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Wilson Papers, Series 4, 152A Reel 231, Manuscript Division","Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum","Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934","Althea Cupo",,,"pdf file",English,Text,,"Translation of an Editorial from the Westliche-Post, a prominent German printed newspaper of Saint-Louis, Missouri, November 14, 1914. NEGROES IN THE WHITE HOUSE Things have reached a far point when our President is compelled to listen to the remarks of a black which an ordinary citizen, unless his veins are running with the blood of a fish, would promptly resent with a blow. The President is entitled to the gratitude of the entire country for resenting the disgraceful conduct of their spokesman, and no doubt has keenly felt this humiliation. This spokesman of the negroes has clearly proven that the segregation of white and black Post Office employees, of which Postmaster-General Burleson is accused, is a wise measure, which under no circumstances, should be rescinded. Men like Trotter who essayed to insult the highest officer of our Government, are the ones who bring their race into general discredit and disrepute. Posing as full-fledged American citizens they become insolent and overbearing, not realizing in their conceit the injury which their own conduct inflicts upon their race. However, the negroes are not solely to blame, the responsibility lying chiefly in our political system. So long as the negroe's vote is solicited by flattery and solicitation as that of a fellow citizen, he will remain a dangerous factor. Only the complete elimination of the negro in politics will bring the change for the better. This may sound reactionary to the ears of sentimentalists, but it remains a fact. The present position of the negroe in politics is in every way undignified and tending to promote corruption. When campaign orators of all parties cater to the vanity of this black race, this vanity exceeds all bounds and their expectations being disappointed cause their African ferocity to break through the thin coat of the varnish of civilization. As a rule we are disposed to dismiss incidents like this one with a shrug of indifference and only a flagrant occurrence like it reminds us of the acute necessity of solving the negro problem although we are too much inclined to leave things as they were. The peril of such indifference is evidenced by an occurrence like the one in the White House, and whether this experience will result in anything definite is very doubtful. After more or less discussion of a problematic nature and reform proposition, the matter will be dropped and the negro resume his place as voting cattle. ORIGINAL GERMAN TEXT: Neger im Weisen Hause Es ist weit gekommen! Der President der Ver. Staaten muss sich von einen Schwarzen Dingen sagen lassen, die ein gewoehnlicher Mensche, wenn er nicht gerade Fischblut in den Adern hat, mit einem Faustschlag beantworten wuerde. Dass Herr Wilson die Schmach des Augenblickes bitter empfand, bat er in klaren Worten selbst ausgedrueckt, und er had sich damit den Dank der ganzen Land verdient. Der Wortfuehrer der Neger aber had durch sein Austreten bewiesen, dass die von Generalpostmeister Burleson angeordnete Trennung der Rassen in den Postaemtern, die den Anlass gab zu der Beschwerde vor dem Praesidenten, eine weise Massregel war, die unter keinen Umstaenden zurueckgenommen werden sollte. Gerade solche Leute, wie jener Trotter, der den hoechsten Beamten des Landes in unflaethigster Weise beleidigte, sind es, die den Neger in Verruf gebracht haben. Pochend auf uhre ""voellige Gleichberechtigung mit jedem anderen amerikanischen Buerger,"" werden sie frech und hersforderned, ohne in ihren Duenkel zu begreifen, dass sie dadurch ihrer Sache den denkbar schlechtesten Dienst erweisen. Doch sind die Neger nicht die allein Schuldigen; die Hauptverantwortung liegt in unserem politischen System. Solange der Schwarze vor jeder Wahl von beiden Partein umschmeichelt und umwerben al ""Mitbuerger;"" so lange seine Stimme genau so viel gilt, wie die des Weissen, so lange wird er den gefaehrlicher Faktor bleiben. Nur die gaenzliche Ausschaltung des Negers aus der Politik kann darin Wandel schaften. Dass mad den Ohren sentimentaler Schwaermer reaktionaer klingen, aber Thatsache bleibt es darum doch. Die jetzige Stellung des Negers in der Politik ist eine in jeder Beziehung umwuerdige, jede Art von Korruption foerdernde. Indem Kompagnerredner aller Parteien der Eitelkeit der schwarzen Rasse ihr Opfer bringen, steigern sie diese inss Masslose, und wenn nachher, wie dies gewoehnlich der Fall ist, die Verbrechungen nicht erfuellt werden, bricht unter dem leichten Firniss kaukasischer Kultur die afrikanische Wildheit hervor. Zumeist sezt man sich ueber solche Faelle als ""unvermeidlich"" mit einem Achselzucken hinweg, sofern sie ueberhaupt an de Oeffentlichkeit bringen. Es muss schon ein ganz besonderer Anlass vorliegen, die Negerfrage akut zu machen und die Nothwendigkeit ihrer Loesung zu unter streichen; im allgemeinen wird aus Opportunitaetsgruenden alles beim Alten gelassen, der Zukunft ""das Weitere"" anheimstellend. Wie gefaehrlich diese Gleichgueltigkeit ist, bat der Vorgang im Weissen Hause bewiesen. Ob aber die Lehre etwas nutzen wirb? Wir mage es zu bezweifeln. Ein paar Tage wird ein Sturm der Entruestung durch den Blaetterwald rauschen, begleitet von einem Wolkenbruch abenteuerlicher Reformvorschlaege und dann; ja dann wird man den Neger wieder brauchen - als Stimmwieh!",,,,,,"Translation of Newspaper Clipping",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,19141114,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Germany,segregation,Trotter Incident,Wilson and race",https://presidentwilson.org/files/original/69b0ae7e72e6f5b7bb3709bda344cb86.pdf,Text,"Race and Segregation Collection",1,0