The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-01-28
WOULD HOLD NATIONAL MEMORIAL
SERVICES FOR COLONEL YOUNG.
LIFE OF GREATEST NEGRO
SOLDIER IS REVIEWED BY
COL. DUNCAN.
"a. n. p.l

Chicago. ILL.,, Jan. 2 .--"Colonel chas
Young represented the hope of the
Negro soldier" thus spoke Colonel
Otis b. Duncan. of the Sth Illinois
Regiment in an exclusive Chicago in
tervitw for the Associated Negro
Press.
Colonel Duncan is hero Of the
great World War. and Is now the
ranking military official of the race
in the United States Army. Colonel
Duncan. like Colored Americans thru
out the country. was deeply moved
by the death of Col. Young.
The Associated Negro Press propo-
SEES memorial services throughout the
announced later. at which time appro-
. pirate exercises will be held in honor
of the famous soldier, and rededi-
cation of the race to the principles
| Of liberty and Justice which Colonel
Young held 50 sacred.
Eighth Regiment Joins Plan.
! Speaking in behalf of tht Eighth
| Regiment of Illinois, Colonel Duncan.
| the commanding officer hea rtily APP
proves OF the idea of memorial
services for Colonel Young.
! 1--WE Will have a great military pa
| tire regiment, headed by tht full reg
iment band. will turn out.
| We viii invite every former SOL
1 der in the city to take part In the
parade, and especially the men Of the
regular army, all of whom knew Col
onel Young and loved him." declared
| the Colonel
Continuing he said: such an event
as proposed will be an inspiration to
the entire race. and will once more
impress the entire people of the coun-
/ try with the patriotic devotion Of the
| Colored Americans.
| Recently in Washington, there was
great and deserving homage paid to
E, the unknown soldier" We now have
an opportunity to honor a known SOL
der, one whose life was given in tht
4 cause of his country"
In New York the fifteenth Regi-
ment Is discussing plans to honor Col.
| Young in an appropriate manner. Full
details have not been learned con-
corning the disposal of the body, but
| y Is likely that ii will be brought to
the United States at an early date
While Colonel Young spent his early
I iife in GAINESVILLE, Ohio, where his
Father is buried, in late years he liv-
ed in wilberforce. Ohio. where his
mother now lives in most beautiful
modern home provided by the Colonel
Should it be decided to bury Colonel
Young in Arlington cemetery, citizens
of Washington plan to makesit one of
the most notable military funerals
ever held in the Capitol, President
Harding. himself an Ohioan. and who
knew Colonel Young personally, would
be invited TO attend the services.
Picturesque Figure.
The passing of a picturesque and in
teresting figure in American Army
life was recorded in cablegram to
the State Department from Monrovia.
Liberia, which reported the death of
Colonel Charles Young, formerly of
the Tenth Unittd States Calvary, who
commanded a squadron in General
Pershing's punitive expedition into
Mexico, against villa. and the only
member of the Negro race to reach
the rank of Colonel in the regular
army of the United States. How he
met his death has not BETH reported
to the American Government
While Colonel Young, then a Major
was in comman of squadron of the
famous Tenth CalvRr y, he and his
of Major Tompldns, wheh the latter
and his men were ambushed near
Parral in an affair that nearly
brought the American and Mexican
Governments to the verge of hostilities
BESIDES commanding troops in Mexico.
Colonel Young served in the field
with calvary units as a line officer
in the Far West and on two tours OF
service in the PHILIPPINES.
4 A native of Kentucky where he was
born in 1864. Young graduated with
the class of 1880 at West Point, and
reached his majority in 1912.
i He was retired for physical disa-
bllity early in the World War with
the rank of Colonel.