Show About A tout Color Line in The Army APr API M J F Steele of the United C States army who ushio was ns bor born In Alabama In 1561 and whoso Pa Ind and grandparents veme al all slave holders has luas contributed i U very er 10 me article to the North Anion Amerl nevIl ot of DI Dec C 21 1 01 oil tie the ThiC IH oan Color LIne In this the Arm Army Steele from the Military nas graduated mom lit at Vest In h was tin all on en ion Gen Wheelers staff n In alt the thie campaign 11 in ula s distinction In the 11 and for the tho past three year mis hos been heen on luty nH as I instruct instructor or 11 Iii the or of military ar mitt at time the Sta Staff College le 11 lt Infantry Unie Naval aul school at I Fort orl Leaven Leavenworth worth I Iun an having special charge or cit orthe the thiO coUrse In iii strategy nail being I mm lecturer on military history In III hl his 10 tIme the North ho the obliteration or of the tho color 1 lne line In Iii the mummy or of the tho United SlAtes 01 on the tho ground that sec eec 1101 auth of the revised stol stat lon 10 In 1836 which requires the ot of two to regiments of at colored men mea aro lit In fact more Ivo IQ than time the Shah Jim Crow codes or of Alt Ah bama all anti In the nn atc are und and also In time IhO carps corr tie time commissary an nail timet tha department and In time c corps corpa ot of the army but butIn In iii the tho ot cit time tho army urmy they thoy ore on en enlisted listed In lne tour four regiments have been I lIy by the tho statute all as cot col orell In opinion Clinton or of Capt Steele tM thi In lost Which the Iho murk or of color on these our Is to the spirit ot of time and nr lit ot of time and that thal officers should enlist thu tho lIe 1 Ien men to 10 be had with without out distinction or of color and lach Cecil Inn man lie be to In II a IQ no cording tf Ils choIce Ild and the tho best bost In tere tH ot of t tIme the military In Iii cir opinion the heat beat interests ot of the 11 service require the onUI entire or of colored men tram from both bolh the tho army nd navY or of the tue United WI lo 11 iii country have mixed of white mon anti black mon an and any ony effort to or organize ant I tIme lon Upon this basis resell In hit the ho or of white men to t enlist In iii tile tho or the Iho rime fhe ann anny oUGht to 10 be aU ii iov white or all colored K It can cannot not I be 0 mixed Time he l tl time mil anti Iho negro legi d a alt Steele says su n It I Is riO rO tl alY particular section t count It II ii no more mor tC of time ton 8 13 ll lt of time h North No Nofra o ogre fra gre tl 1 j ar art 1101 In nm ails of et the towns except against thai mind PIO pro lest or oC time tho snub 1 In the tho where 11 legro negro sire to tnt duty and I It wOld would hI lie short of criminal for time the lU an lt cit to attempt by iI any regulations time might mako to this the n Which thu tho Almighty Himself created It 11 is bad to 10 hMO have four regi lent meats In iii the tho United firma sat lot apart for tor the cOlored soldier lor It aie le be worse orl to to mix White Ien amen and In the tho o 0 believe In th the service 1 In Imla India there thera Iro are ot of Int end of sOldiers Our relatives hll have n a bettor notion or of thc things than we wc or noton rather Capt Steele Steel I to have haveIt I It tin the government nt at Prefers to lao have colored troops lot let It have them hut bUl In event time the olly only recourse time the white 1 have would he be to lo keel out or of tIme the army It Is n a or of nice after 11 nil 1 the other la ilay time Now oo York a I I Protested niost agaInst time tho policy which had hod bc bemi adopted In thu thuna na nay 01 anti nuel mn men together anti them to 10 elo 10 service II in the same sume ships TIm Tho t f K I II I I lre K t very truly that ICI such I a mix i II In timi of e was or of T J 1 I In the lay navy amid Io ito 1 I I ur of trouble on ur J j I r l 1 i the country Time Tho prejudice If I i tw negro Is n a Ot em I a ip I II I I 11 I prejudice anel It Il cannot hl hi j l f 1 j overcome hi by net acts of or urea f I j from the iii The Ihu Irn mid th time no navy ought 1 I t t I to ho be nil all white or at nil all colored I I f I th m Ol one timing 0 am the tho other but to I L 1 I i 1 lot limit mix o Cr attempt to tIme races I ct 11 wl ii i l I im In the and Mi seit forces or of the tho j t r i i j Ih Capt Steeles I i I rj the tho In ii such 1 a WRY way that fi J j It IIi I II nuAt must he considered h by who Ift t 1 t j I Irue I rue nm responsible for tle time military C os hJ i 1 j t or the 1 11 lr II IJ i 1 i I 1 II |