The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-11-29

Filibuster
on DyerB
Southern Senator's Resort TO
Obstruction, Denouncing
Measure as Force Bill
Pure and Simple
Republicans Will Fight
BY ARTHUR SEARS IIENNING.
Omnha Bee Leased Wire.


Washington. Nov. 2S.--DenouncIng
the Dyer antilynchIng bill as pro
posing the most daring and destruc
tive invasion OF state rights in history
southern democratic senators set out
today 10 kill the measure. even II II
should be necessary to halt the entire
Legislative machinery indefinitely,
The bill passed by the house en-
powerng the federal government 10
intervene 10 punish lynchers and local
governments which fail 10 enforce the
law against lynchers was termed o
force" bin and unconstitutional by
It's bitter southern opponents.
Senator Underwood. Alabama, their
leader, blpntly served notice upon re.
publican leaders that all business OF
every character, including even the
confirmation Of presidential nomlna.
tions, would be blocked until the ef.
fort to pass the Dyer bill should be
abandoned.
May Work Thanksgiving.
This threat was carried out 80 ef
fectively that republican senators held
a caucus late In the day 10 devise
ways and means Of combating the
filibuster. and after protracted de
bate behind closed doors, decided To
continue the fight for the Dyer bill
even TO the extent Of forcing the sen
ate to remain In session on Thanks
.rt, IA 10.
the hlibusters.
The democrats We're confident OF
their ability to create a complete leg
islative jam and hold up the Dyer
bill, at least until the next congress
begins to function when they have nc
fear OF the measure. They declared
that they had not begun to uncover
the resources at their command In
today's proceedings and that they
would be ready to resume the filibus
ter tomorrow with no end Of legisla.
tive tricks up their sleeves.
The senate has never witnessed a
better organized and executed filibust
er. Nor has II ever before seen q
filibuster In which the filibusters open
ly and frankly avowed that they were
filibustering.
Open in Stand.
Were not Disgusting our pur.
pose" said Senator Underwood. This
is force bill pure and simple. We
stand for law and order, and we
drn,f haIfaya In ~, ,xh v,,Ia hut tb;a
measure threatens the very fabric oi
our government. It's not going to be
passed; 1t is an impossible proposition
You are not going to do any more
business Until We get an understand
ing that this bill won't be pressed. Al
though there are many important
nominations before the senate. there
will be no confrmations. You do not
Rave to take the responsibility for
Killing the measure. We are willing
to take the responsibility and we are
going to-"
Senator Edge, New Jersey. republi
can, demanded that the senate be
given an opportunity to vote upon the
th1o7uic' NV outietdtu oniy III DIIHs
ing down upon himself the wrath Of
democrats. Senator McKellar, Ten
nessee, wanted to know whether tn,
bill would enable the federal govern
ment to punish the guilty persons ir
tho Hall'Mills murder case. Mr.. Nc
kellar charged that there had been :
breakdown of justice in that case ant
declared that nine-tenths Of the peo
pie Of the United States could pu
their finger on the murderer Sena
tor Caraway, Arkansas, sarcasticall,
suggested that tine Dyer bill would en-
able the federal government to de
clare "a closed season on the shoot
ing Of preachers in New Jersey"