The broad ax., 1925-04-25
The Far Famed Old Fifteenth Regi-
ment of New York; Now the 369th
Regiment Should be Differed from
Head to Foot by Colored Officers
Hon. William SuIzer Gov cred Himself All Over
With Undying Glory at Great Meeting Held
in That City Lately. A Great Speech by
Great Man

soldiers-instead Of white soldiers
as the law | wrote intended, and as
the Governor | insisted l am with
the Equity Congress in this fight.
They have the law on their side. They
are right when they demand its en-
forcement. Ny counsel to them is to
keep tip the hght-until the cause is
won. They cannot lose III the long
run. Insist on your legal rights De-
mand Of those in authority at Albany
what the law says you shall have, and
do not take No for an answer.
Here man arose in the audience
and shouted: we want you back in
Albany" amid great applause. Mr..
Sulzer raised his hands for silence, and
continued
"No, never again. Ny days for
holding Office are over. In my day
l had the courage to do the right as
God gave me the light to see the right.
What we need today in office are men
who have the courage Of their convic-
tons, and dare to do the right, regard
less of personal consequences.
They tell me this Negro Regiment
now has a lily white pink tea Col
onel, and 1t Colonel, who 60 out Of
their way to discriminate against the
soldiers under their command on ac-
count Of their color. This discrimi-
nation has been going on ever since
the Regiment returned from France.
So much so that instead of having
/ 80 black officers, the number it had
when it came back from the World
War, it now has only 19 colored Off
GERS, and they are becoming fewer
and scarcer every week.
How long shall this discrimination
go on? When shall it cease? Who
permits it? Who is responsible for
it?
How would the white soldiers in
our National Guard feel if those in au-
thority differed their regiments with
black Colonies, and black Majors, and
black Captains? Think It over. Put
yourself in the place Of the black men
in this Negro Regiment. It is a poor
rule that will not work both ways.
You know the old saying: What's
sauce for the goose is sauce for the
gander'
4 say to you, say to the Equity
Congress, 7 say to our officials in
Albany,-I say to all New York, this
discrimination on account Of color
must stop.
only few days ago the white
1t. Colonel Of this Negro Regiment
resigned The law says that in such
a case the ranking Major shall Be
promoted to fill the vacancy. The
ranking Major was a Negro, and pe-
culiarly qualified for the position
What did they do? Why, they
reached down and picked a lily white
pink tea junior Captain for the place
Wouldn't that make you mad il
you had any sense Of justice and fair.
ness? Well, it will not last much
longer. We are going to see to il
that this Negro Regiment get :
square DEAL Or We shall know the rea-
son why.
In conclusion | want to say I hav,
known every great Negro in this coun-
try from Frederick Douglass, anc
Senator 3. K Bruce, and Congress
man Robert Small, to Booker 7
Washington, and Robert r. Motion
and julius F. Taylor-one Of the great
editors Of our time-and I can testif,
in their behalf that they did, and ar,
doing, world work for all the people
They stand out az great landmarks Il
the upward and onward progress y
) their race They are the guide post