The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-04-13


victed by a jury therefor and sen
fenced to the penitentiary or to penal
servitude But in the light of rea-
son and refinement the race has not
committed felony as race and
therefore are citizens. This is true
the colored man will always he a
citizen of the United States and
whatever affects America affects the
colored man. War on the American
people is war on the colOred man.
AS citizens of America, we are liz
separable from those things that go
to make up American citizenship;
generally speaking, that which is of
interest to one citizen is on interest
to the other.
White men and black men were
born and reared together upon this
continent and there are ties which
bind them, politically. and CONNER
cially, together in this country that
can never be broken. We observe by
perusal of past history that this
country has had no wars in which
the black man did not share and do
Ibis part. In the war Of the Revolu-
ton he shed the first blood. He was
less able to shed blood then than
he is today and yet his blood was
the first spilled on the Boston Com
mons. In the war of 1872, he brave
ly did his part; and in the civil war
he bravely fought upon the fields of
battle and stayed there until the
victory was won.
Then in the Spanish-American War
he won laurels there and rung vic
tory from the hands of the enemies
of this country and swung Old Glory
to the breezes until the nation was
satisfied. In all the warning factions
in this country he has been in evi
dence and today he cannot escape
the war clouds if he would. In fact
our colored troops, the Ninth ant
Tenth Cavalry Regiments and 24tf
Infantry Regiments have been in thu
Army of the United States for more
than forty years So it can clearl!
he seen that the Negroes belong II
a fighting race and every peril o
f this country has found him read,
, and on the field of battle minglinl
. his blood, and sweat with the dust
. And now when foreign nation ha
put it's war dogs barking and how
ling upon the American track, tn
Negro will answer the challenge an
I help bring victory upon the side o
: right and justice and America vii
: still be the home of the free and til
j and of the brave.
I This is his country. He has neve
u been foe to America but has a
l. ways done his part for this grea
& government. Under adverse circun
d stances he has always stood fC
d America While We deplore war an
l. all of it's deplorable details and r
IS suits, yet if fight we must, we fe'
% it our duty to say to our people
II this country that our interests an
4 our country's interests are one. Thel
y is nothing common to the American
y that is not common to us, and whe
the American homes, lands and l
o. dustries are protected the hom
j. and interests of the Negroes are pr
lie tected; for the Negroes own m
IN liens of dollars worth of proper
a. and whatever is done to protect tt
IS homes and industry of the viii
ID race will be done to protect Il
r. homes and property Of the, color'
n men.
- hate war, but when our cover
ment gives command to should
arms, l believe that the Negro
5 should not attempt to shield thel
selves from the task This is
time when every American citizt
to should stand shoulder to should
re and uphold the hands of our Pre-.
ar Gent who has worked hard to ke
ok this country out of war. But
as foreign power has shown the ine7
at table upon us. We are men just
es. others are. We have country ju
as as others have and our interests a
,al the same as others. Therefore lie
use be loyal to our government,
I'M some day soon or late right will
m upon the throne and wrong with |
On his horrors will be dethroned a