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The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-03-27
WOULD REVIVE
SEDITTON BILL

Washington. March 25.-while there
is hardly a possibility that the house
Judiciary committee will favor I the
Stirling sedition bill, passed by the
senate advocates of this legislation
have not given up the fight They
have changed their method. This was
shown when Congressman Hustled, a
mittee, asked Attorney General Pal
mer, when that official was testifying,
If 1t would not be wise to drop the
term "sedition" and substitute AN
archy," for the reason, said the law
maker, that Everybody in the coun-
try, practically, is against anarchy"
The attorney general agreed to this
suggestion that the sedition proposal
be camouflaged so the people would
else-until 1t becomes effective.
Congressman Hustled has introduced
a sedition bill. which is shorter than
the Graham bill or the Davey bill,
the latter having been o. KID by the
attorney general. The Hustled bill,
however, Is as dangerous as is the
others. Among other things 1t makes
ton or change of the form of the
government of the United States, or
the subversion of any of its powers or
The recent steel strike was her
aided as an attack against the gov
ernment, and as a result of this pro-
paganda the public m.nu was in
famed to such a point that II lne
Hustled bill was law steel strikers
could be easily convicted and jailed
for 10 years and fined $4,000 or both.
A refusal to obey an injunction
judge would be liable to the same
punishment.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-03-27
Creen-McCarthy Campaign Opens IN GAL
yestiOn With Great Ovation


Not since the days of the late Hon.
Norris Wright Cuney's time in repub-
lican politics has there been seen ut
Galveston the demonstration of the
principles Of the grand old repubIi-
can party as shown at the City Audi
torium on the occasion of the presen-
tation of the candidacy OF Hon. e. II.
r.. Green of Terrell, Texas, and Hon.
Ed Mccarthy. Galveston, as delegates
at large from the state of Texas to
the republican national convention at
Chicago next June 3, Messrs. p. II.
r. Green and Ed Mccarthy being
among Texas leading republicans and
business men of standing. At the
presentation of each name of Hons.
u. II. II. Green and El Mccarthy an
ovation Of applause rqnd out from
meeting held here in about 25 years.
Nearly 1000 people were in atten-
dance Hon. Harry Beck OF Dallas
made broad talk pointing out the
republican party success next Novem-
Der throughout the nation and MS
reading of telegram from Hon. y.
II. r. Green now in New York, con-
graduating the meeting at Calves
ton for republican success, his ina
bility to be present was heartily APP
plauded. Hon. John I. Wheeler, who
made an interesting address In de-
claring the issues and great prin-
ciples of the republican party Of the
grandest and safetest institution for
all American citizens freedom and
their rights to seek human liberty
and Justice regardless of color. etc.
When Chairman Wheeler introduced
Hon. Ed Mccarthy. the large audience
greatly cheered as Mr.. McCarthy's re-
publican work is known as far back
during the notorious days of Wright
Quincy, former Congressman B X.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-03-27
ASK LEGISLATURE TO AID
in NEGRO WELFARE WORK
Resolutions Presented to
Mississippi Senate by Ne
grOes Urging Appropriations.
To. the Legislature and Governor
Of the State or Mississippi,
GREETINGS.

To the Legislature and Governor
OF the State or Mississippi,
GREETINGS:
Whereas: The prosperitv develon-
ment advancement = and securfty-s,,f
the state and nation under a demo-
cratic form of government rest almost
WholIy upon the Intelligence, the
development and contentment of ali
or class;
Whereas: The educational oppor-
IN comparison to the whites and the
educational opportunities offered Me-
groes of other states, are the most
INFERIOR, probably of any state in the
union, being in many, many instances
Dut makeshifts and in Others nil:
whereas: There Is a larger per cent
OF illiteracy in Mississippi due to the
aforesaid cause than in any other
state of the union carrying with 1t
the concomitant fact of a greater in
eihciency OF labor. due to the same
cause, since ignorance and inefficiency
always go hand in hand:
Whereas The Negro is a citizen and
tax payer under the law and consti-
tuition and entitled to the same rights
and privileges and is taxed just as
much for education. and other pur-
poses as other people, and sometimes
seemingly more, he thinks, since he
hasn't ballot with a kick in it;
and constituting about 80 per cent
OF the manual laDOr OF the state, he
feels that he is the largest tax-pay
after all, since, in the final analysis
it's the little stream which turns the
wheel that .grinds the corn;
Whereas: The feeling oe glarine
lack of equal educational opportuni-
ties, justice in the courts and pro-
lection under the law was the chief
factor which has caused so many
Negroes. probably a quarter of a
million or more to leave the state in
quest of these God given and in
alienable rights, which is simply in
keeping with the very law of nature
observed even by the animals of the
lower kingdom, the birds of the air.
as another as icreeo $qMim
as they move themselves and their
brood from one nest or place to
another. as 1t may tend to the better
ment of the condition of the brood and
safety for themselves:
Whereas: There is a general state
of unrest pervading the country. due
acy and gross misunderstanding of
the true intentions of free govern
ment and the object for which 1t
stands: !.
Whereas: Though taxed for console
dated rural schools, colleges, State
Normal Schools and high schools for
whites to the extent of probably one
hundred or more, and though the Ne
groes are in a majority in the state
and IL these institutions were equit-
ably extended, there would be one
hundred or more for Negroes also,
vet not one has been provided by the
state to the knowledge OF your Pc
titioners;
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-03-27
Claim Self Preservation
Causes Hatred Of Japs.

Washington, March 25.--Self-preser-
walton is the reason Pacific coast
states are resisting the Japanese in
vasion, declared United States Sem
ator phelan. in reply to the Japs'
claim for race equality.
ut is not a question of personal
equality as between mand and man
that is involved at all in this dis
cussion." said Senator Phelan. TT is
that legal equality under which the
Japanese would claim the right freely
to come into the United States, or in
to Australia. If you please, just as do
the nationals of any other country;
IL is that equality under which they
would claim the right of naturaliza-
tion, Just as the nationals of other
countries of citizenship of the elec-
trio franchise. of intermarriage, and
of the holding of land
BY actual experience we hnd that
we can not admit that equality in
yolving all these things. because
these aliens are capable of displacing
the people who are now upon the
soil. the white men and women who
have pioneered the land, developed
it. in mine and field, reared their in
stitutions, political and social. and
who, when the time comes, contri-
butte their country.
1--WE can not on terms of political
equality or of social equality admit
freely the Japanese without inevitab-
ly involving the destruction or me
Americas population now upon the
soil. 1t is question of self-preser-
walton. There is no other question
involved"
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-03-27
URBAN LEAGUE REPORTS
SERVICE TO NEGROES. !.
Tells Of Betterment Of Con
ditiOns Of Negroes in Cities.
(AssocIated Negro Press. J

New York. March 25.-The 1919 an
nual report Of the National Urban
900 was spent during the year for
improving the conditions of the Ur-
ban Negro in thirty-twO cities and
points out thet shel good results of
TINS expenditure were made possible
through the hearty cooperation of
city and private agencies interested
in civic bettermcnt
The National Urban League is the
outcome of the combining of those
committees which were organized
City with the committee on urban
conditions among Negroes organized
in 1910 to coordinate social work
in New York city in behalf of its
The statement by it's executive
board in the foreword of the report
announces: "The National Urban
League believes that men and women
working together can eliminate con-
ditions which lead to friction thru
mutual understanding and regard It
is the Saim of the league to establish
in every community where there is
considerable Negro population. COM
mittees of men and women of both
the problem which affect the health,
wealth. and happiness of all in their
races who shall seek to work out
community Economic opportunity so
which the Negro can advance to bet
ter and more serviceable citizenship.
that the Urban League is devoting
itself especially to industrial oppor-
tunities for Negroes"
Housing, acute everywhere, has
been and us, perhaps as serious as
any other problem the Negroes have
to face. Lack Of new buildings for
homes has worked its hardship here
and with the Industrial situation was
one of the contributary causes of the
recent race riots. These riots harm
full as they have been. have served
the purpose very emphatically of
calling the attention of thinking citi-
zens to conditions among Negroes
which can be remedied with but small
outlay of time and money. They have
also served to bring together groups
OF white and Colored people willing
program for race betterment con-
ducive to the best interest of all
citizens in any community. Such re-
suits were the outcome of the Chica-
go race riots where the leagues ma
chinery has been used to bring about
better race conditions.
Following the Chicago riots Cover
nor Lowden appointed race COM
mission composed of members of both
the riot, to suggest means. to relieve
conditions causing 1t and to act as
a medium of communication between
the races.
Growing out Of the riot also MEM
bers of the Womens City Club of
Chicago formed committee with Miss
Mary Mcdowell. head resident of the
CONTINUED on page 81
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-03-27
Would Try to Avert Another
Chicago Riot.

The National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People, 20
Fifth Avenue, New York, today an
nounced that kilograms had been sent
to Governor Lowden of Illinois ana TO
Mayor Thompson of Chicago urging
that all possible steps be taken to
avert threatened race friction in Chi
cago.f
The kilograms report bombing of
Negro residence and determination
on the part of Colored people to de-
fend their homes and their families.
The text of the kilograms is as fol-
lows:
March 16, 1920.
Reports from various sources to the
National Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People inform us
that residences of Negroes are being
bombed in Chicago and that a feeling
of dangerous bitterness is growing
up in consequence among the Colored
people who are determined to defend
their homes and, their families.
Mindful of the costly disaster which
overlook Chicago in July, 1919, the
National Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People urges that
every possible step be taken to main
tain peace and order before violence
again disgraces an American city. !.
John r. Shillady. Secretary.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-03-27
RACE MEN AID
HEALTH BUREAU

TuslSegee Ala, March 25.--Dr. Rob-
ert r. Motion. Principal of Tuskegee
Institute. announced today the follow
ing suggested program for Health
Week which is to be observed April
4th to 10th.
Sunday. April 4th.-Sermon and Leo
ture day. On this day churches,
ministers and physicians Will give
sound advice on how to keep physi-
eaiS MondaS ana Hpri nDrny SthHealth clein day in
! the schools. That on or before this
day the school buildings and prem
ises be put in sanitary condition
and that on. this day appropriate pro-
irons of the school be invited. Some
part of the exercise on this day
should be devoted to the commemora-
ting of the birthday of Booker t.
Tuesday, April 6th,-Fire Proven
tion Day. Clean your Easements.
your attics and under your houses of
all rubbish, greasy rags and white
paper. Fifty per cent of fires start
wednesday, April 7th.-Clean House
Day. Let this day be devoted to gem
eral cleaning of your house. Use
plenty Of soap and water water everywhere.
Clean your yards of all rubbish, cut
lawns, plant flower beds, clean walks,
repair side walks and fences. Give
special attention OF freeing your
premises from breeding places of
flies and mosquitoes, also get rid
of rats; they are carriers of diseases.
Friday, April 9th.--Paint up and
white wash day Paint or white wash
your porches. fences. woodwork. porch
chairs, etc, so that everything will
be radiant with fresh colors.
Saturday, April 10th.--Vacant Lot
day. with the assistance of the
children and others, have all vacant
lots, parks, and Fairgrounds clean
ed. Plow and plant garden plots
For literature relating to health
apply to the United States Public
Health Service, Washington, ID. G.,
for their Health Almanac for 1870
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-03-27
Teacher is Dismissed;
viii Sue School.

Lincoln. March 25.-Miss Margaret
Hall. teacher at the Industrial School
for Girls at Geneva. Neb., has lost
her lob. She was incontently "fired''
by Mrs. Clara Treat. superintendent.
when she refused to resign on re-
quest. following an argument over
dining at the same table at which a
Colored instructress was seated.
The Colored teacher, Miss Lucas.
had been brought to the school to in
struct the seven Colored girls there
and although her pupils were segre-
gated she was permitted to eat with
the white teachers, Miss Hall, who
Is of southern extraction. refused to
sit at the table.
Miss Treat gave Miss Hall the op-
tion of eating with Miss Lucas or re-
signing and the white teacher would
do neither. Then the superintendent
dismissed her. Miss Hall compelled
Mrs. Treat to write out the dismissal
in pen and ink and state the reasons
therefor.
Miss Hall arrived in Lincoln, Satur-
day evening and called on one of the
members of the state board of con-
troll Clark Oberlies. Mr.. Oberlies re-
fused to take any action.
Miss Hall asserts she will either be
re-instated or will institute legal
proceedings against Mrs. Treat and
the county.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-03-27

Hawley and u. H. r. Green's time
wnen Texas polled nearly 100000 re-
publican votes and Galveston obtain
ed the election of only republican
congressgmden from Texas In the elect
M Mcdonald of Fort Worth was the
closing chapter Of the rally and IL
was indeed a mixture of events IN
current politics and on the whole
seemed to have greatly pleased the
tbss tsbrse an6ia%ss 5spu6lican r eMgdiencs Judging
deserving tribute to the republican
party OF this country being the
greatest political Institution In exer-
else OF justice to all of its citizenp.
He said that IL was now high time
that men Of his race should stop ex-
might be rendered for the party's
success or men who come out from
the other side and join with you
their strength like Messrs. %. H r..
Green; Ed Mccarthy, Harry Beck
ond Others. Chairman Wheeler, in
Producing Mr.. Mcdonald said he was
a credit to his race and an asset of
the state Of Texas Rev J. r. M Lee
Of Reedy Chapel African Methodist
Episcopal Church offered Invocation
and Rev. l.. " Harrison OF ST. Paul
Methodist Episcopal Church benedic-
ton and seated on the rostrum We're
publicans, white and Colored OF Gal
weston and outside Of the city. Among
the number were IL l.. Spicer OF Fort
Worth; G. M. Hughes of Wharton and
Ed Mccarthy, Jr.. Of Houston. Tom
Taylor OF San Antonio; r. b. Coos
by Of Bryan. w. l.. Davis Of Houston:
j. 4. Harris os BRENNAN; c. r. Rich
ardson of Houston; b. l.. Wallace or
Palestine and Rev. A. Barbour and
A. G. Perkins of Galveston.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-03-27
Negro Question is Discussed
by Churchmen.
(Associated negro press.)

Cincinnati Ohio. March 25.--Bishop
Status OF Unification of Methodism"
at a meeting of the Methodist Minis
ters' Association. recently, at the
Methodist Book Concern. His sub
feet dealt with the question of the
union of the Methodist Churches,
North and South and the question
which Is involved-the status OF the
Negro.
representation of the minority. which
is the Methodist Church South. but
does not adequately provide for Ne
gro representation which also Is
minority proposition.
DR. McKibbin agreed with Bishop
Hartzell, saying that he would go to
Atlantic City to meet a delegation or
North and South Ministers of the
Presbyterian Church to discuss the
matter.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-03-27
Would Break Up Peonage System in Ten
nessee Counties
Cases in Court Show Labor Snaching' Still Being Engaged
in by Farmers.

Knoxville, Tenn, March 25.-Judge
7. A. r. Nelson. of the Knox County
criminal court took another advance
step toward breaking up the nefarious
peonage system that Is fast taking
hold In certain Tennessee towns and
cities, when he released Roy Wells,
Eugene Jackson, Charles Walker and
Eugene Edwards, Negro laborers who
were in jail and sentenced to the
workhouse on the technical charge of
"beating board bills"
1t is stated that an effort has been
continually put forth by a local em-
ployment agency to persuade igno-
rant Negro men to an eating place
and there offer them lunches. After
taking the lunches. the agents of the
employment bureau then tells them
that they are to go to some construc-
tion works. When the men refuse to
get on the transportation, they are
arrested upon warrants and charged
with "beating board bills" and the
slice of ham and small piece of
bread given them are represented to
the justice of the peace where the
trials are held as being board for a
week or more
During last week. Ralph Thomp-
son, Colored, proprietor, of an inn
provised place on Florida street, Sc
cured warrants for the above named
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-03-27
MANAGER GREEN MCCARTHY CAMPAIGN SENDS CHAL-
lENCE TO LILLY WHITES OF TEXAS; SAYS TICKET WILL
POLL MORE THAN TO AGAINST McCREGOR.

Now, as the sole manager of the
Green-McCarthy Campaign Committee.
which favors and stands for this par
ty policy or program in Texas. we
submit the names os E. H. r. Green,
Kaufman County: Ed Mccarthy. Gall
weston County and two Colored Re
publicans whom our committee may
select, and you submit the names OF
II. #. McGregor. G. C. Littleton, w. p.
Cage and ]. A. Arnold or Charley
Beck. all of whom are in perfect
acord with you, to a primary elec-
tion to be held on April 24th. The
expenses Of this primary to be
split fifty-fifty.
If you object to this we shall as
sumo all the expenses of holding
the primary election. You appoint one
election judge, and we appoint one
in each voting box of all the Coun-
ties in the State where Republican
organizations now exist and the two
judges thus appointed name the third
judge of the election.
If the Green Mccarthy ticket with
two men on 1t, do not poll five to
one more than the ticket composed
Of H. +. McGregor. with draw the
CONTINUED on page 81
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-03-27
SAYS ISLANDERS WILL NOT
VOTE FOR ALLIANCE WITH
ILYNCHERS.
Dependencies Prefer Present
Security to American AL
Eances.
(AssocIated Neero. Prose- }

Chicago, March 25.-one OF the most
important expressions concerning
eradiction of American prejudice and
indifference that has ever been made,
publication in the city. and Democrat
ic in politics. 1T Is under the cap
ton of "An International Aspect
OF l.vnching" and affords a lesson
for America that cannot be overlook
'The suggestion that Great Britain
relinquish her West Indian Islands
and the Bermudas to the United
States" says the Journal as part pay
ment Of the British debt to this
country has reached the stage of gem
eral debate. 1t must be added that
up to date one of the basic questions
involved has not been mentioned by
the debaters.
States in going to transfer popula-
tions from one sovereignty to the
other without their consent, in the
case of the islands mentioned, will
that consent be given7
"A heavy majority OF all these Is
landers are wholly or partially OF
whites form only one per cent OF the
population, and though they are some
what more numerous the Bermudas,
they are still in a minority. The Ba-
hames likewise show a heavy pre-
ponderance of blacks.
Under the British flag, these Is
landers have a social position higher
than people of their race enjoy in the
United States They have something
much more important. absolute legal
equality and constant. competent pro-
lection from the law. There are no
lynchings, In the British West Indies.
There are no race riots. though some-
thing more than generation ago,
there was disturbance in jamaica
which the governor suppressed with
considerable severity.
Meanwhile, in the first six months
of 1919 the last period for which
authoritative figures can be had,
twenty-five Negroes were lynched in
the United States. Only seven OF
these were even charged with assaults
on women. Year by year. lawless vio-
1ence of this sort goes on, and at ir-
regular intervals came race riots
like those of Springfield. East st.
Louis and Chicago.
"Will the Colored populations OF
the British West Indies vote to leave
their present security and join a
country where members Of their race
are treated in this fashion? II seems
doubtful. The islands are natural ap-
panages of the North American con-
tinent. Under ordinary circumstances,
they would gravitate into some sort
of affiliation with or allegiance to
the United States. But between them
and their natural Tenderness and inter-
ests the lynchers and race rioters or
this country have placed a barrier
which may well prove to be impas-
sable"
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-03-27

men and when they boarded the Mem
phis Special on Sunday night with
an idea of going TO the works of the
United States Engineering Depart
ment or Florence. Ala. the warrants
charging them with beating board
bills were placed in the hands OF the
officers and the men were placed in
Jail. ]. p. Staley and Pink Sims. in
charge of the transportation, readily
got busy in behalf of the men and
Sims secured the services of Attorney
John A. Huff, who on last Thursday
went before Judge Nelson and ex-
planned to him the absurdlty of the
charges on which the men were held.
The release Of the men was sought
on habease corpus proceedings and
in frank terms, Judge Nelson ordered
the release of the men. He branded
the action Of those who sought to
hold these men on. such charges as
unjust and Illegal.
Several months ago Judge Nelson
ordered sixteen Negro men released
from custody when they were held
on similar charges as the result of
efforts of agents of the Mascot Zinc
mines.
While the system employed by the
CONTINUED on page 2.)
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-03-27

will be less than Five Thousand Ne
groes in the citizen class who will
vote" you have not protested against
this attack upon the Republican Ma
tional Committee nor denounced this
lily white propaganda, which is so
harmful to the Republican success,
1t is presumed that you approve them.
We have asserted that there are in
Texas more than One Hundred Thou
sand Colored qualified voters Now, IL
you and your associates know and
believe what your official organ pub
fishes broadcast over the State, we
for once agree with the ascertain in
your official organ, 1--WE had Just as
well settle this Negro question once
for all time" and submit that you and
your associates should cheerfuily and
willingly accept the proposition which
shall make to let US settle this
question once and for all time
We are Republicans, firmly be-
lieving in the principles, history. ira
ditions and policies of the National
Republican Party. Those we have the
honor to represent and ourselves, fa-
vor two white eRpublicans and two
Colored Republicans being elected as
delegates from the State-at-large and
in Districts where their voting
strength will warrant 1t.