The Twin City star., 1917-02-17
HAMPTON LAUDS
+ FOUNDERS WORK
Special Exercises Held at Noted
Virginia Institution.
DR., MOTION CHIEF SPEAKER

Principal Of the Iuskssss institute In
Memorable Address Plsads For Jus.
tios and Equal Opportunity For Col.
cred observation-disclosures Rather
Than Cruelty Humanity's Need.
Hampton, va.-Among the many fine
features connected with the celebration
Of founders day at the Hampton In
stitute. In this town, on Sunday, Feb.
4 was the address Of DR.. Robert r.
Motion, principal of the Tuskegee (Ala.)
institute. Founders day Is always an
important occasion at Hampton, where
the work and memory Of General Sam
uel. Chapman Armstrong are honored.
DR.. Motion in part said:
I'm this time of the worlds great
strife, when there is universal longing
for peace. 1t is well for us here at
beautiful. peaceful. restful Hampton
institute, because Of the wisdom, pa
tence and sacrifice that have gone into
establishing it, to think of its founder,
who worked out here in concrete form
the fundamental principle Of universal
and lasting peace, equally applicable
to nations and races. The angels
song, Peace Oh earth; good will to-
ward men, meant good will toward
all men, not to our own race or our
own nation only. not to people of our
own social status merely; it meant
good will toward all humanity.
Armstrong; Work For Humanity.
General Armstrong was able always
to recognize humanity amid ignorance
and poverty, as well as beneath race
and color lines. 1t did not matter
whether It was with the Kanakas in
the Hawaiian Islands, or with the
choice youth Of New England at Will
nams college, or as captain Of his
company of Ninth Maryland Negro
troops at Gettysburg, or whether 1t
was adjusting relations between for
mer master and slave on the Virginia
peninsula or teaching two and per
haps three races the dignity and beau
ty Of labor and the grandeur and glory
Of service-he had faith in all human
ity, In the Negro, in the Indian, In the
southern white man. He believed In
the ultimate triumph Of right and JUS
tice and good will, that there could be
q wholesome and happy adjustment
between races, and he was willing to
work unfalteringly toward its accom-
plishment. 1t was this hopefulness,
this zeal, with which he was able so
thoroughly to inspire those who were so
fortunate as to come under his instruc-
ton and influence. Thus we have this
great institution with all that has
grown out Of it, not only other institu-
tions, but what is more beautiful-its
educational ideals.
Few men saw as did General Arm
strong how necessary it was that the
two races should be satisfactorily ad-
justed to the new relationship which
was bound to follow the emancipation.
He said: Hampton has blessed me In
so many ways. Along with 1t have
come the best people of this country
for my friends and helpers and then
such grand chance to do something
directly for those set free by war and
Indirectly for those who were con-
Quered.' His object was not merely
to help the Negro, important as that
was, but to help the nation.
Religion Our Beacon Light.
1.-THE Negro race Is sometimes accused
Of being a cowardly race. The fact is
cited that the Negro did not rise up
during the war and massacre the wives
and children Of the masters who were
fighting for his continued enslavement.
His accusers forget that the Negro al,
ways kept fresh and alive his faith in
God. His religion was his beacon
light There are also hundreds of
touching instances that reveal some
thing Of the loving tenderness that ex-
listed between the slaves and their
owners. hold and can hold no brief
for slavery, and yet it cannot be de-
MED that there was much Of kindness
during the period, now happily passed,
that constrained the Negro slave to
protect with his life those left In his
care.
1T is my belief that kindness today
rather than cruelty will bring about
friendly cooperation between white
man and black man. TeutOn and Sax
on, rich and poor, capital and labor, q
cooperation we all so much desire.
"Sad and humiliating as 1t truly is
for the families. friends-yes, and race
of those who. charged with crime,
are denied an orderly and impartial
trial and unfortunately fall victims to
the mob, 1t is much more unfortunate,
in my judgment. for the mob, for their