Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-29
MAKES APPEAL.
TO JUSTICE
COPY OF LETTER TO SENATOR
ii. &. LODGE ON TENAS
OUTRAGE.
(By Rev. T.. G. Branch.)

Senator II. c. Lodge,
Washington. ID. &.
Dear Sir,-Somc months ago | sent
YOU Il great dc4 of papers consisting
Of circular letters and letters hearing
on the Texas outrage case and YOU will
remember that | requested YOU TO re
turn those papers several weeks ago.
Failing to hear from YOU | didn't
know whCth1rEt was because Won were
SO worry busy cr whether my papers
had been lost by you--at any rate. |
would be very glad To gct a rcport
from YOU relative To these papers.
note that y"u and quite number
OF the Senators and Congrcssmcn dc.
cldcd to take no further steps in this
matter after Secretary Baker told
YOU and others that the report was
not true which WAS indeed erroneous.
We may yet thrash this case out in
the court. Since the most peaccable
acts we took under consideration can
not get Il hearing, due to that fact
because Mr. Baker said it was not true
ana he, himself, at the time Of this
outrage was committed by United
states Soldiers and Army Officials,
was no doubt in some backward town
III tne state OF Ohio and hence knows
holhlhE about 1t. He also said some
thlng which his record does not show
ana ne cannot produce any record to
verify what he has said. Hon T.. NJ
Garrison was Secretary of war ot
that time. He had thorough inyos-
tigation made OF it and was rortu.
nate enough to see DR. Dogan's copy
which condemned Gen. Bel and nj,
"f<ttrs implicated in this great out
age. nprnaf n n,
OF my race. This demonstrates he
yond n reasonable doubt that it is n
iiNed purpose to not give the Negro
any justice. And where there l. an
investigation that throws light unon
an Unjust act done upon my race thcro
Is. always disposition to hide tbo
facts. ''''
l am inrloSing You under this cov.
Cr lttle book An Appeal TO Justi,c
lof your information. This book is a
'oic'rnhner to another large book
"hlfh VIII come out soon bearing tho
same lltlc, II for any reason that lini
'atioh demurH our case, I proposc to
PupfiSh the facts to the world 70
prove 'hat those in authority are not
ueS',"uS oil giving the Negro Justice
~ the secretary Of War still claims
'"a' lhlS charge is not true, he would
10. no JuStlrc to- the army officials
nc laliS TO bring ME to Justice for
ti'iillhS THIS TO he a fact and in
ihcrimlnating high army official
VINO stands in his opinion without
spot or blemish. If the report Is nm
true he would he dBs-loyal not 10 hrinr
me to Justice 3
a" not mean to attempt to have mo
nobhed like the Post master at Toyas
tlly. and the Army Officials there
tried to do. but I mean give mo roir
trlal before the Courts.
contend In as much as tho Irn;tod
states soldiers and Texas CITY policc
men forced the whole Negro ponu,,-
ti"n OF Texas City TO vacato thnir
MONIES and leave Their homes unnro.
tcc'ed, and be robbed at night while
'heF were up town in prison under
army guns. that General Bell or tbo
united States government is rcsnon.
Slnie. AT the time this occurred, Con
bcl' and all soldiers were on tho nav
roll OF the United States government
10 1orce me and my race to lose all
or our property in this manner. and
reducins many to poverty without =
le,u'eS" II Is almost equal to robbery.
am writing you at length be-
tahSc want you to have the facts in
thls case, and if you care enough about
inc case, you can very easy ascertain
"hcthcr or not these are facts. I have
read the Constitution of the Jrnitod
states. | have read the Federal r.,
porter and the Supreme Reporter OF
! the United States and see from thcs,
! various documents that there is not
one sentence denying the Negro Jus
tlcc on account of his color.
wish to advise you that I was rails
ed in the South and I contend that
General Bell had 10 more right to
make slave Of me than Of the Pres;-
dent of these United States, if there
Is any virtue in our Constitution. T
further contend that he had no more
right to cnslavc our women than he
had to cnslayc some white Million
aires daughter. with these facts be
fore you for your consideration. 7
| beg to remain
Yours respectfully,
e. G. BRANCH.
| Address: p. O. Box As.
| We have put the facts ND TO the
Scnator--and we here request every
loyal Afro American in the United
States to write Congress TO give us a
hearing. This request includes drafted
young men OF our race 1t includes sol
dicrs of our race.
We are due this consideration
because we lost our property while
we were deprived Of orr personal libcr
ty by Y S. Officials which Is contrary
to the y. S. Constitution. Mrs. NJ.