact with and governed by
a stronger race. Professor Straton
thinks this is what the Indian. whom
he considers inferior in many ways to
the negro, is coming to. What would
happen il either of the first three solu-
lions we're adopted, was outlined and
their almost certain and absolute fall
ure proved. That leaves but one other
course, that of separation, and this is
Professor Straton's solution. BY 1t he
thinks that this country could be saved
from the cloud darkening It, and race
which may become strong and noble
IL, aided in the right direction, be
saved to the world. OF course he does
nor think every negro can be sent away.
but does advocate and consider pos
sihle the emigration of the majority. In
all likelihood voluntarily, to the West
Indies, Philippines, or to Africa from
which land they were originally wrest-
ed. by no consent of their own. fair
sized audience listened with much in
terest to the lecture.
ci0SEn A RIG WEEK.