Evening star., 1923-10-06
RAP SEGREGATION
!. OF NEGRO WORKER
Equal Rights Body Asks Cool
idqe Ban Rule IN U. S.
I: Departments.

President Coolidge today was asked
to abolish segregation of colored en-
ployes OF the federal government IN
executive departments by delegation
representing the National Equal
Rights League. Complaint was made
particularly with reference to the
Treasury and Navy departments ana
the bureau of engraving and print
ing.
The committee also urged the Pres
ident to advocate the passage OF the
Dyer anti-lynching bill; to take
cognizance Of the alleged disfran-
chisement Of negroes in the southern
states; to take cognizance of the seq
regation of colored people in public
conveyances and of the refusal to per
nit colored men to enter west Po1nI
and Annapolis; to put colored men
and. women in charge of the veterans
hospital at Tuskegee to pardon or
parole seventy colored soldiers in Fort
Leavenworth prison, and to refuse run
recognition Of Mexico while that
country limits the immigration Of col
ored citizens of. the Uni States;
The President was rels~rted to have
listeneH to the plea of the. committee
with interest and sympathy. At its
declared his unalterable belief in the
full rights of all citizens. He made
no specific reply to the various pro-
posals.
The committee consisted of WI
liam NJ Trotter of Massachusetts, NJ.
w. Spencer Of Delaware, z. 5. Harten
of New York, James l.. Neili Of the
District Of Columbia, Rev. george
Frazier Miller of New York, Isaac II.
Nuttsr Of NeM w Jerseyi yeyt Dni Mrs suia T.
Harten of New York, Rev. g. nj.
Moore Of Missouri, Rev. l. c. Newby
of Connecticut, H. r. Adams OF Con-
necticut and j. S. Scott OF Connec-
ticut. -j -...,
Rev. MIR. Harten Spokesman.
Rev. r. S. Harten was the spokes-
man for the committee, and the men,
by M. w. Spencer. w. M. frotter
presented the petition to the Presl,
dent. Rev. George Frazier Miller ana
Isaac H: Nutter made additionai
statements to the President.
, The plea for abolishing segregation
in the federal departments read as
follows:
ITO take cegnizance Of the segra-
cation remaining from the last south
ern democratic administrations or en-
larged since of the colored employees
of the federal government Itself In
the very federal government build
ings in the executive department OF
which you are the supreme head, and
TO abolish 1t aitogether by executive
order or some wise, thus undoing di-
rect humiliation and hurtful degra-
dation of citizens by the United
States itself. Most earnestly do we
pray this in your department and
pray you tell us now"
Walsh Plea Fruftless.
Senator Thomas ]. Walsh of Mon
1Ax
President Coolidge that steps. be
taken to apprise tie British ambas-
sador that the United States would
be pleased to see the case of Eamonn
de Valera settled in some other way
than by the execution of the Irish
leader, said today that he had re
ceived no promises" in regard 10 the
matter. -
Cables from Irish republican lead
ers to friends in Montana were for
quest that he take Il e matter up
with the President" The messages
expressed the fear that .court-martial
proceedings would be had against
roaded to execution.
This government should object to
such action purely asa humanitarian
proposition said Senator Walsh. He
added that his action did not indicate
sympathy with de Valera's actions.
President and Mrs. Coolidge, accom-
panied by few friends, boarded the
Mayfower, the Presidents yacht,
about o'clock for a trip down the
Potomac river. They will have din
ner on the Mayfower and return
early in the evening.
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Theodore Roosevelt was a visitor at
the White House today. He Is under
stood to have talked over the politi-
cal situation in New York with the
President.
Others who called on the President
today were: Senator Fletcher of
Fla, democrat, who made an In
formal report in regard to the in
vestigation of the forestry question
being conducted by a special commit
tee of the Senate; the oxford and
George Washington debating teams,
Dwight B. Heard of Phoenix. Ariz.;
Secretary Wallace, former Senator
Kellogg and Representative Dickin-
SON of Iowa.