The Denver star., 1914-12-05
DEFENDS MANHOOD RIGHTS.
President Wilson's Segregation Policy
Condsmn ned by Southern Paper,

FresioenS Wilson'S oeofe9aSton Polioy
Condemned by Southern Paper.
The Lexington Herald. the leading
Democratic newspaper >of the blue
grass region of Kentucky. proves a
notable exception to the rule by which
southern dailies rally to the support
Of President Wilson's policy Of dis
elimination against the Negro. says
the New York Evening Post 1.-The
humblest American citizen of full Ne
gro blood is. In the eyes Of the law.
the full equal of the most powerful
citizen Of the purest Anglo-Saxon de-
scent" says Editor Desha Brecken-
ridge. In a leading article published
Nov. II. which is. in part. as follows:
We regret the president has again
permitted himself to display irritation
to those who went to him al chief ex-
ecuhve of the nation and refused to
answer questions put to him about the
treatment Of public employees.
When the women who are striving
to secure equal suffrage approached
him he took refuge behind the pre-.
rogative that every private citizen but
DO public official has the right to ex-
ercise display of temper and a dec
laration that he must refuse to be ca
techized.
For the second time he has permit
ted himself to lose his temper when
confronted by delegation of citizens
asking him to take action about a mat.
ter that is embarrassing to him. A
number of Negroes representing vari-
GUS Negro organizations appealed to
him to forbid the segregation Of Ne
groes in the departments at Washing
ton. The spokesman Of the delegation
, reminded him of campaign pledges
made and stated that they did not
come to him to ask charity. but AS
American citizens to demand equal
treatment to that accorded other mer-
! lean citizens
Does the president Df the United
States believe that MS Il matter of gov
ernmentai policy citizens Uf African
extraction should be treated differently
from citizens of Anglo xon. Teutonic.
Slav or Latin extraction? Is the presi.
dent OF the United States. the chief
executive officer Of the greatest repub-
lie In The world that has opened its
doors as II refuge for the oppressed OF
all nations. willing To Srand before
the peoples of the earth as giving the
sanction OF his great personality and
high Office to the Dcrpetua ton OF race
prejudice? Is ii to be the policy OF
the government of the people, by the
people. for the people. that any race is
to be set aside AS distinguished from
another race?
at what point viii the government
as government stop the segregation OF
different races? AS we conceive the
purpose OF this government. 1t is to
treat every individual as equal before
the eyes OF the aw-bluck or white,
red or yellow. Jew or Gentle. Prot
! estap or Catholic whatever the hreed,
| whatever the creed. matters not, at
least should matter not to the public
official charged with the duty of serY-
ing all the people.
The humblest American citizen OF
full Negro blood is in the eyes OF the
law the full equal of The most power
full citizen of the purest Anglo Saxon
descent The public servant elected
by the people paid by the people, owes
10 Ine UNiIIItSl tlllItn iDe siue lHO-
lection and the same treatment accord
ed to the most powerful
We are distressed that the president
has allied himself with those Who bt''
lipvo in the I,-rl"iuIiion of race prrji
dice ANA Justify race passion AZ Il
private citizen every man has the right
to determine his own course A
public official the higher The office the
greHtcr the Obligation 10 net with jus
tice and treat with patience ihDsc who
must look To the public officer for the
protection OF The law |, Is but II siep
in descent from THE position mken DN
those public officials in Washington
who se.rrr;,l. On. race TO the pnh'h'
official IN n SunIlierm sfHic who adtn
Gates iyich ilw The example Of tile
higher official will he cited by the low
er "ificia n- Justification FOR his course
The mob of The south that iynclies III
the night is but step further than the
official order that segregates Decauxe
Of color in the day.