The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-13
LEAGUE SECTION
IS MAY MEAN
NEGRO EQUALITY
Senator King, Of Utah, 0OteS
English Tt9eat to Hold Up
Cotton Trade Until South
Grants SOCia Recognition.
BY cRAs. S. HAYDEN,
(Staff Correspondent.N

WASHINGTON, Oct, l3.-The sug-
gestion that under the terms of the
league Of natlons as 1t now stands the
race question, as understood in the
South, may be made a matter for in
%ternational consideration has alarmed
some Of the Southern Democrats called
TO pass on this document. That such
would be the case was brought out
the other day by Senator King, Demo-
Graf, OF Utah, during a speech by Sena-
tor Thomas, Democrat, Of Colorado.
The point raised had to do with the
powers and duties of the labor com
mission, created under Section 10 of
The league, Normally, II Is provided, this
commission will consider only those
matters delegated to 1t by the general
body, However, in the event two
thirds of the delegates favor taking up
matters not specially allotted to II this
may be done. Senator Walsh was point
ing out that England with her colo
nies would have "a votes in this con-
ference as against four for the United
States and, although he admitted 1t WAS
not probable he said that a situation
might arise where such dlsparagency in
voting power would prove a serious en-
barrassment to this country,
"Will the senator yield?' inquired
Senator King, and upon receiving an
affirmative reply, continued saying:
An English Threat.
"Apropos Of what the senator is just
stating, although it is not quite
lent or pertinent, the newspapers re-
ported a few days ago that one OF the
prominent labor leaders of Great Brit
ain stated when the league of nations
was In operation and part 10 went into
effect the negro question, which was
agitating the American people eonsid-
erably, would be settled, and that If
the people Of the South did not accord
the negroes the same rights that were
accorded to white laborers, pay them
the same wages, and accord them social
equality, the matter would be taken up
by this labor organization, and the
rights of the colored laborers would be
enforced through forbidding the ship
ment of cotton from the United States
and by the calling Of strikes and the
prevention OF ships leaving the ports Of
our country. This he said, as the news
paper reported II, would be one OF the
consequences of the organization that
is provided for in part ID. Does Se
senator think that the article contains
such sinister potentialities as thatg'
Although Senator Thomas was un-
willing TO declare that such a posi-
bility might result there are other
Democrats less conservative. Demo
cratic senators from the South, who are
known to oppose the treaty In Its. pres.
emit form. insisu this Is merely n q
the possible dangers contained In thi,
particular section n II Is not i'm
probable that 1t win be made the sub
iect for further consideration In sub,
sequent debate. Senator King Is ex
peoted to make It the subject for
speech he Is planning,
While II Is true that the general sen
timent expressed in Washington ha
been antagoni9tic to tine league OF ma
tions II Is only recently that many sue
expressions have been obtained iron
Southerners sojourning here. WithiI
the last few weeks, however, since
number Of Southern senators hay
Joined the ranks of the recalcitrant
this has been more. pronounced. a re
= OF Tcnnesseans here and IL Is state
that It showed an overwhelming sent
ment against the league.