The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-13
Delivered His Interesting Lecture,
1.-THE East W. the West,' Last
Evening at Trinity
Church.
LOOKING FOR COMPANION
The Japanese Doctor Wants some
One to Accompany Him to St.
Louis on = Canoe
Trip.

j
Inui. the learned Japanese last even.
ing at the Trinity NJ e. church, every
seat in the large auditorium being TAX
en- to hear the interesting discourse OF
the Japenese scholar, given by him In
his mastery manner, The East vs..
the. West"
This topic which is one OF the up
pefmost in the minds OF the civilized
wosld was discussed by him In an In
teresting manner In part the doctor
said, Racial tendencies are conserva'
tive, not to say narrow. The great
mass OF mankind are tied to tradition
al faiths and traditional likes. Mar.
rowness of vision breeds egotism, and
egotism breeds vanity, and vanity
breeds hate
This is the order of development in
individuals and as individuals make
nations similar order of development
will mark national life, unless the in
iiidual tendency is broken or bent or
changed To change the current
thought of the individual, newer In
formation must be provided, and If the
great questions arising out of univer-
sal progress, are to be answered cor
rectly, then the individual must ac-
quire the view point Of the man with
whom he may differ.
In the pending discussion now al
most universal, of The development OF
the East we of the west will be call
ed upon for answer. and II our ans.
wer is to conform to a good con-
science. and an enlightened zeal, we
must learn from first hand the Inn
pressions entertained by those who
will be affected by an unwise or un'
selfish purpose on, our part.
DR.. Inui fairly presented the view Of
the east which was SO necessary FOL
: his audience that they might form ar
impartial judgment OF conditions ex
listing in the subject which he present
ed in such an interesting manner.
The east being brought closer to thu
west through commercial conditions
through the advance OF civilization
through the onward march of Chris
tianity. Our habits, customs ant
dress are becoming more similar an,
tie racial differences are being put II
: back ground by the brotherly feel
ing which exists today.
An Interesting Gentleman.
Dr.. lnui is an interesting talker an
in conversation this morning with
Gate City reporter spoke of his trip
with interest, he having travelled muc
over this country He is graduate c
the University of Michigan and a splel
did student, being every inch gentl'
man and in many ways different frol
others OF his race. Being much ira
eled he is we'll versed in the custom
of this country. dresses like the ever
day Amrican citizn and is the kind {
man that makes one glad after the
have met him.
He has been in this country sere
years and when asked today II
would make this country his HON
replied In the affirmative, stating tn
he would make short visits to his n
tive land leaving probably next ye'
or in 1911 for Japan. He will be T
memhered by many In this city al
surrounding country having been o.
of the speakers at the Hamilton cha
tauqua delivering his address viii,
he gave at Trinity church last eve
Ing at the chautauqua on August ct
this summer. He came to this CT
from Bloomfield, his chautauqua to
being over and he is preparing to lea
down the Mississippi for Memph
FL Tenn. and probably New Orleans, L
lecturing enroute.
Wants Companion.
DR.. Inui is looking for companic
He wants negro or any other ra
outside Of Spaniard, America