Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-05-18
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The May Crisis ,AyS cuncrrning the
Negro and The War DrDartmcn
Il seems 10 be uceos :ary to iuH t
on Justice toward lie Nero from The
War Department. We are we'll aware
tina much al thi~ .niH"jcn is 'ucidrnt
al ana not Intentional. AS NEGROES We
propo&" to fight r,r The right, no mat
ter what uur trro. man rnay be: but
y" submit 10 the mhl'c that iMtnntion
al injustice toward colo"cd soldiers
i I've poorest 'nvr.l iuCn' that this M
ton can make Just now.
First. Jet It's rcrr1l The position OF
CoIuun, YuunI; he i ~:ili :mnr'snncd
IN OHIO ON fuu nuy with nothing 10
co. Tho EvnmsninE BoarI recommend
od fhnt Cr,ounr Nouugs he "rotaincu
IN uctiyc vrvv.rr" The Secretary Of
War approved this recommendation
OF directed tn:l Colonel Nnun,-
h" }locrI on "cti%c tuty. nh, ~
iutpNt General InoNing The differ
cnrr 10. wr2n "Hrt We service" ana ac,
i've duty" immcd .ateIv retired Colonel
N.n7. from arliyp ..rryirs auI n},cnd
him on ar.ivc duty with nnthing 10
do.
Il
Cn',nr1 Noun,r hr rn.,,r,.l ~ "ocstv,
ecr.vfrc,"
Aratn. t,c Nirr. y SECOND DIVISION
OF Ncpr, tr,on.. .,.a.. o.,nh,iurn1 hy
the Secretary cr A. er and ,nnrovrl Nv
President Wilson ovrr .ho nrotoe, or
tho trurr, STAN. hut ma rtrort v,s
rnodn /, ecrurn r,r th;. livisi,r GOV
IAN nnnnae,rv nnr,nn. Of tnrhrin,I
,r,in:rr rro a,,,ro; crrir,,.. -, ror,
no.. Ininn. ,yr,n ,iynn w. .,r,ilin,,.
training Farmers from tbo Snntb
larmcly i,l;tnr,tn and vitbont nnn,,~n
icnl skin 81, o1rrntion >ynrn ,ssi~nnI
ia tho artillery n tbn fret l.,rt
This. however co,'I rosiIy L,vn
brcn rrmc.]icd bv ,r,nsrnrrin" fr,n
o,hcr rrnimnn;e j., tb;s 1ivision mi
from other diyis 'ous cducotod ana
technically trained cnlornd mon ,,hn
permission to mako surh transfers.
has hccn dcriol NV tho War nnn,,t.
mont Unless This Iocisinn ;s ro-
ycrscd tho Nipnty.sncond INVASION !.
bounJ 10 he =, 'rnilurn ns , mi, or
sanitation Is II nossih,o that nor.
sons in the War Dcpnr,mont wish
this division ia bn y foilurop
ThirdIv. we call tho attention ~,
the nubljc to Rullctin No Az SOM ont
from Carp Funston, Kansas wbich
SAWS.
'Thna Di,i:r, ;,omuo1dnr b,. r,-
pcatcdIy urged that MI rolo,.,1 MON
bcrs OF his command, and esnoci,lly
the officers and non-comm .ssionnd
officers, should refrain from going
where their presence will no rosnntnd
In spite OF this Injunction ono Of Tho
scrrnants Of thc Medical Don,rt,non,
has recently prccipitated the precise
trouble that shoul1 he avoided AMI
then called on the Division Command
cr to take sides in n row that novcr
should have occurred and would moi
have occurred had the sergeant
placed the general good above his
personal pleasure and convenience
This sergeant entered y thcatrc os
he undoubtedly had a legal RIGHT TO
do, and precipitatcd troublc Nv max
inc il possihlc ia ollcro r,co d;scr;m-
nation in the seat he was given. lie
is strictly within his legal rights in
this matter and the theatre mnnaunr
is legally wrong. Nevertheless the
sergeant is guilty of the creator
wrong in doing ANYTHING no mattor
how legally correct that viii nrovnLn
race animosity."
Can il he that General R,,lou ;e
not going to protect his colorcd OH