Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-11-30
BY BEATRICE FAIRFAX.

In the nature of each of us is a fine |
grain of conservatism that makes us
like that to which we are accustomed, !
that which is familiar and known to us.
The strange, the unknown, the different
strike certain terror to our hearts and
we are in awe Of what we cannot under
stand.
And It is this dread of the unknown
that is at the foot OF. all the cruel pre-
judice nation feels for nation and race
for race.
1 am going to quote from a letter
have received from a girl who has bitter
pride and is ashamed Of II, and who feels
the aloftness of prejudice and criticizes
herself for it-and yet who is not quite
able 20 rise above her feelings.
IT am much in love with a man. and
yet am not willing to marry him. Can
you show me how to conquer my feel
ings and be happy?' writes Alma J.
81 come from light-hearted northern
race and his is a southern nationality.
have a feeling of superiority that I
hate myself for having. And yet he is
more Of a gentleman than my other
friends. and is better educated and
more refined. But some of his ways
up my mind TO stand the smiles of the
friends who are of my own people. But
1 never knew a man so fine and worthy
of love. He is of Spanish descent and 1
am OF Norwegian blood. / love him and
/ am ashamed of my love. and in the
next breath am ashamed OF myself for
being ashamed. What shall / do?'
My dear Alma. do one OF two things.
/ a. anlF a.
Of marrying this man. 1 am one of
those narrow-minded. easily prejudiced
people. who can see no good in anything
that is at all different from the customs
of the narrow little world in which they
have always lived and moved. and in
which they priggishly choose to stay for
ever, I came OF those whose horizons
never change. l like only that to which
am accustomed.
II have not sufficient strength of char
acter TO stand the criticism of people who
!, will ridicule me out OF the notion of ao-
cepting what really want, and then will
offer me nothing In place of that which
they influenced me to resign. l am not
strong enough to make my friends Judge
fairly. / cannot influence the point OF
view OF my prejudieed friends. But they
. Nah Aoia me NtSli NAfGlt OF nbIiOM-
mlndedness. want the things to which
am accustomed served up to me as my
daily portion.
II couldn't possibly grow and broaden
and come to see that there is world
after world apart from my own little
sphere l am not tolerant or kind. I'd
be miserable with a man whose traditions
are different from mine. and I'd make
him a bit unhappy. too. / suppose Sc
won't marry him"
Your warm-blooded southern admirei
win probably declaim a bit about hi
blasted life. But some day he win CIV,
thanks to the powers that be for deliv
ering him from the thran Of creatur,
riveted In the cold tempered steel o
Z pride and prejudice.
y But If you can take a saner. kinde
4 point OF view. marry the man you love-
? and you viii find that yoUrs was tru
e love. indeed
Marry him. II this is what you can ga,
= and feel and think; A.
a MY husband and I have had differen
upbringings IN keeping with the differen
n traditions OF our races. shall EMO
Il learning his point OF view. And / shal
aequaint him with mine. gently and pa