Show is REPRIMANDED BY PRESIDENT Delegation Politely Told It Must Seek Out Another Chairman W WASHINGTON Nov 12 President 12 President Wilson while bile receiving n a dele delegation tion of ot negroes today who today who camo to tho White Whito to protest against tle segregating tho the races in government departments objected to tho the tone adopted bv by their spokesman W. W M M. L Trotter of Bo Boston oston ton and told the committee e that if it called on him again it would ha have havo vo to get ct a anew anew L new chairman The president added that he had not been addressed in ill such a manner since ho he entered the tho White II House 0 The delegation charged that Secretary Secretary Secre Secre- tary tar McAdoo Adoo and Comptroller Williams in tho the treasury and Postmaster General General Gen Gent eral cral Burleson had enforced segregation rules rul's in their President cn t Wilson ilson replied that ho had investigated the question und and had been assured thoro had bad been no discrimination crimination in the com corn forts forte and surroundings s given cn to the thene ne negroes roes He lie added be he had hail been informed in in- formed by officials that the segregation had been started to avoid friction between between between be be- tween tho races and not with tho object of the tho negroes Tho president suu said he ho was deeply interested in tod in the negro race raco and greatly admired its lie Tic declared tho the thing to bo be sought bt by tho the negro people was completo complete independence of ot white people and that he ho felt tho white whito raco race was willin willing to do o everything possible to ns assist them Trotter and lna other members member at ht once took issue with the tho president declaring in ing the ne negro ro people did not seek charity charity char char- ity or assistance but that they took tho the position that tho the negroes had equal rights with whites and that those rights should be respected The They denied de do e emet met nied thero there had been any friction Between Be 90 e- e te tween u tho the two races before the tc segregation segre re gation was be begun President ent Wilton listened to what they bad had to sn say and then told tho delegation dele delo gation nt on that Trotter was wa losing control of his temper and that he be the tho president dent would not discuss the matter malter further further fur fur- ther thor with him After lea lea leavina vine the presidents president's pr private prate ate office Trotter V. V Spencer and anti others of the delegation ahon declared tl their talk talle l had d been been thoroughly dil disappoint ing They declared they the would woul hold hoM holda hoMa a nines mass meeting in Washington ton g-ton Sunday to discuss tho the question Mr r Wils Wilson n la lii understood to have havo told toM tho the committee tho the question was wa not a n political one anti and that ho Ito would could not t tako o it up on political grounds |