Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1917-10-27
PERCENTAGE OF PATRIOTS

people Of the United States are true Ameri-
cans at heart. Assuming total population
of about 1OOOOO,OOO and a cOlOred pOpu-
lation of about 100000 (there are slight
ly more Of each), what does this signify?
The 100000 colored people are practi-
cally all Americans at heart-real Ameri-
cans. The rest Of the population, 9OOOO,OOO,
is composed of whites and various non
descript peoples. Among these the so per
cent, or 100000, Of un-Americans at
heart must therefore be found That is to
say, we have about SIS per cent of whites
and nondescritps who are not true patriots.
Analysis: Ii Mr.. Nease's estimate is cor
rect, the percentage of true Americans
among all the groups in our country are as
follows:
Colored, 100 per cent; whites and non
descripts, As per cent.
That is to say, about IS per cent of the
whites and nondescripts are not thorough
patriots.
In ordinary times this startling state
ment of facts would not demand serious at
tention; but when it is remembered that
we are now engaged in a great war, the
outcome Of which must be momentous to
the country for good or bad, and that most
OF the public places Of trust are filled with
these whites and nondescripts, it is
serious matter
This 55 per cent Of doubtful patriots con-
stitute probably over half Of our army and
navy, Of our civilian officials, of our cleri-
cal force in the Government departments
Many of them take no pains to disguise
their wish that Germany shall win in the
war.
VI the thousands Of new clerks, messen-
gers and laborers appointed in the civil
service since the war began, how many are
colored?
The systematic policy is to exclude them
The cards are stacked and cut that way;
it is the unwritten law The petty officials
who make the appointments in the depart
ments, aided by the photograph system insti-
tuted in very recent years, put race preju-
dice above patriotism.
If the Government wants dependable pat
riots in places Of public trust, if it wants
the best for the Army, Navy, Marine Corps
and Coast Guard men guaranteed to fight
and not betray valuable secrets, let it con-
slider the qualifications Of that group of the
population that is 100 per cent American
all wool and a yard wide.'
Why should this group not be trusted
and preferred in these trying times to the
group less than half Of whom are believed
to be trustworthy?
Tut none put Americans on guard. -
Washington Bee.
A copy Of Cayton's Weekly perchance
fell into the hands Of one Of the leading
white citizens Of Washington City and he
read our article on the Negro Will Go
South, meaning to Central and South
American countries, and he writes at length
and is Of the opinion that, Liberia will be
their objective point and millions Of them
will cross the briny deep and found
grand African republic with Liberia as it's
neucleus We do not even partially agree
with the idea The Negro nor the Jew
will hardly return to what is known as his
father land, and most assuredly not the
Negro. The American Negro is going to be
marged into the nations of North and South
America and in our opinion within the next
one hundred years his identity will almost
be a thing of the past
The report Of the throwing into the fire
of cOlOred child bv the labor union fiends