Franklin's paper the statesman., 1912-02-17
PHASES OF THE PROBLEM.
Race Pride Without Arroganee is Help
fui, Says Horace J. Rollin.

Race Pride Without Arroganee is Help
full, Says Horace J. Roilin.
Troy. DIN concluding IA philosophic
and critical discussion of natures an
swer to mans race problem Mr.. Hor-
ace J. Rollin. humanitarian. author,
scholar and long time friend of the col
ored race, says:
Obviously the general advancement
of the Caucasian is not due to racial
integrity. but the contrary. The belief
that he is composite has within the
past few years decidedly manifested
itself. Mr.. Burbank says In personal
letter that this is true OF all the lead
ing types today. while Professor Franz
Boas holds. according TO press reports,
that the so called white race embodics
not only the ancient Mongol. but the
primitive Negroid- Several able an
thropoIogists al the reccn; first univer-
sal races congress, London. expressed
radical. sweeping conclusions. which
ten years ago would have been de-
nounced as dangerously wrong. Con-
cernlng the universally OF capacity
under reasonable conditions the writer
perceived and taught 1t n score OF
years ago,
In all this-and 1t is only those OF
psychic pauciiy who have to be re-
minded-therc * nothing which Is di-
reetly humbling. The kind OF pride OF
race which includes no arrogance or
Injustice Is still humanity useful. as
the truth OF compensatory blending is
humanity encouraging. That family is
foolish as well as wicked which know
iugly obstructs the developments of
another family OF any type. Alliance
by consnnguinity is impending.
With the recognition of universal re-
Quircment the sense OF honor (waiving
the present local and temporary NOR
bidity already mentIoned) becomes
more and more normally acute. and so
this phase of the conduct OF life Is
bound to be extended beyond the limit
OF existing association. for in truth 1t
is an important feature OF the present
universal peace movement.
Apropos of natures varied ceniripe-
tai and centrifugal action. OF helpful
alternating divergence and conver-
EenCc. IL IL iu
question whether or not after the pres
ent general movement Is approximate
ly completed extensive divergence Will
again tnke place. Cosmopolitan condl-
tions and the assistance of science in
both expediting and holding the desir-
able seem to forbid this. yet we may
imagine 1t brought about by a series
OF so called accidents involving extern
sivc retrogression or failure In secur-
ing the passing good. which may have
Ube offered again.
The whole subject IL not only in
teresting and important, but tran
sccndcnt and infinite. What n bound
less field for Investigators OF various
talent! Here are countless values
ready 10 be Indicated. Normal fs.-
cundity. enlarging individuality. ris-
ing ideality-in brief, all the aspects
and interests of ascending humanity
are facing this heaven touched hori-
zon.
For the nonacadcmic or Independent
seeker there is unoccupied room up
stairs. University scholarship Is ex-
pected to produce reasonable quota
of textbooks and also bureaus of eth
nology (by recording the overflow OF
their favoritc subject, so to say. The
Carnegie Institute of Research should
illuminate many nm obscure part OF the
way. Let us be ready when nature
invites us for II rare Journey.
A quotation from tho writer's book
lust mentioned affords the conclusion:
Man has been helped forward-nl-
ways and in most If not all places
by n movement in general nature
which Is more radical and more uni
vexsaliy promising than any which
$ vngs from the political, social or re-
lisious systems Of the world. These
are not necessarily regulative. Some
times they have to be modified or even