Richmond planet., 1900-02-03
4 FIERY RESPONSE
A Col0red Soldier Wakes
Warm.
rHE RGPLBCpoNs UPON TRE RAoB.
MANILA, z. l., Dec. 28th, 81

MANILA, z. l., Dec. 2Sth, 80.
Editor of Richmond Planet:
Sick ndly .sllow me space iu
your worthy paper to chshengs the
most brutal allegation ever mode il
regard to the record Of the Colored
Soldiers of the u 3. Army bg some
hellish q nd as a correspondent of the
New York Army ard Navy Juurnsl.
under date of Nov. llth, 50. l desire
| TO reply TO each extract as given De.
low which are extracts from the hell
ish article published in the Journal
| of the above date, as follows:
Ia correspondents sends us from
| the Philippines n plea for the recogni
tion of our colored soldiers, ami sug-
| gests that the president appoins ca
| det at large OF colored blood TO the
Military Academy. By limiting such
an appointments to one fer - generatlon
our correspondents sees = way tO escape
the Generalization which SO many in
sist."
DO FIGHT In THEM
q Our present NJ gro popalAti "a
are most OF them descendants uf Afri-
can tribes, who had so little fight IN
them thas they were resdilf overcome
by their more vigorous neighOors, ALd
transported as slaves"
S.-"As n class they have never de ~
onssrated their fitness for command
and they should not be given is until
this demonstration 10 complete" The
above are extracts of the sc .icle men,
toned all three 20 which / shall pro
ceed against with the most aggressive
but defensive and true response. In re-
gard TO the conclusion OF tiret extract,
&c 10 the most direct ASSAULT and outrage
that could arise from an unci vii and
inhumau source.
The second extract Except the trans
pertatIon as slaves and of African de-
scent,) is a base lie by whomsoe YER
uttered. The Negro has never neen
guilty OF Go Sardice, L know ths from
selt experience both in civil lie and
the army.
The Third Extract, the declaration
set forth therein is the most damnable
and barbsrous lie, that ever came from
the throat OF q white faced, Ous black
hearted thief and murderer, whomso-
ever he may be that uttered sLen false
aid unf0unded statements against
the record or the colored soldiers and
citizens OF the United States of Ameri-
ca. The blood-thirsty cur also de-
scribes Us as q people trained to sub
lection, possibly his ideas are Inherit
ed.
CASE IN POINT.
To prove to you that he is q base
liar, ask what about that Sergeant
who went before the Examination
Board az Fort Assiniboine. Montans,
and Sc. Paul, Minn +, in 1887, for q com
mission in the regular army. Mental
ly he passed both examinations, but he
was info rmed that he was physically
disqualified. They told him that, bus
II That was true report why did they
not discharge him on certificate Of dis
ability like any other soldier OF the
army is 80 disposed OF when found to
be physically disqualified to perform
their duties as soldiers, much less
those Of an officer. This same Ser
geaut Is ssIIl soldering. He is to-day
lhe 1st Sergeant OF Go. O, 25th u. 8.
Infantry, Fort Sam Houston, Texas. As
it is, he is physically able to sling a
knspsack and execute, Right-shoulder,
Arms cut unable to draw q sword aud
wear the epaulet.
80 you can see from this state
| OF affairs that exist even to-day, that
the most unreasonable prejudice on
account OF color, is hurled at every
| eolored citizen within the borders OF q
land 80 called, "a land of the free" de
spite his faithful services to what he
he calls his country. Ii you are dubi-
GUS that we are not faithful to the
| Government OF the u. s., Just make 9
and see if there are not 20 white sol
diers that desert to every colored
soldier. They can mot truthiully deny
it.
Ask how many white soldiers desert
| ed at Fort Sam Houston. Texas, wheI
they heard the awful news that they
were To 20 TO the Philippines for &C tivt
field service, May, 1899. or course
tnere were many Of them who took i
IS matter OF duty, as did the 25th
Those who deserted are OF the sam
calibre as our journal correspondent
they did not want to see she "tirinj
line," but rather stay and try in val
to snatch the laurels he fears Nigh
crown some Negro's head, whose trait
as q gentleman of honesty and integri
ty are superior to his, hence they joi
one another in that never dying ha
tired against the Negro.
WHY Hs WILL NOT sURRENDER.
: Aguinaldo says that is why he wi
: not surrender. He takes it for granite
that Just as the colored people al
treated in the United states that h
people would be dealt with ACCORDING
Iy, and has taught them that. He hI
i also told them that their defeat won
!, bring upon them q rule far more bi
Q ter IN it's effect than the Spanish T
9 gime. That is why they fight
II small squads, then the command