The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-04-23
HARDING FIRST MESSAGE
PLEASES LEADERS EVERY
WHERE.
Comments as Noted by As
sOciated Negro Press Show
That Hopes of Our Leaders
Have Been Realized to Great
Extent.

Washington, D. c.. April 21.-The
IfqlloWing are comments on President
aardipg's ,TnSs message to Congress, gath
PRESS (SPECtAL)-R. r. Cburcb
when seen at the Headquarters of the
COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RE-
LIEF said:
Il regard the statement Of Presi
dent Harding, delivered before the
Congress today as the most signffi
| cant statement made by any President.
regarding our group, since Lincoln. No
one one VINO looked into Senator HardlnG's
him deliver his speech Of acceptance,
could doubt the sincereity of the
Aside from the high sense of ius-
tice which has always characterizsd
The President It shows the power of
the Negro Press which has, for tn
past decade. been advocating coneros-
tiional relief Erom the barbaric prac-
I'VE must NOT expect everything tc
happen within day. but this state
ment from the President marks the
beginning of the end of this crime
will go far toward bringing about the
desired result, and fell that hi,
reference to us is broad enough fOI
all elements Of our group to feel Just.
helping to elect him. The glory is
great enough for us all to share. The
fight has just begun"
Col. Henry Lincoln Johnson, tn,
| only Negro member of the Republican
| National Committee from the State ,i
! Georgia, and who is in Washington
with Hon. Perry w Howard, of Mis-
slsspi Hon. Walter l.. Cohen. of La.
Hon. Chas. A. Cottiin ~ Ohio, an,
others, pressing for Che enactment o
legislation by Congress that will ~
a stoP to lynching, peonage, mob No
lence Ku Kluxism. disfranchisement
and similar injustices visited upoI
American citizens of color, was inter
Viewed by a representative of the AS
sociated Negro Press with reference e
| the Presidents first message to Dou'
gress. Colonel Henry lincoln John.
son made the following statement
The highninded words of Prcsi
| dent Harding, in his adress to tht
American Congress on the. state Of th'
who know him best and love hin
most. 1t is just another exhibition
of President Harding's true greatncs!
and benevolent statesmanship thai
made us all feel happy over his Ac
ceptanee Address an Marion. Ohio, oI
July %, last.
THE President knows the country
and our country's needs, and every
group who make up this country, ant
and the President has the high, Chris
/ tian courage to remedy the wrong!
/ done helpless people as no other Pres
ident has ever done before
I'VE are confirmed in our beliefs
/ we are happy at the prospects of re
| lief, and we know that the Prestden
remembers well the business needs %
| al the people as well as the grea
sorrows and Affections Of some of thu
| people"
Perry w. Howard, of Jackson, Mis-
sissippi, Qne OF the most prominen
and successful lawyers, made the fol
| lowing comment:
TT was q mastery and broad
minded presentation Of a complicatc'
question; in fact. it is the creates
prounciame nto since the sermon ol
| the Mount.
" To the twelve million bleeding
hearts in this country 1t brings salts
faction as the morning dew to tn
parching grass, and will Civ
| heart and courage to those who hav
been wearing the CALLING yoke Of pre-
Judice for 10 these many years.
| Walter L. Cohen: THE referenc
made by the President to our groul
in his address deievered at the open
ing of Congress- was the statemen