Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-05-29
KNELL TOLYNCHING
SOUNDED IN SENATE
SENATOR eALLINeER, OF NEW
HAMPSHIRE, DECLARES
THERE MUST BE
REMEDY. So.

WASHINGTON. May 2T-Soon after SEN
ate convened yesterday Mr.. Gallinger. OF
New Hampshire. offered resolution pro-
viding that the judiciary committee of the
senate should make an investigation into
the subject of lynchings In the United
States with a view OF ascertaining Yheth
er there is any remedy for them. 81
Mr.. Gallinger said he introduced the res
olution I'm full view OF the fact that he
might be charged with precipitating a sec
tional controversy though nothing was
further from his thoughts. He said lynch
ings were not confined TO the south Hor-
rible cases had occurred in the north and
white men as we'll as black had been the
victims. Throughout the country. intense
interest was manifested In the subject.
He thought Il imperative that the judi
ciary committee should take some action
upon the subject.
He had read the Associated Press ac-
count OF the burning OF asDegro In Texas
a few days ago. He said history did not
furnish a more 1endish instance OF mob
wrath and Fox's Book OF Martyrs was
tame In comparison. The whole wretched
business. he said. was a disgrace to Amer
lean manhood and In the light Of which
the alleged atrocities in the Philippines
paled into insigniacance. The Spanish in
QUESTION did not furnish a case exceed
ing that one in inhumanity. He appre-
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Federal government was powerless and
that the states had exclusive Jurisdiction.
II so the American people desired to know
IT, Public sentiment should be aroused
TO prevent such inhuman atrocities.
Mr.. Culberson, of Texas. presented and
had read an account of a lynching In
Kansas. saying that he wanted 1t shown
that the crime of lynching was confined
to no state or section. He said he hoped
the New Hampshire senator would not
single out his state when he wanted to
bring such cases before the senate.
After remarks by Mr.. Hoar upon the
constitutional feature Of the case, the res
olution went over. . s---4~- 4
The Philippines bill then was taken, up,
and Mr.. Patterson of Colorado. made a
speech in opposition to IL. txr .-.-
In beginning. Mr.. Patterson read ex-
tracts from a report OF a minister's meet
ing held recently in Boston in the course
OF which the minister stated that the
American flag had been disgraced in the
Philippines by the commission of TRACE
dies and horrors in the island although
no special attack was made upon. the
president and secretary OF war. -g<
Mr.. Patterson referred TO the editorials
from the Denver News, which Mr.. Fora
-ker had read in the course OF his speech.
These editorials strongly urged the re-
tention OF the Philippines islands and ad-
vocated the governments policy as to the
islands. Mr. Patterson said ne was re-
sponsibIe for the utteranees OF the Dem
yer News then and now. He said he was
a type OF hundreds OF thousands OF Amer
lean people. who had held views similar
to those expressed In the Denver News
editorials and subsequently, had changed
| those views.
Mr.. Patterson declared that after the
capture OF Manila, "a censored press, de-
Hberately guided by the powers in Wash
ington, had misrepresented the situation
IN the Philippines"