The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-05-29
WHY NOT FACE THE FACTS?

Discussion waxing warm in many quarters of the world
as to the future outcome of the relations between
the white and Coored Of the world It would that
many sections Caucason prophets attempting to forecast
the future of their present day feelings in regard to
superiority "bon for dominion and other attitudes which
have for generations characterized them in their dealings
with these Colored races.
The majority of prophets to look forward to
mighty clash the like of which the world has never
seen and eases offer statistics showing the
relative population of white and Coored races
The latest expression from Ented States Senator
Theodore Burton from Ohio in series Of articles world prob
discusses in tone of doeu fear the yellow peril and
racial equality After declaring that there two principal
arguments against the admission Of alien white
tries First that they not congenia to Angoaxon cvza
and secondly that by of their cheaper they
would place native labor at disadvantage Senator Burton
labor has succeeded in giving Japan strong and peous
hold upon the shipping trade in the Pacific Ocean He then
the growing fear of the coophobes of the Caucasian
world follows
What will be the political relations with those countries
aarms have been procmng that there grave danger
from the united action of the brown the
yellow and the black Reference made to the fact that
combined they ounumber the Caucasian two to one said
that not only do these other have greater numbers at
but the birth rate such that the increase much
rapid also alleged that legacy Of dscod has arisen from
the which will prevent anything like unity of action among
the peoples Of Europe and America and that the allied nations
well the Central Powers have been impoverished by the
This fear bugaboo EXCEPT in the possible Of Japan The
future only will determine whether Japan shall pursue militant
policy conne her efforts to dusra and social develop
harmony with the aspirations of peaceovng
peoples.
AS solution for this threat of future world he
he lesson to be derived from the larger prominence
of these peoples the supreme benefit of liberation and APP
probation for all and nations"
When view such expressions and opinions cannot
but realize that such conditions maintain the future
But at the time also realize that there VIII have been
reason for their inception and cultivation No student Of the
conditions which have caused America to regard Japan
future antagonist of America overlook the fact that dis
elimination against them the Pacific coast gave rise fear
that their friendship for genuine The
OF such fears appeal to us as the result of the protests of guilty
consciences Men who unjust find enemies everywhere
And why, If they would turn such peril they seem to
into asset for future help and assistance in the work of
the world will they not seek out and eradicate those qualities
within themselves which have brought such condition into
being? Why should they not begin to give ample proof
attempts at overodshp real and genunne In their refusal
Iso to do they find ground for their fears.
= They do seem to feel that this white mans world
They do to believe that God ordained Caucasian
have dominion the beasts of the field and fowl of the air
while in fact it has been the work of circumstance
How they feel the face of the facts of history which
kill their food with stones started to build houses for themselves
or attempt to emerge into rudmenary state Of
refining metals had entered into the epoch of baterng and
trading with their neighbors and in short attained such high
degree of civilization that their first white Caucasian visitors
used it starting point from which present day enlightenment
has come
This is not a white mans world any than it is black
yellow brown mans world 1t created by God who fitted
depended upon this bouu Creator for their color shape
and it is through the minsratons of His Winds rains de-
sers mountains, etc. that blacks browns yeows and whites
now exist
The present high state of civilization represents the sum
tai of the achievements of all and nations the
ginning of time If would forecast future achievement by
past Accomplishment ocesee improvement and further
ghenment only in far world nhabtant realizes that
is debtor to other world nhabtant and that there is
circumstance which from the beginning of time has been shaped
by man to suit his ends