The Denver star., 1917-06-09
LET THE WORLD
KNOW.
Negroes Go willingly Without conscrlptlon
coWards Only Sulk In Tents

cowards Only Sulk In Tents
No likes idea having be drafted for mill
tary duty 1t looks much like which forces
towards to fight Today in this America thousands
thousands Of white boys rushing the recruiting
stations volunteering their services to their country thar
the record will show that they daftedforced to
fight and right they being accepted with the priv
ege of saying how they desire to lay down their lives
for their country The National Guard Calvary Infantry
Signal Service Aerial Corps Navy whatsoever branch Of
the service they issue theirs by voton and choice
Because of the fact that all history when sed for
the facts full of the world know that
this draft law made for black fok- made for
somebody else The fact that all ef the black military units
such the Ninth and Tenth Calvarv and
Twenty fifth Infantry recruiting strength and
five days after the recruiting Offices opened for
black the fact that the Fifteenth New York
gro) Regiment is recruited strength in
practice in the Ca1ssl Mountains; the fact the
Eighth Illinois Negro) Regiment saso recruited war
strength and stand ready dash 'front.' the fact that
thousands OF Negro boys have beea from
cruiting stations the bare your units
have been filled proof conclusive that the draft seectve
conscripton was not necessary for black folk.
Washington dispatch says the government plans to|
draft blacks of the 6st 100000 to be modified
under seec've conscrption there Immediately arises
this question: WHY draft who would volunteer? Why
place black in the position Of coward must be
forced fight There here in the nation
crisis that outrages all of Justice The
thru of southern prejudice drafting volunteers
Surely the government stands today in peculiar posit
he position that closes the door military
positive loyalty and who skuk in the
of suspicion.
For instance Ferdinand Caudius who attempted to en-
the from enforcing the conscripton act in
California by alleging that the in violation
thirteenth amendment OF the Cons tuition if
join the tomorrow and with gun his hands and
dagger Of in his heart corrupt military unit in
which he enters.
But what of Roscoe Conkng Simmons the black Man
from Kentucky whose loyal expressions stopped the machn
OF the House of Representatives the other day. while
while they we're read in the record?
Roscoe Conkng Simmons could enlist TODAY in the
army Navy branches Of this government The door
shut to him although he stands crying wan to FIGHT
without thought OF SELF creed politics. or color
have hut one country and aRthe flag that set us
free That same door standing open wide Ferdnan
Caudus and all of his pale consprators whom the
ernmen recently discovered in plot and oath to re
bel against the military authority of this government
The full war strength of the National Guard is 400 ooo
There in this volunteer for 100000 is shown in the
Congressional Record of April 100000 men are needed
vet to bring this branch military strength up to re-
qu'rements and remember that in this National Guard
there are from the State New York of ILL
nois Negro unsand they to war
which to show for whom the conscripton act
necessary.
With Russia apparently about decide to take care of
her individual business while this country is likely
to need the services Of all its loyal only one
way that may shock southern prejudice that nforma
ton and that will be when the sudden blood drenched
war elds OF Europe German machine guns begin to
the souls of American white men,
said in the OF the United States
declaration OF war might the death nineteen mill
ions OF American sons! Who say2
When that time comes there is going arise crv for
the breastworks of black laddes that always