The broad ax., 1919-10-04
THE BEST OF HUMANITY
SIMILAR IN AIMS.

Ine average hu4lN 4AAelL ~6-NN-
the race problem most generally is dis
creditable disreputable and disgusting.
When a group of people measure up
TO the standard of decency, eultIVa-
ton and intellectual refinement they
are not a bit different from a CORE
spending group of people of any other
race. Their qualifications, rating and
general conduct being the same, there
is nothing left in the equation but
difference in the color Of skin, and
sometimes the texture of hair.
Such people being equal to each
other have the same elements of sobri-
ETY. and the same tendencies to do good
should not be regarded differently in
the ESSENTIALS of the higher reaches OF
humanity.
The white man cannot conseientiousiy
proceed beyond the conclusion that hu-
manity is very much alike.
Such groups nurture the same IN
terests, develop along similar lines,
and promote the general welfare Of all
in the same proportion.
It is a very strange situation that
looks for a difference in the color Of a
skin to make up for, or interpose den
eieneies on so poor a pretext. The
cultivated brain and heart Of a black
woman cannot be different from
white woman who stands for the
noblest prerequisites of the human
soul. They have the same human IN
terest in an equal degree.
OF course the white race Is ignor-
ant of the fact that these things are
SO because of a peculiar sentiment or
habit of discrediting eOlored people
on the hypothesis of color.
Prejudice in a marked degree is be-
cause of this ignorance coupled with
the spirit of a lack of concern to in
form themselves on the sober graces
of the eolored race. Then if they
were greatly interested and by honest
investigation discovered the truth, why
should they eagerly chant upon the
brotherhood of black and white when
they could entertain no selfish notions
in favor of the eolored raee3 There
are some indications that thus giving
the darker races a square. deal would
not parallel with their habit of I'm
concern, and public sentiment.
A Christly spirit in all probability
would manifest itself if only certain
eowardiee and fear did not alarm
them.
Ignorance, prejudice and race hatred
are the reprihensible trio that man
acles and holds in chains of slavery
the white people of America, a slav-
cry more terrible than the human
slavery of the past. 1t is a cunning
hypoeritical thing that holds in OBJ
lection and allegiance the Golden Rule
and makes the white man tremble
when he approaches the sanetum of his
nOblest nature When he would right.
eOusly set himself up, he eringes as q
sycophant fearful to do right to all
people alike.
They say that there is a barrier who
makes the disparagement between PEG
pie as individuals but Great Nature
Yes, barriers that the white race
would set up in the day time and take
down after darkness covers the land
This barrier is a difference in color
that makes the white race a coward
But why in heavens name should the
burden be put upon the black woman
when the white race would take down
the barrierf
Then why should the barrier not b'
lifted on her childi
This is monstrous, this logical con
clusiveness of fearful proportions be
fore which the white race hangs it
head in shame.
The deicacy of the situation make:
them afraid and they eOEardly shrinl
behind their sanity robe of selfsl
egOtism from which low place Of in