THE MICHIGAN DAILY MAGAZINE SUNDAY, JANUARY 15, 1922
"The Passing of the Great Race"
By Madison Grant
(A REVIEW BY G. D. E.)
Some six or eight months ago I re- tudes and the "bidding of beades"; it slowly out, that its strong character- distinction in "race, creed, or color,"
viewed Madison Grant's "The Passing calls for downright study, hours and istics are recessive in the face of in- or else the native American must turn
of the Great Race" (Scribners). Since days of exhausting work, careful com- filtration by inferior peoples. The the page of history and write 'Finis
then a seventh edition has been pub- pilation, shrewd analysis, and the foremost cthnologists agree with him Americae."'
lished, the fourth revised edition of massing of facts and arguments. In in general. Grant grows a bit pessi- What Mr. Grant partly overlooks is
a word, it calls for brains and unre- mistic and gloomy, but I believe that that the Americans are but little bet-
the work, The reason I review it now lenting industry that will probably not he is every whit justified. ter than the worst of the races for
is because of a remarkable "Documen- pay half as much as hack writing. Says he, in his introduction, "The allowing things to come to such a pass.
tary Supplement" of approximately I trust that I need not go over days of the Civil War and the provin- He overlooks again how badly our
140 pages which had been appended. Grant's theme. He believes, briefly, cial sentimentalism which governed American Nordics have governed, how
More about this later. in the superiority of the Nordic race, or misgoverned our public opinion are utterly unscrupulous they have been
Mor about this lters physically and mentally, politically past, and this generation must com- at times, how the moneyed classes,
In 1916, when the first edition came and artistically. He believes further] pletely repudiate the proud boast of mostly of pure Nordic blood, have been
out, there was a small furor in limited that the blue-eyed race is passing our fathers that they acknowledged no (Continued on Page 8)
circles, which grew greater with the
second printing. When the second re-
vised edition was issued there were
a few worried looks on the faces of
those who believed in the eternal
equality of men,' the Constitution of
the United States, and in environment
as the paramount factor in good citi-
zenship, knowledge, art, and state-
craft.
As the fourth, fifth and sixth print-
ings of the book came forth the Broth-
erhood of Man, the Epworth League,
and other overgrown Boy Scouts and
Campfire Girls decided to drown Mad-
baso Grant with hallelujahs and hulla-
baloo, with Marx, Rousseau, and the
New Testament, with snivel, bibber,
and yammer, and the Befreiungstreg
was on!
Slowly the arguments of Grant's op- Designed byNie. Renauld
ponents took head, and in spite of his
incisive philosophy and argument, in
spite of his skillful adaptation of his-
torto hs themein sptofhsbibM ME. RENAULD sends us some very charming new
liography, the socialists, sociologists, spring frocks for the coming season in both taffeta and
welfare organizations, primary school 1 challie. These dresses are well made and
teachers, and other agents of Beelze- 6ha\eTese, drssereexceptionally e a
hub raised hue and cry, coronach and guaranteed to fit without alterations. They are made in the
maudlin tears, saying that Grant had -
no basis for his arguments. half sizes to fit the small woman as well as the larger sizes.
Now comes the seventh printing, and - Well finished both inside and out, all embroidery is abso-
in this Grant fortifies his stand with
the aforementioned Documentary Suplutely hand work of the highest grade.
plement. He has made a jump to col-
ors and gun, and is firing round after
round with telling effect. He hurlsN ew est a etas
nearly twice as many books, and in
the Documentary Supplement down go ~/There are so many dainty dresses to select from that you
the exact references./
The mass of facts in this new ap canhardly do them justice in describing them. Comes
pundix is little short of amazing. If any time and see the wonderful display we are now showing.
Grant's antagonistsgomthrough It with- One little model in navy taffeta has a unique white braid
out doubts and qualms they will au-;j
tomatically separate themselves into designed to form panels in the front and back, short sleeves
two classes, the supernatural and the
superstupid. In presenting his refer- and a white crepe de chine collar.
ences and sources, book for book, and
page for page, Grant has given the Another chic little gown comes inmidnight blue with a
best authorities the libraries can sup- gw ingt wt
ply in matters ethnological, anthro- round yoke of allover lace, the waist in kimona style with
pological, historical, and geological. puff sleeves of the lace, odd braid trimming
Does someone question that there W ool Challies an touches o
are different races? Then Grant has hand embroidery finshes the dress.
at him with cephalic indices, frontal The wool challies are very pretty and
angles, and cranial capacities, supra- serviceable. Being all wool they are
orbital ridges, and articulations of the warm but light enough weight that you Black is still to be a leading color for this spring and Mie.
femur. Does someone doubt Natural will feel comfortable in one the first Renauld has given us several lovely models in black taffeta.
Selection? Then Grant hurls Darwin spring days. And such delightful little bod d full dr d ski
and Haeckel, Breuil and Osborn at models as she has designed in this pop- One style has a plain odice waist and u rape irt
him. Does someone question what ular material. Dark navy blue back- with a large silver rose on each side to complete the draping
Grant has to say about ancient his- grounds with red, henna and green polka a w silver and
tory? Then the doubter has Momm- dots or stripes with real hand embroid- and wide silver and black lace form he little short sleeves.
sen thrown at his head, or Plutarch, ery and bright contrasting braids form
or Flavius Josephus, and Herodotus. the trmming. Long waisted effects, nor- A beautiful dress designed of soft changeable silk is a long
Does someone, with a little more eru- mal waists with white linen collars and
dition than the rest, dispute Grant's cuffs and full plaited or gathered skirts waisted model with a soft silk belt and bow at side with a
prehistoric reckoning? Then he gets are the best models, See our window
Baronir Geer's glacial calculation display of these lovely littlergarments dainty corsage. Full puff sleeves like grandmother used to
BtrargntdtoGterpac.and then come up to the dress depart-wgown.
straight to the paunch, ment and have one fitted for your first wear comples e
I am eagerly awaiting the results spring dress. Priced at only
of this terrible broadside. Will some-
one go through Grant's bibliography? $2500 $ O - $ -
Will someone take him up, point for
point? Will someone write a book of
opposition with a counter list of an Second Floor
thorities as long and as puissant? I
doubt it. It calls for more than beati-