The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-07-13

Will the Government Punish Those East St.
Louis Murderers? ---Euforce the Law and
Save the Honor Of Our Couutry's Great
ness--The Black Man Anxiously Await
ing to See--A Damnable Disgrace.
LIVERY American black man today is eagerly watch.
- ing 70 see and listening to hear what the Federal
Government Is going to do about that damn
ABLE outrage against Christian that backen-
ed insult to the country being govern
men OF the people, for the people and people, The
East St. Lous riot the malicious rob- inhuman brutal
V mercaessy practiced helpless race
oy wnise men ooastng of their superiority intelligence
possessions and authority in open
day light is not only acts of criminay
oarbsriy and down right only could have
oeen conceived in the minds of the deprave
and prejudced earth The Thousands of Me-
Rroe today who Offering their country in
the trying hour OF their countrys go
70 france and Belgium to fight bleed, in
trenches and the away home and loved
ones can't help from having his he hears
oil such NAL treatment of his people on soil
and under flag that promises rights before the law
ana even handed Justice In its courts He compelled
wonder he should death in the trenches
"netner when he returns home he will log
DIN reouced to ashes and hear that bowling boodhrsy
mob has murdered loved ones or driven them into the
unknown. While willingly AID periodically bearing his
share of the battle he can't help from wondering what new
laws for bis humiliation and degradation being enacted
1t home Yes. while lying mangled wounded bleeding and
dying the battleheds Europe for his loved Amerc
he Is forced to wonder il his death open little wider to
the door OF hope and opportunity broth
er AZ nome Is it true that hundreds American
citizens whose loyalty has no equal in
other and millions of dollars worth of propertv
have got to be destroyed they work to make
decent and respectable living for their families? they
become the tools of few prejudced ho without
law and order seek destnes and control the
labor industry Of the wordr This government is saying
even now IN the part she taking in the European conflict
that sne Is powerful enough protect life great
oceans will she and prove to protect life and
property At homer What federal investigation is needed
more than to arrest try severely those
MONDAY criminals in East St Louis the dignity
OF hesh TRADE and brutal outraoe
against American citizens? American white people, we AID
peal TO you in all sincerity that while sacrificing millions OF
men, black men well white billions of dollars
That the world be safe for Democracy over
look the making Of America Negro These things
yea these sadden and deplosbe conditions weigh heavily
upon the American black heart And when the big
broad and generous hearten white women OF this
country begin really loyalty and
OF the black in the face under which he
has lived and is now living they would honor of
their might and make conditions better by rghng at
OF these fragrant wrongs appear TO be revolving 10
the very life Of this twentieth century civilization To
permit such lswIessness overshaddow law and men be
turned loose though they had done nothing the sures
sign that there Is something wrong in Denmak"
Free that class of and right he will enslsve
Tell innocent and swsbdng citizens that your Laws
are poweress 10 protect them against midnight
and malicious assassins and they will become parties
what are now called mobs Obedience TO law ex-
expected wrongs and doors punished according
10 law . BY the public.
The proud boast Of Americas greatnes. has been die.
graced and outraged By that East Louis mob The do
cent and self respecting white underst.nd don
countsna such awIessness Then will the
measure sdequste psnishment guilty to in me..u,s
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