Trotter Not to Appear
Title
Trotter Not to Appear
Creator
The Amsterdam News
Identifier
CS90A
Date
c. 1914 December
Description
Newspaper article from the Amsterdam News on the decision to cancel a public meeting in New York City with William Monroe Trotter.
Source
Library of Congress
Wilson Papers, Series 4, 152A Reel 231, Manuscript Division
Wilson Papers, Series 4, 152A Reel 231, Manuscript Division
Publisher
Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum
Subject
African-Americans--segregation
Contributor
Althea Cupo
Maria Matlock
Language
English
Is Part Of
CS90, CS90A
Provenance
Digital copy acquired from federal archives by previous WWPL Archivist, Heidi Hackford.
Text
The Amsterdam News...
TROTTER NOT TO APPEAR
Manhattan Casino Meeting Monday Evening Cancelled, It Is Said, for Good Reasons.
William Monroe Trotter, editor of the Boston Guardian and spokesman for a committee representing the Colored Citizens' Equal Rights League, who is said to have uttered some sharp and pointed words to President Wilson about segregation, will not speak at Manhattan Casino Monday evening as previously advertised. R. T. Givens, an estimable citizen of the Greater City, who was promoting the affair, has issued a statement cancelling all arrangements, and it is said, as-wrong in making the move, which he emphasizes, was made with no ulterior motive. Mr. Givens seems to be under the impression that the idea had been misunderstood by many of the critics of the Boston man, and that it was an attempt to commercialize the White House incident. This also is cited by many as one of the "good and sufficient reasons" hinted at in the advertisement which cancels the meeting, and appearing in another column of this paper. Still, by a few also it is thought that, despite the criticism that followed the announcement that Mr. Trotter would come here and tell what he did say to Mr. Wilson, there would be many who would be found at Manhattan Casino Monday evening to hear and decide for themselves whether the words uttered by the fighting editor were really of a character to raise the President's ire and cause as they have a nation-wide comment. These folks further point to the fact that all movement, especially one of this nature, has its followers, regardless of what others think of it.
TROTTER NOT TO APPEAR
Manhattan Casino Meeting Monday Evening Cancelled, It Is Said, for Good Reasons.
William Monroe Trotter, editor of the Boston Guardian and spokesman for a committee representing the Colored Citizens' Equal Rights League, who is said to have uttered some sharp and pointed words to President Wilson about segregation, will not speak at Manhattan Casino Monday evening as previously advertised. R. T. Givens, an estimable citizen of the Greater City, who was promoting the affair, has issued a statement cancelling all arrangements, and it is said, as-wrong in making the move, which he emphasizes, was made with no ulterior motive. Mr. Givens seems to be under the impression that the idea had been misunderstood by many of the critics of the Boston man, and that it was an attempt to commercialize the White House incident. This also is cited by many as one of the "good and sufficient reasons" hinted at in the advertisement which cancels the meeting, and appearing in another column of this paper. Still, by a few also it is thought that, despite the criticism that followed the announcement that Mr. Trotter would come here and tell what he did say to Mr. Wilson, there would be many who would be found at Manhattan Casino Monday evening to hear and decide for themselves whether the words uttered by the fighting editor were really of a character to raise the President's ire and cause as they have a nation-wide comment. These folks further point to the fact that all movement, especially one of this nature, has its followers, regardless of what others think of it.
Original Format
Newspaper Article
To
Tumulty, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick)
Collection
Citation
The Amsterdam News, “Trotter Not to Appear,” c. 1914 December, CS90A, Race and Segregation Collection, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.