The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-04-01

a farcical investigation" of condi-
tons, by the man who had been picked
to rule the islands and whose policy
had evidently been decided upon be-
fore the results Ct the Investigation"
had been received in the U. S. A.
A man with bitter racial prejudices
has been sent to govern the Porto
Ricans, the majority of whom are
colored people, who are anxious to
get from under the American yoke.
Santo Domingo wishes to be free
from jimcrow rule but the present
American regime hangs on without
rhyme or reason.
The man sent to "investigate". and
rule Haiti, is the very man who was
the ruler when the alleged outrages
took place. The Haitians are nearly
all black people and Catholics in re-
ligion. Not satisfied with the "pa-
cifcation" outrages, the. oppressors
have added insult to injury, by fore
ing jimcrowism into the Catholic
churches where separate masses are
now celebrated for colored and white
people. That is one of the sacrileges
of the rule in Haiti Of the U. S. A.
The Harding administration has
failed to recognize Mexico, although
the conditions are now stable and
there is not as much lawlessness in
the whole republic as there is in the
city Of Chicago in the US. A. The
population of Mexico is approx
mately 70 per cent Indian; rs per
cent mixed white Indian and Negro
and not more than 5 per cent pure
Caucasian.
When the President was candi-
date he addressed a large delegation
of colored people and said, "Fellow
Americans, fear not, America will not
fail you." Coolidge, the candidate,
handed out. scme very touching
phrases couche'l in the purest Bos-
tonese, in which he made plea for:
more rights for the colored people.
Elder Will H. Hays and his assist
ants, including the "jimcrow" cam
paign bureau under Lincoln Johnson
and Perry Howard assured the peo-
pie that the election of the Republi-
can ticket would make this country
practically a territorial paradise.
It was not lopg after March a.,
1921, that it became evident that a
policy of segregation was being form
ulated for Americans of darker hue.
Practically all of the 7jin1crowism Of
the Wilson regime have been con-
tinued and many new wrinkles have
been added. -
The speeches of President Harding
in the South last fall, in which he
practically read the colored people
out of the Republican party and in
effect endeavored to relegate them
to an inferior status in the social or
der were a veritable curse upon a
group Of loyal citizens.
The administration has invaded the
states in which the colored had an
actual part in the party organizations
and has practically decreed that they
must "fall in behind the white man."
or get out. -.... ~ z.--~-@@
The administration started a X. K.
K. investigation which was suddenly
called off without any reason for the
action being given. +.
A few jimcrow Offices have been
thrown out like bones to horde of
hungry dogs and few jimcrow col
ored men have been base enough to
accept them.
Mates, it has been a dark year for
the dark peoples.
The writer has been an active Re-
publican for more than fifty years
and still believes in the principles
laid down by Lincoln, Grant, McKin-
ley and Roosevelt, and it is with re-
greet that we are compelled to note
that the present national administra-
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