The Denver star., 1917-04-21
Stand BY Your Flag
\ At All Cost.
FORGING THE STEEL

FORGING THE STEEL
" ar has been declared and is upon us. Volunteers
have been called for, Mr. Negro you going
90 ABOUT IT, and what doing about it? Times
critcal the hour is momentous. The enemy within and
without our borders plots kill blow up innocent lives
destroy valuable property. The Negroes soul is
ing tried the fires of hate in this critical period Old
Glory is standard bearer America native
song ana star oPangIed Banner is emblem matter
where when by whom displayed Let us be Just as
atruc bigger and broader if needs trying
hour than prejudced neighbors nothing which
Will cause reflection honor and record dearly
bought and paid for by daughters fathers
"o Hiotners me has passed for talk, resolutions and
parades; the time here when every man. woman
child must do his her bit of productive work that alone
counts in national scheme of economy Negroes
must not only pull weight and famys weight but
We must by increasing vegetables and other
ductnns be able to feed families by raising
abundance OF garden truck The Star from its very soul
appeals to Negroes in the State Cities country
help win this Struggle in mines of Colorado,
her farms and in her cities. Every day much of
the season gone Negroes. face face. hand hand
and elbow to elbow with all the of loyal citizens
can 4oube or treble our resources.
Aan the one hand while thus engaged work
OF help and preservation Of our only native land know
that there certain Southern leaders who antcay
opposing Universal training because they fear
OF trained Negro soldiers thoroy organized while the
same time Representative Vinson of Georgia has
introduced in this Congress bills prevent ntermarrisge
between white and Negrosbils provide for lin Crow
cars in District of Columbia bill segregate white
and Negro governmental employees-a these disturbing
are now being pushed against and the
Negro soul at time when of thought
act and deed should be given unity and
tect interests common to all in the nation.
this impression can be made the Southern States will
be allowed free hand, under military necessity to place
Negroes of the South under quasi martial law Under
such regulation the free and free gathering of
coored people would be restrained and form of
lence and oppression would be excused and justified The
South would revival of the ku Klux Kan and long
as the lasted and perhaps for after the Ne
gro would be held in state of virtual slavery.
Southern members of Congress have all along opposed
universal training because such law could be franz
ed thar would exclude the Negro and citizen. But
war is now and the law will be passed There
fore if this certain Southern element convince the
country that the Negro dsloya the flag throw
doubt his loyalty they will be able exclude him from
migration going will he stopped by force and then
there will be restriction of civil rights all along the line
Now for Negroes this time to fail neglect refuse
rise from seats public places when National
Airs being played refuse applaud the only flag
know and for which blood has spilled does
partially show to the Jim Crow treat
and injustice by the white but goes further and
strikes native land our homes ALL This may
be the sacrifice which make. We know that our
in the South North and West in public places
doing their all to drag the Jim Crowsm in
everything creating condition which respectable man
could hardly stand without the
that God endure and thus show the world its
wide struggle for universal that aho President
Wilson is against loyay and enough fight
for him. with him and for his ideas this crisis when
the world wide democracy fighting pernicious
Therefore do further sultfy patriotism by remain
ing seated and refusing applaud "Old Glory" Let
God His glory believing in his Injunction
BY might by but by my spirit saith the Lord
God of Hosts who will do the work satisfactory We shall let
M Druslla D. Houston finish in her Words "Pa