Show OBJECT TO JIM CROW CARS negroes make complaint to interstate commerce commission washington W five bishops of the african methodist episcopal church have ly ave joined in a complaint to the interstate ter state commerce commission of unjust discriminatory and unlawful treatment at the hands of several interstate ter state railroads of the south tiro the petitioners petition ers say they are members of the african race and are bishops of the A AT E church that the passenger coaches furnished them when they purchase first class transi trans i port por atlon tation aro are dirty and filthy and are not of first quality in consideration of the first class fare paid that the coaches furnished white passengers are better in quality and condition that the coaches for negro passengers ore are compartment cars partitioned by a swinging door and are or 11 and unsuitable for the use of passengers w who ilo pay first class tare fare that in addition to being dirty and filthy such cars are usually crowded with passengers of every description ot of character who smoke drink and curso curse in the presence ot of women and oil all others who possess decent breeding and that the defendants refuse to sell negroes alc sleeping car tickets or supply cupply th them cm with transportation on sleeping cars cara or permit them to eat in the dining cars the commission Is requested to isue an order putting au an end to tho the alleged discrimination end and to 4 compel the defendants to provide first class clairs accommodations actions for fop negro passengers |