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18 SEGREGATION OF CLERKS AND EMPLOYEES IN CIVIL SERVICE.

Moore, a white girl who was temporarily left in charge of the office, "an ignorant
2-cent, white fool"; that said Gussie Tignor, like her negro associate and intimate,
Mary V. Malvin, often gets mad, rants, and raves around the office, abusing white
employees, greatly to the disturbance of the business and affairs of said office; and
upon complaint being made or filed with the managers, also negroes, the said negro
women are sustained or upheld, to the annoyance, distress, and humiliation of white
girls and employees.

That there are more negroes employed in this office than there is any use for, in
order to give some one a job; these extra negroes are practically in the way of other
employees and often prevent the performance of duty; these said extra or surplus
negroes virtually do no work, but stand around in the rooms, halls, or corridors, talk,
read newspapers, books, get in the way and obstruct the labor of others; that among
this class of "pets" are the following: Noble Thomas, Scott, Jones, Brooks, Maxfield,
and Pope, and others at times; that their acts and conduct have been branded by
lawyers and others visiting said office on business as a great "nuisance," and a great
number of people have complained thereof, but the same continues without reprimand
from the recorder.

That I make the above and foregoing statements of my own free will and accord, for
the purpose of informing the proper authorities or officials of the misconduct of this
office, that the same may be remedied without delay, and that something may be done
to relieve white girls and white women from suffering the humiliation and disgrace
which they are compelled to undergo at the hands of overbearing negro men and
negro women.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this the 30th day of April, A. D.
1913.

E. GRACE TIMBERLAKE.

Witness—

ERNEST D. MASTERS.
ROY M. HARROP.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA,
Washington, D. C., ss:

E. Grace Timberlake, being duly sworn by the officer who attests this instrument,
states that she has read the above and foregoing, that she is familiar with the contents,
that she recognizes the seriousness of the charges, that the said statements and declara-
tions therein made as of her knowledge are true, and the statements and declarations
therein made as of her information and belief are true to the best of her knowledge
and belief.

E. GRACE TIMBERLAKE.

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 30th day of April, 1913. I further certify
that the said E. Grace Timberlake, the person who executed the above and foregoing
affidavit, acknowledged that she executed same of her own free will and accord, for
the purposes therein mentioned, and that she affixed her signature in my presence.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal, this the day
and year last above written.

(SEAL.)

MRS. PAULINE M. WITHERS,
Notary Public, Washington, D. C.

STATEMENT OF MR. ARCHIBALD H. GRIMKE.

The CHAIRMAN. Do you represent any organization?

Mr. GRIMKE. The organization of the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People.

The CHAIRMAN. You can be heard on either of these bills or both.

Mr. GRIMKE. It is the principle I wish to be heard on.

The CHAIRMAN. You can proceed.

Mr. GRIMKE. I wish to enter a protest against the passage of these
bills or any favorable report on them. I think it is most unfortu-
nate, Mr. Chairman and gentlemen, that the colored people are
obliged to come before a committee and ask you not to humiliate
them. You can not separate the colored people in the Government
service without humiliating them. They are among the most faith-
ful, and I think, on record, among the most efficient. They have
been so ever since they have been in the Government service, and