The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-06-03
WE SHOULD LOVE OUR COUNTRY
AND OUR FLAG.
BY VANCE H. MARCHBANKS, Ser.
geant Troop c, Tenth Cavalry.

BY VANCE II. MARCHBANKS, Ser.
geant Troop c, Tenth Cavalry.
For over 300 years the white man,
assisted now and then by the colored
man, has fought, bled and died that
this country of ours, the United States,
might be a fit place in which to live.
Those who have not taken up arms in
the defense of justice and civilization
have fought with the AK, the hoe and
the pillow, or with the hammer and
saw and trowel. After so many years
of hard struggle this country has been
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES mand electric
cars have taken the place of the OK
wagon and prairie schooner, luxurious
dining cars have taken the place of
the old chuck wagon" the automo-
bile has taken the place of the old
fashioned horse carriage, and stage
coach; the aeroplane has taken the
place of the old scout; the automatic
rapid fire gun has taken the place
of the old flint lock, and thousands of
modern improvements have been
made, comfort has been increased and
happiness has been promoted a thou.
sand fold. The colored man has helped
to clear the forest and build the rail.
roads and the cities; he has helped
to construct the battle ships and the
Notifications TO rthe protection of our
coast, and he is at this time helping
to man the machinery that makes the
United States the greatest productive
nation in the world. "Since the shack.
les of bondage have been unloosed
he has accumulated SOC, 900 homes, 90.
900, 900 acres of land, church property
to the amount of $65, 000, 900 and other
property to the amount of 81, 000, 000,-
900, and do a business of $40, 600 900
annually in banks. We have $4,000
professional men, $4,000 in business,
1000, 900 children in school, and 3d.
600 teachers, saying nothing of that
still anger number who, in every waly
and calling OF life, are doing what
they can to convince the world that
Mr.. Lincoln's proclamation and the
arbitrament of a long and bloody war
we're not in vain
We have here in the army only
about 1000 soldiers of the colored ace
and l believe the majority of the col
ored people in this country are dis
%couraging enlistment, and l think they
are making a sad mistake. We should
always stand ready to offer u serv-
ice for the protection and honor of
this country and flag. The colored
man has helped to develop this coun-
try from a bowling wilderness into
an earthly paradise. l hold we can
never demand equal rights by stand.
ing and wishing, we have to get out
and do something; to demand respect
we have to face the music.
Take the colored man when the sun
is shining on his side of the street
and he is full of good grub with a
couple of drinks under his belt, and
he will face a regiment; but take him
on the other hand, as is common with
all the human race, when danger is
eminent and he is discouraged, hun
CRY and cold, and he would run from
a common greaser. What we need |:
courage and confidence-we have
nothing to fear in this country; tn,
colored man will always find friends
and square dealing fair minded whit
men who will help him in all his laud
able undertakings.
There is a broad field here in the
army for energetic young men. We
need more of the better class Of oul