The Omaha guide., 1935-04-27

as, Oklahoma.
Doubtful; Carraway, Ark.
Hayden, Ariz.; King; Utah; Lo
gam, n.y.; Reynolds, N. c.; Robin
son, Ark; Tydings, Nd.
No report: Brown, new Hamp
shire; Burke, Neb.' Carey, Wyo.
Dieterieh, Ill; Gerry, R. l.; Me
Adoo, Calf; Maloney, Conn.
Pi tman, New; Radcliffe, Md.
Fibuster Big Obstacle
A filibuster, Of course, is the
big obstacle which faces the bill
The votes r there 10 pass it i
1t can get to a vote. 1t is already
certain that a vote will be taken
on a motion to consider the bill
and make it the business before
the senate. Senator Costigan has
served no,ice that he will make
that motion as soon as the Bank
head farm homes act is disposed
OF. But already filibustering is
going on on the Bankhead bill
to delay as long as possible any
considera.i ion of the anti-lynching
bill. One senator, supposed to be
speaking on the Bankhead bill,
delivered a long speech on the re-
cent airplane flight to Hawaii.
Observers believe the senate
will vote to take up the bill some
time next week and that then the
filibuster will start in earnest.
Senators Costigan and Wagner are
on the floor every minute and
Ire determined to press the bill.
l, is not certain as yet that
Senator Huey Long Of Louisiana
will filibuster against the bill. The
kiEgfish is rated as a smart man
and while he will vote against the
bill, he may not lead a filibuster,
having his eye on 1886.
Vo-uieer Lobbyist Aid
Leading the workers and or
CARNATIONS who are supporting
the bill is Walter White, Secre-
tary of the National Association
for the Advancement Of Colored
People, who has been in Washing
ton constantly since the first
word came through that the bill
would be taken up.
Assisting in the many tasks and
interviews is a group Of volunteer
whi.e and colored workers, many
of whom are not even members
Of the n. A. a. c. P. These in
clude the lobby committee of the
Women's International League
for Peace and Freedom, the
Washington representative Of the
national Y. ". G. A., Theodore
Berry, president of the Cincin-
matt, Ohio Branch of the N. A. A.
@. p, John P. Davis, secretary of
the Joint Committee on National
Recovery, Mrs. Virginia 3. Nc
CURE, president of the District of
Columbia branch, a former Long
Island white woman now living in
Washington, a white woman visit
ing from Minnesota, and two
young colored women from North
Carolina. All these people have
been assembling material, inter-
viewing senators, running errands,
checking newspapers and seeing
correspondents. In addition, Viii
liam Fl. Hastie has prepared an
exhaustive analysis Of the whole
question Of constitutionality in
Guiding all cases which could be
cited; and vice dean Charles II.
Houston mas made an analysis of
all anti-lynching bills which have
ever been introduced in Congress.
kilograms Aid Fight.
kilograms from branches of the
N. A. A. @. p. and other groups
and individuals were effective in
getting senators who might have
remained away in to the senate
and on the lookout for the bill.
Steady communication with senat-
ors is urged by the n. A. a. G. P.
from the voters back home. These
messages ought not be offensive,
but should be insistent and should
be toned according to the known
attitude Of the senator. They
should urge resistance to any fill
buster.
In a fight like this, with the
situation changing almost hourly,
with hundreds of valuable con-
facts to be made, with the neces-
sity of instant action if success is
TO be won, the N. A. A. G. P. finds
itself lacking funds for the fight.
In one day last week it was nee
essary to spend fifty dollars in
kilograms. At least fifty dollars
more should have been spent, but
the money even for the first fifty
was lacking. Telephone calls,
stenographic service and incident.
al expenses require money.
"Now is the critical time, 4
said Walter White. "All the
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