Phoenix tribune., 1921-03-26
(By the Associated Negro Press)

(By the Associated Negro Press)
Washington, D. c., March "a. Things
will begin to hum in Washington in
short while. Something is going to
happen. Just what is enveloped in haze.
But in whatever direction one pleases,
there comes the feeling that a chunk
of happening is about. to fall and
strike some one on the head or
his or her divers aspirations. Presi-
dent Harding is charmingly an enig-
ma. And it is out of this gracious,
though battling. attitude toward
things in general and the Negro
in particular, that there arises a
mist of anxious and somewhat
watchful waiting by the folks who
did the work and decided the election
There is going to be legislation ON
/ lynching presented TO the next Con-
gress. To the Associated Negro Press
Senator Mccormick of Illinois stated
that he will again bring up his bill
which provides for a Commission on
lynching, consisting of five members
to be appointed by the President, by
and with the advice and consent of the
Senate" The commissioners are to be
without salary. except one member
designated as Secretary, who shall be
paid $4,000 yearly The commission
would be authorized to conduct general
inquiry into the subject of lynchings
in. the United States, and make final
report
Senator Curtis, of Kansas, has an
other bill, which he expects to rein
troduce, that makes a penalty on the
county in which lynchings occur. There
has been some discussion about the
constitutionality of this measure, but
Senator Curtis stated to the Associated
/ Negro Press, that in his opinion the
subcommittee would find the measure
constitutional. The sentiment against
| lynchings is not confined to any sec
ton of the country, and has grown
with tremendous rapidity, so much so,
that Congress cannot longer ignore
/ action on this terrible crime.
What is going to lie President
Harding's policy with reference to the
! Colored American?" That is a univer-
sal question, and a very natural one.
1t can be stated on the very highest
authority that President Harding is
going to be President of all the people,
and that he proposes to emphasize
American citizenship rather than raci-
| al divisions.
There have been few things written
on race relations that heve been com
mented on in the newspapers as gener
ally, and by the people at large, as
the recent article by former President
Taft on southern appointments. While
it stands to reason that the President
has not yet had an opportunity to give
-careful consideration to the subject of
southern appointments, there is no
record of any statement he has made
up to date, or any inference, that he
will pursue any new policy. AS mat
ter of fact, it can be said with more
certainty that he will not. 1t is situa-
tion where both sides must use good
sense and common judgment, said one
of the national leaders. Continuing, he
said: This. is not to ts an admins
tration of antagonism, and that applies
to ALL"
! There seems to be widespread belief
that the enlarged committee appointed
to consider southern representation
in the next national convention knocks
in the head the scheme of the "lily
whites and their followers, to wipe
Colored Americans from the Republi-
can political map. So strongly were
the presentations of actual disfran-
chisement placed before the sub-com-
mittee, that the Committee as whole
refused to take up the subject at their
last meeting 1t appears now that the
committee in their investigations will
bring back a report on the conditions
of disfranchisement rather than re-
commend plan of elimination.
'"The Committee on Race Legisla-
ton" is the name adopted by the