The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1910-06-02
TO. the Protest to Stevens
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This has been obtained by those
who can realize that the Sound Of
fife and drum" and touch of sleeve
and elbow makes all men, who have
faced each other under fire" advo-
Gates of everlasting peace. Hence
they only can say, IF you have Unit
ed Spanish War Veterans among you
they have denied their obligations and
are the exceptions. II you have Span
ish War Veterans outside OF the or
der they will not be desirable until
they pledge themselves to principles
Numerically opposite to those for
which you now stand" And you are
to perpetuate-what? Had one of you
been as Comrade Geary, who died re-
Gently, member of the Chas. E. Bond,
Camp No. 8. and also of the G. A. R.,
whose son is Son Of Veterans, and
a veteran of the last war, you would
not have voted for the resolution
("proving a majority Of one") and
left them ashamed of connection with
an organization which has gone on
record as promoting everlasting
strife" Though having seen the
.'horrors of war" and served under
a flag, that does not give me my
rights, shall uphold the honor Of
the "Confederates," and it is for the
respect of such men, who serve their
country from the southland and who
did service at Manila, San Juan and
Santiago, also for those "who were en-
listed to co. but unable to do SO,
To be held in reserve in a post Of hon
or. For such spirit the United Span
ish War Veterans have adopted the
color, which you despise for past rea-
son-and to symbolic through uni
form the feeling that existed during
that struggles, while under the COM
mand of the men you despise.
The G. A. R. has shown by greater
evidence that they have begun to dec
crate "All soldiers graves" And you
are their sons to perpetuate-what?
While Mckinley may have not wanted
war. Lee knew it was inevitable, and
he was the last American to leave
Spanish territory. During the con-
flict the South contributed her share
of men-and such men as Fitzhugh
Lee, Wheeler and Butler, sons Of
Confederate generals who are to num-
erous to mention.
There is class of Sons of Veter-
ans who are in position to put forth
such resolutions along these lines
From former oppression" and forced
conditions Of today, and they are
not on record as having entered such
protestant it is but reasonable for
them to do so from vengeance alone,
as probably you have done-Sons Of
Veterans remember that Lee was a
virginian, and that state boasts Of
her originality, of which you should
know, and it has contributed her share
of material to its country in every
way. And that many veterans Of the
later war, over the entire land, re-
CARELESS Of color. credit their nation
atty to the Old Dominion. ~-.-
But to read such resolutions as
dispatched by you, would make it ap-
pear as being from separate Negro
organization, of whom Virginia should
be ashamed of.
But it is from class of people
who know nothing of conditions, and
that is why I warn you to refrain
ere too late.
Congressman Stevens will not give
a consideration to such. This is a
day of "the survival Of the fittest"
among your people, who enjoy all
the privileges of the grand and glori-
GUS country, and no class shall gain
prestige who seek to do 80 by re-
fiecting dishonor on a man such as
General Robert e. Lee, for what he
was.
He wore a gray uniform, and legis-
lation will not seek to dishonor it.
He was Virginia soldier" true to
his belief and faithful to his flag.
Don't be narrow. Perpetuate if you
are to the motto of Universal Peace"
Overcome evil with good"
The Britisher may abhor the sight
of the Ancient Honorables" in their
yearly parade in Boston with red
coats, and revolutionary uniform-re-'
viving the Spirit Of '76," but the
word America and the stars and
stripes will always receive his great
est consideration.
Sons Of Veterans, do not enter the
limelight. You should have heard
your country's call, and you would
have, If alive today, be observing,
through divine service to your max
er, the memory of those dear to us,
and on Memorial Day, bestowing up
on the graves of the departed dead,
a token of remembrance. And upon
the graves of the soldiers of the
United States-"white and black, old