The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-06-03
LODGE SAVES DY-
Err Bill BY |NS|S-
TENCE on RE|POR /
!. Urged by National Equal Rights
League Secretary and Steer
ing Committee Senate Lead
er Gets Agreement to Con-
suit House Leaders and in
Two. Two Weeks Report Bill in
Stronger Constitutional Form.

Washington, D. c., Nav, 1922
The Dyer Anti-lynching Bill has not
only been dug out of the pigeon-hole
where it had been intended to let Il
lie peacefully asleep for this session
at least if not for next session. b1t
this H. R. 13 will be reported out and
put on the Senate calendar in form
more lmpregnable from i constitu
tlonaI standpoint before this session
adJourns. Such is the result of the
report OF the subcommittee made to
Che judiciary committee on Monday
by Senator Borah in accord with his
promise last week to Senator Lodge
who had seen him at the request of
the National Equal Rights League,
and to the league delegation itself
headed by Secretary VIM. Monroe
Irotter as spokesman.
This net result of meetings of the
judiciary committee the first four
days OF the week was due chiefly to
the insistence Of Senator H. C. Lodge
OF massachusetts, as Republican Sen
ATE leader that showdown be given
the colored people of the country on
TINS bill and that it be put on the
Senate calendar for debate and ac
ton on the Senate floor at this ses-
sion, after he found that Senator
Borah and his subcommittee had re-
ported unfavorab1y on the ground of
constltutionality. Senator Lodge,
urged constantly by the National
Equal Rights League from it's head
quaters in Boston and by it's steering
committee here, was insistent on
report and the other leaders feared
to report adversely. Finally the
committee voted on Thursday to take
weeks to confer with the House iu-
dietary committee and redraft the
pill so as to strengthen it's constitu-
tionality.
In response to Representative
Dyer''s telegraphic request to wire
Senator Lodge to prevent adverse re-
port. Secretary Trotter wired the
Senate leader to insist on favorable
report or a public hearing. Monday
noon M: w. Spencer, Jas. L. Neill and
Judge p. M. Hewlett of the EQUAL
lights League had an audience with
Senator Lodge and he pledged his
best efforts. This steering commit
tee had an audience also with Senator
Borah against blocking the bill and
got his assurance he wanted onlv a
more constitutional one.
Wednesday Secretary Trotter wired
Lodge to call a Republican senatorial
conference and he replied this was
unnecessary as something would be
done. On Friday Senator LODGE
wired Secretary Trotter as follows:
Senator Borah has just tele-
graphed associated Negro press that
in the opinion of majority of Judi
clary committee the Dyer bill is un-
constitutional and that the commit
tee is to continue the effort to frame
a measure if possible which will
stand the test of the courts and with
that end in view the committee is now
working. 4 think I can saw to Won
that the committee is determined to
exhaust every ounce of federal power
IN dealing with this situation. The
subject has not been abandoned and
there is no intention to do so if con-
stltutional authority can be found to
deal with it.'''
The league beseeches~ colored citi-
zens to write senators at once, espe-
cially Borah, Nelson, the chairman
and Lodge.
The 18th annual meeting of the
league will he held in Boston Julv
81, when rates are reduced for the
National Educational Association
convention. Race everywhere invited
to come to the Home of Abolition and
the seashore.
REV. NJ. A. N. SHAW, President.