The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1924-01-12
DEFENDER SEEKS
TO SHOW RACE AS
ALL AMERICANS
Fallacy Proven Idea that Negro
Is not a Component part of
u. S. Ideals


the new reconstruction in our own
national affairs, what part do Race
men play? No nation, no race, no
group, has ever attained its destiny
without placing its case before the
people.
True history is unerring. Some his
torians distort truth and produce un-
just results in the minds of those who
are not clear thinkers.
During the recent world war period
there were many seasons Of wild spec
ulative programs to develop a sane,
loyal Americanism. In many direc-
tions this was necessary, for In our
midst we beheld thousands of alien
minded people.
The National Security league came
into existence, radiated its organiza-
tions to all sections Of our country. In
Chicago, in frantic zeal to overlook
no racial group, an unnecessary but
important gatherin gwas held at the
Coliseum, where 10000 Colored men
and women assembled and listened to
appeals for loyalty to flag and coun-
try.
Those were hectic days, filed with
love and hate, courage and fear, con-
fidence and distrust, so much so that
intelligence officers and volunteers,
individual and collective, were in evil
dence on every hand.
The need of loyalty became so par
amount that even in the nations cap
itol special guards of soldiers were
selected for duty and those soldiers
were in most part black men.
American is for Americans. Not
white Americans, not black Ameri-
cans; not Polish Americans nor
Scandinavian Americans; not Irish
Americans, German Americans nor
French Americans.
In banishing the hyphen from our
Americanism, it needs must follow
that Americans are not white, they
are not black; they are not Irish,
they are not French or Swedish, but
ALL AMERICAN.
When our forefathers wrote the
immortal Declaration of Indepen-
dence, the Articles of Confederation
and 1--WE the People" in presenting
the great American Constitution, they
were building an America for Ameri-
cans.
When those same forefathers and
loyal Union sympathizers saw this
Americanism threatened, they dipped
pen in ink and wrote two new chap
ters into that great American docu-
ment and Strengthened out some
things that threatened the founda-
tons Of our America for Americans.
The Fourteenth amendment to the
Constitution spoke in laundering
tones these words: "All persons
born or naturalized in the United
States, and subject to the jurisdic-
ton thereof, are citizens Of the Unit
ed States and of the state wherein
they reside. No state shall make or
enforce any law which shall abridge
the privileges or immunities of citi-
zens of the United States; nor shall
any state deprive any person Of life,
liberty, or property, without due pro-
cess of law; nor deny to any person
within its jurisdiction tn eequal pro-
lection of the laws" The article
closes with this section: "The Con-
gress shall have power to enforce,
by appropriate legislation, the provi-
sions of this article"
The eighteenth amendment then
rang out giving the right to vote in
language that says: "The right of
citizens of the United States to vote
shall not be denied or abridged by
the United States or by any state
on account of race, color, or previous
condition of servitude." The right
was also given Congress for enforce
ment of the article.
1t is though that 800 years ago
selfish slave traders brought to these
United States native Africans who
were sold into slavery in the James
Z town colony. Not so, did slave trad
ers do this. A divine Providence
that shapes affairs filled the sails of
those ships and gave hope to the GAL
ley crew that drove those ships across
the high seas bearing a most precious
cargo. fulfilling the Scripture telling
Of Ethiopia's greatness.
The fertile soil of Virginia respond
ed to the implements of those Negro
slaves who for 800 years of unre-
Quilted toll planted the foundation
stones Of great America.
Three score years and more ago
historians record that man struck the
shackles from the limbs Of four mil
lion slaves. Not SO! Again good
Providence stepped in and with in
finite wisdom did 1t. Man was but an