The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-03-03
The American Bar. Association in
Il Turmoil

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Il Turmoil
It is Indicated from Washington
that the American Bar Association
is in turmoil over William H..
Lewis, a negro, who is an assistant
Attorney General Of the United
States.
4 decision of The executive com
.miItec of the association faVOrs the
ousting of Lewis, which is being
resisted by Attorney General Wick
rrshan who charaClerizes the &C
lion Of the executive committee as
an arrogance of power unwarrant-
ed by the body's constitution in or
der to crafty race prejudice en-
tcrtained by some of its members.
The Attorney General points out
that Lewis was elected after he had
been regularly nominated and in
.vited to join by the secretary of the
association He calls attention to
the fact that the committee which
elected Lewis went out Of office and
was succeeded by another commit
tee COMMUNICATIVE new members. IT
was the new committee he adds,
which took action
The object of the association"
the Attorney-General continues, us
stated in the constitution to be 'ad-
vance The science of Jurisprudence,
promote the administration Of JUS
tice, uphold the honor of the profes-
sion of the law and encourage cor
dial intercourse among the mem
bers of the American bar
ANY person fulfilling certain re
Guirements,' Mr.. Wickersham adds,
is eligible for membership
The action Of the executive commit
tee, he declares, can hardly be con
sidered to tend to uphold the honor
of the profession of the law and
encourage cordial intercourse
among the members Of the bar. L.
Icertainly does not tend to promote
the administration of Justice"
II would seem that in this CON
tenlion the race line has been drawn
1T would seem that ii may be de
veloped that the membership COM
unite had elected Lewis i'm the be-
lief that he was of the white race
ut was felt that it could moi do less
than rescind its own action mad
Iyertently taken.
Until the admission of Lewis, only
white men had been admitted to the
membership of the American Bar
Association.
II is safe TO assume that Attorney
General Wiekersham is losing his
thine in striving TO force Lewis on
the association.
This is All illustration and n dem
.onstration that oil and water will
mot mix.
The Ne. lean Situation
New Orleans States. A critical
situation again exists on the Mexi-
can border, by reason of the fact
that a large band OF rebels is NOV
ling against the town of 0iinaga, OPP
Iposite Preside, Texas. I'm the event
Iof attack the town would be direct
Is i'll the line of fire, hence Ameri-
lean residents have asked that Unit
led State troops be hurried to that
place.
Should an attack be made with
casualties on The American side in
tervention by the United States may
be expected, because the govern
Iment at Washington has resolved
| that no more firing into American
territory and the killing of Ameri-
an citizens will be tolerated. It
will be recalled that during the
hadero revolution, American resi-
ldents OF Ell Paso. Texas. and Fort
Douglas, Arizona, were killed by
stray bullets, hence The government
has served notice thai this shall not
accur again.
II the fighting Mexicans come too
near out line our troops are to oc-
cupy sufficient Mexican territory
TO establish zone of safety. This
will moi be designated as an invas-
ion, FOR our government will be
very careful in its action, and the
lfact that Congress- is in session will
be a safeguard against any ill-con.
sidered movement.
There is reason to fear, however.
that The appearance Of United
STATES soldiers on Mexican soil
would be likely 10 inflame anti-An-
iarieali feeling among the insarree-
| ionlsts. hence Senator Stone. of
Missouri, has introduced resola-
lion directing the Senate Commit
Ice on Foreign Relations 10 make