Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-07-05
TALKS OF AID
TO THE WEAKER
B ryan Speaks Before
independence Club
in London


the Fourth Of July celebration in Lon
1on. yesterday. The subject o. MI
g-yags address was, The White
Mans Burden Mir. Bryan opened
hik address wiki d quotation from
klpllngs I~-em The White Mans
Barsier~ aud said that the line Of
thought w4s suggested by the ooser-
vations he had made in rs trip around
The world He said in part.
. No one can travel among the dark
skinned races Of the Orient without
Telling that the white man occupies
an especially favored position among
: the children Of men and the recogni-
tior Of this fact is accompanied by
the conviction that there IS duty in
separately connected with the advan'-
ages enjoyed.
Hu, the advanced nations cannot
+ content themselves with the confer
ring Of Incidental benefits. IL they
would justify their leadership they
must put forth conscious and con-
stan, effort for the promotion Of the
/ welfare OF the nations which lag be-
hind Incidental benefits may follow
/ even though the real purpose OF ma
I ton is a wholly selfish one. for as the
/ sale Of Joseph into Egypt resulted In
blessings TO his family and to the
! land OF the Pharaohs. SO captives
/ taken in war have sometimes spread
civilization and blacks carried away
/ into slavery have been improved by
| contact with the whites. But nations
! cannot afford to do evil in the hope
| that providence will transmute the
evil into good and brings blessings out
| OF sin. Nations IL they would be
must intend benefit as we'll as confer
! II, they must plan advantage, and not
/ leave the results to chance.
| l take it for granted that our duty
/ I'd the so-called inferior races Is not
discharged by merely feeding them in
times OF famine or by contributing to
! their temporary support when some
/ other calamity oyertakes them
much greater assistance is rendered
! them when they are led to more
! elevated plane Of thought and activity
! ~ ideals which stimulate them to
self development The Improvement
* the people themselves should be the
paramount object in all intercourse
with the Orient.
/ Among the blessings which the
/ Christian nations are at this time able
land in duty bound--to carry to the
rest 81 the world. l may mention five;
education. knowledge of the science Of
government. arbitration as substi-
tute for war. appreciation Of the dig
nifty OF labor and a high conception o:
life.
Let me 60 a step farther and an
peal for a clearer recognition OF the
dignity OF labor. The oiium which
|. rests upon the work of the hand has
..xer;ed a baneful influence the world
around The theory that idleness is
more honorable than toil-that it il
more respectable tn consume what
others have produced than to be a
producer OF wealth-has not only
robbed society Of an enormous sun
but il has created an almost impas-
4 sable gulf between the leisure classes
:, and those who support them. Tolsto,
. is right in asserting that most OF the
perplexing problems of society grow
out of the lack of sympathy between
man and man. Because some imag
inc themselves above work whil'
others see before them nothing but ;
life OF drudgery there IL constan
warning and much OF bitterness. Whel
Is men and women become ashamed o
doing nothing and strive to give to so
ciety full compensation for all the,
'e receive from society there will be har
mony between the classes.
While Europe and America have ad
1t vanced far beyond the Orient in plac
10 ing a proper estimate upon those VIII
work. even our nations have not We
fully learned the lesson that employ
he ment at some useful avocation Is es
H. sential to the physical health. intel
lectual development and moral growtl
the requirements OF their high pos
tons they must be prepared to PR
IN sent In the lives OF their citizens e,
n amples increasing In number. Of me
u and women who find delight In COZ
ar tributing to the welfare Of their Re
lows. and this ought not to be diff
cult. for every department Of hums
on activity has a fascination Of Its ow
'id The agricultural colleges and industf
r. al schools which have sprung up In
many localities are evidence that
higher ideal is spreading among 4
we people.
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are The ~Fast" Life.
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