The broad ax., 1918-06-08

birmingham, Ala--I have Joined
with every civilized man In deaouneine
the treatment of women and children By
the Huns in France, Belgium or any
other place where they have been mis-.
treated and I did not have to stretch
my conscience to do 50, for il was an
easy thing to do, and then we are send.
ing men over there by the thousands "a
revenge this, and at the same time bring
them to justice by sending them to q
world unknown.
am full hedged American fun OF
American patriotism and FIRE, and feel
could just destroy buzz saw If IL
got in my way. Ny money, my farm,
my life are all at the command Of my
Government, for I am willing to die
for others. want God to have a place
prepared for me If 1 should start to
heaven from England or France. Now
have spoken right out in church, and
then want that there shall be enough
love for law and order right here at
home to punish the men, the Americans
who dare to lynch a woman by hanging
her body and filing it through and
through with bullets, and for no other
reason because she was q Negro and
dare speak out after her husband had
been lynched. Her blood is crying
shame to MS all, and am not prepared
to discuss it now. God grant that my
country win defend me while am viii
ing to defend its honor, to keep Old
Glory afoat in all parts Of the world.
On the altar place my life and what
may expect in returni
Things have happened just little as
we expected, that our boys would be
heard from over there, but it is nothing
to what 1t is going to be in the future.
We are going to keep up the record made
by our fathers in other conflicts. We
are not afraid to die since it is for q
cause and We have made IL good with
Jesus. We have that fast black and
warranted not to run, and this is the
message you may carry to Hun.
You are aware Of the fact that have
been getting over some little territory
of last weeks and I am still doing
some going. Note that my letter last
week was from Florida where was
attending that busy Grand Lodge of the
Knights Of Pythias, and I saw few
things down there and heard Major r.
r. jackson make one more big speech.
He speaks right out in church in Flori-
da as wen as in Illinois. he does not
say the offensive things, but he speaks
right out for his people. BE knows how
to do II. BE just lifted his audience
up in his able talk down here. He Is
Just the class Of men needed now in this
period. Not hot head, but calm con-
sentative manly man. He wiz let the
world know who he il.
told you about coming in touch with
the other big men in my other letter. I
told you about the Supreme Chancellor,
5. W. Green, Of New Orleans,
and in this connection could mention !
Worthy Counsellor Joseph L.
Jones, Of Cincinnati, but told you
just few lines about him last week or |
in my last letter, hence win not repeat,
then there was indeed o remarkable |
character down there in Florida, Mrs. |
L. B. Reed, from Jacksonville, who was
the Grand Worthy Counsellor, and .
good one at that. She has gone to the
hearts Of her people and while she was
,ick, they just worked to make her
happy and tried to do all in their power
10 make her enjoy the meeting. Gem
,ral Jones presided and he is some pre-
iding officer. ! don't know just how
ong Mrs. Reed has been at the head
If this order, but I do know that she Is
worthy Of the position she holds and she
holds It down to q Queens taste.
Well there are many other things to
all your attention to but then I must
be about my business now, and win
hot take up Grand Lodge matters. It
vas q pleasure to touch Rev. Il. K. Hl,
Who is one Of the leading Baptist preach
n in Florida and q man Of sterling
qualities. BE L. spending his life FOR
us people, teaching them how to live
Ioxn here on earth as wen As how to
i've IN heaven
But then / am not to take al the time
lere IN Orlando, for I went from there Z