The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-28

4 summary of the findings oi the Williamstown Institute of Hu. man ReIatoins, held at William, College in Massachusetts, undeI the chairmanship of Newton D Baker, is given in the Bulletin oi the National Conference of Jewi and Christians, which will bt Issued soon.
 The Bulletin describes the Tn. etitute as q valuable American adventtire made at a time when in other parts of the world, statei are attempting to reverse the evolution of human relations" II contains the results of round ta- bles, lectures and discussions or sociology. history, economies and psychology; on religious education schools, the community, women'i organizations and the press. Les sons which can be learned from situations abroad in human rela- tions, are annotated also.
 No Jewish Race
 The question of NaZi race the ories as discussed by sociologists at the Institute, is summarized Professor Edwin Sapir of Yale it quoted as saying: There is nc such thing as an Anglo-Saxon, a Jewish, or a Latin race. All such culture groups are biological mixtures. What are popular ly taken as biological characterize ticg of individuals in such cul. lures are really social" The race theory, current abroad to-day, is blasted by Dr. Donald Young, di- rector of the American Social Sci ence Research Council, who ie quoted in the Bulletin as saying: The Aryan race is non-existent There Is absolutely no scientific evidence of race such as Hitler has banked on. What Is ap Aryan? A language, not a race. There is as much sense in talking about a round-headed dictionary as about an Aryan race. There just is no such thing"
 Lessons which Americans can learn from Germany, Mexico and Canada, as discussed at the Insti- tute, are also summarized. So far as Germany is concerned, two lessons are suggested:
 i. American churches and syn agogues should stand together.
 2. America needs a moral equivalent for dictatorships. The clements for this are at hand in CD 8 radical rethinking of the implications of democracy, and (2) a renaissance in theistic re- ligion.
 Lessons as advocated by speak CTS at the Institute regarding Mexico are described as follows: "Historical backgrounds must not be allowed to create inter- group hostilities to-day.
 If we want religious freedom we must see to 1t that religion is not socially reactionary, nor bound up with any system of ex- ploitation.
 Secular forces must not con slider organized religion to be op- posed to social reforms"
 The lesson which Canada can teach, according to Henry Somer- vile, Toronto Catholic editor, who is quoqted is, that religious diff ferences are not an obstacle to the unity of a nation" If religious diversity is an obstacle to Totali- tarianism," Mr. SomervilIe added, "to setting up the state or nation as a god to be worshipped, as an idol demanding the sacrifice of human lives and everything else, then that is an argument for re- ligious divisions and democracy among them"
 Summaries of the results of the various discussions given in the bulletin are as follows:
 Economies: "A degree of eco- homie security for all is neces- sary If satisfactory intergroup re- lations are to be worked out.
 Group hostilitles cannot be solved by education alone. . There is definite correlation be- tween insecurity and group con- fiicts.
 Tt is in a time economic crisis that irrational elements become aggravated and may even be seized upon by vicious groups as political instruments.
 "If Catholics, Jews and Protes- tants will work together on the common economic problems facing America, more prejudice will be dissipated than by any direct frontal attack on intolerance"
 Religious Education: "The Ma tional Conference of Jews and Christians may do heroic work in the mitigating of friction between Christians and Jews, but it's ef- fects are doomed to g. large meas ure of failure until 1t removes from Christian teaching the ma terial which poisons the minds of each generation with unjustifiable prejudice against Jews. Jews are not guiltless in such matters These are clements in Jewish re- 1igious instruction which definitely
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