The Denver star., 1917-06-30
The Qverhan9ing Menace.
Segregation Goes to Seed Blossoms Into All Walks Of Life
Labor Union Cites governments Approved Jim crowism.
HOW LONG WILL TINS
WHERE WILL IT END?

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BY MANAGER G. E. EMMONS.
1T is contrary the policy of the company to
take action detrimental to the best interests of
its employees, but it will tolerate discrimination
against worthy individual of nationality
color. The believes that every person
should be given opportunity improve his condition.
which the young man is trying to do"
BY JOSEPH LEFKOWITZ. "a Striker)
I'VE ask more than the United States Govern
ment ! his nation has several regiments Of Negro
soldiers 1t is known that these Negroes allow
ed to frequent the recreation the white
soldiers nor are they in allowed to mnge
with the whites What this fit in prac.
tcing we feel justified in demanding
Demanding that the color line be drawn in the large
plant OF the General Electric Company here the the
United States practices segregation the army $500
chinsts and oomakers 4 Monday said be
one OF the most peculiar labor strikes record in this
section of the State.
The color issue created when young colored
Wenda King-was to work u The machine shops of
1.-THE General Electric Company King family
upper Troy NJ " and was graduated from Lansngburg
High School in 1916. He entered Union College, chenec
tady last September and attracted
ceent IN wireless tefegraphy and French.
1t is that the Union opposed
poyng eoored men, but opposed white and coored
working together. The officials of the General Electric
Company segregaton hence the strike likely
be the heads of the have shown
no disposition to withdraw from their position
The General Electric Company employs six Negroes
oiSc' Snop hundred or the yard
But not until few days did Negro work
ch'n'st Then the question of the separation
Incidents in Connection With Strike
Ike Schenectady Union Star in giving
strike in its columns under the headline Machnists
Demand Same Color line in c. E. Plant exists w. S.
Army. gives the following facts:
ut when the walkout orders issued the
machnis by the union officials and they gathered
OF the office BUILDING until every who intended
out, was present Orderness characterized the meeting
and all ready the signal given
parade started with cheer. dozen young girls
lowed the leader who carried an American flag.
Work on the upper end of the plant practically
suspended the walked everybody gathering to
see the parade
George E. Emmons, general manager of the plant
watched the men leave the plant from his office window
Leaving the General Electric gates River road the
paraded Dock and turned
the march continued up Crescent Park few words
Mr. Lefkowitz laid the situation before the men.
We are here. he said in opening discuss the matter
IN the quietest manner possible. While for
cause we must conduct ourselves orderly The
machnists Schenectady now on strike
officials to grant the right presenting any time
quest through grievance committee. We have given
tar warning The ultimatum forwarded Saturday
the same mail that the officials receive their other letters
here and action could lay only one
direction.
Do not lose sight of the that we are hehtug not
on the grounds OF race prejudice but grounds
al convictions
he speaker explain that the real issue ofl
work under the jurisdiction machinss
which aet is contrary the laws Of that
does ask that Negroes refused eng