The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-01-17


The better thinking people Of the
white race refuse to dismiss as in
soluble the many difficulties which the
solution Of the color problem in our
daily contact with the colored people
of this country has brought about. We
have had this problem in our midst
for a century or more and, that it is
becoming more acute none can deny.
The white race here as elsewhere firm
ly believe in the superiority of the
civilization which it has built up and
in spite Of its religion Of Christianity,
which tends to temper the bitterness
between the races, it seems that the
white race is becoming more deter
mined to continue its superiority in the
affairs of the world.
The future of the entire human
races Of the world, is bound up in the
eradication of racial discords, not
only in the United States but through
out the world. The economic con-
flicts of modern industrialism, and the
nationalistic aspirations Of the strug-
Cling races throughout the world, is
having its effect in producing stronger
conflicts between the races. The dis
contents of the races of the Orient
and the growth of their race conscious
ness have gone hand in hand.
The white mans assumption Of su-
perior and indefeasible rights, based
on his assertion Of the superiority Of
his race, is tending more and more to
increase the conflict Of races.
The Orientals for centuries admit
ted and acquiesced with fatalistic res
ignation in the white mans superiority,
but they are denying it today, and
deny it passionately. Their instincts
are reacting against the aggressive
impact of occidental civilization and
are rebelling now as they have never
before Throughout the conflicting in
terests of races of Europe, racial hat
red and nationalistic progress has had
their origin in insults and rancor Gre
ated by the personal beliefs based on
local aspiration and desire. In the
Orient, the restraints which have been
placed around the development Of the
natives by the white invader has re-
suited in an intense competition in all
lines which will ultimately have its
outbursts, and will be settled either
BY the sword, as all great conflicts
between nations have heretofore been
settled, or in the League Of Nations,
which is fast becoming the world
power which its founder, Woodrow
Wilson, conceived it to be.
Racial cleavage is deepening in the
further Orient. In China, Japan and
India, ali of these efforts Of the sub
merged races Of the world have their
reflex in the ultimate solution of the
color line in the United States. The
white race is just waking UP to the
fact that there is a race problem all
over the world In the past this race
problem when solved or settled either
temporarily or permanently, has been
done SO only by the arbitrary decision
Of a super power. Race conscious
ness Of the submerged races seems to
increase rather than diminish race
hatred, and this is perhaps true be-
cause it seems that the fundamental
nature in human character IN its last
analysis has proven itself beyond con-
troll Race superiority has never been
decided by abstract justice, but always
BY the fat of the dominant race in
each government. In proof Of this We
but must look 10 Australia, Canada
and New Zealand. These countries
have settled their race problems BY