The Denver star., 1917-12-01
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SHOULD KANSAS CITY, KANSAS Be INVESTIGATED

SHOULD KANSAS CITY, KANSAS Be INVESTIGATED
Pray, o. when Good Americans, Lawabiding citizens
will such nustlces perpetraed upon by of
kind cease How long will that madness and prejudice
such shown Kansas City Kas still mock tantaze and
harass there be end this unbrded
dacity of these simple beings like but who
unlike staggering about doing their black deeds of
disgrace and desperation nightly thru threats intimidation
and other foul means? Cannot and why has the union
all good citizens the only real progressive force in the
community been influenced that these the
Coored resident Kansas City could live peace
unmolested2 How much Kansas Citys Mayor her chief
police bestrred themseves2 Is Kansas City be the
next East St Louis Of the West while offer for
God help barbarous Gern,ans"? Under Editor
ia' caption of the Kansas City Sandard-And they said
Move. shall let them tell the story.
While European manhood 10 splinters and the
earth is laid bare and by American
manhood enters the conflict others train of
fer their lives in the conAa in the of
dom of humanity united Great Btan is fighting the
German united France battles with the France
battles with the Grim Peril and united Italy struggles
with the foe. Can say united America inerminge
their lives in the cause1
Black forget past blind to present abuses and
crimes against wives sisters and daughters forget
self and into this with smile that peculiar the
race-they will die for Europe white Amerca-and the
Amer rcan NeRro-we don't know about that that's
other subject altogetherl
As we to go press. woman is being
abused: needs proecon What will manhood dol
law has been appealed but the law busy with other
matters. and the woman is Negro!
Mrs E. E. Pearson. trim and attractive. intelligent and
has opened business house 1895 N 5th
street. The line is real and employment. She
has spent $500 furnishings and improvements
to make her place appeal those who wish do business
in this line Mrs. Pearson similar business in
Kansas City, Mo. She employs young assist
ants. Her business is conducted up quarters,
her business transactions ethical The of the
property finds fault with his her business This
business property and the has refused dcrim
against class because that
"a Colored person.
This branch her business has been operation little
more than one month. For weeks before the
telephone installed the windows unleered and
made and the windows polished o-caed representative
of an organization that is made of l. W. w Ger
mans somebody other than Americans called
the propreress OF the business He we'll dressed
and intelligent He said that he represented 500 anti Neg
OF that section when he knew he eng
cause there living in that section and
we also know residents there who would raise
finger against Colored people and have heard parties
(whe) express themselves freely of what fine neghbos the
Coored people made This said his organization
has ordered she of that property and that
section add she did her place would be dynamt
ed He referred her exeelency appointed quarters and
what pity would be for her to have Since then
other methods have been resored fghten Mrs Pear
son from this have passed the windows
and brntishy shook their fists the in the office.
with accompany threats This American
civilization and the kind of liberty Americans boast of
as We 60 to fight for freedom of the world Al
though loyal Negroes the buRes call and
aeft million sighting al twelth of the
psopls festle await the command do service for