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tion. Ijwomi* «* hindrance to pro^n^.s ami public welfan when they demand comrnand-irix power ; whlt;*r«- the r«*;|»on-11»1111.\ i , there only should In flu* authority.Diru't responsibility to the (Hoplo has been tin* a! vat ion o! this country’s form of kovitii* merit and it is w«*J| that it should !»•• kept so. Secretary Hamels did a good day work when he cleaned out the Navy I .eagu«\i hi; hoi sto\ ikoi mi;.Negro soldiers became rampant at Houston last w«*ek and shot up the town. But for th» prompt and «an«* action of civil and military authorities the trouble would have resulted even more seriously than it did.These negro soldiers should he dealt with severelv and there is every reason to believe thatthey will be.But. because of the incident, ill negroes should not he condemned. the negro soldier should not he acorned.Law-abiding negroes do not 'undone the Houston rioting my more than law-abiding vhites condone the I W. W. iasro or the \V. (*. []. disgrace.From all standfsunt consid •red we belie\e that a great ina-ority of both whites and blacks ver the entire country favoi eparate camp • Among both la- **h in the South this opin on is practically unanimous.When the negro enters the antonment he does so in the erv ice of the I nited States gov-rninent and the p«*ople of the iouth are willing that he should e given all the consideration ue a soldier. The people of the louth do not m*ed to have himiandica|»|M-d against promotionnd do not want him handicap-ed. Negro officers for negro oldiers is the sincere desire of very loyal American, and it is oped that there can he found .mong the negroes enough •aders to completely provide all onunissions for negro units.'There will he many negroesamong the ir t force- that fight in France under the American flag and there will In- more in later increments. It i- impor-tant that the morale of this part of our fighting men be maintained.Fair treatment and equal opportunity for the negro is guaranteed, no -penal favor-' for any class or race.And the negro can be trained in Southern camps 'The Houston trouble is no agrument or I rea on foi ending the negroes: North. They will get better treatment and be better satisfied under .Southern skies.The Houston rioters wil1 be j punished and any other rioters; • will he dealt with accordingly. I i But the Houston outbreak ha.; no general significance, it does-, 1 n’t mean that the negro soldier ' can’t remain in Southern camps. The South is a habitable clime v for any man who res|x*ct.s this' government, who res|eets law , and order and those in author- « ity. And. as a class, this quali- li fies the negro. , n ----- : IIAVOID MISTAKES ■No \«-*-d for t ayett«*vill*- People lo Kxpcrnnent m «I li Surh Convincing sEudrnrt at Hand.Vim*v remedies on the market today. but none o vveM-rct unniended in this vi-cinily .1 I In a: K: r ■' IMIs Readthe *t:iterr • r:* lt;f a redder t of Spring dale.Mrs. S K I.ane. Springdale, Ark..says: I ua- ufTerir;* from backache liand lameness aeros* my loins that vimade my work very hard. The pain r;extended up into my neck and I oftenhad dizzy spells. It only took one boxof Doan’-* Kulnev Pills to cure me -foand I am certain that the cure is a lasting one I have felt very well msince I used Moan's Kidney Pills.” er Price ‘'iii, at all dealers, llon’t hi simply a«- foi a kidney remedy get I P1Doan's Kidney Pills the amc that l,acured Mrs. I.ane Poster Milburn Co.. Props., Buffalo. N'. V. (udv.i U*• . R.-v 'e w Priming t omjiiov—first-j^1rlaa* printing. Office with the lem-nrrar. Phone 244.
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Fayetteville Democrat
Fayetteville, Arkansas, US
Tue, Aug 28, 1917
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