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COLORED RACES TO
RULE, REED ASSERTS
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among the nations classified as dark
the average of the dark skinned people
compared with the total population is
nearly Q to 1.
1T is also shown that among these
races the degree of illiteracy In aston
ishingly high. Where figures are avail
abie the percentage runs from nearly SO
per cent in Cuba to 90 per cent. in Lii
beria- The average Ia about IS per cent.
Thus we not only bring to the council
board races which are dark skinned, but
also those 30 low In civilization that
they constitute the very dregs of ignor-
ance.1 As shall show later they are
the victims of superstition and are
stepped In barbarism.
ITO the votes of tribunal thus con-
stituted II IL proposed to submit for
final decision questions which may in
volve the very life of the United States.
BY their votes we may be plunged into
| war; by their decision subjected to
wrongs Of the most gfisvous character
by their decree the very fate Of the world
| may be determined.
81. How will the Senators from the
classes Of American Senators:
81. How vii the Senators from the
South, who represent States which have
| contended that the white race II ht to
control the destiny Of the State of Amer
ica---who have therefore contended that
the black man of the South should no,
be permitted to cast his Individual ballo,
to be counted against the ballot of the
white man-contend that Liberia, Hayt
and other negro or semi-negro nations
should be permitted to sit at the council
table of the world and each cast votei
the equal of that Of the United States
"2. How can the representatives Of the
Pacific States, who have contended AND
| who still contend that neither Japanese
nor Chinese shall land upon our shores
and that both are totally UNIT for citi.
xenship, Justify their conduct II they
shall now vote that in the council OF the
world Japan and China shall each casi
q vote equal TO the. vote Of the United
States?
II present a third question:
'1n any contest which may hereafter
arise involving the equality Of races !:
It not perfectly plain that the darl
races all will unite and declare for rae,
equality in every part Of the world? i
must be remembered that this Ia n liv
ing and burning question: that JapaI
has expressly reserved 1t for future con
alteration, and that II II comes befor'
the League Of Peace as now organized
the dark races will have a majority,
"Unfair and Outrageous"
by what kind Of logic is 1t propose,
to bind the United States to abide b.
the decision of the representatives o
nations where the disparity in number
alone makes the arrangement SO unfai
. as to be outrageous
"who can justify the giving OF $500
, ignorant half castles Of Panama vot
equal to the United States?7 What sor
, OF insolence IL 1t that proposes tina
10000 civilized of semi-civilized negroe
/, OF Liberia shall in the council OF tn
world have vote equal to the ITO
0oc. 900 people OF the United States
How can It be claimed that the Sout
, African colonies which Britain conquer
. ed upon a pretext that they were unf
for seif-government should now with
population OF only 100000 white peopl
, be allowed to cast a vote equal to tina
, | of the United States? How can Grea
Britain ask us to permit tho ignorar
and superstitious hordes Of India. ir
capable of self government or self-ds
fence. cast a vote equal to that of IN
United States?
= Going from these black and colore
faces to the white what logic will 5u,
MY giving to the British Empire 81
D votes as against a single vote OF III
= United States. for the league as no
: written gives to the British -EznpiTe or
n vote and to her dependencies, Indi
: South Africa, New Zealand, Canada an
: Australia, one vote each?
t Against such an agreement comma
o sense, Justice and decency protest"
Senator Reed then read copiously fro
= an encyclopedias and standard referen'
1t works to show the low moral one. II
l. superstition and illiteracy OF the 6ai
y nations which will have equal votes wit
o America IN the league.
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