Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-04-20

be taken from the train, lrleU anu lHcu ny
a local court, because he refused to leave
his berth in sleeping car, which he paid
for, while passing through the state of Okla
homa, and especially so at time when the
railroads are under government control.
"It is wonderful-a marvel-that our
race is showing such splendid loyalty to
country-such atriotism-when denied the
comforts and conveniences, the rights and
privileges enjoyed by others who have Of
fered their services to fight bleed and die
for their country.
ct tbs to be hoped that Mr.. Emmett j.
Scott, our only intermediary in the War
Eepartment-or any other department Of
this great government-wil cite this case,
and have steps taken, if possible, that will
prevent other cOlOred men-Offcers or pri-
Yates, wearing the uniform Of an Ameri-
can soldier-being arrested and fined for
riding in sleeping car from the far east
to the far west.
'"The race-the cOlored race-will be one
compact unit in supporting Mr.. Scott in
urging that. at least while railroads are
under government control, cOlOred soldiers
be not subjected to the humiliation, insult
and injustice of being taken from trains,
tried and fined for enjoying American rights
and privileges.'
Scott tbs now investigating this case. 1t is
only one of many now in his office, present
ing wide variety of problems.
Those publications of the colored people
almost wholly read by the colored people
alone. They might be read with great profit
by the whites as we'll. Some Of them, how
ever, it is only fair to say, are helped by the
whites, both of the North and of the South.
In the South white leaders of the Negro
race are emerging.
In Dalton, Georgia, Mrs. L. H. Hammond
has formed what she calls ''The Southern
Publicity Bureau to enlighten and edu-
cate Southern public opinion. On the com
mttee working with her she has Southern
ers of distinction.
The world is moving fast and the Ameri-
can Negroes are helping it to move in the
direction of a genuine democracy that they
count on sharing.-San Francisco Bulletin
The annual election of officers of the
King County Colored Republican Club will
be held at it's next regular meeting. April
Dist (Sunday) at p. m. The meeting place
Of the Club is at 300 Main Street-Tutt's
Barber Shop. Quite a number of persons,
who say they are members of the Club,
have made many inquiries as to the time
anu PldCC VI uHc IltCllHS Ol uHe OltlD DIS
they were DESTROYS of attending. IF you are
interested, come out and speak your piece.
"Kuffng the Koon" is always a pleasing
diversion for the editorial staff of the Sc
attic Post-Inteligencer and it's slam at Jack
johnson last Thursday morning was but
another to be added to it's long list of kick
ing the niger. With the P-I editorial
staff it is truly case of F'aall coons look
alike to me- and it will put plantation jar
Con in the mouth of colored person
graduate of Yale or Dartmouth Colleges as
readily as it would in the mouth of an unedu-
Gated colOred person born and reared in one
Of the lagoons of the South and who had
never seen inside Of a school room. But with
a Democratic editorial staff not much else
could be expected from the P-I
An Irish cab driver, grumblng at the
shilling gratuity at his journeys end, said
in a sly undertone:
''Faith it s not putting me off with this
you'd be if you knew all