The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-01-17
THE YELLOW PERIL.


to the Western continent, and the
) peril of this invasion, to the eau
casian races and its effects on the
labor question. Yet no wise states
manship has been evolved to sta
the steady tide of this menacing
: population into Canada and the
United States. Race antagonism
has developed to an extent, that
possibly its only solution will be
the resort to force.
One of two contingencies is. alb
solutely certain. Either the trend
of the Asiasticpopulation to North
America must be stayed by drastic
prohibitory enactments, or an ap-
peal to arms must settle this vexed
tquestion. The antagonisms of the
Anglo-Saxon races and the people
OF China and Japan are of too
pronounced type to secure an
adjustment save by their total ex-
clusion from this country, by
peaceable means. if possible, by
force. if necessary.
The public sentiment of the peo-
pie of North America is decidedly
hostile to the importation of the
Asiatic races. This has been de-
monstrated in Canada and in this
country by repeated riots IN both
lands. If the importation is per-
sisted in. a race conflict will be the
inevitable corollary.
International events are rapidly
Fastening to conclusion as to this
question. A recent London dis
patch declares that in India,
Egypt. the Transvaal and Van
couver. England is confronted with
uprisings of whites against the
Asiatics. And there are ominous
mutterings in all parts of Asia
against 1.-THE insinuation of racial
inferiority conveyed by the vari-
Gus forms of discrimination which |
the London government sanctions
against the Indians and Japanese
the former the subjects of King
Edward XII, and the latter his
allies.
That the United States faces the |
same difficulty. but with fewer
complications and greater liberty
of action is believed by many far
sighted Europeans who have no
wish by imprudent discussion to
fan the flames of racial animosity.
In Paris where the yellow press
fastens upon every revelation as to
the unwillingness of Japan to &C
cept the American suggestion as
to the coolies. there is firm con-
viction even in official quarters
that serious trouble is ahead for
Washington.
Although sensible persons ridi-
cule the idea that Toxic intends
to force Washington to show its
hand on the immigration question
before the battleships with Evans
reach Magdelena Bay. there is a.
curious opinion that it is Wash
ington rather than Toxic which
will make the concessions indis-
pensible to Asia's factory adjust
ment.
This question of races is one of
the most complex, deepest and
most important that faces every
for solution. 1t is as
utterly impossible for two people.
the sae highly intelligent. civil
lied and Christian. and whlte-skin-
ned.-the other with intelligence.
it so it happens, but antagonistic {
TO the other in color and in all the
of the higher civilization {
10 live together in amity and :
social equality. The Anglo-Saxon |
people never have nor will they
ever tolerate such conditions. They
are. through their superior attain
nents in all the attributes that
build up the dominant race, the
eading races of the earth. and the
nope If its eventual conversion tc /,