The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-07-28
SECRETARY BAKER
ISSUES STATEMENT ON
NEGRO OFFICERS
Colonel Young Restored to Active
Duty-Services Needed BY War De-
partment-War Secretary Praises
CoIored Officers Training Camp.
Especial to The Starr

Especial to The Starr
Washington, D. c., July 17.-In re-
Spouse to q letter from Dean Kelly
Miller, of Howard University, Secre-
tary Baker issued statement, July 7,
to the effect that Col. Young has been
restored to active duty. Dean Miller's
letter to the secretary transmitted the
complaint of Attorney Charles s. OAR
don, of Los Angeles, which represented
the possibility Of injustice being done
Col. Young at the present time. The
correspondence follows:
My Dear Prof. Miller:
Howard / desire to extend my congratu-
lations on their success in procuring
the training camp for Negro officers
cumstances and conditions existing in
our country today, it certainly was
great victory Of the students of Howard
for our race. Since they have done so
well in that matter, l am inclined to
invoke their aid in an effort originating
with me, for a greater victory along
the same lines.
You perhaps have already heard that
Captain Davis, of the Ninth Cavalry,
has been sent to the Philippines with
his cavalry in spite. of his request for
permission to remain and render ser
vice with the colored soldiers in France.
You perhaps also know that Lieut.. Col.
Young has been ordered to- Presidio,
ton and treatment, in spite Of the fact
that Col: Young is, according to my in
af his enjoying ey ber the to best
a disposition on the part, of the admin
istration to either isolate our regular
commissioned army officers, or put them
trary to the time honored custom and
precedent Of the War Department, to
order commissioned officers into the
to Come out OF that hospital, except on
men well informed on the subject, in
retired dG by The government for the M pure Pe
pose of preventing his further advance
ment in the army, and his actual par
You pemember p thas the wa only three
commissioned officers in the regular
army, aside from the army chaplain,
are Col YGung Gnpt Davis nov Yer en-
Green, stationed at Liberia, all of whom
ought to be considered in the organiza-
ton of the separate division of the
10000 colored troops now being organ
Of these t ocers " WIZ PPei in amy way be-
connected or associated with that divi-
ly an act on our part to sit idly by
and submit, without protest, to the re-
tirement or Young, as 1T will be on the
part of the War Department, through
it's Army hospital, which it brings
senator protested vigorously against
the departments order of Davis to the
Philippines, but, of course, without
avail Isn't there some method which
can be pursued in behalf of our col
ored commissioned officers which would
not embarrass them on the records of
the War Department?
In transmitting this letter, Prof.
Miller said:
The Secretary of War, Washington,
d. G.
My Dear Sir: I beg leave to submit
the enclosed complaint against the War
Department. l am indisposed to believe
that any departmsnt Of the government
stumbling block in the way Of the pa
triotism of the humble American citi-
zen. I beg to hope that the War De-
partment, through an authorized state
ment will set at rest all such sus-
picions as are contained in the enclosed
communication.
July 5, 1917.
KELLY MILLER