Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-01-28


men before the law!" Is he ready ss an
Official Of the government to decline to
recognize any citizen upon the basis.
OF race, color or previous condition or
seryitude2 In othei words, Is he really
to ignore tho prejudices of tho age and
look only to the laws upon tho statute
books or Is he in a mood to bow to the
Baal OF race prejudice, which is now
asserting itself not only from the four
corners Of the earth, but from both
sides Of tho legislative chambers of the
nation?
We shall see. DR.. Miller proceeds fur,
Their:
You recito with approval the views
Mr.. II. d. Lugard set forth in the April
number Of tho "Etlinbursh Review"
Here then Is the true conception Of
the inter-relution of color-complete
uniformity In ideals, absolute equality
in paths OF knowledge and culture.
equal opportunity for those who strive,
equal admiration for those who achieve
in matters social and racial separate
path, each pursuing his own inherited
tradition, preserving his own race pu,.
ity and race pride; equality In things
spiritual. agreed divergence in tho
physical and material"
This conception Is magnificent In
theory. but unworked and unworkah;e
III practice. 1t might conceivably be ap-
piled to races Of widely separated resi-
dental boundaries like Japan and Eng
land. but is utterly impossible as
permanent solution where races are IT.,
extricably lntermixed on the same tor
ritory. In tho Hawaiian Islands there
exists today conglomeratc racial stu
alton composed Of competing numbers
OF Europeans, japanese. Chinese and
natives. with sprinkling Of the Negro
together with val ious cross progcnics.
Such q permanent outcome Of this tan
glcd situation rs Mr.. Lugard proposes
is but q beautiful dream.
Hero then, no comment Is needed
DR.. Kelly Miller has asserted an opIn
ion, which time will develop and prove.
He continues:
One opinion In sociological matters
suggests another. Surely tho position
Of Professor FRANC Boae. Of Columbia
University, would be rs convincing to
Americans az that of the author whom
most American readers mot with for
the first time in your citation. Writing
in the Juno number Of tho "Yale Re-
. view" Professor Bdas closes an fllumi-
jy,o - al a N
American Negro" with these words:
"Thus 1T would seem, that man be.
ing what he is, the Negro problem Will
not disappear in America until the Ne
gro blood has been SO diluted, that It
can no longer he recognized, Just as
anti-Semitism. until the last vestige of
tho Jew as n Jcw has Disappeared.
When doctors Of equal learning dis.
gree, the lnyman Is Mt liberty to accep.
the diagnosis Of either, or reject both.
The criticism, which we have to pass
OH Professor Franz Boaz conclusion.
Is that (several centuries } we shall
be all dead before there can be brought
about realization Of his prediction
For ourselves, we do not recognize that
there is race problem AZ much rs VIC
do that there Is a problem aB to how
to bring tho white man to observe and
obey his own laws. When this i,
brought about, then tho racial ques
ton" will disappear like frost before
tho sun" The religion Of Jesus Chris,
If praoticed by tho alleged believers III
tho doctrine would bring about tn.
same result. But we are not here t
give our opinion upon this most impor,
ant subject, but to analyze the illun,i
mating declarations Of tho dean of How
ard University. He snys:
You have taken for granted doc
trine Of universal Importance withon
attempting I'd prove It's accuracy o,
even to argue It's validity. without in
tending to do so. you have adopted tn
dogma Of evory pro-slavery advocat,
and Of evory present day reactlenar.
on the question OF human rights. o.
this point you are in perfect accor,
with tho late Senator Benjamin r. TIL
man, and Mr.. Thomas Dixon, Jr.. 81
thor OF "Ths Clansman. This uninten
tienal agreement, ana sure. will prov
an uncomfortable one. Tho question 0
essential difference of race Is one OF
which there arc not sufficient scientiti
data to base any conclusion Of value
Tho few psychologc tests already mad
are inclusive.
:;
: The above is "the most unkindes
cut Of all" DR.. Miller. Tho only palliat
; ing part Of this remark is that the dit
tinguished statesman is charged wit
doing unintentlonally what he reall
did not iAtend to do. Still. the drasti
effect Of the criticism romans. He CO,
tinuss:
On tho other hand, tho apostles q
: race prejudice assert with self-assume
irfalllbility that the difference OF rae
Is God-ord0ined, beyond A shadow q