The Denver star., 1915-01-16
Bill
Passed by Senate,
Vicious Measure.
Colorado Senators Ring True.
Premedtated and Studied Attack Against Negro What
Next and From What Source?

ffemedIated and otudleo Attack Against negro What
Next and From What Source?
In speaking immiga bill before Congress
the Indianapolis News Monday, January 4th stated
views very clearly. We think does that the lit
eracy and otherwise sufficient for the Negroes without
the special legislation of Negro exclusion The News sad
We justice in excluding Negroes,
illiterates but simply Negroes. The amendment
to that effect the work of Senator Reed of Missouri 1t
ought prevail The principle inconsistent with that
on which the bill basedthat is that the iteracy test
sufficiently exclusive Now it is proposed that
those Negroes who read and write shall be excluded
This is subject them added burden and to deprive
them of right which Others would enjoy. 1t avoid
such discrimination this that the eracy
agreed The anti amendment should be defeated
1t is hoped that if the amendment carries that it will be
struck down when reaches President Wilson In hoping
this will forget all about the Presidents stand segre
cation for the Practically the Negroes not
hurt since but few this country from the islands,
and from Africa worth mentioning And for that
Mr. Reed should have been charitable enough have
permitted the sumber best it could without this
further disturbment. ~ N~ tt-s-ss-t--se--
In fact, in mis- action marked cruelty, placing
on the rack tearing wounds afreh and all
AS thing of principle greatly hurt if our gov
objects the best qualified Negro entering the
country when that qualification the that of others
who permitted We for the savages
of Africa jumping into civilization any than the
berest anti Negro agtator We however, conceive
of highly qualified Negroes coming from abroad and
then and who according their education and standing
should not suffer owing We think country
should be the last put such barriers We think
Congressman should hail delight egsate
ally and still get the special results expected The
equal Negro exclusion. Why go further?
1t is to be hoped that be made ashamed of
our government owing to stupidity; it that and
when assais people merely because it is possible to do
and especially with peculiar history
and present standing.
1t will be admitted that the government when dealing
with those coming into the bound by judicial
nceties Congress do chooses Yet will be OBJ
served that has sought be uniform the application of
the the bill pending before that body. 1t
sought to be uniform Others than Africans
In the of the Begans has been exceptionally
able We do object since these people have been NAL
treated and deserve the worlds humanity. AT the
time have done nothing merit the malgning of
own people,
The Negroes have looked Washington the past
haven of hope from what considered the irregular
slaton of the constitutions of many of the Southern
states Those constitutions poorly think of them
regular enough showing intent the
of them defea. the Negro of the suffrage. The grand
father clause and the of them regular and
while set forward to defeat the less honest
the letter having in mind the equality of the laws. That
Negroes could subscribe the their bad
The point that the makers of those ngenously
scrupuousy observan of the constitution
of the United States which declared against laws of Unequal
|ity.
laws of the land however there is similar influence
tending outthe of all people, Are
for struck down right the haven Of
hope Is to feel that has throne which
appeal? No in the world with other
Are to be indicted that we liver
Somehow feel that this miserable part Of the bill will