The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-04-13
THE STORY OF COlORED
AMERICAN REVOLT
THROUGH GERMANY'S
ihS1|GATION
(BJston Guardian. }

Out OF the we'll known oppression OF
the Color-d people of tie South by the
~hits-, and the state governments. dom
mated ~ they are entirely by tl.-'~ hit~s.
hn- come SENSATIONAL report, given wide
pu.'licity ma tile daily press Of the United
states. that Germans. acting as agent. of
IA German Imperial Government, have
undertaken and ARE working ont --heme
10 induce Colonel men Ia rise ma revolt
against the government oi the Unit
states and the whites.
IL II significant that, aside from the a
l"ged Use of money, the chief inducement
| offered 10y these alleged German agents L.
| Am equal status with whites If Germany
whips tins country, absolute race equal
~. IL Is equally significant that the ~
port alles,e that the whites Of North Ca. :
DINA arr preparing to revive the coward
y and murderOu- ku klux Khan of ~
con-truction days 10y Nay Of defense. The
features @: the story reveal and expo-e
ti'e denial oi equal public status t. Col
"red Americans ma the Sou.h. and slso
| The murderous spsri. that still lives in tn.
hearts and minds of wlite :, utherners
toward the Colored people
The first question which arises Is whetb-
r the report Is true. or has any iounds.
ION OF act We are unable to say wheth
er agents OF Germany have sought TO stir
~ Colored Americans against the Unit
II states. Perhaps they have ~ a prep
ration Tor expected war 10y this countr
against Germany. Ii they nave sought
nt colord men IL but shows how motor
rus the world over 10 the injustice perps :
trated upon COlored Americans. never
'eiore accused OF disloyalty To this coun.
Try.
We io not believe that Colored mer
generally Oh Ia any spprecisble number
whatever, have been Influenced To- clecid,
% take up arms here against this govern
n~nt. The story carries evidenoe Of be
ng fake. In one place the claim i
made that this plot has been the cause O
he exodus 10 the North, when the figh
would be made IN the South. In anothe
'iace the assertion is made that '-privat
~h"nls Tor Colored. controlled and ii
nance'i through German sources. mr.
iotte'i throughout the south and ar
n"t-te,is OF revolt. There are no sucl
schools.
convincing reason for believing ia
Whole story 10 Ice false L. tie far -fetche,
Jolly OF hoping for -uccess in such an I'm
iertaklhg. COlored people are not give
u topian schemes, such as German
coming over u America and conquerin
the United States, and tie Colored pee
pie being gwen the state OF Texas a.
"Slack republic" Germany canhot "
ACROSS the English Channel, the Adriati
>ea or the. Mediterranean Sea. much les
ACROSS the Atlantic Ocean. IL is con
trary To the mental and physical make
up OF COlored Americans To seriously un
dertake that which is beyond hope @
accomplishment.
The Colored people of this country ar
IN revolt against the treztm ent they re
oeive IN the land Of their birth, they ar
ma revolt against jim Crowism, disfran
chisement and lynching. They especial
recent the continuance and the extension
Of the color line IN the public and semi
public life Of this, their own country
They are especially in revolt against colo
segregation carried by southern States Z
their right Of dOmicle beside other Amer
leans and by the Federal government
i,seli TO the right TO work alongside O
othe- citizens, many of them foreign
born, and 10 Use the government build
ing lavatories and other convenience
provided for government employees
They resent the fact that out of ali then
10 millions Of population there il not on
IN the navy and army xovernme n
schools at Annapolis and at West Point
they object u the establishment now O
a segregated training camp instead Of
restoration Of their right u militar,
training side by side with other Amer
cans.
DESPITE these and many more discrim
nations and expressions, there Is NJ
thought IN the mind- of the Colored
Americans o. be- disloysl, IN Join the en-
emy. Bu. Colored Americans are human
and heing human they could not honestl,
- eager To risk their lives IN defense Of
their country a. long A. il treats them sc
badly. and treats everybody else we'll.
refuses D. protect Colored Americans IL
property, life, family, suffrage and ell
righ'-, and protects every other rsce va
fiefy ~ Americans IN all these respects.
COl0rei Americans stand nov calling
upon this government and the rest Of
their fellow citizens 10 remove the-e in
justices and outrsge- n. the presence Of
var. war Of aggression and make thu
stars AMI -tripes' stand for freedom
protection. equal opportunities and equsI
right for them a. 10 j. for all oil or
Americans IL j. the move, not Of Col
ored Americon-. iut Of the government
and Of preJudiced white Americans.
The story -ent out but makes Colored