Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-02-02

works we find: Christianity. Islam,
and the Negro Race" 1.-THE Koran
In Africa" "West Africa Before Eu-
rope" Liberals Offering" and Mon
rovia to Palentine" Such scholarly
productions were his that they have
been translanted from English into
French. German. italian and Arabic
Besides these publications, DR.. BY
den has written numerous essays ana
pamphlets on different subjects touch
ing the welfare Of African peoples ana
the government of them by European
colonial powers. For years he mas
been recognized as the foremost au-
thcrity on West Africa. and has done
more than any other thinker ana
writer to modify and soften the attl-
tude OF white Europe In its govern
ment and control OF black Africa
Familiar with French, German, Arab
ic and number of native tongues
and with literary style that is fas'
cinating, forceful and unique, this
noted writer will ever be remembered
as among the first and foremost
scholars on Africa; besides he was
for years secretary of state OF IL
IBERIA, envoy extraordinary and min
lister pleni-potentiary to the court OF
st. James, special envoy to the re-
public Of France, and director OF Mu-
hamudah education in Sierra Leone.
And W. s. Scarborough president
of Wherefore university, most
scholarly gentleman, had contributed
several text books. His Greek Gram
mars have been used in Harvard and
other colleges in the United States
the best text books written on this
subject
There was William A. S1nclair's
Aftermath Of Slavery" record OF
the progress Of the colored citizens
in the United States since the Civil
war. This book. written in 1905,
has wide reading by the American
public and has done much to cor
rect the views Of people In this coun-
try and abroad, concerning the char
acter and progress Of the American
negro. The press and literary crit
les have Justly paid tribute to its
merits. For some time Mr.. Sinclair
was secretary and treasurer of How.
ard university Dad has taken prom
inent part In the advance movements
in behalf Of the race. He now re-
sides in Philadelphia.
George w, Williams of Ohio. And
here I ind two large and splendid
volumes written In 1883, on the His
tory Of the Negro Race" and another
volume in 1888 on the History OF
the Negro Troops In War" The au-
thor Of these publications had begun
another upon the History Of the Ne
gro OF the World" when In the midst
of his literary task, he suddenly died.
He was a member of the Ohio legisla'
ture for some years; and his history
of the negro is the best history ever
written of tho colored people In the
United States. His style is warm,
vivid and glowing and replete with
copies Of documents from original
sources exhaustive Of every phase Of
his subject. Without dissenting
voice he IL the premier historian Of
the American negro. 1t would be Diff
ff1cult to find words that would praise
too highly the literary and substan-
ttal cheEactsr, 81 bis WORKS
And now turning to. the name OF |
Kelly Miller. was every much in
terested In tho high quality and char
acter Of his works. As dean of the |
college department of Howard univer-
sity, for some years he has held a
unique position In the education OF
colored people. He is per-eminently a
a controversial thinker. In the many |
great questions before the country in
which white prejudiced writer's sought |
to defame the character and ability |
of the negro race, they have found In
tho pen of this race thinker. power
that has been unable to be subdued.
One after another he dashed of in
brilliant form and style: Roosevelt |
and the Negro" Appeal to Reason"
Forty Years OF Negro Education"
THE Ultimate Race Problem" 1.-THE
Political Capacity Of the Negro, 80
cial Equality" and other pamphlets
similar in character; and surpassed
himself In a splendid collection of high |
classed essays dealing with the null
tiform phases of the race problem;
and We had In 1905 his great work,
Race Adjustment" to be followed by
his From Servitude to Service"
The Cleveland Plaindealer says of
him: Z %.@
prof. Miller shows himself 4 mas
ter of an incisive and 4 keen logic
IAN"
OF him tho New York Evening Post |
remarks: Admirable for oalmness
and temper, thoroughness and skill"
Dr.. Booker r. Washington. regard
ed by Andrew Carnegie as one Of tho
foremost men Of this age. He is pres
ident Of the great industrial Institute
of Tuskegee, the greatest institution
of it's kind in the world. He sprang |
into prominent in 1890 by what is
known as his Atlanta speech, In which |
be pleads for peace between the races |
and urged them to unite for the CON-
mon good In all matters industrial, re-
naming separate socially. He has
been tho trusted adviser, on southern
matters, of two presidents, wined and
dined by princes and crowned heads
of Europe and accepted by the author
tiles as the leader Of the American ne
gro. He is an advocate Of the gospel
of Work, and 80 careful a publication
as the Independent, after his speech
on Abraham Lincoln, pronounced him
the most forceful speaker living. He