The monitor., 1928-05-04
COL0RED RACES IN
FREEDOM STUGGLE,
STATES Ex-KAISER
Emancipation Fight of Subjugated
People Seen as Restiveness
Spreads Throughout
World
WHITE NATIONS FACE TEST
Necessity Imperative for All Races
to Have Common Respect for
Culture and Contributions
of Others

Doorn, Holland. "The struggle
for emancipation of the colored races
is in full progress. If the ruling ma
tions of the white races refuse to rec
ognize this movement perilous for
them, they have only themselves to
blame, for in the future they will be
forced to face terrific conflicts with
the colored nations.
"This," the former emperor Will
helm Hohenzollern remarked, his eyes
blazing, ''is not theoretical discus
sion. Turn to any part of the world"
The emperor fingered a globe stand
ing on his desk "There is trouble
going on or trouble brewing in every
continent. Look at China, look at
India, look at Africa, or even at the
home of the Malay races, Java and
the Philippine islands.
s'The din of strife marks the be-
ginning of gigantic battle. pre-
dicted this struggle many years ago
when | was on the throne. / believed
even then that it was unavoidable.
But had | been listened to it would
have been possible at least to post
pone it and relieve it of its venom.
I'm order to prevent disaster to
civilization, two things were and are
necessary. First, solidarity of the
white races; second, respect on the
part of the white races for the culture
of other races.
White Solidarity No Longer Exists
'The world war has shown that
the solidarity of the white races, to
which l appealed when / made my
sketch urging the nations of Europe
to guard their most sacred posses
sions, no longer exists. This fact in
tensifies the difficulties confronting
the empires possessing colonies.
Sees Injustice of Oppression
"The white race has no right to
suppress the legitimate yearning and
aspirations of the colored races-es-
pecially concerning social equalities
in society-merely because of their
superiority in technique and material.
Every nation must learn to re-
spect the innate rights of every other
nation which possesses culture root
ed in its own soil and which has play
ed a part in the evolution of man
kind. ii is incumbent upon all of us
to respect the autochthonous tradi-
tions and institutions of others, so
spoke a man who was at one time the
worlds most powerful ruler.
Sees Rigid Test for Whites
each race has the right to bring
its own gift to others. 1t may be
benefit to the world to spread white
civilization. It may be the duty of
the white races to communicate that
civilization to other parts of the world.
but we have no right to force our
own idiosyncrasies upon others. Our
civilizing activity must never be a
camouflage for imperialism and in
dustrial greed, conquest and slavery.
"The present policy of most great
nations is entirely dictated by self
ish and short-sighted motives. Az
result, the world will be subject to
heavy repercussions which will place
the white races under severe test.
Racial self-consciousness may well
go hand in hand with respect for the
rights of other races. In fact, racial
self-consciousness, based on the spirit
of our culture, teaches US to respect
the same consciousness in Others"