New-York tribune., 1911-03-05
.EWLS Of RACE HATRED
Speakers at Republican Cluo
Plead for Its Elimination.
JAMES BRYCE SENDS LETTER
japanese Editor Thinks All Races
of World Will Become Anal
gamated in Time.

The topic chosen for discussion by the
speakers at the Republican Club luncheoh
Yesterday afternoon was Race Prejudice
as II Affects Universal Peace and LAror'
Justice and Morals" DR.. Emil G.. Hirsch'
Of Chicago: Masujiro Honda. OF Harvard
University, and editor OF japanese publ
cations: Professor w. E. q. Dubois ana
Professor Samuel T. Dutton. Of Columma
University. were among the speakers.
DR.. Hirsch spoke on racial character
stics lie declared that race prejudice was
founded on class distinction and that there
was prevalence OF that feeling In Amer
lea Wherever the American haroors class
distinction. said Or. Hirsch, he is commit
ting crime against democracy. This class
distinction was hurtful % politics, the
speaker asserted and the United states
could never be united until the snake OF
race prejudice had been scotched.
Ambassador Bryce. who was unable to
be present. sent letter, In which he said
the extension OF the power of European
origin over the backward races II the
earth and the contact OF European races
with the peoples Of the Far East had
made this question more urgent and grave
at 1llS period OF tne NCIiI hlStOiS til"'i
ever before.
The ambassador recommended that rather
rNan sit back and despair OF riehtins the
present race prejudice, the different races
Of the world should set to work al once
10 point out how much better IL was for
each and every nation that the narrow
ness and bitterness which led men of races
that deem themselves superior to despise
and often to i'll treat men Of other races
should be expunged. and the feeling or
common humanity strengthened.
Masuiro Honda spoke on Race PreJu-
lice as II Affects Universal Peace, and
said that eventually all the races OF the
world would become analgamated, and
that nothing could sever the East from the
West. some Asiatic people are firmly
planted on European soil, he said, and are
now Incorporate in the so-called white
race The white is fast occupying the dark
mans country, said Mr. Honda, and the
Chinese and japanese. already admitted 10
the continent OF America, cannot possibly
be extirpated.
Professor Dubois, OF the National Asso-
citation for the Advancement OF the Colored
Race. asked the members OF the club 10
90 Wnat Iney Coulu III SpI|Jni44S t-e N~-N
to 60 away with the prejudice against the
negro race. He said the punishment OF the
negroes in the South and in the courts N
other sections was largely due TO prejudice
of the whites against the blacks. lie cited
the case Of a negro boy who was sentenced
to twenty years for larceny in Washington
while a. white boy. ne said, had been ac-
quilted Of the same charge.
Professor Dutton said frat there were
800 Chinese students in the schools ana
universities Of this country, and, according
TO predictions the number would be In
creased 70 20.G0 within a few years.
There is small chance tor n race war
between this country and china, Professor
Duttou said. when such men are returning
10 their country with minis trained IN
Western civilization. Nations are mutually
dependent on each other and all ere In
terested in the universal peace congress
20 ue called in London on July IS. lell