The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-01-09
GOVERNMENT AS
SAILED FOR ALLEGED
Sights TO NEGROES
Continued From Page OneD

egated to districts. Such legislatior
made constitutional by the fac,
at Negroes are given the right ~
bar white people from districts in
hich tWothirds OF the population is
[olored
The present administration. for
ia first time In 80 years, has coup
Financed segregation IN the govern.
bent service The movement H. tax.
hg place very quietly, and without
vert sanction OF the department
eads: hut 1t Is going on ncyerthe-
ss. Three colored girls IN the once
n the auditor OF the treasury We're
ecently requested by a clerk 20 SIR
table apart from the other en-
oyes. They refused To do So, unless
le order came from the head OF Tile
ffice. Thereup0n they We're dis
narged FOR INSTRUMENTATION Similar
4 ork is going on in six other depart
ents. and though II is denied We
Understand that II Is being undertake
n In the railway mali seryi
department. heads deny that any or.
Hers haze beea- laSuGd for of course
We movement must not appear 10
Fave official sanction But what's the
fference? II is going on, neverthe-
kss
/ Similar discrimination IS seen In
lie newspapers. Let a Negro jump
to the river 20 save "A lie and the
| ct is given Oh . IRE mention or none
all But let him kill someone. and
kle story appears under a big head.
Ehe Negro receives no encourage
.ent from The daily papers For that
kaason, we have established a fund
kr gold medal. valued at about
90. which is 10 be awarded each
Hear TO the Negro WHO accomDlishes
le most conspicuous act Of courage,
lring the year 1t viii be given for
10 first time next May II ls onr
Hope that this action Will bring some
.vorable publicity 90 the act OF at
last one Negro, and will give en-.
arrangement to the colored people
The National association for the
advancement OF COlored People Is not
orking for the Negro alone: il is
orking fer an American ideal. the
ZEAL OF justice TO all people We DO
Not ask you TO invite the NEGRO to
four home, If YOU do not want him
Re hold that You can invite or bar
Enyone You please. But we do hold
tlat IL does both You and him a great
|njustice II you bar him from his
Fights.
The Negro. is more American than
Is per cent of our white population
mean, a greater proportion of Ne
.roes were born in America than
\ hites. They began coming here in
,e3S, and the importation OF slaves
has stopped 100 years ago. The roc
gnition OF slavery by this country
brought them here: and we must now
bay the price OF slavery. II does us
bore harm al a nation 10 take away
BIS rights as man from the Negro
: han IL does 10 protect him in those
lights, for the sake OF the American
IDEAL OF democracy and Justice.
with REGARD 20 the Chinese and
Japanese, the situation IS different
tTe have not brought those national
st'es to this country. In fact. we have
Zone our best 20 keen them out But
,ve did bring the Negro here. and we
Did give him civil and Political
. gifts: and because We have done
1Hdt' We must sNhi dlitte h-lH III lhOSo
Fights. for our own sake as we'll az
for his-perhaps even more for our
Jake than for hts"
Judge Murphy presided as chair.
man Of the meeting at which Dr
Spingarn spoke. Thursday evening
Frederick f. Ingram and several 9th
,r prominent Detroiters spoke.
The National association for the
Of Colored People has
= branches throughout the country.
composed of both white aud colored