The Denver star., 1917-03-24
A NEGRO'S STING
ING REBUKE.
Henry Watterson, FamouS Southern Editor OF
"The Louisville Courier Journal" Lauds
COL Roscoe Conkling Simmons for
Racial Stand in Present Crisis

Racial Stand in Present Crisis
Louisville, Ky-eFrom The Courier Journal. with
all his genius culture Conkn Simmons is Ne
His college degrees and personal refinement cannot
change his blood color make his bit less member
of regarded socially economically and mentally in
erior to the white
That Louisville is proud of him citizen; that the
Negro people of the country look him for leadership
much they did to his lustrious uncle Booker T. Wash
ngton: that of prominence in the nation accord him
fellowship and place in high councils does change his
For these very his spoken the other day
before gathering of his should spread abush of
shame the Caucasian skins of who conspicuous
in the Of the nation just When of superior
learning and Wanted intusted with
the solemn duty of serving and protecting their country
destiny join with foreign heap contume
upon the nations head and tie his hands stretched
the lives and rights of Am cans when snivelng
white pacists join with all the traitor-slaker invite
national disgrace and ruin we'll may tember of "in
terror sace-boast:--
I'VE have record defend but treason thank God
to atone or explain While in chains fought free
white men from Lexington Carrizal-and again
to chains No Negro has ever insuted the flag. No
Negro struck down President of these United States
No Negro ever sold military map secret foreign
Government No Negro under fire or lost op
portunity to fight, bleed and die in the repub
lies Accuse of what will justly and wrong
y-no man can point to single instance OF disloyalt
We have but one country and one flag the flag that set
us tree Its language our only tongue and hyphen
bridges qualities loyalty Today the nation faces
danger from foreign foe stalks skuks up
down land dark councils intrigue being hatched
am Republican. but "a Wilson Republican. Woodrow
Wilson is my leader. What he commands dc
shall do. Where he commands 10 go shall CO. III
he calls to the coors shall ask whether my Colonel
is black white. shall be there pick ex
cept the white of the enemys Grievances have
ganst this people. against this Government Injustice to
there Isl bad laws there the books, but
in this hour of peril forget-and must forget-all|
thoughts of self creed or politics color
HART his hIA j;cf;0p
little tribute the talent erud
ton OF its author and of what from 9th
OF his race when given his opportunities AS rebuke
the traitors and Americans worthy Of the de
the widest reading while such white as La Fol-
lette. Stone, OGorman Vardaman Works Bryan all
their lk instead perhaps of being tarred eatheed
black should be forced read these words of black
No one could make greater mistake than to think
that the Army wants colored Join this The
Army officials want the camp fail They refuse to
time place un1 hundred apply they
that this the hardest recruiting the camp They
have made the offer merely order that they might able
say that they coored people fair chance and the
people refused to take advantage of the opportunity
The last thing the Army help
come commissioned officers.
2. This project is intended to FIGHT segregation and
not to encourage it, there enough men fit to
ocers would not be necessary could fight tor wide
open army with that material But there enough
men, The New York Negro Regiment did have
nouRh colored men to fill the commissions When war
comes, We do not wish to be in the position. We II
want to be able to say: Here coored men m be of
GERS, and you have got commission them. 4
s. Those who think that large number of officers