Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-21
COLORED MEN ANGRY
RESENT REMARKS OF SPANISH
WAR VETERANS COMMANDER.

conference of colored soldiers and
sailors of the war with Spain was held last
night for the purpose of taking action in
regard to the recent reported utterances Of
f. l.. Cogan, department commander Of the
District branch Of the United Spanish War
Veterans denunciatory of the colored
American soldiers 1t Is said the attack
made by Mr.. Cogan on the colored fight
Ing men has stirred up a veritable hornets
nest. and number of leading colored law
yers, ministers and others have promised
to assist the soldiers in securing redress
Steps are being taken, 1t is said, to bring
the matter to the attention of the national
headquarters of the Spanish War Veterans
in the form of complaint. and to have ac-
ton taken in other directions. 1t is also de-
clared the utterances of Commander Cogan
Will be denounced from some of the pulpits
OF colored churches here tomorrow.
Rev. w. Hillary Coston, co,ored, who was
chaplain of the 9th United States Voun-
teer Infantry In the war with Spain, and
who is taking a leading part in the move
ment against Commander Cogan Is prepar-
ing for use in that connection copies of
preamble and resolution adopted by the ma
tional encampnlent of the United Spanish
War Veterans last weak at Cedar Point.
near Sandusky, Ohio. He says Mr.. Cogan's
recent utterances at the campfire of Harden
Camp are exactly counter to the spirit of
the action of the encampment.
The resolution recites:
Whereas in the business affairs and pub
lie celebrations of the United Spanish War
Veterans all comrades have common in
teT,st
Therefore be it resolved, That in the use
OF terms of convenience. such relate to
race. nationality or section. prejudicial
weight shall attach to either terms, nor
to the individual, camp. department or sec
ton whon so applied, and that camp or
department shall by any act discriminate
against any individual, member camp or
department for the reason of his its ma
tonality or color, nor on account of the
section of country In which any individual,
camp or department may be temporarily or
permanently located, and that when an act
adjudgad discriminatory shall have been
committed by camp department of the
United Spanish War Veterans 1t shall be
the duty of the individual, camp or depart
ment aggrieved at said act to submit a
succinct report of the alleged act of dis
elimination to the national conn. ander, who
shall Immediately communicate with the
adjutant of the accused camp or depart
ment, citing to him the alleged offending
act. requiring said camp or department to
disavow the act complained of; and that an
act is hereby defined to be prejudcal to the
interests of member, camp or department
when the cause of said act Is founded in
the terms above cited, and that any and
all such acts are detrimental to the promo
ton of the principles of this organiZa ton
and prejudicial to Its purposes and inter-
ests, and that the national commander is
hereby empowered to suspend any camp or
department guilty of such offenses, which
camp or department shall remain suspended
until II shall have disavowed such act and
shall have notified the national commander
of its action, and through him the aggrieved
individual, camp or department"
Chaplain Coston is active member of
the Charles NJ. Thomas Colored Camp Of
Spanish War Veterans OF this city.