The Washington herald., 1910-02-19

President Taft sang the praises OF
Dixie and declared the South. with its
growing prosperity, Is better able TO solve
the race question than those who know
little Of the problem, at a meeting Of
prominent educators gathered to discuss
the uplift Of the negro at the residence
OF Miss Mabel Boardman, lsu street.
last night
He said the salvation Of the black man
must come through the intelligent han
ding Of Southerners. rather than through
the charity Of the North. Philanthropy,
he said, at least by inference. should be
directed toward educating those who are
to be the leaders Of the negro race.
Ultimately" he said, the burden must
fall upon those who pay the taxes OF the
South. II must come, therefore. from the
prosperity OF the South Itself. and the
increase which the statistics show with
reference 10 the increase Of the wealth
Of the South IS the most encouraging fact
n the whole situation. for We can be
reasonably sure that with Increase in
wealth and increase in that spirit Of
humanity interest upon the part Of the
leading whites in the development OF the
negro. that in the course Of three decades
the question viii be well nigh solved"
Segregation Is Essential.
Every speaker touched on the growing
segregation Of the races. II was pre-
dicted that with the development Of the
negro the races viii become naturally
segregated, each with its own institutions
Independent Of the other.
Thomas Nelson Page presided. introduc-
ing Dr. Hollis Burke FrisseT. president
Of the Hampton Institute: Pfesi-
dent Mitchell, Of the University II South
Carolina. and Dr. J. H DIlard. formerly
Of Tulane University and now in charge
OF the rural coIored school fund Of the
South. More than 100 men and women
interested IN the race problem listened.
President Taft arrived AT the Board
man home at S.JJ o'clock, and by his re-
quest was not called upon 70 speak until
several Of the other addresses had been
heard He remained until Il o'clock. when
Mrs. and Miss Boardman held an in
formal reception.
The President said, IN part.
Example in the Philippines.
Charged vith the responsibility II educating the
children IN the PHILIPPINES. ! vzs forced into
very earnest C'Isaeratiru ri the problems q eiu-
cation u tle United States. TIE truth i, hat
providence works It's Ways ci-.Husr. We had 70
have the problem rf the uc-B and Indian AID
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PoTtaGt lessons IN the education II tie whole rac=.
heard President Eliot. certainly the foremost
educator % t-ls country, s7y rla- teC. Armstrong
| had solved, uv making important manual and m-
dUstuzl training. tie problem pf education In this
country and that he had first illustrated IL II a
marked way az Hampton Institute.
n the PHILIPPINES we first attempted primary
education. and then industrial education, and We
are working along that way there n1v. We have
az industrial school in every province. We en-
those presented 10 the education " the negro OF
tla poor white iu the South. We have offered ID
tie young FLpiuos an Opportunity 20 become ma
chinisjs and electricians. and % pursue other
trades and the difficulty We had was that they
preferred 20 be what were called escibieu-ss ar
clerks at SO a month than 20 De electricians az
cabailerUs OF gentlemen, and electricians were
only laborers
Returning 90 this country. however and filed with
interest ia the matter Of industrial education ac-
cIJed every opportunity that was offered 20 Iooz
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