The Denver star., 1917-12-08
All Men Up
Slowly Wipine Out Cob.
webs of Prejudice

PRESSURE FROM WITHOUT FORceS US CLOSER WITHIN
Washington. D. C.-Some eighty three thousand. six
hundred $4,000 Negroes have been drafted for in
the National Army to be overseas
Secretary of War Newton d. Baker. in working his
plans for the training OF these has with diff
cues First of ALL he has had contend with those friends
of the Negro who have felt that it Secretary Bakers
special duty this time solve settle the
called Race Question in America. Second Negro leaders
from all OF the bave mporuned the War De
and sundry directions while the peculiar
southern situation where the of the Negroes live
has had 10 be taken into
Because of these difficulties. Secretary of War call
to his aid October Special Assistant the
War Department representative of the Negro Race En-
NETT Scott who for eighteen Secretary the
Hate Booker Washington. and also Secretary of the Tus
kegee Normal and Industrial Institute. in Alabama. Mr.
Scott has wide acquaintance among members of his
race and with leading neberss white
South we'll with eaers of thought and public opinion
in the North He has sought relieve the Secretary. of
War much possible of the burdensome details grow
ing out OF involving racial relationships
ed oecasoned by the of white coored
ees together in many of the canonment.
- Lately. there has been a certain of msgivng
and The coored people of the country who
have led to feel by Of of alleged mistreat
ment OF cooed men that there dispos
ton the of the War unfairly with
colored draftees National Army and Ma
t'ona Guard For the of aayina these
been made and crcuaed the Secretary of War has address
ed letter his colorcd Aide stating his and
the policy of the War Department with reference these
colored soldiers The letter dated November GOTH 1917
follows:
War Department. Washington
November 80. 1917.
MEMORANDUM-For Mr.. Emmett J. Scott
Special Assistant. War Department.
Referring to various kilograms and letters of
ceved at the Department. which you have called
tention concerning certain alleged Determinations against
matters complained Of has been ordered
As you know has been policy discourage dis
elimination against any by of their
policy has been adopted merely OF
to all that make the American people, but also
to safeguard the institutions which the
sacrifice engaged in defending and which any
ial disorders endanRer.
AT the same time there is no intention the part of
War Department undertake this time settle the
called Race Question In this hour Of national emergency
and need, white and colored alike being called
defend Our Countrys honor In the very the
some must fight in the trenches while others
other capacities behind the firing line.
VERY much regret what to be certain of
overwok ked hystea the part of Of the complain
who think only draftees being
assigned duty Service Battaons
white drattees already have been and of them
sArly will be- assigned duty such Service Baaons
4 Some OF the complaints charges of discrimination
all the view of the fact that there
s far less haxard the lite of the soldier with
Service Battalion than in the the soldier who
faces shot and shell the firing line Furthermore the
ude ct the War Department toward colored sodera
clearly shown BY the following icts More than Of the