The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-08-18
LIBERATION OF ALL PEOPLES.

(From Boston (Mass) Journal-Leadng Daily Paper.)
Over ago. anniversary dedicated to
ness occurred the blacklist the history the republic
We venture after the lapse Of nearly
~ far greater than anyone dreams 0 The
episode repeat itself ote the riots at Chester Penn
In East St Louis desuto nquests held No
ser a n shd the guilty has been made
members of which actively passivey engaged the
slaughter has uttered no word.
From tentative reports which know reliable and will
be published due of time following excerpts
probably nearly 200 The include
covered More than 300 colored been burned
whole blocks where nothing left and is impossible to-
estimate o exactly a the number who persisted the flames
womans house in which she worked. Her shot
away policeman and soldier she said did the shooting.
Ra was asked if the mob had done and replied: No,
reporters said ft tha he
knew exactly how people felt who had atrocities abroad
although, he added mot Belgium probably any,
Of colored homes burned and the mobs stood outside
ana s hs and stoned those who tried to The
MOB seized coored woman baby and threw it into the
lire The woman was then shot and thrown n.'
DO not expect all our readers to believe these details Their
strains hardened crduity but these
other facts will be fully attested by Investigations
The question swha going to do about are en-
gagged IN great war Ito make the world safe for democracy
pies We Of The Journal believe this this war
abolish military autocracy world safeat least
from the greatest visible external the rights self
government of smaller nations and weaker peoples TO
the country dedcang its young treasure But what
about the problem home? Are people in this
country from CHOICE compuso
from the fine phrases and lofty nations
head? '
1t oversatemen that Louis massacre is
the brbary of the Nothing European holocaust
exceeds indeed EQUALS this unparalleled butchery Language
falls adequately to categore It has infinitely less justification
than the shooting hostages France than
the Pogroms OF old Russia than the Turk slaughter Amenian
In all THESE either ancient religious hate the admittedly
status OF the perpetrators exenuate if
the crimes And this foreign problem
emnenty applicable words Of the Presidents MESSAGE 1.-The
wrongs against which we ourselves
wrongs; they cut to the very of human life'
Who is to blame?
The fault easily appooned certain sense it rests
npon all OF us much upon peacefully ac
sce as those who openly the and the in
Justices which have created situation freedom and
which treatment of the
OF civilization Our handling problem represents
tne nad the world over the application the
Christianity humanity decency repeat the guilt
rests with all OF the Pesden United on the
officials of the South employers of the whole
country VINO refuse qualified worthy blacks
cause OF ther COLOR labor workers
earning his bread at their side because dusky skim
Common justice and demand earnest effort at
setting this problem And face this
ZION honestly and obery than at entire nation in
udng us coored czenry offering its to make the
world safe for democracy? ~ " '0 ''0