Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-14
THE WEEK IN
WASHINGTON
Interesting and Important News
In the National Capital During
Legislative Vacation.

Legislative vacation.
When delegation of Negroes repre-
senting the National independence Equal
Rights League called at the White House
on Thursday TO protest against the segre-
cation Of white and black civil service
employees IN the executive departments,
President Wilson administered rebuke
20 W. Monroe Trotter. the spokesman
who addressed the Chief Executive In
what was considered an insulting man
ner. Have you new freedom for
white Americans and a new slavery Tor
your colored fellow cltizens7" was one
OF the questions asked by Trotter which
was resented by the President.
After Trotter had charged that the
President had permitted Secretary Nc
Adoo, Postmaster General Burleson and
Comptroller of the Currency John Skel-
ton williams to dictate the Admnlstra-
tion's policy OF segregation, Mr.. Wilson
practically ordered the delegation to
leave his office. He told Trotter that no
other man had addressed him In such
Insulting language since he assumed the
Presidency. The Negroes are planning to
hold a mass-meeting tomorrow TO pro-
test against the attitude of the Admin
istration.
Plans for the evacuation of Vera Cruz
AZ was understood in the carly part OF
the week. had been abandoned, owing to
reports which had reached Washington
of the seriousness OF the new revolution
in Mexico, but last night Secretary Bryan
issued statement that our forces would
be withdrawn Monday, November q. He
said that General Carran2a and the Aguas-
calientes convention had given the state
Department the assurances requested.
In dir t1nNt
days that the armored cruiser North
Carolina had been blown UP in the har-
Dor of Beirut. Turkey Considerable alarm
was caused when Secretary Daniels ad-
-,ltted that no word had been received
frvn. the North Carolina since November
The first news announcing the safety
OF the cruiser reached the Navy Depart
1nent early Thursday in q dispatch from
the cruiser Tennessee at Mitylene, Greece.
No mention was made of the landing of
American marines In Turkey. as was re-
ported In press dispatches last week.
Ambassador SPRING Rice, of Great
Britain, notified the State Department
that German ships were using ports in
Ecuador and Colombia as bases for sup
plies ana communication. The Ambas-
eEdor did not request the United States
TO take steps to enforce the observance
of neutrality by the South American Re-
publios, out his visit to the state De-
p6rIH1enI ID interpreter III ulplOlldIlC
circles as a gentle hint to this country
to take some action. 1t will be the
policy OF the State Department, however,
to keep hands off,"
Bids were received by the Navy De-
partment for the construction of six giant
torpedoboat destroyers. Cramps Ship
building Company, of Philadelphia. was
the lowest bidder. Announcement was
made by Secretary Daniels, however, that
estimates had been received from the
Marc Island Navy Yard which were
100000 lower on each boat than the bids
submitted by the private companies. Since
the Mare Island Yard submitted estimates
for the construction OF only two of the
six destroyers, contract probably will
be awarded to Cramps for one destroyer
or possibly two.
The government continued it's search
for secret wireless stations in Maine,
Washington State and Florida. These
stations are suspected of sending milf
tary Information to Germany.