The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-08-21

Editor The Star.
Rev. Bauer rcsentu the criticism
his own words and actions have
rightly brought upon him. Go not
retract or apologize In any way.
am not a vitriollo person. I wrote
strongly no that. n possible. be might
DO made 10 realize tho snormi'y OF
his offense.
consider that he does advocate
commerciaiixed vic. when he advo.
Gates system that affyone's ord.
nary common sense tells them leads
to deeper sin and moro OF II. A Hys-
tom that has been long tried. both
her. and abroad. and which has
proved everywhere iamentAbis fail.
ure. II u lnn'i "ccmmercialixed
vlco" what IL ~ n IL not the ocenr
sionai. erratio misconduct Of the
fcoblc.mindcd. not the ungoverned
infatua,lon Of youth. not the honor
able relation OF happy Marriage not
for reproduction. Not for thing IN
tho world but cold cash. He Insists
that no n mot tho agent Of big
interests or base intorots In CONNER
clalix.d vice. who IA. thenT Some
one surely ia. and n Rev. Bauer sets
aside a segregated district where men
aud women can ain undiF'urbed-~un.
noticed By God. the church. the
nelrthora. the police. the law. OF any.
thing eins. somebody win get a rake.
off. How la he. then. any better than
tho big interests" the base inter
as,ss. no dlndalnnT would also rr-
spectfuiiy call his attention 70 one
% tho largest and weal,hisss
churches IN New York City whose
CREATES; source Of income was tho
exorblfnnt rentals Of tho surround
ing bro;hcis whone inmates they
doubles. prayed over. but never
saw" I would also call HIS atten.
ton 10 the many individual church
members everywhere who also prof,
IN iiks manner. Rev. Bauer. come
into court with clean handsi n you
declare that neither you nor yours
profit By such gains. ask you:
How dare you establish a place Whose
profits you proclaim too filthy to
souchf
Segregation Il Segregation whcth-
er with or without parin;sn friiia or
be like or unlike various American
sownn- Why consider details OF man.
axsmens. when the very heart OF II
10 rotten and tho existence OF any
kind Of ono q blot on civilization. a
national shame. a wrcckaxe Of man
hood and womnnhoof. n peril 60 tho
young. making law joke aud
Christianity = rhamr
am not eowsrdly enough. unsn.
seiliEont enough. 10 desire 70 keep a
foe Out OF sight. In dark corners .
darker streets and alleys" etc. II I
really intend 10 deliver q knockout
blow. II he won't come gu, and
fight IN the open. ! march into the
dark corner Of his retreat and get
him arm no, Rev. Bauer. to make
a nico dark place for him 20 stay In.
then turn my back and pretend he
Isn't there.
lie says Until the evfi Il wholly
uproosed out Of nature va cannot ax.
poet anything else Nature hns
nothing whatever 20 do with ~.
Mature" knows no EVIL" Tho AMI.
mai world has no forced. disgusting
mntings. no vice disease. no females
set aside In dark streets" for such
permanent use. no rscriilsy. no idio,
or defective offspring. That man
has fallen 30 far below tho animal
status II not because Of total de-
pravity." "cvii nature" etc. but be-
cause Of wrong teaching or no teach.
ing at NIL. as such things apply 20
the social order.
II In unkind and unjust 20 oven
Indirectly class with these. the dc.
cent iaw.ablding. colorcd people and
Japanese as also persons to DO "seg.
rogafcd-
II IL foolish 20 correiats segrega.
ton and quarantine for smallpox