The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-11-13
NEGRO Rifles PRESIDENT
|NPREsENT|NG PROTEST
Wilson Declares He Has Not Been
Addressed In Such Manner Since
lie Entered White House.
SHOWS MARKED DIsPLEAsuRE
Delegation Takes Up With Chief
Executive Segregation of Races in
Government Departments, but Ad-
mits Talk Is Disappointing.

| WASHINGTON, November l2-presi-
dent Wilson. while receiving n delega-
ton OF negroes to-day. who came to
the White House to protest against
segrcSating the races in government
departments, objected to the tone
adopted by their spokesman, w NJ
Trotter. OF Boston. and told the COM
mittee tina, il 1t called on him again
IL would have to get a new chairman
The President added he had not been
addressed In such manner since he
entered the White House.
Ihc delegation charged that Secre-
tary McAdoo and Comptroller Williams
| eral Burleson had enforced segregation
rules in their Offices. President Will
son replied that he had Investigated
tho question. and had been assured that
there had been no Discrimination in the
comforts and surroundings given to the
negroes. He added ne had been in
formed by officials that the segroga-
ton had been started 10 avoid fric-
ton between the races. and not with
the object of injuring the negroes
NEGRO SPOKESMAN TAKES
ISSUE WITH PRESIDENT
The President said that he was deep-
iE Interested In the negro race and
greatly admired it's progress. lie de-
clared the thing to be sought by the
negro people was completes indepen-
uence or white people, and that he
felt the white race was willing to do
everything possible to assist them
Trottcr and other members at once
took issue with the President, declar-
Ing the negro people did not seek
charity or assistance. but that they
TOOK inc position that the negroes had
equal rights with the whites and that
these rights should be respected They
denied there had been any friction be-
tween the two races before segrega-
tion was begun.
President Wilson listened TO what
they had to SAY, and then told the
delegation that Trotter was losing con-
troll of his temper. and that he (tho
Presidcntl would not discuss the mat
ter further with him
Af'er Leaving the Presidents private
oilicc. Trottcr, Maurice " Spencer and
others OF tho delegation declared their
talk had been .'thoroughly disappoint-
ing. They declared they would hold
mass-meeting i'm Washington OH sun
day to discuss the question
Mr.. Wilson tx understood to have
told the committee the question was
not a political one and that he would
not take II up on political grounds.
Trotter came TO the White House
with prepared speech. to which tho
president listened. II was after de-
llvcring this addrrse. however that
Irotter mndc remarks in Il tone which
dispicased President Wilson
DECLARES SEGREGATION
Is PuBLIC HUMILIATION
IN the address Trotter reminded the
Presldcnt that the delegation called on
MT. Wilson yea: ago. at which time
he had promised 10 investigatc the
question:
We stated said Trotter. that there
could he no freedom, no respect from
others and no equality os citixenship
under segregation for race. For such
placement OF employees means n charge.
ny the government of physical in
decency or infection, or Of being a
lover order Of beings, or a subjec-
ton to the prejudice OF other citizens,
which constitutes infcriority of status
"Wo stated that such aggregation
was public humiliation and dcEra-
dation. entirely nnmeritcd. and far
reaching IN It's Injurious effects. Now,
after the lapse Of u ycar- we have come
Continued on Filth Pago.)