Inter-Mountain Republican | 1906-03-29 | Page 9 | Draw the Color Line

DRAW THE COLOR LINE Hath U th and HUlI G Gymnasium Privileges CS AI Are Denied I te to Negroes Negros Sl New Haven Conn Match 28 The The color line has been tI tightly drawn In Inthe inthe the thc Young Mens Men's Christian association at New Haven Hayen Conn Comm as It generally 1 Is drawn where whiles whites and blacks are thrown together Theme will be he in the tho future a separate separate separ separ- ate branch for fOJ the negroes in that thai city on account of th the refusal of the management management man man- of the Elm City Institution to lo permit the negroes l to lo use the central gymnasium the thc bath and the swimming swimminG swimming swim swim- ming tank lank The rho management draws the the- color line on these privileges and Us lis decision deci sion Ion will be generally approved General Secretary Lotze while expressinG expressing expressing ex ex- pressing regret that the colored m members mem mein- m- m hers ben had forced the i issue suc and Its Us re resulting re- re suiting decision said that thai the officers had acted for fOl the best interests of oC all concerned lie He states stales that no hasty action action ac nc- tion had been taken but bill that it was the result of a thorough Investigation and dl discussion We e have not acted hastily in this tills matter mailer said ald Mv Mt When this thing f first mst came ClUne up we made It II a point to canvass can om our members and there was wasa a unanimous expression of feeling that it would not nol b be to lo the best Interests of or nil all concerned lo tu accede to the request of the thc members of uC the Goffo street branch It Is said bald to to be he th the first Instance on of record where Its colored mem members LeIs LeI's asked for fOl the dented denied privileges es and Is therefore a 11 precedent for fOl branches of I the thc Young Mens Men's Christian a association all over o the countr country