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The attached sketch by Itō Chūta titled Struggle Between Blacks and Whites in America (米國黑白爭鬪) was drawn following large-scale clashes between whites and Blacks in Washington and Chicago in late July-early August, 1919. The commentary by Ayai Tadahiko (綾井忠彦) signing as 無墨園 (Mobukuen?) appears to be a dialogue between the yellow-skinned (黄色?) and brown-skinned (偈觀?) figures watching the fight between and a black and a white cat. Any assistance in transcribing the dialogue and the signature of Ayai, would be very helpful. With thanks.

米國黑白爭鬪

傍觀せる銅色土人
「君もクロの味方か
黄色移民
「シロも元來は君の所の居候のくせに　近頃増長して矢鱈に佗のものを苛めるから僕は大に人種平等の正義を鼓吹してる
銅
　「馬鹿野郎 キサマは口先許りだ

無墨庵主人

Struggle Between Blacks and Whites in America

A bronze-skinned native watching from the sidelines
“Are you on blacks'side、too,
Yellow Immigrant
“Even though whites were originally just freeloaders in your place, they've gotten cocky lately and have been arbitrarily bullying people, so I’m strongly advocating for racial equality.
Bronze
“You idiot. You’re all only talking.”

Master of the Muboku-an

Regards,
I.Nagy

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