The Denver star., 1915-10-30

should he determined by character. ef
ficiency. devotion and patriotism.
Gives Timely Warning to the Nation.
According to Information. should this
nation become involved in the wal
raging in Europe it would be 81 ques
ton whether u decent fight could nov
be put up by our navy. SO many for
eigners and foreigners sons hold re
spOnsible places on our ships il they
did not desert the ships it is question
able whether their loyalty TO duty
might be depended upon in a sreat sen
battle. By some unwritten law or com.
mon consent foreigners enjoy privi-
leges which are denied colored men,
We are not satisfied with such misfit
ted favors. Wherever the Union de
crees our flag must be defended there
will be no question about the loyalty
Of its brave colOred citizens. What.
ever nation DEGREES to approach us in
battle our blood will run as freely IN
the future as it has in the past. These
we have never been guilty of treason.
We have never in rebellion taken up
arms against the government. BY their
fruits ye snail KNOW tnem.
When the present war broke out it is
said that cooks and walters left New
York city by the hundreds to fight for
their governments. These men were
employed In preference to colOred men.
We have no flag but the stars and
stripes of the United States. The
reader will now bear in mind that we
are now discussing True American
ISM The New York Evening World
as early as Aug. 10 stated, About 800
French hotel and restaurant employ
ees have left New York, many SO fired
with patriotism that they have gone
without waiting for the call. A little
later there was quite an exit of these
foreigners employed by rich people at
Newport. II. /. The following is one of
several such statements which appear
Ell in the local papers of Newport:
The French government having called
for additional reserves. number OF
chefs have departed for New York
III these men will leave these easy.
high priced places in mansions of mil
liOnaires to fight for their flag in an
other country they will leave our bat
tleships in case Of war between this
country and theirs. This is a problem
our government will some day have to
face. The cOlOred man is one Of the
few Americans who could be placed ut
every gun In the navy and army and
shoot as he sings, with intent to de
stroy any flag on the face Of all the
earth. When the American people.
public and private, recognize the full
significance of this condition they will
think more Of patriotism and less of
favoritism. Let America be for Ameri-
cans. us sooner or later 1t must.
Unlock Gates Of pisfranehissnsnt.
1T is said that when the disfranchise-
ment acts went into operation in Ala
bama there were 232,294 white and
1S1.471 colored male citizens in the
state of voting age making total OF
413,765. The number OF qualified vot-
crs in the state ut present will not ag-
grcgate 10000. OF the 10000 coIOred
male citizens of voting age there are
perhaps 5000 permitted to register and
to vote
This government cannot endure half
representative and half oligarchy. II
you say we cannot unlock the ballot
box the constitution says to you. The
basis Of representation therein shall Ike
reduced according to votes cast. We
call upon congress to unlock the gates
of disfranchisement or send its dis
franchisers home. We appeal to you
AZ American citizens with an ances-
try older than the constitution, older
than the Declaration of Independence
Back before the Boston commons were
baptized with immortal blood. when
we laid the first sacrificial Offering
upon the American altar Of liberty, VIC
had welded the wilderness AK: never
faltered under duty, never betrayed n
trust. present at every call TO battle
for the government, never shot at. but
for the flag We call upon you to
make full cut. In this appeal we are
united. The government must take
charge of disfranchisement, or dis.
franchisement will take charge Of the
government"
The committee for 1914-15 consists
of W. B. Reed, d. D., Newport. II. l..
chairman; G. w. Krygar, New Jersey:
W. Il. Graham. Massachusetts,; j. II.
Bennett. Pennsylvania; F. Hedgeman.
Pennsylvania; G. A. Ward, Massachu-
sets; d. 8. Klugh, Connecticut; ]. w.
Henderson. New Jersey; w. H. Brooks.
District Of Columbia; G. Hunt, New
York: Il. w. Moore, Pennsylvania; w.
p. Lawrence. New Jersey; X. Warren.
Connecticut: w. B. Johnson. District
Of Columbia; A. d. Jones, New Jersey:
J. II. Dwelle. Pennsylvania; J. c.
Jackson. Pennsylvania; w. ]. Winston.
Maryland: w. J. Lucas. New York: H.
A. Booker. New York; A. Willbanks.
District Of Columbia: E. w. Johnson.
Pennsylvania: q. Il. Morris, New Jer-
sey; G. III. Sims. New York; A. A. Gal
win. Virginia: NJ. w. Vaughn. New Jer.
sey.