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CHATTER-BOX SIGLN' OFF—,

by DORIS McGILL.

“The Living South”

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we hope W'ill outlaw racism, as it

will outlaw aggression.

We can even pardon Mr. Welles

for what he said about the Haitian

in 1916 when we read in the book

what he safs about the Haitians to

day.

He praises Haiti for "her gallant

uprising under the Negro hero,

Toussaint L’Ouverture.” He points

out that:

“As an active member of the Pan

American Union, Haitian delegates

at inter-American conferences are

heard with specil interest, and they

aalso attracted interest in the as

semblies of the League of Nations

by their oratory and forthright com

mentaries on imprialisem.”

While Bilbo puts on his cheap ex

hibition in Washington and howls

about "deporting" Negroes to Afr

ica, Sumner Welles says of another

Latin American republic larger than

the United States:

"Brazil is making one of the most

interesting experiments in race re

lations. Her objective is not a pure

white race like Argentina’s, a con

servation of the Indians like Mex

ico's, but a 'cosmic race,’ made up

of all kinds of people who want to

be good Brazilians. Attacks have

been made on this theory and in its

practice, but the Brazilians have

largely succeeded in preventing

such efforts. There are no Jim

Crow laws against any race. Al

though in no group is there com

plete absence of prejudice—Brazil

prides herself on keeping down

such distinctions and prohibiting

them from any legal recognition."

Brazilian "Negro life," says Mr.

Welles, "is reflected in myriad fac

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

The Omaha guide. (1945). Omaha, Neb., 1945-03-10. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn93062828/1945-03-10/ed-1/?sp=3

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The Omaha guide, 1945-03-10.