RACE HATRED.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 30 April 1926, Page 11

RACE HATRED.

FANNED BY FILMS AND PLAYS. By Teleeranh —Press Association. DUNEDIN, April 29. “It is positively alarming.” said. Dr Mott, speaking on the race problem at the dominion missionary meeting, to see what fires of racial prejudice are being kindled, fanned by certain films and plays tolerated in parts of the world which-are veritable _ tinderboxee, not only alarming but 'criminal.” . He .referred to . films ho ~ a seen in the Dutch East". Inches ..wlM c h Iho natives could not possiby loov upon without having their racial passions inflamed. The. same, kind of thing was going on up and down China. 'lt called :for > international as well-as inter-racial collaboration. He suggested a continuous, intensive educational campaign in connection with primary and secondary schools. ] Speaking further on race problems, . !.e urged the holding of intimate inter- , racial"conferences, and stressed the tremendous value of having contacts tho home life oS other races In a general survey, tho Rev L. !-■ . Blnmires, Methodist Director of Youth Work stated that the Bible Class) movement had largely stopped the previous leakage between tho Sunday j School and the adult' church member- ? shin.