The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-06-10
THE FAILURE OF THE DYER BILL.

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ass s n s Dge BIZ f% us an Negro
eThe Dyer Anti-Iynching Bill has struck nag An opn
measure unconstitutional and should not be enacted
BY Congress submitted the Senate Judiciary committee by
subcommittee headed by Senator Borah It's friends fear this
hope for action at this session of Congress-
Senator Borah Joined in holding the bill unconutlon
by Senators Overman Democrat North Carolina and Shields
Democrat Tennessee.
The other subcommittee members Senators Sterling Repub
can South Dakota and Dillingham; Republican, Vermont were
said to be in complete disagreement but believed the bill
might well be passed and be submitted to test before the SUI
Senator Boah and his associates contended that Supreme
Court Of the United States had decided squarey in lynchng
from Alabama that Federal antnching law was beyond
the Federal powers Therefore would be useless to present to
Many experienced public have contended right along
that this would be the fate of the bill.
When the bill before the House its judiciary committee
rs i f the gS o the H w which
spell the death Of mob law and nchg say that many
found to kill before it became law They that prom
nent newspapers the country such the New York World and
law could stand the and that it would be pgeOnhoed AT
the time congressman with large Coored
the subcommittee appointed in the Senate with the exception Of
Southern who Of were opposed consisted
From angles than the failure Of this bill is extreme
y unfortunate
First ALL it destroys the hope held by more than Of
this bill might have helped to curb ynchng evil which
be becoming more pronounced each day And the d
intention Of the Republican party to carry out its campaign
pledges and more than once enuncated by President Harding
his colleagues
The loss of confidence the G. O. p will probably be just
fled by the in which the bill failed of passage.
Why with such decided Republican majority could this bill
have been reported avorab voted upon and the event
its passage established constitutional rejected other
by the Supreme Court of the u s. To declare it uncons
uona belief only gives than slight for placing
the ruor credited G. opponents to the effect
that the introduction of the bill to be used of the
Negro voters pivotal states and that they pa
Gated it would be dropped
Considered from Negro standpoint purely and simply its
failure is only another indication of the trend of American
thought the growth Of the of prejudice and may be used
as of the amount of Importance which is attached to Ne
welfare by those who have been supposed to think best OF
him.
far he his allegiance led by his emotions in place.
way calculated to win MIN the respect necessary to
his progress
Certainly the failure of this bill ought to heghen his resolve
to learn cooperate working unite for his advance
where and however possible Blind belief in party or
principle is WISE Experience has tried to teach this but here
tofore we have not needed it.
We do not believe that farther steps will be taken in be-
half of this bill the Senate It's failure will probably mean
the abandonment Of any attempt at Federal control of the lynch
ing evil We had hoped for it's passage We had begun to believe
the sincerity the promises of the G. o. p but
we again find ourselves dis-ilusioned
Can begin nearly to realize that mo future
however pleasant to be trusted absolutely? 1t being proven
daily that the Negro in America must begin find of
uniting of his the accomplishment of his ends to
a much greater extent than he does.
He must learn to help his agencies to exert their nflu
in his behalf Until he learns this lesson thoroughly
disappointment will be his portion.
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