New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-24
TO DISCUSS RACE TOPICS
international Congress Meets in
London This Week.

London, July lb.-Some three hundreh
delegates. many 81 them from America,
are gathering in London for the Universal
Races Congress. the fruitIon of an idea
originated nv Or. Felix Adler. professor
OF social ethics in Columbia University
New York The regular meetings. ut which
papers touching on every point OF the
race problem by authorities In every part
Of the world will be read will begin on
July d and continue until July -
In the words OF the official programme.
the object Of the congress is 10 discuss.
I'm the light Of science and the modern
conscience. the general relations subsist-
ing between the peoples OF the West ana
those Of the East. between so-called white
and so-caled colored peoples. with We"
10 encourage between them fuller I'M
Outstanding. the most friendly feehngs anu
a hearter cooperation
on the first day the subject for discus
sion will be Fundamental tonsidera-
lions" The second day will be deVoted
10 Conditions of Progress with papers
by Dr. F. S Reinsch Of the University Oh
Wisconsin. on Influence of Geographical
Economic and Political Conditions d.
Franz Roas of Columbia University, on
The instability OF Human Types ana
Professor r. Earle Finch. of Wilberforcs
University. on The Effects OF haclai
Miscegenaton." go
The same division Of the subject VIII
be considered the third day but inc pa
pers will all he by on-Caucasians-"
Ting-fane. former Chinese Minister 10 'he
United States for example, having sent
one on China.
Tho latter half Of the congress VIII nave
the greater interest for America. for there
will he discussions Of papers by FREDERICK
T, Crorton. of the Bureau Of Labor. Wash
irgtor and Professor ". Jet Iauck cnlel
o,e,,,iner Of the Tariff Board. on Wages
and immigration. Or. Felix Adler on
The Fundamental Principle ol ln.v'
Racial Ethics; Israel Zang"iu' Oh
Jewish Race, sir Harry II. johnston u,
oTba World Position Of the Negro d"'
Neeroid '. Or ". r. r. Du bois' ditec'oi
~ the National Association for me Al
..o,car,ert Of Colored People, or the Ne
gro Race in the United States OF Amer
ica''. Dr. Frances Hogan, on Inc Neei =
prob,a,n I'm Relation to White Women
md Charles Alexander Eastman OF Am
-. on The North American indian.
4, IN. final session paper VIII be rea'
~. Edwin n Mead, of Boston, on Ih'e'
r.tional organization for Inter NJ u"
Good Will" =,
, ,r,a congress will he presided over d!
-, v-oard.le The vice presidents IN
cIudA Premier Asquith, 4. }. balloul'
conn, Morley. Lord Curzon, the Archoishop
NJ Canterbury. the chief RABBI the hedu'
NJ all the leading religious denominations
the Lord Mayor and fifteen vice-chancello'
OF universities Of Great Britain
DIR Felix Adler is the chairman OF the
honorary general committee. Other Amer
leans here in addition to those mentioned
include David Lubln. Of the international
Institute of Agriculture, Mrs NJ. Black
congress committee Of the United states
Albert Hall. Bahai Assembly, Washington
Charles w Wendte, Religious Assoclauons
of America; Mrs. Il. II. Hartness' Leas NC
Of American Pen Women; Theodore MAJ
burg. Maryland Peace Society Ethel Is DE
LaveIeye, New York Peace Society CnarIes
r. Dagnell. United States Indian schoo'i
Professor Scott Nearing University OIL
PENNSYLVANIA. representing the American
Academy of Political and Social Science
Professor Hutton Webster, American hsso-
citation for the Advancement Of science
Stansbury Hagar. American EthnoioslcdI
Society: V. II. Duras. American feace so
ciety; Miss l. \. Mead, American Schoo'
Peace Society; Or. G. b. Clark American
Peace Society Washington; lsidor Loch
University OF Missouri; 5. +, Emerson
University OF Vermont; the Rev. W. D.
Mackenzie. Hartford Theological Seminary
and John T.. Mllholland, who is one OF the
secretaries Most OF the American univer-
stiles have appointed delegates.
Previous to the congress a preliminary
conference will be held OF persons interest
ed in international law, when the new SIT
uation in the East ana the proposed extern
sion OF the scope Of the Hague Conference
Will be discussed.