The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-06
SCHIRP SEES PERIL TN JAPAN
VOW SHE'S ALLIED WITH THE
ENEMY OF ALL MANKIND.

Republaean Club's saturday Tak was On
Race Prejudice. hot Tssk Tnls slant
Int weird Pos,aics-A CIub TNas was
Tee COsmSpSistSR Tor che Glris.
AZ the Saturday diScussion's luncheon
Of the Republican Club yesterday after
noon Jacob II. schiR sounded an ominous
warning Of the union Of Japan and Russia
20 the detriment Of China. He spoke Of
Developments OF the last few weeks
which indicate that Japan was allyinR
hsrsslf with the enemy Of all mankind
20 keep the great Chinese Empire in an
unprogressive stats for their own agsran-
diEement, He mentioned no source for HE
information.
Mr.. SchiH came out With this warning
ina speech on the subjsc, Of race prejudice.
which was the topic Of the afternOon.
The diversion to world politics was
entirely unexpected by his hearers.
Others who spoke on race prejudice were
Judge Mayer sulzbsrger Of Philadelphia.
Prof W, y. B. Dubois. q negro. who is
graduate Of Harvard and q professor In
Atlanta University; DR. Feliy Adler.
q. W. Nssmyth. a Cornell student. Who 10
president Of the Cosmopolitan Club 81 that
university. and the Rev. DIR. Charles y.
Aksd Edward =. CraEin presided.
Judge sulzherg-r said that race prsju.
dice began with tho individual who was
against all men. then centred about the
family which vas at feud with all other
families, aud suisse Iu"ntly IL became
Identified With the tribe. State. and
finally the race twas a primary instinct
which must hs overcome by carrying II
On logically Ia a world prejudice.
he spoke also Of the redemption Of
d-spissd races Wherever you have
economic power he said. there you will
haN. political power. and Just - sure a.
any despised race gains the economic
pO~sr I will redeem itself from the
ho-tile prejudice against them by the
accompanying political prestige He
proph--i-d that the economic supremacy
VI the world which had been following
a westward course from the M-diter-
rsn-lu To- the Atlantic seahOard would
continue ~ the eastern shores NJ the
Pacific.
PInT pI,.ots stplAa OF the hAOlI OF
.ml lovers ia the Souia Of ture atening
Ia Whit. Workm.n he substitution Of
n"RrOs- tO keep them Orking over time
ant VIC. vrr-i. threatening the negroes
with loss 1T their ios,- ia favor ~ the
" hits- 10 ;Eey didn't come up To q high
standard Of efficiency h. thus playing
a." 'No races against each other IA in
inStrv the~. emDloyers had s;renGth~ned
rure prejudice lie was optimistic how
- ,.r Ot I-ps.ning the prsitIdic" by -duca
tiOn and an appIrc' ttion bv the North
of the J,Otenfiality Of The negro
lR FeliN tdieT -sii that the R"pub-
lean Cluh 'Ouid ID som" missionary
work bv calling = conference ~ eth Ilemo-
cratic organizations laying aside party
t-,litics and ioinins bends IA promoting
tine education Of tLe negro race. lie
~a- - favor of havIas th" Blsir hI.l rs-
viv.-d - ui,h pro- ided fOr Fsi-rs! assist
awe IN supporting schools in States where
th.. Iocal legislatures a-- unable - sup
,Iy spftis i-nt fsril't~S This ~ course
would applv ,-spacaliy - the Southern
States
Mr.. Schif -4ij IA part 4 hops ! am a
false prophet say ~ as friend Of
japan and A. Jn. Nho helped 4" finance
'hc late war that during the last few
- a..s- - has dsv-loped ihst japan has
oiu'd handle with that enemy 81 all man
kind Russia. Russia and Japan have
evidently one purpose. - present az
least 20 keep the great Chinese Empire
IN an unproSressivs stst"- NJ Schih |
included England in his arcuss ton later. |
lie said that II AmeriCs vas not careful |
and did not SHOW tho right kind Of states |
ns 1ship and moral force 20 avert tho
purposes NJ thc-e nations America would !
10 drawn into il and Nar would probably !
no ths OUTCOME
Mr. Nesmyth sIid thst the general !
aim % college cosmopolitan clubs was
peace. hut beyond that they
were to create a broader understanding |
u each other between races lie said |
that the only failure ~ the club at Cornell !
had been in attempting to get American
girls 90 attend their functions and danes, |
with Hinciua indians and various for |
~igners " different color
Dr. Aked aid that prejudice between
churrhes hampered their action perhaps. /
hut that the barriers which made these
pftJU"'@s WIZ "r~oHthk uoNu anu kTON-
iug thinner He looked for a cosno-
politan religion which would snsce all |
rac- prejudice.
Judge sulzberger In summing up spoke !
81 the fine influences which those men |
whom "" call crooked politicians have |
upon the owls % raCs prejudice. why
n" said. "a politician doesn't mind how /
dirt what color NJ what race a man l.; !
q millionaire and a pushcart ra-dler are |
the same To him-for they both have a !
singh. vote. and n vote Is n vote