The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-02-26

Amendment in the southern states,
this delegation waited upon Miss Alice
Paul at the Headquarters OF the Ma
tional Womans Party on February
Representing. as these women do, or
ganizationg from all parts Of this
country, the Memorial they presented
National Woman's Party II all OF the
principles upon which the 18th
Amendment to the Constitution is
based are to be enforced.
The National Association for the Adj
vancement of Colored People made the
call for. the meeting of this delega-
ton and the delegates were organized
by Mrs. Addie w. Hunton. Field Sec
rotary of this Association, The Me-
mortal was presented by Mrs. Mary
Church Terrell, spokesman for the del
egation, and is as follows:
I'VE have come here as members of
various organizations and from differ
ent sections representing the five mill
lion Colored women of this country.
We are deeply appreciative of the he
role devotion Of the National Wom-
ans Party to the Womans Suffrage
rifices made under your leadership
In securing the passage of the Nine
teenth Amendment"
We revere the names of the pion-
GERS to whom you will do honor while
here, not only because they believed
In the Inherent rights of women but
of humanity az large and gave them
selves to the fight against slavery
In the United States"
The world has moved forward in
these seventy years and the Colored
women OF this country have been
moving with II. They know the value
of the ballot. II honestly used TO
ing this, they have also come today
to call your attention to the fla
grant violations OF the intent and
purposes of the Susan B. Anthony
Amendment in the elections of 1920.
ern States, where Is to be found the
great mass of Colored women and II
has not been made secret that where
ever white women did not use the
relinquish 1t in order that 1t might be
denied Colored women.
Complete evidence of violations of
the 10th Amendment could be obtain
ed only by Federal investigation.
There is. however. sufficient evidence
available TO justify a demand for such
enquiry. We are handing you here
with phamphlet with verified cases
e en-" '"e OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF our "om-
The National woman's Party stands
in the forefront OF the organizations
that have undergone all the pains OF
travail to bring into existence the tn
Amendment We can not then believe
that you will permit this Amendment
to be so distorted in its Interpretation
that II shall lose its power and eff
fectiveness. Five million women in the
United States can not be denied their
rights without all the women of the
United States feeling the effect OF
that denial. No women are free until
all are free.
Therefore, we are assembled to asl,
you to use your power with the con-
vention of this organization to appoint
Special Committee, n the Woman's
Party reorganizes, to ask Congress for
an Investigation of the violations OF
1920"
The convention which assemblies
February 10th will be compelled t.
take some stand on this question II
the united demand of five million
women in the United States feeling
States feeling the effect OF that de-
NAL. No women are free until all are
free
Therefore. we are assembled to ash
vention of this organization TO an
woman's Party re-organizes. to ash
Congress for an Investigation OF thu
violations of the Susan B. Anthem,
Amendment of 1920"
The convention which assemble
February 18th will be compelled Z
take some stand on this question I
the united demand Of five milllo,
women Is IN he considered, Should tn
National Woman's Party fail TO talk
action its usefulness in American DO
Iitical life is ended and the cause 70
which the Amendment was passe
is lost.