The Denver star., 1917-09-01
NEGRO SOLDIERS
AND DEMOCRACY
j, HOUSTON AFFAIR ONE OF MAMY-kELLY MILLER QUOTED

'aDVUSlUH ATTAIN UNc Ut MANI k6llI MILLER QUUIIU
I'VE hold these truths be self evident-Tha all men
created equal that they endowed by their Creator
with certain unalenabe rights that these life
berty and the of happiness That these
rights, governments instituted among deriving their
Just powers from the consent of the governed
The hungry longing of the hnman for freedom. had
before found in such The down trod
den the vanqushed these had vaguely wondered
the OF their situation OF their condition
had very worlds history led outbreak and
violence and blood shed but generally the which had
waged by victims of oppression and tyranny. had
behalf of change of masters rather than to
abolish and do away with arrogant power.
But declaration. still more astounding is contained in
the lines which have repeated this that
from the of the governed
This thought than all the Others contains the OF
which mankind has since been struggling
II the world
The Negro feels he regarded constituent
part O American This is our fundamental
grievance of all Of the inflicted
helpless 1t is the fundamental creed OF dem
good enough govern other
pee and participation he English
good enough the rsh the Russians
the Fns the Germans the begians nor the beigan to
the people of the Congo without their consent
Men good enough women without their
the the black the red or the
people each espectvey good enough to gov
er without that others And just as long
the black of any race is excluded from
participation the OF the state and nation
just long will he be the victim OF cruelty and outrage on
the part Of his white fellow citizens who assume
lordship Preodc outbreaks OF lawessness
the natural outgrowth OF the disfavor and despite IN
held by public opinion he evil is SO wide
the hands of the national
who has recently declared
IN his message to the Pope which be
be based justice and fairness ana
the common rights mankind Pray what kind OF an Am
justice and fairness that "A democra
cy protect citizens in the w. especially
soldiers fighting uphold and that government aas
no 90 outside of the u to MAINTAIN that which
is not Such democracy is failure ana shouo De
cast A democracy which supports the ooche o.
Lynch the Niger Jim Grow the Citizen hum!ae the
honest laborer democracy doomed to failure Why send
Negro regulars and democratze the nations
ot the earth if that leads them delight he
burning of human beings after the of
~ Mem,his and East St and to experience the den
II f c;,zens RIGHTS such practced the Southern
looks helpesSy onr
erica adds nothing the culture and civilization OF the wor
bv such democrocy When the IurS practced oaroarty
I'D upon the Armenian the German upon the BEL
ZION and the Russian upont 9w American voices went up
- ~ frantic wall these outbreaks seemed
NSAve hA en- the ebutions OF popular tee
no but with apparent governmental sancron a"o app
or state must responsible tor what its citizens
' -. ;,h.r ,hru omission commission. And Texas is
.,,for. responsibe what has happened IN rloustoh
h.se same outbreaks will happen anywhere as
; have happened the East ST LOUIS aHa''' !" 'eor
;s I ouisana Pennsylvania and Montana.
Sk;no Of the soldier citizen occurrence IN Flous
~ h.,wsen Negro soldiers and White citizens the otar
t,L.s the following observation In the "'s. p'a.e VIZ GU
~ AM, Il ashes between soldiers and c't'zehs a": ""e'e
.m ,o inevitably follow where the soo'e's s. sa - ~
see" " - ,;,h national importance. These outbreaks
y. not limited to Southern States tney nave 80