The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-07-25
RACE CONGRESS IN
LONDON THIS week
Nearly All the People of the
World Will Be Represent
ed by Delegates.
National News Association)


sentatives of every known rectal divis-
ION will meet in conference to plan
campaign looking toward an meliora-
ton of the hatred and jealousy today
prevalent among the three great divis-
ions of the earth's inhabitants-The
Monaghan, Caucasian, and Ethiopian
The hrst of these sessions will take
place tomorrow in the auditorium OF
the University Of London, continuing
through July Goth. The International
Races Congress is the name given to
this convention.
Speakers OF every nationality will
he present, and some of the most
prominent philanthropists, theolo-
CLANS, statesmen and economists OF
the world will deliver addresses. There
will be eight sittings Of half day
each. The subjects to be discussed
are:
General conditions Of progress.
Peaceful contact between civiliza-
tions.
Special problems in inter-racial
economics.
The modern conscience in relation
to racial questions.
Positive suggestions for promoting
inter.racial friendliness.
Among the writer's of the papers
are: Sir Sydney oliver, Sir Charles
Bruce, DIR. Felix Adler of New York.
chairman of the honorary general COM
mittee of the congress, Sir John Mac
Donnell. Sir Harry Johnston, Baron
D'Estournelles de Constant and many
others equally we'll known throughout
the world. The convention has receiv-
ed the endorsement OF the court OF ar
bitration and of the delegates to the
second Hague conference, besides
great number of churchmen of all de-
nominations together with those high
in the political life of the world.
This meeting between the East and
the West. the North and the South
marks a new era in the inter-racial af-
fairs OF the world. It's object will be
the amelioration of the racial preju-
dices and a world de campaign of the
peace and arbitration movement so
auspiciously launched by Andrew Car
negie and others. 1t will endeavor to
overcome better understanding be-
tween the delebates the rivalry and
misunderstanding that for ages has
been rife among the different peoples
of the world and 1t is hoped it will
ultimately solve the question that for
ages has been meet among world pow
ers-how to reach an understanding
between the broad divisions of society
that inhabit the different quarters of
the earth.
II Ia to an American that credit
must be given for the inception Of
this movement. DR.. Felix Adler, of
New York, Is the man who first made
the suggestion that has taken life in
the coming congress. Speaking at a
conference at Eisenbach in July, 1906,
he suggested the holding Of congress
to ascertain how far 1t was possible to
bring the conscience Of the modern
world to bear upon the problems pre-
scented by racial division. At the time
of its utterance, Dr. Adler's suggestion
was received with great acclaim and
still greater doubt. 1t was deemed i'm
possible to bring together representa-
tives of the races of the world. The
and after years spent in preparation
a date was set and representatives of
the world wide nations agreed to the
convention.
The universal character Of the con-
vention is shown by the following
excerpts from the list of racial repre-.
sentatives: Brajendranath Seal, Be.
har, India: Professor Felix V. LUIS.
chan. University OF Berlin; John W.
Margeliouth, Oxford University; DIR.
christian l.. Lange. Secretary of the
Jnterparliamentary Union; WI Ting
Fang. Shanghai. China: Professor
y Tungo Takebe. University of Toxic,
\ Said Bay. Constantinople, ETC.. etc.
IN That the congress Is no mere chi
nerical hallucination of idealists. but
heal power for the promotion of
God will between races Is evidenced
Il it's enthusiastic championship by
hen recognized throughout the world
= authorities on international rela
has Among these enthusiastic advo
cate, the Right Hon. Lord Weardale
or Hgland,. a member OF the first In
teraational Congress and one of the
many prominent advocates of peace is
perhaps the most optimistic In speak
ing OF the congress and what it hopes
to accomplish, Lord Weardale says:
"Sincs the birth of history conquer
ors OF inaomitable strength of charac
ter have underworld by every means
to sub1ugAe the world and to see rea
Nlized everywhere their own ideas and
the civilization which they represent
ed. with small success. Tomorrow this
great undertaking will be set afoot in
the only way possible--a convention
of representatives of the world wide
racial divisions, That inestimable goot
will be the result. firmly believe.
1.-THE meeting of the international
Races Congress tomorrow will lool
toward the ameliorstion Of the un
friendly attitude Of tn West toward
the East, an attitude ,nst has created
a new situation which !. forcing tht
Eastern peoples into . massive, ant
later. perhaps. into an aggressive mill
tarism, the serious conseousnces o
which, for the peace o. the world i
Is impossible to fcrete ! or exaxgerate
This md other probleE,o n, be dis