The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-03-31


Rosenwald Fund, comments as fol.
lows on the quotations printed
last week from his lecture at Fisk
University In which he said Amer
lea regarded the Japanese as bad
niggers."
The quotations from my Fisk
lectures sound very bitter and
jingoistic when taken out of their
setting l was not trying In these
lectures TO stir up race or national
feeling, but rather TO give some APP
probation OF the beauties OF life
OF peoples OF the various Paci1c
countries. | do not praise the Jap
anese because they are "colored.
Nor do | praise or criticize the
people OF America and Europe be-
cause they are white" All | want
10 point out Is that while the white
nations OF the west have made
great contributions 10 civilization,
other peoples and other races also
have distinctive gifts.
Japanese Civilization Beautiful
The japanese have beautifll
and successful civilization. which I
should be judged on its merits. ia
pan has recently carried western
militarism even farther than the
western nations doubt II aiy
country is justified in the imper-
ialistic conquests on which Japan
il now engaged. But the actions
should also be judged without the
heat OF prejudice And America
and England and the countries OF
Europe are In a poor position 10
criticize Imperialism, since they
themselves started II.
When England Gives Up India ]
when England gives up India,
then and only then can she with j
any decency ask Japan 10 retire .
from Manchuria America s0t con- Il
troll az the Panama Canai by an "
action almost exactly Ike that or ~
Japan in Manchuria by foment- a
ing a revolution in the Republic OF d'
rolumb ia and BY helping 10 set up &c
1 puppet state The Republic OF IA
Panama which from the begin H.
ling has been under American 60
dominance very like 10 that OF ia ma
IAN in the new nation OF Manchu- v;
no "
But ! am much more Interested va
D the beauties of lie among The tci
'aciic peoples than | am in polit- fel
al and military questions
Eastern People Know Living me
What ! tried 20 point out % the IS
isk students and what am con- To
tantly saving in books and maya ma
inc articles j. that there are las
'ay. OF lie followed by people in alb
ther parts OF the world which We
re quite as good ana in some tn
ways better and more satisfying OF
han the ways OF life in america al
md Europe. III
nvit some Things better than they b
have ever been done anywhere in "
he world az any time in history W
Specifically We have developed 10 ~
/ high state tools machines. sci ti'
'ncc The mechanical and material In
phases uf lite In matters having tn
10 lo NTH inventions aud efficient gr
and Intellectually We co
lrr the leaders 90 Tine world an
Ideals Excel turs SO
But in the countries which We On
hump together Gnder the term IN, ",
East. there are other customs and ~
othee Ideals which sometimes ex- la
eel ours. I'm the Polvnesian Is Ma
landa in China and the Villages OF tt
Japan. In 'he Malay Archipelago or
ana t Afri,a tarre are ROT tho M
efficient tools oi the west Int ,hcyc AZ
is an a~iunis ninI amourt OF ,nioy- OF
ment AND expression In Java or $,
Bali or samoa. song and dance and IL
drama have large place ~ the il
life ~ everyone. There is less de- q
yOtion 20 a real planning for the a
future. hut much more delight in &
the present Life in such places y
seems To- he clearly understood i
even by The simplest VILLAGES and :
farmer 10 hr lived AS it goes ;
along Success 10 them is not :
remote goal hut something ,u be
realized every day 4,
Live For Present
This enjoyment OF every day life,
supported as IS as In 90 east by
the security of simple counmnod
sharing of labor and wealth Is 4
something We need 10 learn u
America and Europe Tho present
hard Zines show lne lf cring that
may rome under competitive capi- 4
talism even n lhc miist of po-
teutial plenty j S. easy for "a I'm