Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-12-28
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Four colored persons were lynched down
in Alabama a few days ago and one OF
them woman, and thus does this blood
lvnching work 90 bravely on in the United
States. In Tennessee a few days ago the
ghost of the old Ku-Klux-Klan was re-
vived and suborganizations in every com
munity of the South are to be perfected.
The purpose for the rejuvination OF this
deadly and damnable murderous organiza-
ton is to be prepared to give the colored
soldiers a warm reception on their return
from cover there'' where they have done
such effective work in helping to exterml-
nate the Huns because forsooth the French
people in particular and the European
people in general have treated the cOlOred
soldiers like human beings instead OF like
howling hyenas, such as they have always
gotten in the South and such humane treat
ment. reasons the Ku-Klux-Klan have made
fools of the nggers and they must be regu-
lated even before they have committed any
offense, in order to make good niggers OF
them Compare, if you will, the reception
that awaits the homecoming Of the Wash
ingtOn soldier boys on their return from
France and their arrival to the Evergreen
state with the home coming OF the colored
soldier boys from France and their arrival
at their respective home states Of the
South The former, the fat and finery OF
the land Jobs and homes for every one
able to hold a job and those unable to hold
Jobs to be cared for by the Government
and to receive special training and instruc-
tions in such scientific work as they would
like to engage in. The latter to be met at
the depot by the Ku-KluX-Klan and in
formed, ''yOu nlggers are not IN Europe
now and if each and every one of you do
not walk a chalk line, woe to your black
hides Get yourselves out of those uniforms
as soon as you can get to your homes and
forget all about France or there will be
great many more dead niggers in the South
than there were in France' And, be it
remembered, the colOred soldiers for the
most part are to remain in Europe while the
United States ENJOYS at the great peace
conference make a big bold fight to form
a League of Nations that the world will be
absolutely safe for democracy. In this case
however, the "world'' does not include the
United States of North America and the
white man will be free to lynch colored men,
women and children at the sweet will Of the
red handed murderers and give as an ex-
cuse therefor, it's done to keep the niggers
in their places
What, we wonder, would President Will
sons answer be- if some envoy would ask
him, "Is the country Of which you are the
president civilized one? If so, then why
are hundreds Of your citizens lynched every
year and numbers of them burned at the
stake? Why do you come to Europe to
preach peace on earth, good will to men,
when the very class of your fellow citizens,
who are responsible for your election,
butcher men, women and children no
less fragrant than do the Turks the
Armeniants? Do you not preach one
thing and practice another?'' TO the
above question Mr.. Wilson would doubtless
reply, eyes, we do all those things, but it's
on Negroes and they are a rather low speci-
mems of the genus homo, but white folk
have the full freedom Of the flag" And