Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-08-30
AMERICAN DEMOCRACY
Gets A BAD NAME
IN EUROPE
Common Room, Middle Temple,
London, T.. G..
TO the Editor OF The Planet:

TO the Editor Of The Planet:
IL is now up to the American Re-
public with its brazen impudcnce in
embiGzoning before the world its
audacious and meaningless twaddle
that, 1--WE believe that all men are
born free aud equal and entitled to
the enjoyment of life, liberty and the
pursuit Of happiness" to take n lesson
from the French Republic which last
week, ut the request Of its two col
Ored statesmen from Martinique and
Gaudcloupo, respectively, passed II
resolutional affirming the equality,
legal, social and economical. of all
colored citizens throughout tho en-
tire French Dominions, therefore
colorcd professional mon resident in
Europe call upon all Ynnkeedom with
its high pretensions, grandfathcr,y
clauses and humhug to set up and
take notice.
The cpithet Yankee at present is n
stink in tho nostrils OF France. Your
riir-raff, called soldiers, have sadly
disgraccd all decent Americans and
sadly disgraced the American uni
form. Read the incloscd cutting
from the London Evening News,
August 2, and you will sec the Yam
kee soldier police beat, iyrannizcd
and murdered Colored French SOL
\ diors in the towns Of Brcst and Toul-
on and the polite French statesmen
asked the two colored members not
to reopen these regrettable Incidents
but to rely upon the honor Of Amer
tcan Government who had promised
to punish these miscreants.
Paris, Saturday. Two coloured
deputies MN. Boisneuf (Guadeloupe)
and Lagrosilliere (Martinique) in
terpellated the Government in the
Chamber this afternoon regarding the
rough treatment French coloured
soldiers arc alleged to have received
from American Military Police ut the
French ports.
"The Minister Of the Interior re-
quested the deputies not to insist
upon tho discussion Of very regret
table Incidents
! 1.-THE United States Government
had agreed to inflict punishment,
while satisfaction would be given to
the families Of the victims.
"a resolution affirming the equal
ity Of all coloured citizens, declaring
them entitled to the protection of the
law and calling on the Government
to inflict punishment and prosecute
In all cases Of breach of the law, by
whomsoever committed, was unani-
mously adopted.-Reuter."
Murders, hold-ups and robberies
all over Paris were committed by the
soldiers. No colored gentlemen or
ladies Of any nationality could walk
about Paris without being insulted by
these white Americans for none OF
these crimes was committed by q
single colored soldier.
1t was with great satisfaction that
ordered two French policemen to
arrest and march off to the station a
I white American soldier who shouted
grossly insulting words after me in
4 the Boulevard Madeline. When I
\ got the fellow at the door Of the
4 police station I, like Robert eliot, to
a Thereafter in the House, granted
him the mercy Of my silence" l let
him off with caution. The French
policemen know no color or favorit-
ism. If a colored man or woman is
insulted they will run the insulter in.
whatever nation he be from
The cOlorcd man-of-war sailors
from Brazil, here in England, were
&attacked at the port of Southampton,
while dancing with English girls but
1t turned out that the colored Bra
azilian boys were prepared for the
Yankee Negro-haters and promptly
M drew their revQlvers and defended
themselves.
AS race man I am bound to
warn tho readers Of your very able
md useful paper against being led
hstray by the groundless assertion Of
some Of their would-be leaders that
his much landed League Of Nations
rs to take up our Races grievances
n America and adjudicate upon them
egrcgious error! Nothing Of the
oft is contemplated. Mother Jew,
IRISH or Negro affairs will be rec
gniZed by the l.. N. Lord Reading
Ind I are both members of the Tenn
lie and I have it from his own lips
hat the internal affairs Of signatory
Nations will never come before the
II league.
8 So the bluff Of the Editor Of The
BOSTON Guardian is fcalled" Com
4letely. He came over here pretend
lg to use influence. Wilson had
i'm sat upon. I was in Paris. I
~ fought he seemed in search of a
- rench wife. I4ikowise tho other