Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-15
.ovspRyE THE NATION"

ha', me conservation OF our natura
about sns Our arid lands are bein
resOulveSS nv irrigation, our coal an
rsc reclaim lands are being conserve o,1 rye,
t tU' private individuals iop ,ae T Th
fr0l " the public as wnoie. I'M
by o. is IS, taught agriculture upon
farmer e. - basis. The country in gen
scieh'in' undergoing a change from
. sIa' DID, ID to the new order or things
The oi 'here still remains a greater
Bu! ,,em of conversation to be solved
pr0Ole rnhlem of human ri hts under
The pI,merican constitution. This
the A us face to face with the so
b IIaa race AZ problem which is not 6
e es1s uroblem in the sense that 1t mas
race Construed by some people. but
been ,h , of the rights of the differ
PAGES .ares living together in these
1 Trt States. There are a class OF
la liiptduals that encroach upon the
ino navy of the Negro, which makes
r!sn. ardition compare very much with
DIS laws 1ous in Russia. A condition that
loe ~, ~ far removed from slavery.
Is rs Nv 1ews would not meet with any
lnt 5oNs conflicts, if they would accept
Hl'O soitb and tenets of the Russian
'p voion It is not so with the Amer
t i.n upgro for he has identified him
N ia with nearly every religious sect
s W. ,his country and yet he is proscrib-
u ' ngainst lust as the Jew is in his
e1 1onted country. Many writer's and
au0r have suggested different
snmedies to remove this evil. Some
'or to educate the negro will solve
s si'' nroblam. 1t must be conceded
. us oducaton is a potent factor in
. sa solution of any problem. Another
,slls us, that acquiring property on
W.. hs' mart of the Negro is the panacea.
T Nh will render great assistance for
tho race or individual who owns prop
s-tv is a permanent citizen in the
sommunity in which he may reside,
fms bearing his part of fthe burden
and responsibility incurred by citi-
,ansbip Still another tells us, that
Christianity on the part of the Negro
vii remove this evil Christianity is
essential to good citizenship. It Is
tho popular opinion that the Hamitic
npOple, were appointed to a lower po-
stjon in the civic structure of So
rety, because their progenitors
hughed at the nakedness of his faith
Or Noah, and he being angry, pro-
nounced curse on the children of
Ham. There is no scriptural author
itv of this supposed curse being OF a
divine origin, but rather the utter
,nce Of an irate drunken father. This
spgendered hatred in the hearts of
he two elder brothers toward Ham
md it has been handed down from
,eneration to generation, till it has
,ecome fixed principle in the minds
# some people today. God has en-
rusted to the sons Of Japheth, the
reat problem of bringing the world
, Christ. Just as he first entrusted
be keeping of civilization to the sons
Ham. Wether they will go at the
'sk with willing hands or do as our
,refathers did, is an unsettled ques-
on today. i believe that in the
of all all wise creator, that
avery was permitted to exist in Or
.r that the Ethiopian might be
ought back to civilization, not that
avery was a divine institution, but
! economic one. The Psalmist,
avid, has we'll said, He can bring
Nd out of evil, and light out of
rkness. The Negro is willing to ex-
ange life that is full of ognor-
ne and poverty, for a higher type
civilization and shrift. 1t is against
will that he is counted In the
cast Of society, but the stern hand
prejudice points out his position
the religious and economic struc-
'e Of civilization, as that of tool
servant. There Is no fixed stand
in human life, by which men
'uld be judged, if it is not in keep
with the expressed will of God.
long as the spirit Of selfish indif-
ence exists between the races and
De and arrogance permeates hu-
nifty we will never reach a solu-
OF this momentus problem. When
stronger races are willing to sac
&c their petty jealousies and stand
broader plane of Christian broth
ood the dawn of a new era will
De far distant. A large number
people are allowing themselves to
forced into state of moral cow
lce' IN proof of this statement, I
refer you to some of the Incl
IS that occur in everyday life; in
nails of congress, in the mills,
les and factories. Men who dare
'tand up for equal Justice and fair
IN the civic and Industrial life
the Negro, is looked upon as
TX OF nature, or scorned as one
the leprosy by his brethren.
re must be material change in
methods that are used in dealing
tnls racial problem, in order to
the country from utter ruin.
re must be a common ground up
which the races may meet and
Isl their differences. In science
are taught that, one line of
snt which runs through the en-
treatment of practicable social
rms Is social solidarity. Mems ;
eStS are lnextricably intertwined, -
we snail never be truly prosper 4
So long as there is any class Of +
population materially and morally j
ched, whether. it be of their own
ION or a force Of circumstances.
social body we can no more be Il
!, sound condition while we have II
p'herged tenth, than a man can
nose arms or legs are suffering
:, loul and corrupting disease.
'ner We Will or not, we must in
assure rejoice together and suf-
eoeether. The sooner the idea
ociai solidarity which is not
/, ,ne out real fact, is recognized
= us ramlfications, the better it
We lor US. The past. history of
us tell of three great evils that u
peu their lives, namely, slavery,
~" and immortality. Egypt
,iaale OF civilization, fell be- q
:, OF these institutions. Greece, n
::nooihouse of the world, lost her =