The Denver star., 1918-03-02
The Struggle In
The American Army

The Crisis Asks Petinent Questions
Dunbar has immortazed the American Negro in poet
Try. Du Bois and Miller. Of Ametca; Byden. j. E. j. Cap
tain, A. W. Amo and Bishop Adj rowher of West Africa,
have secured permanent place pr Negro intellect pure
scholarship. Pushkn and Dumas have made the world
debtors the Negro in the eaA of literature Tanners
paintings decorate the walls Of the Luxembourg Paris.
and Langston Brnce Lynch. Elliot Price. Washington and
Douglass have secured for the worthy place in eo
Iquence and in orarory Williams and Wilson have
histories of the achievements of the American Negro in
American Some time in the future Negro student
and scholar will write history of the Negros contribution
the civilization of the rage When hat history
written there will be nothing which will shed fame up
the Negro than the record of the played
Il by Negro soldiers in the wars of the world. 49, r
In his researches studies and travels the future historian
will visit the library of the different nations
and continents and pausine in the worlds great Libraries will
bring light the hidden glory of Negro military achieve
ment upon the worlds noted battlehelds.
Chief among the things which he undisputaby
place the Negos credit will be that the Negro played
important in the worlds military history since
| years before Christ.
fancy this historian he that Negro
army standing before the royal King Pep the Egyt
Ian monarch of the years before Christ
Acquainted with the solderly qualities of the Negro
South this intrepid monarch had collected drilled
mighty army of black fight and for Egypt. In
book entitled The Records of the Past the credit of
Negro soldier read
That his majesty made soldiers numerous ten thou
sands in the land OF the Southbe Negroes from Man, the
Negroes from Aman the Negroes from Uaua, the Negroes
from Kan. the Negroes from the land of Takam.'
According to some Egypologists the of was
IN the land of Assyra Arabia. In either case
time. the country distant and the marching difficult
Five waged during this Egyptian campaign
of which the Negro troops victorious Under
famous Egyptian general Una the Negro soldier
Egypt after victory which not only made the Negro
soldiers important butos Egyptian and culture
justly emitting her the designation the mother Of
ilizaon but those black example Negro
vaor and bravery those far oriental fields which
have inspired and thrilled the Negro soldiers through
the and all the which Negroes been
called to play warriors part
We would like to ask Adjutan General of the United
States Army few questions;
Did not the Examining Board before whom COL
lONEL CHARLES YOUNG appeared recommend that he
be RETAINED in the service and NOT retired?
Are not the findings of the Examining Board With
This Recommendation file in your office?
g. Is it LEGAL to retire officer of the United States
Army before he appears before Retiring Board2
4. Did Colored Young appear before Retiring
Board2
s. DO your records show that he did NOT appear
before Retiring Board. because the Examining Board de
cded NOT to recommend him for retirment2
g.. WHO THEN, "RETIRED" COLONEL YOUNG
T. Was he ever LEGALLY retred3
8. Who was it in your office who sent him Ohio to
do job which your Office Immediately let him do?
9. Is there any connection between the fact that
Charles Young is black, and you born Louisiana;
and does that connection explain the extraordinary truth
one of the best officers in the United States Army
Pershng Roosevelt Ballou. and dozen have
Icommended and still recommend regiment
rewarded for of service his
being virtually held prisoner Ohio full pay WITH
NOTHING TO DO?
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