The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-12-30
JOhnson and Howard
Argue Over Dyer
Bill Failure.
Especial Correspondence to Associated
Negro Press)

Especial Correspondence to Associated
Negro Press
Washington, d. c., Dec. 2S.-'1Who
killed the Dyer Bill?' is stirring
Washington to its shallowest depths.
Jim" says Perry did it, Perry gent
ly retorts. ut was Jim's' stupid con
ceit and the blank foolish meddling
of the N. A. A. C. p. that did the
job" AT this length of time from
the death bed scene Of the punitive
breathings of the measure that was
to wipe lynching from the schedule of
American sports il now begins to look
like an overzealous ''T' killed it and
killed 1t for good and true.
But this in nowise lessons the heat
of the controversy that is providing
vicious aftermath to the legisla-
tive farce recently acted in the up
per house of Congress. Bitterness is
mild word of characterization for
the situation. The Southern group
beat the measure by the convenient
aid OF the Senate rules. 1t would
seem reasonable to deduct the Re-
publican leaders knew what fate was
in store for the Bill. Every encour-
| agement was given to James Weldon
Johnson, the N A. A. G.. P's field
general in the matter, to believe that
he could have implicit confidence in
| the sincere intention of the Republi-
cans 70 place the Dyer measure in the
archives of the Nations legislative
strong box. There is where the 18th,
14th, and 18th Amendments lie in
slumberous desuetude until dragged
out by the big corporate interests
whenever 1t serves their particular
interest so to do.
Not few infuentials here are of
| the opinion that Perry Howard fiat.
! tiers the N. A. A. c. p. by bestowing
upon that very worthy organization
responsibilities that It In no instance
seems DESTROYS to assume. It declares
| itself but one OF the agencies at work
in the general interests of the race
II appears to be true that its secre-
taries, at times, give off the impress
| sion that the race will be lost IL they
should cease to motivate in its behalf
But, coming to our muttons, as DR.
Dubois is wont to say, the organiza'
ton, officially, is an institution OF
cooperation and first and most heart
lily wishes only to be known as such
On the other hand, it would seem
to be equally far-fetehed to attribute
to Perry Howard the sufficient power
and influence to bring about the de
feat of the measure whatever motive
might actuate him to try. 1t seems
the more reasonable to lay the defeat
of the bill at the doors of that ele
ment of Republicans who have beer
the most interested in the breaking
/ up OF the Solid South There is little
! question that Secretary Johnson swat
lowed a big portion of "the bunk
and imagined that 1t was an Ice
| Cream Soda favored with Nectar
There isn't any mystery about the
matter, whatever. An effervescine
self-consciousnes prompted Perry
Howard to write letter to Senator
DUPONT with no other purpose in
mind than to impress the big mar
J from Delaware with Towards self
imposed Importance as a political
race leader. The reading of this let
ter misled Secretary Crimson int
an all pervadlng obsession that some
how Friend Ferry beat the bill. Too
much Johnson and too big a dose Of
Perry Howard Is the result.
goodly number of Washingt0nians
are asking the question If II was MOI
high time to call halt in the frac
tious officiousness of the office hold
err, political and welfare, when 4
comes to the matter of determining
what shall be the procedure wheI
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