The Washington times., 1920-01-18

on obedience which planets can be understood
by child of ten and learned by heart at half that age
Directly as the mass inversely the square of the
distance" that is all there is of it.
Perhaps there is of mental gravitaton that
mpes the mind to turn toward that which lower look
nstinctively downward Intellect should conquer that
tendency, the flying machine conquers gravity.
The picture shows the line of rulership leading upward
IS the average it, and Darwin's theory OF
evolution it.
To the left is small that Mr.. McCay intends
for lemur lowest of the monkey tribe Lemurs we have
known had faces little different but Mr. McCay is doubt
less accurate.
To some animal still lower this emur is saying gbly,
s'You are inferior to me-"
He is talking perhaps to porcupne, and the porcu
pine doubtless saying the thing to some half
starved fawn, lacking the porcupines ability to climb
trees in Winter and reach the tender leaf buds.
All the way down the line of animal life the contempt
uous phrase would echo if animals could speak You
would hear the armado saying You inferior to me-
the saamander from whose ive-toed foot sup
posed to inherit human hand You would hear the
oysters You inferior to me- addressed to jelly
fish, floating at random with no protecting shell.
The baboon looks back in contempt at the lemur. He
could kill the smaller beast with bite of his powerful jaw
he, the baboon howl loudly than any monkey
He is proud
Next in line the highly developed ape chief of the
prmates below looks contemptuousy upon the baboo
which cannot walk its hind legs and has not begun to
think, something that the chmpanzee HAS accomplished
Next your savage chief in clothing that
his idea of perfection absolutely satisfied with himself be-
he rules the tropical ungemore powerful than the
small ape more cunning than the gorilla
How would it surprise the proud savage if he could
be made to understand which true the statement of the
scientist that the difference in development between high
grade intellectual white and this savage greater
than the difference between that savage and blade of
grass.
Mr. White Man comes next, filed with a concet far
upassing that of and monkey And the less reason
he has for vanity the more thoroughly as rule conceit
dominates him.
He is vastly pleased that he has the right in his udg
men to despise skin that is black to look down upon
intelligence held back by tropical
He is well content to tell the savage You inferior
me- It to him to ask in self criticism
"Why am ONLY what am? How does it happen that
proud heir of all the ages aged forty knows only by
hearsay that the earth is round and that there knowledge
in books?''
Next (please endure few more lines of this dreary
cataogue) your little business man. his highly
developed running from his to his brain
and there raang soft emotion of complete self approval
This poor creature is actually proud of himself-proud
tlat he can look down on worker because he swings
pick despsng that the worker despses the black skin
the black skin despes the hairy and the chmpan
zee despises his brother, the baboon
Last and topmost in the line of folly comes the big
Man. he who exploits and thousand small business
men, the small man exploits others.
Power, perhaps perhaps cunning dishonesty, lack of
conscience imagination made him gigantically rich
Possession OF power breeds vanityread the history
kings This man has power. He sign check bring
ing Caruso to sing for him, although he CAN'T sing
He can sign another check and put hundred thou
sand at hard work. although his soft hand cannot
work.
He can sign third check and command the services
of the intelligent in the world (excepting true
scientists although he is incapable of real intellectual
effort
His conce is colossal his power He rarely notices
the gnnng figure the open hole just beyond him. He
is too busy looking down the line of nferority
But the hole is there ready dug and old Death there