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1llellt.

The legislative branch Of the Govern
, ment Is ut It's lowest ebb for the reas-
on that statesmen have gone in hid
, ing. The people would not have them
and demagogues and ignoranuscs hav !,
been sent to the legislative branch in
their places. They know absolutely
nothing about historical events Of the.
past and they do not profit by the
teachings of the philosophers ana
economists, who have gone on before
This, too is in the face Of the we'll
known fact that history repeats It.
self" and that the experiences Of today
will be Il repetition Of the events OF ,
morrow.
In order to eliminate present da,
evils and abuses, drastic measures arc
taken the result Of which is to bring
more dangerous evils into being. TIL.
prohibition amendment and tire dra,
tic legislation which has followed with
view to enforcing tho same has not
only eliminated the saloon and good
whiskey, but 1t has substituted there
for the "boot-legging'r industry and
the dangerous dccoctivc substitutes.
which produce more dangerous re-
suits than the alocohlic beverages,
which were once sold under govern.
mental regulation.
In addition to this, these fanatics
have proceeded to batter down cons,-
tutional guarantees and Legislative
privileges until tho personal right.
and privileges Of the law-aBding citi
zen have been taken away. Crime
flourishes and criminals arc now
found In high places enjoying immun-
ity from punishment which was net
possible in other days. We have fewer
rights and privileges in Democratic
America than tho people enjoy in auto
cratic Europe. There must necessarily
he an end to all Of this. Colored people.
who had their rights taken away ~
racial legislation arc now standing
''N> w oiNC Will WHO DCODlG, VINO
have had their rights sacrificed by tho
enactment Of prohibition and socialis.
tic legislation. Congressmcn and sena
tors are more concerned about their IN
diVidual districts than they are about
the country at large. This emphasizes
the fact that this Is tho day of politics
rather than that Of tho statesman. A
nation that tolerates the former and
abuses the Inter will pay the penalty.
1t will cost millions in treasure AMI
ultimately be followed by copiou.
How Of blood and tho sacrifice of mill
lions of human lives. The beginning ",
this situation Of affairs may DO noted
by tho legislative cnactments AGAINST
The Negroes. 1t has been followed Nv
similar legislation against the white
people. There arc eternal laws which
exercise themselves upon the un,ust
and even nations cannot escape tho
penalty.
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ATTACK BORAH'S STAND ON
ANTI-LYNCHINC BILL

Senator Borah was criticised today
for his statement that the Dyer anti
lynching bill was unconstitutional, by
James Weldon Johnson, secretary Of
the National Association for the Adj
vanccmcnt Of Colorcd People, 70
Fifth Avenue, New York. MI. john
son said:
Senator Borah has publicly con-
fesscd himself as believing that un-
der the Constitution the Federal gov
eminent is powerless to protect it's
citizens within it's borders accused Of
crime against trial and execution by
mob.
"Thc United States government
can use it's armed force to exact pro-
lection Of Americans from mobs in
Mexico, but not in Texas and Geor-
gia, States and State governors, nota-
bly, in Mississippi and Texas, have re-
Gently confessed their inability to
prevent lynching. Senator Borah
completes the picture of anarchy by
contending that not only the States
are powerless, but the Federal gov
eminent as well. In effect, Senator
Borah maintains that within the
United States the so-called constitu-
tional guarantees are utterly mean
lnEleSS.
"American citizens in those States
where lynching prevails find them
selves in the anomalous position of
being residents in States which re-
fuse to guarantee them trial by due
process of law when accused of
crime, and citizens of a government
which confesses it's inability to do so.
"Those woh>.deny warrant in the
Constitution for the Federal govern
ment to protect it's citizens within it's
own borders are not looking at the
Constitution itself, but are lost in a
maze of judicial decisions on the Con-
stitution, decisions which in the case
of the Fourteenth Amendment were
sophistry and given for the express
arrived at through hair-splitting and
purpose of modifying, limiting and
even multiplying that amendment"
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constitution 30 that constitutional
guarantees might be suspended. On
the other hand freedom of speech the
liberty of PROPERTY, the guarantees Of
the right Of a citizen to have his p,ac,
or abode kept free from unlawful seiz.
ure ana search were openly disregard
Ell by the officers Of the law and the
era Of absolute despotism was com.
plete.
feonte arc languishing in the pen,.
tont!aries of this country today for no.
lftfcal crimes and conscientious chico.
tors who abhor crime are still eating
prison fare. Just why Senator La, Fol.
lette would destroy the legal frame
YORK upon which this Government ia
founded and dynamite the foundation
stones upon which this Republic reses
VIII always be a mystery. 1t reminds
us or the rcputed action Of the farmer
VINO put green goggles upon his COW in
order for the animal to eat shayings
under the impression that It was feed
ing upon green grass.
The s,ircme worked all right, ths
animal 1t, the shay'ngs, ut the COW
died. So /: will be with his Govern.
ment' when his plan is put :nto cperat.
ION. Twas Greece, but living Greece
no more says the historian. Twas
the United States of Amarioo b,,+ Nv,
ing United States Of America no more.
VIII he the slogan Of the historian Of
the future. If Senator La Follette's
hopes and fancles are fully realized.
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MAY NAME STATE TICKET.
preston News Service.)


Trenton, N. j., June 16.-Declar-
ing that administration leaders are
spincless and un-American in their
efforts to suppress the Ku Klux Khan,
colored Republicans of this State
have called general convention for
June 18th to place members of the
race on the ticket as candidates in
the Republican primaries for Cover
nor and United States Senator. The
convention, it is said, has been called
under the auspices of the Crispus At
tucks Protective League. This or
ganiaztion has done much throughout
the State for the betterment Of the
Negro in political and civil life, and
this latest move seems to be calcu-
lated to force political leaders
throughout the State to .about-face or
lose control of political affairs.
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everybody IN Jail and thus increase tho
burden Of the Taxpayers, who arc an
noyed to death by pestiferous tax as
SCISSORS and taxed beyond forbearance
by the burdens, which the Legislative
bodies impose upon them. Evils must
sense methods and not by drastic
measures, which produce disgust and
incite the citizens to rebellion.
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SENATOR La F0LLETTES' PROPOSAL

United States Senator Robert M IT.,
roulette OF Wisconsin delivered re-
markable address at Cincinnati, Ohio,
June 18th, 1922 before the annual con.
vention Of the American Federation OF
Labor. Some Of his statements require
more than casual notice, in that they
are revolutionary in tcae and purpose
and strike at the fundamental princf.
pies Of this Republic as founded nv
washington, Jefferson and the brill.
liant fore-fathers asso :iated with them.
The report is as follows:
CINCINNATI, JUNE 14.-Charging that
me actual ruler Of tho American pno.
pie ls the Supreme Court, Senator
Robert M! La Toilette (Wis.) in an nd
dress before the Forty-sccond annual
convention Of the American Federatio,
OF Labor today declared that the FEEDER
al Judiciary by a process Of graoua,
chcroachment, had wrested sovereign.
W from the masses and threatened to
change the present form OF Govern
ment into despotism.
Senator La Toilette should know
mat the Democratic Party under the
leadership Of President Woodrow Will,
son and with the cordial approval az
the Republican. members Of the Con.
gress and the waiting approval of tho
supreme Court OF the United States
was despotism for the whole period
or the World War and for some time
afterwards. At no time was martial
law declared in accordance with thu
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Berlin, June 16.-Thc presence Of
troops Of "lower civilization" under
the conditions Of military occupation
is undesirable. not only in the Rhine
land but anywhere. in the opinion OF
Major-Gen. Henry II. Allen, command.
er in chief OF tire American Army Of
Occupation, as expressed by him today
to American newspaper correspondents
Ho was being interviewed regardIn,
black troop. units on the Rhine.
Gen. Allen said in his connection
with the Rhineland High Commiss:o on
he had been present at number IF
conferences with Germans with regard
to the presence Of colored troops in
Germany-first with the clergy, then
with university professors and later
with tho newspaper men--in all Oh
which 1t was emphasized that it would
be better If these units were replaced.
Gen. Allen said most Of the actually
black units already had departed. All
the Senegalese had gone, and only y
part Of the Madagascar troops remain
ed. However, there were about 5,00U
colored troops still on the Rhine, com
posed Of North African units, amonA
"black soldiers" are enrolled.
Gen. Allen expressed the hope that
shortly no troops ut all would be- re.
quired Oh the Rhine. He declared the
occupation Of the Ruhr was "too ter.
rible to think Of" and move that no
body wants, even the French do not
want to occupy the Ruhr , except in
case Of the direct necessity" he assert.
ed.
Gen. Allen made it clear that though
french troops were being brought to
the Coblenz sector would continue |,
be distinctly American, and there
would. be no change in policy there
The American provost courts will con
tinue to govern and the American adj.
min1strat!on will be generally main.
tanned, as in the pnst.
Commenting on lack Of friction in
the American sector between tho
american authorities and the Germans
zen. Allen said the Americans went
on the principle Of using as little On
forced legislation as necessary.
Coblenz, June 16.--One French infan
try regiment from Upper Silesia and
one artillery regiment from Treves a..
arriving in Coblenz, which will in.
crease the strength Of the French armv
IN the American zone Of occupation to
5000 as against 1900 Americans. Mai.
or-Gen. Robert l.. Billiard and Brig.
Gen. Preston Brown arrived in Coblenz
today. .,.,, !,
aa,s2r :: .>.IfS&tI
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~. a. A. c. P. ASKS LABOR FED
ERAFlON TO ENDORSE DYER
BILL. LIN

me National Association for the
Advancement of Colorcd Peoplc ~
ruth Avenue, New York, today mode
Gompers, president of the American
lubilc telegram sent to Samuel
rcderation of Labor, during tho rod
eratlon's annual session in Cincin-
nati, Ohio. The telegram, which is
signed by James Weldon Johnson
secretary of the N. A. A. G.. p. asks
the Labor Fcderation's aid in ending
mop law in America. The text is as
follows: '''
juno ID, 1922.
Samuel Gompcrs, President, Amori-
can Federation of Labor, in ses-
sion, Cincinnati, Ohio:
May not the National Association
Tor the Advancement Of Colorcd Poo
pie call upon the American Fedora
ton OF Labor to adopt at it's present
sessions q resolution urging the SEN
ate Judiciary Committee, of which
Senator Nelson is chairman, to report
out promptly the Dyer anti-lynchinp
bill which was passed by the House
OF Representatives in January? With
IN twenty-five days in May twelve
Negroes were lynchcd, five of them
burned ut the stake. viii not tho
American Federation of Labor use
its power and influence to help end
mob law and remove this shame from
the nation?
JAMES WELDON JOHNSON,
70 Fifth Avenue, New York.
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SECRETARY WEEKS COMMENT,

We have read with much interest re.
cent comment by eminent statesmen
upon the trend Of tho country away
from constitutional government. Secrc-
tary Of War Weeks in an address dellv
cred at Cleveland, o., June 18th, chi.
phasizes this fact and tho following re-
port will be interesting reading to the
student of history:
Cleveland, June ia warning that
there is decided trend in this county
away from constitutional government
and toward complete social democ-
racy was isseud here today by Secre-
tary OF War. Weeks in a commence
ment address at Western Reserve I'm
versity.
The chief cause Of this movement,
Weeks asserted. is the direct primary
method Of choosing candidates for
Office Repeal or modification Of the
primary law was urged by tire secre-
tary.
y |;
The practical suspension Of constitu-
'onal guarantees by the abuse of in
functions and the laxity in enforcins
constitutional guarantees rs we'll as
the adoption Of the obstructive,
tactics by certain United States
Senators to block legislation de.
signed for the good Of the labor'ng
elements led to the enactment Of Prim.
airy laws. which were contrary to the
spirit Of the Constitution Of the Unit
eli States itself. Secretary Weeks
wants to get back to the Constitution.
nc outlined present day conditions as
follows:
: Other striking points in Weeks adj
dress which was comprehensive dis
cuSS!on or our present system OF gov
eminent and problems OF the present
administration wero
1. "In the public mind the lcgisln-
tive branch Of our national govern
ment probably never has been at a low
er ebb than 1t is today"
2. Despite comparative plenty anu
increasing prosperity" there is an I'M
usual amount OF unrest in the country
today.
8. Much disQuictude has resulted
from the prohibition amendment and
the failure Of Congress to reduce taxes.
q. We have run riot in the matter n,
popular elections.
s. There should be fewer elective
! ana more appointive Offices In the IN.
; terest OF efficient government.
6. Charp attacks OH reformers.
Z. Assertions that Congressman are
needing the "furore" raised by n min
ority in their districts moro than tn.
national interest.
although Weeks Is one Of tho politi
chi leaders Of the administration he ON
phasiZed that Ire was speaking ONLY for
himself and that he believed the Dres-
ent trend toward complete social de.
mocracy would cause a reaction toward
n more autocratic form OF government
me departures from constitutional gov
crnmcnt, he said. have lessened the Of
'ectlveness Of the national govern
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his lectn.
In tense excitement soon existed in
the western part OF tho city. liepor,s
OF tire attack. coming OH the hceis VI
the killing Of Conductor Burleson III
South Richmond Sunday, stirred the
city.
Police and newspaper reporters ap--
peared on the scene. After questioning
the children. it was learned by them
that the youths had not seriously i'll
jured the children and this caused TIL,
excitement to subsidc somewhat.
Detective Sergeant Wiltshire, one Of
the headquarters men. who was cary
on tho scene, made thorough invcsti-
cation Of the matter and after press
time tclcphoncd The News Leader that
the little girl denied the youths had
seized her, but had simply asked her TO
accompany him.
The police were at first Informed
that woman had been attacked by
two colo:cd men who had injured her
so that II would be necessary to sem,
her to the hospital. The second po,icr
station received the first report and
Sergeant Flournoy at once sent the pa
troll loaded with policemen to the
scene. The officers scattered in all d..
rcct'ons and the woods were at once
searched. Many colored men answer
ing tho description Of tire children's as.
sailantS were questioned and two were
brought before the children, but were
not identified by them.
But the Richmond. Va, Times.Dis-
patch paid little ;ttvntion to the apl.
sode and did not dignity 1t with a sen.
sational heading. Still, it gives infor.
nation; which will prove to be Of III.
tcrest. Here it Is:
Ralph Green and Lewis Peace. two
colored youths alleged to have attempt
cd an assault on Il 0 year Old girl here
Thursday afternoon, will be formally
arraigncd in Juvenile and Domcsti,
Relations Court this morning before
Justice j. Hogc Kicks. The youths who
claim to be Is years old have been idcn
titled, 1t is said, by the girl and anoth
CT child who was with her.
The children are said to have been
playing near their homes in the vicini
~ OF the State Fair Grounds Thursday
afternoon when the YOUTHS approached
them. Police believe the attack was
not criminal assault. The youths are
being held without bail pending n hear
ing today.
This appeared in the issue Of That
journal Of the 18th inst. These children
were held without bail just as though
they had committed first degree m1r-
der. Would this course have been fol-
lowed, il all parties to the affair hau
been white or colored? Gentlemen. this
Will not do. This situation OF affairs
cannot continue. The better class Of
white people and the better c1nss OIL
colorcd ones will not stand for this
kind OF treatment. 1t has Il tendency
to undo the work Of cultivation Of a
friendly relationship between the rae
es and will lead TO dire results in the
premises. .
a committee Of leading citizens.
white and colored should meet and
take this matter up with those In
authority to the end that this condition.
OF affairs may cease and a similar ex-
hibition Of race prejudice shalt not
take place again. The Richmond, Va. q.
Ncws-Lcadcr is using firebrand In
sunhnrnt cornfield. 1t should stop
this kind Of business.
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NETTING "A RIOT.

We cannot understand why the city
editor Of tho Richmond, Va, News,
Leader. In view OF conditions here in
cident to the killing OF Conductor l.. II.
Burleson in South Richmond by some
alleged colored person should have
featured an incident relative to some
white and colored children, which
seems to have had no real Significance,
and which might tend to estrange
further tho white and colorcd races In
this community and lead to a near
riot. The report in the lINchmond, Va,
Times Dispatch of June 10th, IS as fol-
lows.
Quickly responding to a report tina,
two Colorcd youths had made an attach
OH young girl in thicket near tho
State Fair Grounds, more than a score
Of police and plainclothes officers yes
tcrday afternoon made Il complete in.
vCstigation, showing that no actual
crime had been committed, although
such might have resulted had not three
children, accosted by the men, becom.
alarmed.
Excitement for short time wau
intense, as reports of the alleged at.
tack spread through the city. The po--
lice on the scene In 4 few minutes,
threw a Gordon around the woods and
thoroughly searched them for suspic-
ious characters. while others question
Cd the children who gave the alarm,
Two men were found by the father OF
two OF the children and accompanied
him to his home. where they were
speedily freed OF suspicion by the chill
dren themselves.
Captain a. S. Wright, chief OF detec-
tivcs personally took charge of the IN.
vrscigatiOn. THE small girl told the %
lice that two young colorcd youths. ap
parently little more than boys. in long
trousers. invited the trio of playmates
to come with them after cherries aud
peaches. After going short distance,
one of the children starred to CRY and
claims he was slapped. The girl report
cd that one Of the boys had taken
her by the hand, but had not otherw Sc
molcStcd her.
Frightened, the children ran TO :,
nearby house and related their expert
ence. The oldest is Q aud youngest
about %
The whole case is tempest In n
teapot" and should never have been
made prominent in our newspapers.
White folks and colored folks are get.
ting on mighty well here now and a
white evening journal which enjoys Il
large circulation among the. color I'd
people should not be guilty Of such a
demagogic performance.
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We cannot run a good newspaper
without money and We do not want tC
run had newspaper without money.
Our friends and we!l.wishers know
this and they are sending in their sub.
scriptions.
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Some people believe that they Will
shotgun. a rifle, or very sharp knife
will bring about tho "time-come" Gu
short notice.
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The ysay THAT the road to hell is
along the pathway to heaven you cam
not see more than one traveller In Il
ten mile stretch.
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y PRACTICAL ILLUSTRATION

Tho shortcomings and evils Of tho
white man are reelected in the
black man. Some seven million dollars
were appropriate by the Congress to
eliminate tho liquor traffic and to make
the United States Of America "bone-
dry" that Is place where no liquor
could be obtained. Here Is q repors
from tho seat of government. Intoxi.
cants were obtainabre, although whis.
key worth sixty cents during previous
years is now selling for ten and twelve
dollars. There is a plenty Of it. Men
and women arc crazed by cheaper do,
coctions and insist upon the substitute
regardless of the dangerous nature Of
the liquid:
Washington, juno 15-More than
200 persons are reported to have Ell:
gagged in long free-for-aN battle last
night on Potomac River steamer,
while the vessel with 100 people
aboard was returning from Marshall
Hall, resort about twenty miles south
Of Washington.
the result Of injuries. after being rush
ed to hospital at Alexandria,, We
Another man is in critical condition
and many have minor injuries.
= Knives. hotties and chairs are said
TO have been used as weapons in the
river battle.
Disputes over liquor are said to have
started the trouble. Four men we've 81,
vested when the steamer, the Charles
Manchester, locked here.
The coroner at Alexandria will hold
an inquest today over the BODY Of Nc
Cormack and authorities are preparing
to Investigate reports that liauor 10
plentiful at Marshall Hall.
-Four Washington men were arrested
when the boat locked and two Of thcrl
are under police guard at q hospital be
cause Of their injuries.
The steamer was crowded with stu
dents OF a high school here and ..,e
brotherhood Of Railway Clerks Of Alex
andr1a, who had gone to the resort for
outings. Ernest Watson one Of the
men held in the hosp tai, was stabbed
IN the hand, breast, stomach and side.
and his recovery Is doubtful.
Leaders Of the students and railway
men tried to stop the battle, but truces
they effected were quickly broken nv
more fighting. Several women and
girls tainted as the fight became
bloody.
But, further comment is unneces.
sary, 1t speaks for itself. The feeling
IN the country seems to BIO to put
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, Some people talk too much. In fact
they are talking all the time and
expecting other people to support AMI
help them.
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ALIENS CALL BLACK TROOPS
UNDESIRABLE.
Soldiers Of Lower Civilization Not
Wanted OH Rhine or Elsewhere.
MOST OF THEM REPLACED

American General Describes Confer
ence With Protesting German
Bodies.
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CORPSE PROTESTS WHEN 1T Is
PACKED IN ZOE.
'Mrs. Scnst Spells Funeral Plans to
Amusement Of Grieving Friends.

DEATH TESTS ALL GOOD
Seeming Miracle Explained by the
Family Doctor as Attack Of Paraly-
sis.