Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-29
MAKES APPEAL
To JUSTICE
COPY on LETTER TO SENATOR
IL. @. LODGE ON TEXAS
OUTRAGE.


OUTRAGE.
(By Rev. u. G. Branch.)
Galveston, Texas, Aug. z, 1917.
Senator II. c. Lodge,
Washington, d. G.
Dear Sir,-Some months ago T sent
you great desl of papers consisting
OF circular letters and letters bearing
OIL the Texas outrage case and you will
remember that | requested you to re
turn those papers several weeks ago.
railing to hear from you l didn't
know whetherit was because YOU we're
SO very busy or whether my papers
had been lost by you-at any rate. I
would be very glad to get report
from you relative to these papers.
l note that You and quite a number
or the Senators and congressman dc.
clded to take no further steps In this
matter after Secretary Baker told
you and others that the report was
not true which was indeed erroneous.
We may vet thrash this case out In
the court. Since the most peaceable
acts we took under consideration can
not get hearing, due to that fact
because Mr.. Baker, said 1t was not trina
and he, himself, at the time of this
outrage was committed by United
states Soldiers and Army Officials,
was no doubt in some backward town
IN the state of Ohio and hence knows
nothing about 1t. He also said SONS.
thing which his record does not show
ana he cannot produce any record to
verify what he has said. Hon T.. M.
GarrNson was Secretary OF war at
tnaeN time. He had a thorough inyes-
tig al made Of 1t and was fortu.
nate enough to- see DR.. Dogan's COW
which condemned Gen. Bell and all
sotasrs implicated I'm this great out.
~ psr petrafe ed upon only snfseihbers
Of my IRA CO s1his emo uatrat
You'd a. reas onable doubt hat SitF III n
tlxed purpdsei'to not give the Negro
any Justice. And where there Is an
investigation that throws light upon
an must act done upon my race there
facts. "o 'no
I am inclosing you under this GOV.
er little book An Appeal To Justice
tor your information. This book Is n
lore-runner to another large book
when VIII come out soon bearing th1
same tltlc, If for any reason that limi
.aIion demure our case, I propose to
puoflsn the facts to the world, to
prove that those in authority are not
q qe or giving the Negro Justice.
H. t"e secretary Of War still claims
.na' .nls charge Is not true. he would
te no 1ustlce to- the army officials
=, ne lails TO bring me to Justice for
H,la.nllng this to be fact and in
terminating Incl high army official
mno STANDS In his opinion without
SDOt Or b1ap,ic| To a. 'S
true he would be dis-loyal not 70 hrinr
me to Justice.
do not mean to ATTEMPT to have mo
mobbed like the post-moster NJ Tora s
City, and the Army Officials there
tried to do, but I mean give me q fofr
trial before the Courts.
contend In as much as tho ITnitod
States soldiers and Texas CITY nolice
men Forced the whole Negro non,Ia.
ton of Texas City to yacate their
homes and leave their homes unnro.
tected, and be robbed at might while
they were up town in prison under
army guns, that General Bell, or the
United States government Is resr,on-
slDie. AT the time this occurred. Gen
BEL and all soldiers were on the nav
roll or the United States government
10 1orce me and my race to lose all
oI our property i'm this manner, and
leauclng many to poverty without n
fe-aress 1t Is almost equal to robbery.
am writing You at length be.
cause l want you to have the facts in
tnls case, and If you care enough about
the case, you can very easy ascertain
whether or not these are facts. I have
read the Constitution of the United
states. L have read the Federal Re-
porter and the Supreme Reporter OF
the united States and sec from thess
various documents that there is not
one sentence denying the Negro Jus.
tlce on account of his color.
wish to advise you that was rails
ed In the South and I contend that
General Bell had no. more right to
make slave of me than of the Presi-
dent of these United States, If there
Is any virtue In our Constitution. T
further contend that he had no more
right to enslave our women than he
had to enslave some white Million
aires daughter, with these facts be
fore you for your consideration, +
beg to remain,
Yours respectfully,
T.. G. BRANCH.
Address: P. o. Box 48.
We have put the facts up to the
Senator-and we here request every
loyal Afro American In tho United
States to write Congress to give us a
hearing. This request includes drafted
young men OF our race, 1t includes sol
dters Of our race
We are due this consideration.
because we lost our property while
wa 1uara daprjvnd re our poreooo1 II1,or