Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-21
CARNEGIE SAYS RACE
LINES WILL DISAPPEAR
Public Exercises in Gymnasium fol-
lew Meeting Of Board, Review Of
Cadets and Luncheon-Dr. Eliot and
A. ). Montague Among she Speak
ers--Nesro Plantation Melodies De-
light Visitors.

Assuming his duties as member
of the b-aid OF trustees aud declaring
that he wished by that repre- sentat.on
TO testify to the interest OF the Amer
lean people in the probIems being
worked cut by the school. President
Taft spent all OF yesterday at the
Hampton Normal and Industrial in-
stitute for Indian and negro boys and
girls. lie attended during the morn
ing meeting of the board, inspect-
ed the building and grounds. review
I'd the students. was ents rtained az
luncheon. aud together with a num-
Der OF prominent educators gathered
from all sections CT the country. made
an address to the students and to
large gathering OF white people in tbs
school late today.
While Mr.. Taft was At the school.
Mrs. Taft and her sister. Mrs.
Laughl'n. drove through Fort Mon-
rec and to Hampton In the forts a't-
tomobilc. The commandment at the
tort arranged special drill In honor
OF The iacies.
Back to Washington.
As coon as the gymnasium exer-
cises were ended the President went
back aboard the Mayflcwer. where
Mrs. TAFT had spent the greater part
Of the day, and just as the night
shadows were falling. the graceful 1T
tie yacht weighed anchor and heHd-
ed for Washington.
The President, in a brief address.
said he believed that the institutions
like Hampton and TuskGgee and the
spirit Of cooperation which they en-
gendered among beth white and coll
ored People for the general uriifE
OF humanity. are doing more Ger tie
the solution of the so-called race
problem than any other factors that
could be brought to bear.
Former Governor A. J. Montague,
of Virginia, had spoken Of the intcr-
est the white people ct the state had
always taken in the work Ct Hamp-
ton. and declared that no race could
prosper by the oppression Of another
race. and that the happiness and pros
perity Of tine white people depended
largely upon what they should DO 20
improve the condition Of the blacks.
Distinguished Speakers
Or. Charles w. Eliot. president
emeritus of Harvard; Bishop Nc
vickar. OF Rhode Island. Andrew
Carnegie. and President Herbert b.
FrizzeIl. OF Hampton, also were among
the speakers.
Mr.. Carnegie paid high tribute 10
President Taft and declared that NJ
had done mere than any other 70
brinrfthe north and the south into
closer unicn. He predicted that Nj
Tan would go down in history as the
great pacifcator~
Mr.. Carnegie declared that tberc
IS no such thing In the world as for
giveHess.
There cannot be- he added. III
does not accord with the laws o.
nature. which mete out justice opiy-
We are all weaving webs In this lffe
and " we commit an error. II a faat
passes into our Wen Il goes down. 7
do not mean 10 say that any Of -
is perfect. We all have cur ssu;ts.
Bot mans character Is affected By
every fsuIt he commits and BY every
thought he ha1tcrs.
3 II We err. n we commit sin. We
never can be a. perfect II We had
never erred or never ssn5ed- Scar
that IN mind - you go Gu; Of hcrc
to-day and let Il stand as my word %
YOU. end you xiIi have lrss difficulty
IN living M 70 a higher standard q
Hfe. Remember that you have 70 give
an account for al you do bec1r>e
everything you do Affects your char
acser. IN that sense say there h no
such thing In the world a. forzivcn-
ness
Lines Will be ooiiter<ted.
Mr. Carnegie predicted that he
lines between the white and cciorc1
races would be ohiiferated. ~ The
Iines tetreen the Nor:h and soo<h
(confInucd On Eighth Pz<e)