The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-12-13
d. howard MacAyeal, Direc-
~ Of Public Welfare,
Talks In Mt. Vernon
"A rEDICREED RACE IS
SUR JECT OF ADDRESS
Thoughtful And Serious Dis
cusion OF Problems Vital
IN Their Importance

P"oiS weiare Oh OnlO, spoke at the
congregational church Sunday even.
ing. He spoke on the subject of "A
Pedigreed Race" to the members of
the Congregational and Presbyterian
congregations. His address was d
discussion Of some of the more I'M.
portant problems that must be work.
ed out. 1t was thoughtful and ser.
fous.minded presentation and discus.
sion OF those problems and should be
the means )r instrument prompting
an equally thoughtful and serious.
minded consideration on the part Of
his auditors.
With hut a ST. ple exception, nr.
MacAyenl indicated, no race lone has
maintained itself. From the beginning
OF history, through the dawn and
progress OF civilization down to the
present day. races have risen but to
deteriorate and fall, giving way to
othes who. after them. In turn have
deterlorated and fallen.
Our own history as Americans is
relatively brief, going back somewhat
over 100 years We trace our origin
to the English, the French, Spanish
and the Germans. Trace them back
for the space of 1000 years and come
upon the races and the civilizations
they succeeded. Similarly is It true
OF the Romans and the Greeks.
In all the record of time history
finds but one race that has preserved
and maintained It's racial integrity.
That race is the Jewish. The lew
hns maintained himself although
through the centuries prosecuted,
Hespised, segregated. and made TO
suffer all manner of oppression and
indignity.
Today the Jew Is furnishing the
leadership of the world. A Jew Ia
vicerOy OF India. Another Jew is vice
regent Of Palestine. The reason the
Jew today is an outstanding figuro in
tho worlds affairs is because he has
maintained his racial integrity he
has felt within himself that to be O
Jew is something to be proud OF.
DIR. MacAyeal recalled that In tiint {
past when plaques spread over Eng
land and thousands died, the Jows
were prosecuted because they were
immune to the disease. They were
immune because, although forced to
live in squalld novels, In ghettos, the,
nevertheless observed and lived &C
cording to the Mosaic sanitary law.
While there have been breakdowns
In civilization in the past. Dr. Mac
Ayaal suggested, they have not beer
fatal to progress. This fact he he,d
to be because there had been untappe
reservoirs from which the worlt
drew new virility. II civilization
breaks down now, he asked. whc:t
are the untapped reservoirs? The,
are to be found only In Asia anf
Africa. among the yellow races an,
the uncivilized negro races. II we Il!
"a people then fail to guard our racia
Integrity. there IL nothing ahead.
DIR. MacAyeal professed no syEl
pathy with the idea that the Unite.
States is a dumping ground for Euro
pean nations. II we are to continue
to receive their peoples, he said. W;
should accept none but the best. l
We are the last group left that car
maintain civilization. let us take onl!
the best OF all the nations.
We have arrived at serious sltua
tion, DIR. MacAyeal went on to. show
because we as a people have not beel
careful OF our racial integrity. II Il
more than ever important. then. tina
we should take care of what we have
Throughout the remainder OF hi
address. DR. MacAyeal described II
an interesting and Illuminating man
ner what is being done. hree In Obi
for the bettcrment OF conditions. i
10 doing he discussed at considerabl
length three problems. those Of tn
,Jwisons, the hospitals. and what h
;termed dcvitaiizing Influences.
Discussing the prison problem. ID
MacAyeal Sought to give his auditor
q comprehensive idea OF its bignes
He described the difficulties In hou
ing the states prisoners, at Columbu
Mansfield and at other penal instit
tions. 1t is conservatively estimate
that to build such state penitential
as is needed would cost Ohio sci .0Ol
900. That such an expenditure won
be tolerated Is out OF belief.
The states prison population
sfaadtlv iucreaainR More than @,