Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-24
A CHANCE FOR CoLORED MEN.
Er-Repr.sentatise Mensrd Speaks of New
Avenue. for Colored Labor.

A CHANCE FOR CoLORED MEN.
EI-Repr.sentatIre Menard Speaks Of New
Avenue. for Colored Labor.
To the Editor Of TIE Eyen.nzr star:
As your paper circulates largely among the
colored citizens Of this District desire to call
attention % the new avenue for colored labor
ers which has lately been opened. From trust
worthy Information the writer learns that there
are about one thousand colOred laborers now
employed IN the wcrk OF repairing and recon-
structins street lines III this city. The Belt
hne has some thee hundred employed in lay
ing down its new tracks, who get $50 per
week Besides the rough work of removing
and replacing stones AMI dirt. colored work
men are also employed in saving fitting and
joining the long iron rails with iron bolts and
screws. AM thereby learning some crude les
sons in cisil engineering.
The contractor who has the great job Of con-
structing the new cable road for the Washing
ton AM Georgetown Street Car Company en-
p!9ys abOl: 200 co!Ored laborers. who are paid
60 week. The money thus pail Is great
help to q certain class of labOrers who have
heretofore been largely excluded from the bene-
fl OF this hind Of work Our street car COM
panies and their agents ard contractors deserve
high cOmuenjatiOn for giving colored laborers
living chance IN the race of life
There II no doubt that If there were more
avenues OF remunerstive employment open for
cciOrtd wage workers. less petty cranes would
be charged against this class of people, aud
they would snow n marked improvement in
their mora and social condition.
Competency 10 perform any required work
should be the universal test, and not the color
of the wAxr worker. A. the merchants of this
and other cities derive large profits from col
ored Customers. they should not refuse to en-
piOy gvnt.,l and intelligent Young colored men
and wOnitn IN their establishmehts where one
nj a L. m oh
sIyeiy employed Every person. regardless of
race or color. should have fair chance to make
~ honest ]. Velinood. and IL Is u crime against
natural law 20 deny deprive any one OF this
chance on account OF race. Our civilization is
TOO grand. and there ought to be many
Christians ana BIBLES here for any such silly dis
tiLctions 20 be uphsid-
The trouble created by the discharge of the
white plate printers for their refusal TO work
with n cOloTe-l female assistant in the bureau
IT prII- tn 2 and engraving shows that white
organized labor. too. JOINS the crusade against
gl'ihg cuipTed Por-Cns emplOymeat Live
anu let i've evidently forms no part of its
creed.
White ard colo-ed clerks OF both sexes work
In perfect harmony Ia the departments and
they would ALSO 10 the same in all mercantile
and industrial pursuits # employers like l ncle
sam wou.I aHV. . the Iu-e Of giving everybody
competent LNIES chance.
J. WILLIS MESARD
washer 5-oN. July %. 1891.
An Account OF the Third Grand Review.
To tnr Ei.t0r Of The Evening Star:
In THE STAE OF saturday. July 49, there was
long article OF the grand reviews of 1866.
The reviews OF ihc Army of the Potomac and
the Army cf the West are fully described, which
took place on the I'D and 2ith of May; and
these are spoken of as the ''closins pageant Of
the var: and not a word is said of the other
and maj grand view. which took place on
thu sth of June. l>6j At this lat, ,iav the pub-
nc at IaTas may wonder how th1rs came to be
az cher and final grand review some two
weehs Ht,r- inen. when those reviews are
spoken OF one. familiar with the records of the
un4c d~sire' t. know which VI the three Is re-
itrTct tO-ila. u THIS 2jL - NAY. that of the
9Th of May or that Of the Sth OF June. The
review OF JIEe ) occurred in this wise: After
tiie surrender at ApPcmEttox the Army of the
Potomac marched back ami conferred at
BuI L. vilC, where there was betler facilities for
furnishing supplies 10y r..i..
While Hng k,rc t.Crc caIle 20 Us the news
OF Tie advance D. sherman and the falling back
OF Johnston.
The impression generally seems to be that
sherman and his western army had all 10 do
with the surrender of Johnston. but the Army
oi Tie Potomac toOh hand in that surrender
and even a.,d - much to do with tnis final
surrender a. the Amy OF the West
All -, l,.J. Jhe Army OF the Potomac Law
quietly a. I''4iAsNi..e. thinking only OF colny
NNuIi cause Is ~ nlAsch toward our base at
ltt9isOuEs or give Us transportation by the
About midnight Boots anil Saddles, blew
~ "1- Lac clap "f thunder from clear sky !
itcTs NS l@N- N. OuT shelter tents win that |
reiaNatiCu Of mild that oEly the soldier can
fesi and apr, late atter such surrender as
tOoA place at APPROXIMATION. Tor tire. wears or |
i..eI, We l..'i never lKIi down of a Hi-h. with |
It's f,c!ia, tta' the wEO.c night was o,,rr-that
Nc nigh; hc Quietly TIL sun mn in tbe r,Ir- J
ans FOR few DAYS AT Bgrk,vIlle We eIioyed |
this quiet rect. and e deAgnt.ul rest II YVES a. !
Us. No" Al midnight Of April Y coIaes the oil |
familiar sound boots aud Saddle. a,,d tn. I
Noiccs of the scrCeants, Turn ont Their, bovs
turn out-tGru out. We naturally asked. |
W hat IL the natter But We could get very
little subtraction beyond the fact that Gen
johnston Wa marching IN retreat tosard Viz
SlUla. that Sherman Was following him IN and
lad not succeeded IL forcing his srrr,r,3,.r ard
nat the ArEi' @ tbs Potomac. or a part of II
VS. Wanie~ to lniereeP; Johnston and force his |
iMnr IL ate surrender.
80 IN Tie early hours of April %, 1866. long
before there was the least sign OF day i, me
east. the old reliable SIKH corps VA. oy, tLa
4'a4 10 II ttrccPt Johnston wherever he MIGHT
be. We marched toward Danyille. Ever Iay
g we're 'NQecdHS 20 deiloy Tor bait lie: We were
IN reaiiEtss, bot tie necessity EDr il never
came
April q we reached Danville and learned that
johnston tad surrendered lie know tie ARMY
81 W. fot''nac Was coming. 80 he quietly sur
rendered - sherman before we actually AZ
yeared on ihe scsHe. Had he DELAYED heAyouid
Rave surely been caught between the upper
'--.d nIiIer nli.- stone lie sCrr, ndered lust
time. $500
W Lay at Danyi!le for a Few davs. fred
s-o'her -au;e TOR pace 1--WE had fred ;he first
II AlFon t'1Ai and "a jetac Lmeuts the sixth
%oEl qtis.!y aaG slowly marched back toward
ID 4 y y. reaching camp ;here NAY L. Nav
an = N' Ntrr - Petersburg These were
~, ne days, Il ssoals, Of the grand reviews at
StYn Prom tlIis IL Will ue readily under
- 90 WY We sixth corps Vas not then and
Mere In Lse grand hac. We did not reach
"4shlhg'1n or rstisor Arlington Heights, until
June \ We then Learned all about the reviews
anu iurtii' That wc, the sixth CORPS, would also
re mus aonore1- On the stL OF June that
EFahu re 'e" tooA place We rot being present
. sHe other reviews could not Judge OF the
epail Ara;i'e sI<e. a. could persons Who saw the
others I" vel as ours; all we knew Mas that il
Wa grand AFFAIR, and second in point of in
erect AMI I'm Importance to neither Of the Others
battery u. First Ha.ode Island Light ARTILLERY.
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