The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-03-19
'ANTT-LYNCH MEASURES WILL Be In
TRODUCED in CONGRESS BY SENA-
TORS.
Senator's Mccormick and
Curtis Will Again Bring up
Bills Which Would Establish
Commission and Render
Counties Liable for Suit.
(Rv A. N. IN


rhInss %sshiPEfPn %Iff beFi0 p e. March Sa%5u H.
Washington in a short while. Some
thing Is going to happen. Just what
Is enyeloped in haze. But turn in
Whatever direction one pleases, there
comes the feeling that a chunk Of hap
pening is about to fall and strike
someone on. the head of his or her
divers aspirations President Hard
II Is out of this gracious, though
baffling, attitude toward things In
general, and the Negro in particular,
ina ehat there arises a mist of anxious
the folks who did the work and de-.
cided the election" W.
There There is going to be legislation ON
gress. To the Associated Negro Press
senator Mccormick of Illinois stated
mat, Ihat ne VIII again bring up his bill
fyrnhi MniJh PROVIDES Tor Commission on
TO be appointed by the President. bv
and with the advice and consent OF
fne be senate senate; The commissioners are to
per designated as Secretary, who shall
be paid $4,000 yearly. The commits
sion would be authorized to Conduct
general injury into the subject Of
final report. U
Senator Curtis of Kansas has
another bill; which, he expects to re-
penalty nU
the county in which iynchings oc-
cur. There has been some discussion
about the constitutionality OF this
measure, but Senator Curtis stated
In his opinion the sub-committee
would find the measure constitution
a. The sentiment against lynchings
no,int n2I confined to any section of the
Soun1ry, ana has grown with tre-
mendous rapidity. so much so that
congress cannot longer ignore action
on this this terrible crime.
- What Is going to be Presif ant
Hardings policy with references TO
the Cqlored American?" That is un-
lversaI question, and a very natural
SfShost Shei ~ can can be stated on. the very
ing Is going to be President OF ali the
peopIe, and he proposes to emphasize
american Am citizenship rather than ra-
There have been few things writ
ten ON race relations that have been
commented on in the newspapers as
generally and by the. people at large,
dent Taft on southern appointments.
While II stands to reason that the
resident has not yet had an oppor-
to the subject of southern appoint
ments, there is no record Of any
statement he has made up to date.
or any Inference, that he will pursue
any new, policy. As a matter Of fact.
II can be said with more certainty
that he will not "It is Situation
where both sides must use good sense
and s common Judgment" said one Of
lhe national leaders. Continuing he
said: This is not to be an admin
istratton of antagonism, and that ap-
plies to ALL"
lief that the enlarged committee ap-
pointed to consider southern repre-
sentation in the next national con-
ventlon knocks in the head the
followers to wipe Colored Americans
from the Republican political map.
so strongly were the presentations of
the subcommittee, that the Commit
tee as whole refused to take up the
subject at their last meeting 1T ap-
pears now that the committee in their
Investigations will bring back a re-
port on the conditions of disfranchise-
ment rather than recommend a plan
Of elimination.
THE, committee on Race Legisla-
ton is the name adopted by the
group of national leaders who met
here durinT inaugural week and for
mally opened headquarters at 1916
coin Johnson. Robert r. Church and
Charles A. Cottrill were named to Sc
lect permanent committee represent
tattve of all the states In the Union,
all legislation affecting the race. The
enlarged committee Is now in pro-
cess of formation. In the meantime
the Headquarters, situated a little
more then half way between the Cap
itol and the White House. and prac-
tically in sight of both, is function
ing in state Of preparation, and a
conference center on numerous ques-
tions of state. Occasionally one may
hear gentle discussion of patronage.
This subject has been discussed less
than ever before, and even the daily
newspapers are commenting on on the
deerth of applications for federal Of
flee as compared with previous ad-
ministrations.
Among the big surprises is the
group of prominent citizens who are
not seeking federal appointment. This
may be attributed to two things at
least First, Federal salaries in COM
pasison with the present high high
cost of living are not the most invit-
ing. There was a time when the Fed
eral employee who got $4,000 a year
was drawing down more" than nine
ty-nine and one half per cent of al,
the people. But today there are
scores and scores of people in all
parts of the country to whom $4,000
looks small. (There are many to
whom 1t yet looks large). The Sec
ond reason, therefore, Is the fact that
those who used to seek political
wealth are now enjoying commercial
wealth.