Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-01

is considerable food for reflection IN
some parts of his article.
The professor advances two solu-
tons Of the race problem, one of which
he knows Is preposterous.
The first of these alternatives to an
impending race conflict, which the pro-
lessor thinks inevitable, is the entire
separation of the races.
This plan is an old one and has prac-
tically been discarded by practical,
thinkink men.
The second proposition is the abb
sorption of one of the other of the
races. This is simply monstrous and
can be at once dismissed as pure rot
and as the suggestion of a man who
must be absolutely unacquainted with
the temper of the southern people.
The professor has also made an in
teresting discovery, which, while IL
it is not likely true, is at least inter-
esting.
"The composite type which we poet.
ically call black but which in reality
is every shade from black to white, is
slowly developing a consciousness Of
its own radical solidarity. 1t is find
ing its own distinctive voice, and
through its own books and papers and
magazines and through its own social
organizations, is at once giving utter
ance to its discomfort and making
known its demands.
ut is a common remark that the re-
lation between the white and negro
races in this country are not as good
monest mistake of race problem dis
cussions is that of treating such prob
lens as a heritage from slavery.
There can be no doubt in the mind
of any man who carefully reads Amer
lean negro journals that their rejoic-
ing over the Japan victory sounded a
very different note from that of the
white American. 1t was a quite clear
cry of exultation over the defeat of a
white race by dark one.
THE white man is no wiser than an
ostrich if he refuses to see the truth
that in the possibilities of race friction
the negroes increasing consciousness
of race is to play part scarcely less
important than the white mans racinal
antipathies, prejudices or whatever we
may elect to call them.
"As to the probable outcome of 4
race war, it is more difficult to answer
for the black man than fir the white
man. The latter has a history in the
matter of relations with other races
perfectly well defined to anyone whO
will study it carefully. He has either
ruled or ruined, to express it ina few
words, and pretty often he has done
both"
The statement If Professor Stone
that the negri would rejiice ir does re
| joice, over whatever misfortune tina
| may befall the white man, even o
| OlhSl SOulltl icS, 10 piOudDly TRUE VIII
reference to some negroes, but no
with all of thin.
If, as the professor predicts, a ract
war is inevitable at some time n tn,
future, there can be but one result
the complete overthrow of the negro
and his utter undoing.
But the professor is probably incor
rect in his forecast of trouble. The
white man will always rule the South
this is simply inevitable and is really
to the best interest of the negro him
self, for the white people of the Soutl
understand the negro and will Away.
o treat him in fair and just way. Nov
and then an agitator may arise among
the negroes, but he will soon be made
: to see the error of his way.
Z: Blood is thicker than water" ant
I: the Caucasian race will always dom
I: mate this country, and the wisest Lead
: ers of the negro race have alread
I: recognized this fact and are govern
: ing themselves accordingly.
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