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loyalty, | wish to make some obser-
vations of the Negroes and the Great
War. and especially the American Ne
grocs, who should have nothing at all
to do with it, if possible. This mat
ter OF raising Il question about the
loyalty Cor fcalty, or even fdclty) or
the American Negroes to their country
proves one thing which has ever been
my contention.
The first man to start a row is gen.
orally the biggest coward. Lee me ask
you or any other sane being, what
has the fidelity Of the Negro 20 do
with the great European war: And
what has it to do with the American
patriotism Of the American Negroes?
1t is "A burning shame how those COW
ard Anglo Saxons are showing their
race superiority! Yet, l was born
and bred an AngloASaXo Probably
not wholly by blood or race, but by
nationality and breeding, notwith-
standing the fact that the lily-whites
say that | am neither. Well, l am
not an African at any rate! And If
such as | have experienced among
Anglo-SaXons during my short life is
their highest ideal of greatness, l do
not care if l am not one.
| once entertained an idea that the
Anglo-SaXons were a brave, honest
ana hospltablc people, but experience
teaches me tEat some Of the greatest
towards and braggarts Of all the world
and times are among the Anglo-SaN-
ons. 1t does not take an unpatriotic
person to observe this fact, either.
And as some Of those Anglo-SaXon
lynchcrs OF Negroes were pretending to
hold America and the Americans upper
most in ihpir lportS forgot ing
the fact that these same "wholc soulcd
Americans were !ynchinG their own
best citizens and doing them every
other conceivable injuSticc), one is
exceedingly surprised at them making
such an ado about the patriotism OF
the American Negroes, after what
they have been doing to that race
But they know that the Negroes have
every reason to take advantage OF
their cmbarraSSmentS even if he does
not. They think that every other race
is just so unreliable as they arc.
hcsc very people have plainly
shown that thov are more interested
IN iac R"le'anS and others In Europe
than thcy are in some their hest
citizens at home. And | ask any one,
is that substantial patriotism? What
has the poor American Negro in those
GUM? The people. and probably the
American government, have sent mil
lions OF dollars to help Belgium, while
the Negroes, who are descendants OF
those who followed George Washing
ton IN the old revolutionary days, arc
dying from consumption for the want
OF food, clothing. housing and general
hygiene. while working hard for less
wages than they can live on in their
own homes, while the country flour
lshcs with prosperity.
Yes, many Of those good, Christian
Negroes have actually starved to
death while taking their leaders adj
wee about buying land, for which
thcy must ever pay taxes to govern
mcnt which openly declares that their
participation is prohibited, and which
grants them no justice in the courts.
nor even humane consideration. Yet
they arc full and loyal citizens, thanks
to the cursed leadership of Booker
i. Washington and his like
we are now reminded that every
cllort has been used to clear the Amer
lean army and navy Of the black race
so as to aid the propaganda Of not
allowing Negroes to fight white men.
ana pray tell me, in face of this. how
,hcy could count the Negroes non-pa-
trlotic should they refuse to he car.
rlca TO Europe or any other foreign
country te fight, while these condi-
tons exist at home? The child which
likes to hurt others deserves little
sympathy when he gets hurt
The American propaganda against
Negroes has greatly brought these
conditions throughout the social
world. She will pay for it, just as
sure as she has brought it about. It
was America who tried to break The
a'liahce between England and Japan.
ANA ana succeed in getting Japan
rclegated to tho Asiatics by England.
as we'll as she succeeded in getting
General Joffro removed from the chief
comm2nd Of all the allied troops on
the French frontiers: just as she was
sucressiul in getting him turned down
ahout twenty-five years ago, when he
proved to be the greatest general of
the world. And just as she influenced
england in that case. she has sue
ccedcd with her in many other Of her
dirty tricks. 7 now warn you, my be-
loved country, u. s. A., that those
with whom you have plotted are 60
mig to prove your bittercst enemies
in the time Of distress.
anu perfectly aware OF now the
idea OF German agency became ap-
piled to the American Negroes! But
only ask you all to hold your ground.
Thcy can prove nothing as yet, and
you all are getting the benefit of their
fear. | did it on purpose, and those
who gave the alarm were even slower
than I would have given them credit
for. / am the person referred to as
German agent, because there is a
, large German holding just North of
our farm. and the English agent who
took the fright has been all through
that part. with the result that, some
say. that over 500 600 Of you have
been given employment in the North
Even more good things are in store
for you. Yes, I am suffering much
more than YOu can marina hui