The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-11-23


the U. S. Army which includes the
litter section, pack train, gas mask
and ambulance. Just a few weeks
ago record march was set by the
Medical section and Officers under the
efficient command of Major II. C.
Maddox, U. S. A. Medical Corps from
FIT. Des Moines to the State Fair
grounds a distance of nine miles was
covered in two hours and fifty min
utes without single man falling
out of ranks, many of whom had en-
tered the camp only a week previous
to the march, during the three days
stay at the fair grounds going
through practicable demonstrations
of various war maneuyers, the con-
duct of the men was excellent not a
single arrest was made, and as for
the Officers they were conspicuous
for their excellent conduct having
been complimentedp publicly more than
once by regular Army officers. The
Medical Corps men have earned their
shoulder straps and bars, they are
capable to a degree and a majority of
whom represent 100 per cent eff
cheney.
There was never an effect without
a cause hence the great success of
this camp is attributed to the efficient
stan of instructors. We have in Col.
E. c. Bingham the Commander in
charge one Of the most capable sin
cerely conspicuous and deliberate
Commanders that can be found, a
man Of great executive ability and
schooled in experience. Major H. C.
Maddox second to none possesses the
biggest and whittest heart of any
man in America, extremely capable,
stern disciplinarian, a man who
has engraved his name upon the
inner walls of each mans heart. In
Major T. V. Keene We have a man
of poise, quiet power wise coun-
sellor, an excellent Instructor with
paternal kindness. There are a
number of other instructors who are
gentlemen and scholars all of whom
we have the uttermost respect but
the memory of Col. c. c. Bingham,
Majors Maddox and Keen we shall
forever cherish.
Permit me to say if you please, this
Medical personnel have not only
given their lives but their money,
having subscribed more than sixty
five thousand dollars to the Liberty
Loan. We possess that Spartan spir-
it we are now ready to shake tho
cold iron hand of fate. match beers
with destiny, take our lives in our
hands and sail the brany seas, whose
bottom may be styled as the worlds
greatest cemetery. having been paved
with human corpse as a result of the
destructive German "U' however it
is our determination to reach some
foreign port and there upon the
great altar of Allied Nations we shall
sacrifice every drop of venous and
arterial blood in every surge OF
strength or colory of energy that our
bodies possess for the sake OF suffer-
ing humanity. We are longing for a
sniff of England, the sight of France
and punch at Germany. There is
nothing that will please us more than
the sight of Old Glory upon the firing
line. OF these ten millions of colored
Americans whose records are opened
for inspection there cannot be found
a clacker's hat or a traitors spirit,
but 100 per cent loyalty. We are
shouting in one great voice through
the megaphone of patriotism the
words of Stephen Decatur, Our
Country in her intercourse with for
eign nations may she always be right
but our country right or wrong"
In our eagerness to support our
Hon. President we have cast aside all
racial differences and looking through
the binding, burning crystals of our
own bitter tears, we are praying to
Almighty God for an increase of
strength to hit harder for this great
common cause-Democracy And
trusting that our reward will be
something more than the bitter
caustic ashes of burning crumbling
tomb. All things be equal the Negro
may be justly classed as Americas
most patriotic citizen.
We are proud of our Col. Young
one of the greatest men that ever
stepped into uniform of the U. S
Army, we are extremely grieyed thai
it is not possible for him to bt
among us now in this hour Of need
We are extremely grateful to thi
administration for its recognition o
Hon. Emmett j. Scott as advisory tt
the great Secretary of War; a man o
100 per cent efficiency schooled in eX
perience and diplomacy and one il
whom the entire race has the utmos
confidence. These two men repre-
sent an untopped source to race o
crystallized efficiency.
Permit me to give you an insigh
to my personal opinion. If ther
, should remain one individual Il
, America regardless Of race identity
who does not become immune to tina
insiduous infectious and contagieu
disease produced by that virulen
streptoccaus of prejudice for the in
| tensive heat radiating from thi
huge melting pot of this great world
war is quite sufficient to steriliZe tn
vascular system of mankind tn
= world over. But if such man coul
be identified / would not suggest
= courtmartial, but such a man Is
traitor and should be shot. l woul
| take his remains and ask the grea
g physician of Time to pronounce hill
l dead. would request the famous n
= D. of Fate to sign his death certif
8 cate, let his corpse to the solicitin
: undertaken of Providence, rap hi
snugly in the heavy black shroud
n hatred, encase his bony icy hands
e the white silk gloves Of deception
t pull upon his cold bloodless feet tt
= black half hoses of destruction, pla'
i this dead infective body in the e,
t pensive casket of wounded injustic
i transfer him to the universal Gem
= terry of forgetfulness in the scarf
auto hearse of henious sins propell'
l. by the chugging motor of lacerat'
e injury, followed by the pail bearers
e public opinion and public sentimer
l. l would bury this parcel Of pollut
y clay deeply in the bottomless pit