The Denver star., 1917-09-08
OUR PRESIDENT
SUFFER, YET We STAY AND SUPPORT

We appreciate in these trying days when
almost dctatoral powers, necessity have been
conferred President Wilson that there element
in this who regards reasonable honest
preston Of criticism and honest expression of difference
Suffering has suffered at the hands of this
National Administration the full penalty for
the color of skin bv the Southern olgarchy President
Wilson ushered into Office and into COM
prehend that guilty of msdemeanor when dare
to voice rebeous against unjust treatment
when we dare plea against observation-disclosures
when dare warning against further violation of
the Constitution by denying that which it explicitly
nfers-EQUAL RIGHTS.
II daring object being crowded into the chasm
of ostrasismt daring against discrm
natons unjust and brutal find authorization the
Constitution its Amendments-if daring contend for
what right and ustor what fathers fought for and
for what the Constitution unequivocay usis
misdemeanor. then have committed, and
mitting, and proud that have the
courage to oppose injustice
Before first election. Mr.. President Wilson. you
solicited the support of the that if
elected wouid really be the presNes peoples
Your letter the late Bishop Alexander Walters. who,
hypnotzed by siren of sympathy supported
positive that if elected president the
would be treated other American citizens and NOT
conscripted and proscrpted people.
When you assumed office, Mr. President Wilson, you
made indecent haste in removing from office all Coored
men who had credabiy administered their Offices They
did object and neither did the because of
the OF politics. but absolutely refused appoint
other Colored in their places To this the did
object and this refusal of Mr. President abso
luely contrary letter the late Bishop Walters
When you became our chief executive followed
hasty dismissal of efficient Coored office holders with
segregation of the various
bureaus Although the had abored side by side in
the various Offices with white and pleasantly
and without the least show of friction the bourbon Demo
Gratis from the South whom installed in office and with
out prohibition on your part. segregated the
All that the had achieved in fifty of arduous
struggle became the instrument which lost them
short year. all these achievements Your splendid let
and speeches written made from time time gave
hope and foreigners far the but
could you hnd time to utter sentence of con
demnation of the ynchng burning mobbng and denial of
suffrage, race has been forced to suffer.
Never did Russian effectively ignore the
pleas Of the Russian poetarat than have the
pleas of twelve million Colored people, natives this
country.
The Russian Cossacks rode down and murdered with
herdish delight the deeoseless Jews Kshnev while the
world stood aehast with horror but their Gar
reproach, and assured no punishment.
The Red Necks the der raved of America S civilization
East St. Louis with torch in hand and gun the
other charged the Coored district of that Sodom and Go
morrah, and did withdraw until smouldering embers
told that all Coored homes Destroyed until hteess
forms. half chared in the burning wrecked homes
told that half hundred Colored and children
had fallen victims to the mobs fury. The world stood
sghast with horror but President word of
reproach, and assured no punishment
Your draft MIR PRESIDENT will available
nearly million Colored for the trenches in
Europe, but it makes available MOI SINGLE MAN TO
PROTECT OUR RACE right here in America where c the
democracy helped to create OUGHT 10 BE for
humanity