The Denver star., 1917-12-15
United States
Army Hangs Is
Men---SOldiers and Heroes Die for Race
Paid Bloody Penalty With Lives
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Good bye. Bows, and without fear bravado etem
death. We in necks without and within
United States We be u WISE patient and
tcient in this hour of trial and experience thru which
race emerging from the grasR of the proud Christian
American fiery furnace of hate Justice equality and world
wide democracy We have passed and passing thru
plots mob violence and things calling and
rackne already and have yet retained our control
Even now let scinta of dsoyalty and treach-
cry be limited mpugned against the Negro but
rather let him be offered and heroes
the South which public Sundays and week
days burns Negroes and lose control Of
manly and racial instincts they attempt
lcorrect wrong commit grave Qaen die to
make men holy while die TO make free. Some
prefer death when liberty and equality and Justice denied
Some love their their we'll that they will
nG die in Texas for them instead of France God bless
and have soldier boys Not even the de
cency being shot, did boys destroy the Texas
Justice and democracv Bodies of the 3 hung
but their singing spirits were left untarnshed Mans
tremity Gods opportunity. Tomake world safe for de
mocracy ought include making South the Negro
especially the Negro soldier
You heard in Mississippi only recently how Second
Lieut. Sanders o K. &. mobbed in Vicksburg, Miss
with these words Take off that uniform, Ngger
uniform in Mississippi that white people have hon
or You have already heard how our woman was pulled
out into the by big buy red police
msreated abused and pleading for ordinary
modesty and decency to be permitted hide her body e
only covering then being her underwear and apron
'ceman-sodier who this woman struggling with the
asked about the trouble and and received smash
ed head and forced for his life and either
shot shot and later arrested and lodged in jail The
Soldiers hearing of their comrades thinking
the terrible haras daily insults under the
circumstances which the United States Army officials and
the government unable stop. limit dscour
age--thnes which real and soldiers took
against of troubles and while under the hypnotic
and mistaken idea of rghting wrongs by force took
their and killed people These misguided
wrong and when time the boodest penalty
be paid with erected heads straight and proud they
their souls into before Just God before whom
some OF these officials policemen ynchers and citizens
OF world wide democracy will have stand in judgement
Sang and with soldier like bearing firm with show
of bravado fear malice toward and charity for those
who condemned these and heroes died for their
womanhood and manhood protesting with shot and shell and
paying like John Brown with their lives Toght for ibert
equality and democracy of Negroes in Texas and then die
Just the them light for that liberty
equality and democracy of the AnRloSaXon in France
Belgium They knew thought and believed America need
ed what she abroad fight for rRh, Texas and
they willingly mantuly and song their paid
only Stcnewas do prison mak iron bars
cage. Minds innocent quiet take that for hermitage
Negroes OF America overlooked msgudngs and
mistakes and like John Brown only which
moved you. Young Neg American knows 80 know
that innocent Neuro-s have shed their blood under
present democratic administrator Of justice and democracy