The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-04-27
THE uE6RO'S
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UNAOULTERATEO

There ~ nothing in the life or chsrct..r
oi the American Negro that questions i'm
the slightest degree the yrnuineness of hi-
Americsnisni. From the time Chrispu-
Attucks gave no his life for American
Independence on Boston Commons. the
Negro's loyalty to this country under
every ordeal has been proverbi.l; and
there is no better recognition OF the Ne
zro's patriotism and 10y atty To- American
institutions. han the s~iss-tian OF bacs
soldiers To guard the White HOUSE from
German spies aud foreign toes by the
Secretary of War.
At this very hour the guards that are
plcketing the White Honse To insure thu
life Of the President and conserve the
perpetuity Of real Americsnism are Ne
groes les, black soldiers whose hearts
afire with the love of liberty and true in
dependence. The Civil. Spanish-Amer-
lean and Me exican wsr- are immortal br
caus@ OF the bravery and chivslry of black
soldiers at New Orleans, San Juan and
CarrIzal. lt - not coincident with the
natural course Of things that Negro SOL
dlers were selected tn protect the Whit.
House while the Government H. pa-siny
through this crucial crisis, hut the Neyro'-
unadulterated Americanism. his unc. m
promising patriotism and his -tradfa-t.
ness A. a soldier prompted the authorities
To select those for guards thaiIthere cou'd
he no question about their loyalty and
could not be approached for any con-
slderation. Ii was berau-e Of the record
he has made. because of the daring deeds
{ and loyalty he has displayed To American
eol"rs on every OCCASION that made Pr.s-
ld"nt Wilson feel that he wonld be safer
IN the hands of black sent nels than in
the hard Of white soldiers.
History fails to disclose single in
stance in which Negro soldier Wa
treacherous To the Government he owed
allegiance. la American history there II
no record Of anything treacherons Of Ne
gro soldiers or citizens. There are no
Benedict Arnolds in the history Of the
race, no Judas ls-sri"ts, no traitors to
the Union, and no Booths TO murder our
President. No treason able act can b~
traced 70 any black man. He has always
been loyal To the flag and obedient To the
authorities There are 10 maps Of our
harbors, no plans of our Notifications.
no specification OF our deep waters in the
pockets Of Negro men to be sold tn Ger
many or any other foreign agency To th.
detriment Of our government. The Ne
gro's AmericanisIn IL one hundred per
cent Old Glory is iirst With him and
sufficient.
The blark Troopers have never falterei:
they have always been true to their col
ors- Standing upon this record which
American history unfold-. The Negro feel,
insulted when his Anne ricanism il ques-
toned or disloyalty charged to his hand
There Is no Indifference in his soul and
spirit, he ~ all American and . yard
wide. cut out of the whole cloth, and AL
mIts of no compromise I'M thought on
deed. The newspapers or individual
who insinuate or intimate that the Negro
Is any less than the brsve-t and true.a
American ready % answer his country'-
call, commits an unwarranted Grim.
against the most Invincibles Of American
manhood. The tEsst blood Of America IL |
that Of black soldiers, black patriots.
black M. n and black women.
Because Of tine record that Negro sol
diers have made, and history reveals n.
brighter sheet. 1T every Atlanta Negro
join the odd Fellows on Thanksgiving
Day in observing with patri. ,t-m this an |