The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-11-18

yoRDIc DEFLArIoy.

NORDIC DEFLAIION.
Within the present generation
The Nordic doctrine has received a
tremendous imitation through the
propagandiEed preachmenfs OF Mad
ison Grant, Lothrop Sioddard and
william McKougal On the curd OF
world opirion and appraisal the
Nordic stock has reached impress
siye heights. Nordic ideals and
Nosdlc notions and peoples who
have not fallen down TO worship a,
The shrine OF Nordieism.
In my Atlanta address before the
Baptist World alliance tried 10
make clear The fact that the out
Standing historical fact Of the euth
cer'nry e the domination OF the
world by the vate man and that
The white manD world domination
L. characterized by three things
namely. the spread 81 The Christian
ideal the marvellous advance OF
science and the qnlckenlng Of color
Consciousness. TIE while man
iakes great pride 10 these three
things and well he might. for they
bold much az promise FOR the ul,i-
mate triumph o. mankind
No intelligent man will disparaee
The achievements Of the white men
even though We know that be Is a
favored child T. the family OF man
kind He has inherited a rich leg
acy from all the past but thS does
not deiraci from his ability 10 push
forward INFO unexplored realms 10
star;le history with bis scientific
civilization The achievements OF
The white man a. snch as 10 inspire
within him an urbourded and par
ponable pride /, IS no wonder then
that he Nord.c doctrine has swept
TIE esr'h. l. cocld hardly have
been otherwise The Nordics are
human and humans are prone 10
err ard especially when there IS
some basis for error Il IS 70 be
expected hat people situated
Ike DE Nordic would be eyer-ex-
ifayssan- land sometimes over
bearing--in lis claim to greatness,
This same science that inspired
such hopes for a golden az" j.
threatening mankind with sOcial
aad economic damnaiion Science
has utterly failed TO work a change
for be better IL human hearts
Humans sre s'ill nordinaiely sell
fsh and tne world j. stll waiting
for the sunrise OF righteousness
promised BY tie lowiy Nazsrene
The only hopes for the world are
these Inspired by THU unscieniiic
teacher from Galilee Science has.
like a grea, runaway within civili-
za'lou produced and is producing.
a pessimism hat borders on de-
spair. The white man who pro-
dpced science canno, manage Il and
j is fast getting beyond control:
ard Y and when ii does. nobody
faA prophesy OF the future
Science has run away with civil
i1aiion and how 10 stop /, is the
puzzle that vexes even the white
man i;s creator. II must be de-
hatng 70 the pride and claims o.
he white mar when the science OF
which he boasied is fast getting
beyond his control for modern his
tory much recognize the fact that
with all rs science mankind L
Sill in the woods The science
which the Nordics created fails 10
prove his superiority and thus has
Debating effects Of the Nofdic
cause Science 10 date has utterly
failed 10 earcrion the claim tha,
herediiy Is more important than
environment in the social equation.
When We review our Nordic-doml.
mated world with is armies and
navies and staggering war debts
ard OUTLAWS We find much here 10
debate Nordicism. This world to-
day Is largely what The Nordic has
made Il. and what Kind OF world
Il T..
The Nordic science Is peffecting
IN hundred laboratories through.
on he werld more and more de-
sirucfiye engines OF warfare. And
what is more these engines are for
destruction 81 Nordics. The de-
''ruciior of others Is merely Incl
dental To my way Of thinking this
Is one OF the most humilIating
facts that Nordics have been called
uFon 70 face in their whole history.
Twenty years ago ten million Nor
dies were slain npor the .batile
ields Of Europe and today the
Stage is set for the slaughter az
another ten million. There are
charges and counter charges ~ TO
he guilt FOR The preparation OF
this hclllsh slaughter ~ the flow
or of the worlds manhood. The
ugly fact must he faced hist wher-
ever The blame lies Il must lie AT
The door OF the Nordics The threat
10 civilization L. a %ordfc ,bro..t