The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-06-07
MJsSISSIPPPS GOVERNOR AGAIN
ASKED If LYNCHERS ARE TO
BE PROSECUTED.

The National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People,
through its Secretary, John r. Shil-
lady, of New York, makes public a
telegram sent to Governor Theodore
G .Bilbo of Mississippi, asking infor-
nation concerning what is being done
to apprehend the lynchers of VIII
Moore, Negro, alleged bootlegger,
near Ten Mile, Miss. On May 20 the
Negro who, while being arrested, had
shot the manager of lumber camp,
was taken from a train by mob,
hanged to a tree and his body rid
died with bullets. In its telegram
the Association calls the Governors
attention to the fact that MISSISSIPPI
pi has had five lynchings in less
than three months, the worst record
the state has had in the same average
length of time since 1909; and also
points out the fact that Mississippps
failure to enforce her own laws JUS
titles migration of Negroes to reigns
where they will be protected and
makes inevitable federal intervention
to prevent lynching. The Associa-
tons telegram follows:
May "a, 1919.
Hon. Theodore G. Bilbo. Governor,
jackson, Miss.
Speaking for 210 branches and 54,-
900 members in 80 states, the Ma
tional Association for the Advance
ment OF Colored People respectfully
asks what Mississippi authorities are
doing to apprehend the lynchers of
Will Moore, a Negro, alleged boot
logger, who while being arrested,
shot the manager Of a lumber camp
was lynched on May 20.
Ten days ago Lloyd Clay was burn
ed to death in Vicksburg. Five days
before that Negro soldier and a
Negro woman were alleged to have
been lynched near Pickens, Miss,
Two months before that another Ne
gro was lynched. So far as we have
been able nothing has been done
by Mississippi authorities in any
of these cases. Five lynchings in
less than three months in Mississippi
is the worst record your state has
had in the same average length of
time since, 1909. Mississippi's fail
ure to enforce her own laws justi-
fies migration of Negroes to regions
where they will be protected and
makes inevitable federal Intervention
to prevent lynching.
JOHN r. SHILLADY, Sec'y.
National Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People.
The National Association of Colored
Women at recent Conference held
in the Abyssinian Baptist church,
New York City, in response to a
call issued by the Associations Presi-
dent, Mrs. Mary B. Talbert, of Buff
falo, New York, adopted a program
to be worked out through Bureau
of Publicity. This program was sub
mitted by Mrs. Talbert as report
of the Committee on Findings con-
sisting of Miss Mamie H. Burroughs,
Washington, d. c.; Mrs. A. w. Dick
erson, Philadelphia; Miss Mary e.
Jackson. New York; Mrs. Minnie
Scott; Mrs. Lizzie B. Fouse, Louis
Vile; Mrs. Maggie L. Walker. Rich
mond, Va; Mrs. Grace Booth. Valen-
tine, Bordenton, N. j.; Miss Eva d.
Bowles, New York. The report
which follows, is issued In the spirit
OF making democracy real:
Lynching.
The National Association of Colored
Women will cooperate with the Ma
tional Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People through the
Department for the Suppression of
Lynching aond Mob Violence, Miss
Mamie H. Burroughs, Chairman, in
its campaign to abolish lynching.
We recommend that individual
clubs contribute to the local Branches
of the N A. A. C. p, funds for the
carrying on of this work and that
duplicate of the receipt given by the
Local Branch for contributions be
forwarded to Miss Burroughs. Where
there are no local branches, money
should be sent to Miss Burroughs,
who will forward same to the N. A.
A. G. p, headquarters.
Suffrage.
The National Association of Colored
favors universal suffrage. We
recommend that the Association
launch a National Campaign of Ed
ucation and that clubs cooperate
heartily with every agency forking
for the adoption of the Susan B.
Anthony Amendment. Literature and
speakers will be supplied by our
Bureau Of Publicity.
We must set ourselves to work
seriously at the task of helping to
make women wage carriers one hun