The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-03-06
WASHINGTON BIRTHDAY AID.
DRESS.

We sought in vain to find a sui
ject that, to my mind, is more apprt
v pirate for this occasion than are thes
words: He being lead yet speal
( eth"
/ Truly can this be said of Georg
Washington, the man to whom all tn
nation is today singing praises to hi
, memory and giving thanks to the Go,
| OF heaven that u beloved country
t h land of the free and the HON,
of the brave" can rejoice to know
that we have had a George Washing
ton, of whom it has been truly sale
that He was first in war, first ii
peace and first in the hearts of his
c~ountrymen."
In the hearts of 10000, 900 loyal citi
zens he lives and spjeaks words OF
comfort and cheer; in the preamble
OF the greatest constitution ever draft.
ed by men, he lives and speaks to all
the civilized nations of the world; in
every section and article of the con-
stitution of these United States his
voice a be heard in thunder tones
reverberating down through the ages
speaking VISIONS ways to nations
yet unborn.
We fancy we can see him in his
childish glee with his Ratchet, long
ing with eager anxiety to take a hack
at something; watch him as he nears
yonder cherry tree; see him forget
full of all else but the joy of using his
hatchet; a stroke, and down comes
the tender shoot; he stands for a mo-
ment and realizes what he has done;
he is awakened to the enormity> of the
crime by his fathers call, 10 which
he responds to be chastised: he &C.
knowledges his guilt. Thus he speaks
to every boy and girl that has come
into the world since that %eventful
day, telling them to be truthful and
the world will honor them well.
He is speaking to the warning ma
tions of Europe, and would they but
stop and listen to his voice, peace
at ance would be restored; the blood
of valor would cease flowing, mad
men and boys would return home to
gladden. the hearts of sad and desc.
late women and children; the dark
est clouds that ever o~vershadowed
human pride and ambition would give
way to sunshine and happiness.
He is speaking to the executive
heads of our country, telling them
that though the Negro is covered with
a black skin, he is human and is of
the same blood as is the whitest white
man that ever lived, no difference be-
tween their feelings and sensitiveness. !
We imagine we hear him pleading |
for the Negro burning at the stake;
pleading for the boys and girls as
they dangle from trees and telegraph
poles, serving as targets for infuriat.
ed white demons. l say demons, for
truly man can not do such diabolical |
deeds. White man, hear him speak
ing to you. You say that you are su-
perior to the Negro. What would
you think of a Negro mob guilty of
some of your crimes?
We implore you to listen to Wash |
ington's voice. He is telling you that
our heavenly father has said, RE
venge is mine and l will repay" He
has also said that the sins of the
father will be remembered unto the
third and fourth generation. What do |
you hope for the third and fourth gen.
GRAFTON of your children?
Washington is speaking to 10000 |
000 NpOrpac in tho UTpitod Ctatoe toIl /
ing them to be loyal, brave and true; |
true to the flag that made you free,
loyal to every cause of human prog |
ression, and brave to battle against
the wrong and to fight for the right,
the cause of man and God.
Washington does not know that the |
great American flag has trailed in the
dust; but it certainly has, for in many
cases when it-eomes to defending the |
rights of the Negro it is nothing more |
than a dirty rag. Nevertheless, it is
u flag; it made us free and the
same God who first unfurled its ban
ners to the breezes and floated it
over the land of the free and the home
of the brave is still guiding the des-
TIMES of the nations, and at His APP
pointed time will completely save His
own.
Washington is speaking to you and
me, and all of us, telling us to do
our part. Hear him; act well your
part; there all the honor lies. We
are not saved by ~resenting the
wrongs o fothers. But, says the good
book, by doing good unto them that
despitefully use you, making the very
best use of every talent, the time, the
means and every opportunity given
you, races, like truth, though crushed
to earth will rise again to shine more
gloriously unto the perfect day.
He is speaking to all mankind telling
them to
So live that when thy comes
to join
The innumerable caravan that moves
To the pale realms of shade, where
each shalle take
His chamber in the silent halls of
death,
Thou go not, like the quarry slave at
night,
Scourged to his dungeon; but sus-
tanned and soothed
By an unfaltering trust, approach thy