THE NEGRO.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 13871, 24 October 1910, Page 7

THE NEGRO.

HIS PLACE IN CIVILISATION. United Prcaa Association—By Eleetrio Telegraph—Copyright. NEW YORK, October 20. Dr. Booker Washington, the famous negro educationist, declares that the results of his European tour ehmv that the negro race is by no means the furthest down in the scale of civilieation. The- following is taken from an interview with Dr. Washington on his arrival in London:— "My chief object in coming to Europe," he- said, "is to study the conditions under which the foreigners live who form the bulk of our immigrants in the United States. I have an idea that our negro population at home compares very favourably with most of them. I shall go to thd south-east of Europe- and to Southern Italy and Sicily. I may be able to show that there are other people quite- as near the bottom of. the scale as our southern negroes—perhaps nearer. "Some people are inclined to .be dis- | couraged about tho negro problem. I i want to show that there is no reason, for pessimism. The progress we are making is quit© as rapid ac can. be expected. To build securely we must build slowly. The negro is going ahead, slowly perhaps, but certainly. Of that I have no doubt."