The Denver star., 1914-11-28
THE. PRESIDENT
ON SEGREGATION.


The New York Evening Post says:
Nov 49, 1or4-Bad manners are bound to hurt even al
good and the last place where dsrespect to be toll
Grated is the White House. If William Monroe Troter was
nsoent Mr. Wilson yesterday he has impaired his ad
voeacy rights of the coored people and hurt them as
we'll But Mr. Wilson, feel should make allowances, not
perhaps for the hasty OF whose passionate de-
sire for Justice for his race leads him asray but be-
cause genuine of which Mr. Trotter complains
1t is sad blot upon Wilson Administration that it has
tolerated nay the color ne without real
as Mr. Troer Truthfuly putt the racial antpahies OF
Messrs Bueson. John Shelton Williams and McAdoo For
an Admins,ra which talks about New Freedom and
having bestowed liberty upon business men
not only to be blind wrongs of full millions of Am
erican but add them is truly dscouagng
Wilson feel keenly tor the governmental wrongs OF the
the submerged per cent o the people OF Mexico OF
many Indians and of mixed parentaee but
yet say really sympathetic word about the wrongs OF
tn. millions the South who without voice in their own
government.
The difficulty lies, of course, in putting yourself in the
other fellows place having appreciation OF what
means the victim of prejudice and injustice to be wrong
ed without the power remedy the That Mr. Will
son unable visualize this is repeat the more as
apoointino injured persons with
whom sympathize undersandingly His unusual
and imagination leave him however when comes TO
the of and permitting his subord
mates nhc ndgnes American citizens IN the I'M
mediate vicinity of the White House. If he could only be
one the submerged cent OF our people IN WashnR
ortyeght hours he could never have paaed the
wrong done reported to have yesterday by saying
h,t SEGREGATION was for the comfort and best
terests of both order overcome friction he
would know then that makes neither for the comfort
for interests Of the races but invariably leads TO ad
ded friction and deep and lasting among
the segregated This problem has vexed him and caused HIM
hearache more than in his Administration and will
not cease to plague he down the law that
no equality of all employees in the Govern
service
Again Mr. Wilson is reported have resented Mr. Trot
er statement that this discrimination ended the
negroes who voted would the Republican ticket
and to have declared that this political blackmail But
this is the time honored showing oisappro-
val Of an elective officials conduct. When Mr.. Wilson
candidate President in he declared; SHOULD be-
come President United States. they the colored
everything by which could assist advancing the interest
of their United States On the strength OF this
people and their white friends advocated Mr.
Wilson's cause would rather have off their hands
than have aided Wilson they had known that he was
intending the color line in the departments the
excuse that there point the relations of the
where friction To them that neither absolute
fair dealing advancing their but putting back
because stamp of governmental approval col
or prejudice expect after this that the problem be
kept out politics. Mr. Wilson is quoted urging, is to
expect the impossible
With Mr. Wilson's feelings to the ultimate solution OF
the negro problem today concerned He or
NAV not have constructive programme suggest The
issue simply whether hateful East Indian caste shall be
established in Washington not We had supposed after
the last that the vicious policy had
been checked understood that to be abandoned
know been stopped The dscouragng to find the
President apparently uphodng what the WORLD justly calls
the foosh ndiscretons of members o! his Cabinet There
was no genuine complaint the conditions in Washing
ton ,Coored and white employees had worked side by