The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-07-15
DYER BILL SLIGHTLY
CHANGED, REPORTED
TO SENATE.
by A. N. P.l

washington. ID. c., July 1S.-'Lynch
Law Must Co." The Dyer Antblynch-
ing Bill has been favorably reported
for passage by the Judiciary Commit
tee of the United States Senate, on
practically a party vote. All of the
Republican except Senator Borah. Ida
no. voted for the bill; all of the deme
ocrats against 1t. Two members of
the committee did not vote.
The Committee vote on the bill fol-
lows; For Dillingham;; Vermont; Bran
degee, Connecticutt; Cummins, Iowa;
Colt, Rhode Island; Sterling. South
Dakota Ernst, Kentucky; Shortridge,
California; and Nelson, Minnesota. who
is chairman of the committee.
Against the bill were: Borah,, Idaho.
Republican,; and the following DEM
North Carolina; Reed. Missouri;
Shields, Tennessee; and Walsh, Mon
tana, Senators Norris. Republican and
Ashurst, Democrat, were not present
at the Meeting.
A Grent Victory.
The favorable action of the COM
tee is regarded as one of the great
Victories for human justice. and marks
an unqualified determination of the
Republican party to back UP the ten
ents of the platform adopted in Chica-
go, 1920. with action.
A few weeks ago. a subcommittee
of the judiciary committee, Of which
Senator Borah was chairman, reported
unfavorably to the general committee,
on the grounds that the bill, as pass
ed by the House of Representatives,
was unconstitutional. Immediately a
great protest arose from other Re-
publican members of the Committee,
and the Senate; and leading citizens
of both races throughout the coun-
try.
A reconsideration was moved by
Senator Ernst Of Kentucky. seconded
by Senator Shortridge, of California
and action on the bill postponed for
four weeks.
In the meantime, constitutional law
yers of great eminence prepared briefs
on the bill, advocating its adoption
and The most Intensive campaign for
action ever conducted by Colored
Americans was carried on.
Every Colored newspaper throughout
the country. and a large number of
dailies urged upon the Senate the nee
essity of passing the bill. Twelve
lynchingss and burnings at the stake
the intensity of the situation, and fur
ther urged the Importance of Sena-
torial action.
Party Pressure Used.
1t is an open secret that the strong
est party pressure has heen used upon
the proposed legislation to stamp out
lynching in America There is NOT n
Republican Senator in the Capitol who
has not been urged and acquainted
with all of the details surrounding
the Importance of passing the bill.
Delegations of bishops, college stu
dents, and individuals In various walks
of life have visited President Hard
ing at the White House, requesting
the Chief Executive to encourage in
every possible favorable action on the
bill. To ell such visitors the President
Is known to have expressed deep in
terest in the measure, and to have de-
clared that he will not hesitate one
minute to sign the bill as soon as il
passes the United States Senate.
Slight Chances Made.
Parts of sections Four and Five Of
the bill. as adopted by the House Of
Representatives in January with a
vote OF practically two to one, have
been the bone of CONNECTION" on the
grounds of 'constitutionality. How
ever, as one well-lInown person stated;
There Is no measure that could be
proposed that the Democrats from the
They are against the kind of Justice
the bill advocates on "principle'!'
1t is maintained by those who are
following the legal phases of the
measure. that the amendments added
by the Judiciary Committee Of the
Senate do not take the teeth" out
of the bill, but reduce the arguments
against constitutionality, and render
the final passage more certain
Ready For Calendar.
The Anti-Lynching bill Is now ready
for a place on the Senate Calendar,
and Is being regarded with the same
degree of importance as the other bir
measures before the Senate. There Is
every reason to believe that present
Senate will finally dispose of the
bill.
The same machinery put into act :
ion to have the Judiciary Committee
act favorably, has been put into act
ion to have the bill now placed on The
calendar. Once before the Senate. some
Of the sharpest debate heard in that
body for years, is expected. The Re-
publicans are seemingly determined
that the usual scare head oratory
of southern democrats will not be
permitted TO before the issue.
tTynch Law Must Go" That Is the
word being passed along by all right
thanking Americans.