The National tribune., 1911-03-02

A VERY good illustration of what
~ might be called the sensitive quail
ity of Japanese poiiteness and
idea of duty was given by the anar-
chists recently sentenced to death IN
Toxic in their apologize manner toward
the court and those present, OF which
mention was made in these columns
The Japanese Premier and three MEM
bers of the Cabinet went further than
this. When final sentence had been
passed upon the anarchists, these four
gentlemen fastened to the imperial
palace and rendered their designations,
each of them accusing himself of re-
sponsiblity for the unpleasant occur
ance, which, it will be remembered. had
for its object the blowing up of the
sacred person of the Emperor. One
of them the Minister for Home Affairs
blamed himself for not having been
sufficiently Jealous in policing the En-
pire; another, the Minister for Agri-
culture and Commerce, thought he must
be the chief culprit for having suffered
a factory to make bombs" ana the
third, the Minister for Education, eX-
perienced horrible pricllings of con-
science for not having propagated with
greater enthusiasm and energy the I'M
perial Edict on Education, which pre-
sumably leaves no doubt on the mind
as to the fate of anarchistic plotters--if
ignation to the lot, apparently Just for
good measure, since he could find moth
ing of which to accuse himself, except
as chief minister of being, in way, re-
sponsible for anything and everything
that went wrong in the kingdom His
Majesty graciodsly refrained from ac-
cepting the designations. The whole cir
cumstance is extremely amusing to the
Occident. and brings to mind the witty
situations in Gilbert and Sullivan's in
imitable "Mikado."
1.-TWO men stand out in bold relief as
champions for the uplifting and
advancement of their race-Book-
er Washington and Prof. w. E. B. Du-
Bots. Their methods are, however, wide
ly different and apparently opposed. Mr..
Washington believes first and foremost
in a practical education for his people;
one that will fit them for work. putting
more stress on the Importance of train
ing their hands rather than their minds
and discouraging always the agitation
of political matters. To be sure, in his
work Mr.. Washington has not come in
contact generally with the material OF
which college professors and statesmen
are made. but, in any event, he wisely
recognizes the fact that it is better to
go slowly, letting the question of the
franchise and higher education rest for
a while. On the other hand, Prof
Dubois. a cultivated and high1y-edu-
Gated man of fiery temperament, having
associated largely with the educated and
refined members of his race, puts man.
hood rights ahead of industrial oppor-
tunity an0 is constantly urging his peo-
pie to acton with regard to the former.
He freely admits the Importance of in
dustrial education for the negroes, and
if he could be convinced that this would
bring political and civil rights, would
warmly advocate AIR. Washington
views. bat he cannot. Prof Dubois bit
terly resents the Southern political dis
elimination against the blacks of the
South, and loses no opportunity to place
before the colored people OF every Sec
ton the Nervousness of this wrong
Both men are thoroly in earnest, and
the work of both may dovetail together
in the end but at present it looks to
most of US as il Mr.. Washington had
chosen the wiser course.
nNE whose name carries authority in
~ the world of fashion tells US that
that inexpressible something call
ed Chic" the possession oftimes OF
the Partisan grisette as we'll as of the
woman of society, is rapidly disappear