The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-08-12
SENATE COMMITTEE REPORTS
Dyer BILL FAvORABLY.
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Senators that il Is appropriate iegls-
iation." within the competency OF
Congress 70 enact to safeguard and
protect those rights to- life. liberty,
BY the Constitution Of the United
States.
The proposed legislation Is not. and
should not be considered, In any
sense sectional The evil Il is design
fed TO cure r. not confined TO- any
sSaE sast s s. est stat TSs nSnh
evil. which Is disgrace to the Ma
ton. we should strive TO wipe out
a firm and Just exercise OF every lc-
eitlmete power conferred upon and
residing In the Federal Government.
The proposed legislation Is not an
invasion or subversion Of the rights
OF the States. nor Is IL designed to
relieve the States from the perfoTr
nance Of their duty to secure to all
persons within their several jurisdic-
tons equal protection Of the laws; on
the contrary. the proposed Legislation
Is 81 aid OF the several States and
will be impartially administered by the
people OF the several States.
II Is sincerely hoped and confidently
believed that the early passage Of
this bill as amended will have a
saiutatory effect and go far toward
insurinE that equal protection OF the
laws" Stdte and Federal, 70 which
.'nll persons born or naturallzcd in
the United States end subject to the
1urisdictian thereof. are entitled.
American citizenship 10 indeed a
badge OF honor; Il should be and this
bill seeks to make IT, q shield Of
protection 70 every American citizen
man. woman and child, native and
soil, hedged round and guarded. as
they are. by the Constitution Of the
United States
n commenting on this action Mr..
Johnson said:
This favorable report by the ,Ju-
constitutional objection to the Dyer
Bin and at the same time whatever
excuse the Senate may have had for
delaying action on the measure. SO
long as the judiciary committee de-
ferrcd it's report, just 50 long. could
friends Of the bill. both white and
Coi0red. that any personal reluctance
20 press the bill was based on doubts
as to the bills legality. No longer
can that excuse be offered. The Dyer
Bill has been declared constitutional
by the Judiciary Committees OF both
Storey. Herbert X. Stockton and
the House and the Senate by the at
torney-generai of the United States.
by eminent lawyers like Moorfleld
mAnY OlutIhs Wnlle nlutttcn JuHlICta
Of state and supreme courts Of tho
various states. a judge of United
states Circuit Court, two former Unite
ed states Attorneys-general and many
other eminent jurists have signed a
memorial to the Senate demanding
passage Of the bin. These facts must
be kept clearly in mind by every per-
son who Is interested In the bill and
we must likewise keep them In tho
minds Of the members Of the Senate.
1.-THE action Of the Judiciary COM
mittee 10 gratifying for number OF
reasons We have many opponents OF
the bill. Those we know to answer
and to checiSmate. But. unfortunately
we have others, SOME OF them Colored
men and women. who have been rush
ing into print declaring that the bill
had no chance of passage. l sincerely
hope that these persons will now join
in, the last great effort necessary
to put the bill through the Senate
We urge every person In the country
who Is interested in this measure to
senators from his state and to Sena-
tor Henry Cabot Lodge, Republican
Leader OF the Senate, urging immed-
late vote on the bill.
I'VE are extremely fortunate In
having Senator Shortridge chosen to
lead the fight for the bill. He Is the
one member OF the Senate Committee
on the judiciary who has all along
held the Dyer Antf-Lynching Bill TO
be entirely constitutional A number
Of the other Republican members were
in favor of the Bill and pledged their
support, but were doubtful about the
cOnstitutionality Of certain OF its pro-
visions. Senator Shortridge has all
along stood one hundred per cent for
the bill. Furthermore, Senator Sh D =
fridge IS brave fighter In the DIS
cussions which took place In the Com
lnittee he never hesitated TO meet the
stock argusments Of the Southern
members OF the Committee with a
frontal attack and demolish them.
When these Southern members put
up the subtle argument OF white man
TO white man. that II the Anti
lynchin Bill were enacted II would
encourage the crime OF rape among
Negroes in the South, Senator Short
ridge met th0m with facts and sta
tistics and hammered them into ST.
lence.
Moreover the choice Of Senator
Shortrldge Is fortunate In that his
heart is in this legislation. had a
long talk with him Immediately after
the adjournment of the Committee
and a believe that the Senator looks
forward with great satisfaction 20
chanpioning this measure on the
floor OF the Senate.
Three fourths of the fight Is over.
Let US all work together as never be-
fore that the rest OF the distance may
be covered before the Noyembe, cleo
tons"