The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-05-28
COLORED RESIDENTS COOL To-
WARD CHICAGO MAYOR.
Failure of Administration to Act in
Race Bombing Is Given as Cause.

Thompson because of what they as.
ert is the failure of the administra.
ton and the police department t
take decisive action against thos,
who have been bombing the homes
of Negroes are becoming more in
evidence daily. A delegation of Col
ored ministers who recently called
at the city hall to lodge a protest
against the bombing, found the mayor
out.
The newspapers published in tho
interests of the Colored race secthe
with editorials and news articles CON
corning the outrages against the Ne
groes, and the demand for action ap.
pears TO be unanimous with them.
In an editorial published May II
under the caption "Five-Cent Fares
and Bombs the Whip serves warning
on Mayor Thompson that unless he
does something he will lose his
thousands of friends among the Col
ored people. He is called on to pay
less attention to "five-cent fares" and
more to apprehending the gangsters
who are hurting COlorGd people from
their beds by the explosion of in
fernal machines.
Bright Editorial Spots.
The bright spots in the editorial
are: 1--WE have been watchfully wait
ing for Mayor Thompson and his
alleged human rights administration
to put an end to the bombs which
demolish our homes and strike terror
into the hearts of our women. We
have waited, if not for a sessaticn
of bomb hostilities, then at least for
a conscientious attempt to appre-
bend the malefactors and their promp-
tiers.
I'VE have waited through sultry
summers, while autumnal shadows
played upon our doors, during the
chilly blasts and fitful gusts Of wintry
winds and even while springtime
broke cheerfully upon us. We have
waited, but the mayor, William Hale
Thompson, has only yelped something
about five-cent fares and nothing has
been done. He shrieked tive-cent
fares while our property was blown
into smitherenes; while our sleeping
babes have been torpedoed from their
mothers arms. Mayor Thompson, Big
Bill, meekly and humbly quaked five
cent fares
Mayor Thompson is the favorite
among the black people of Chicago.
He has virtually ridden into office
upon their backs They eXult with
jubilance when bombOstic soap box
orators call his name. They are
heard to cry, Thompson is our
friend OF course, upon the out
skirts of these impromptu gatherings
some sages and sophists are seer
and heard, dropping their heads anC
mumbling out, oh, what fools VIC
mortals he And indeed we are fools
to worship and idolize those VIII
heed us not in our distress and mock
us with the all-healing bunk salvt
of 'fve-cent fares
"What Do We Care About"
What do we care about five-cent
fares while the fundamental prin.
ciples of American liberty are ruth.
lessly disregarded? What do we care
about a 3-cent surcharge while as
sasins seek to give us a free ride
into the land of nevermore? We want
security and protection by the admin.
instration of Mayor Thompson. fol
his political machine controls the
city, the county, the state and the
governorship. We voted him into
office and when his enemies were
legion, we stood steadfast
1T is true that Mayor Thompson
has appointed certain black men tC
positions of importance by virtue OF
their political influence. and we dc
not intend to overlook the sigma
honor that has been accorded oul
/ Edward B. Wright, traction counsel
and Louis B. Anderson. floor leader
in the city council The position,
which the mayor has conferred ar,
not overlooked. But how has thii
benefited the 10000 censored souls
who voted him into office? What
direct good do they acrue? Wrigh
is supinely silent and Anderson.
speciality in the city counsil is
ing jokes and provoking laughter
The city council laughs at the 'flool
leaders jokes while the poor blacl
people who put him into office tos!
in troubled slumher with nightmare!
of bursting bombs.
"The organizations which have is
sued propaganda and yelled threat!
are matters of public record and ar,
VIGOROUSLY known. At least a clev
/ is obvious and amateur sleuths coulC
easily pick mp the trail Let Mayo
Thompson stable his good horst
'Five-Cent Fares for n while. lie
him send his good jockeys, Edward
Wright and Louis Anderson, int,
/ the paddock and take up new steed
Let him name this new steed, 'Catcl
the Bombors' and he will no doub
ride into another victory. Should
he entirely ignore this patent evi
the quavering faith Of the black vo
tiers will De entirely shattered, FOL
thev are unwilling to be further de
ceived and Lpcd."
Following the appearance of thes,
editorials demanding action, Aid
Louis B. Anderson and Aid. Rober
r. Jackson, Colored members Of thN
city council, introduced a resolution
/ at a meeting of the council callins
for an appropriation of $4,000 will
which to carry on the work of ex
posing those responsible for tn,
bomb Outragcs. The question of al
appropriation went to the finance
committee, while the police commit
tee, headed by Aid Walter p. Steffen
was assigned to the task of ascer
tanning what the police have den,
toward apprehending the bomb throw
ers. Aid. Anderson tried to excuse
the inactivity of the police or thu
ground that they we're Handicapped
by the lack of funds.
TENNESSEE JUDGE IMPOSES UN