The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1937-02-26
THE MTScECNATION MARRIAGE BILL

Another effort is being made to impose upon
the statute books of the State of Washington msce
genetc marriage law prohibiting marriage between the
members the white with those of the black yell
low and brown races and providing penalties for the vi
oation thereof This time the bill is sponsored in the
Senate by Senator Earl Maxwell of the 31st District
might here mention that at the last session of the State
Legislature held two years ago. like bill introduce
ed in the House by Representative Dorien Todd The
bill died in committee and for his efforts Mr. Todd
defeated e last election Thanks to Louis Todd who
opposed him on the ballot.
But now Senator Maxwell has taken up the torch
and if he were have his way he would burn all the
bridges of progress that education craftsmanship in
terraca understanding and progressive thinking have
thus far carried this state through years of seadfas
advancement unbemished by discriminatory enactment
and unhaltered by JmCrow laws With class and labor
troubles besettng the State and Government every
side with constructive legislation yet enacted to adj
Just labor disputes provide for the aged and nfirm
or take of the necessary expenses of the State
and the legislative session twohirds this Sen
Maxwell would foster trouble by creating greater
class distinction and obstruct progress by laying the
cornerstone of Jm-Crowism upon which would soon be
built an mpregnable defense against clsndestine fia
relationship, wronged womanhood AND llegitimate chill
dren and upon which other Lawmakers" staggering
is Senator Maxwell with inlibitive appetite induced
by degree of prejudice ignorance, and above ALL
feeling of superiority would soon seek establish
ment of other discriminatory measures.
l want to call to the attention of Senator Maxwell
and others of his belief that when the Negro first
brought from Africa and placed in slavery he
pure of blood that pure African. When the emanc
patton proclamation freed him, there hundreds of
thousands of quadroons octoroons and muattoes who
had been born of black slave mothers and out of we'd
lock The blood of these children through the
veins of millions of people today white and black They
have married and of procreation the races have in
creased.
With these people of mixed blood, who should say
to what they belong, when many times observation
will not discern? Who has the right to say what the
call of the blood shall be? With brownsville people,
whiteb black people, white-brown people, yelow-white
people, whe-yelow people and various other hues and
mixtures, going happily on their way in state or
country of presumably religious political and social
rights liberties and privileges, by what reasoning ogi
cal Just or Constitutional right should Senator Maxwell
or anyone attempt to egsate the law of love and
marriage by inhibitive measures otherwise.
With love old as the world, and marriage, loves
goal sacred institution upon which the nation is pro-
pagated any law which denies legitimacy to childhood
is demorazng to the people of the State and any law
which discriminatory in character is dastardy and
derogatory to true American principals
Senator Maxwells proposed BILL which is Senate
Bill No 342 should be defeated and for the that
the Senator does possess the qualifications to inn
personally represent the interest of all the people of
the State should be defeated at the next election
BY Clarence R. Anderson
NTf1tEciTu n ghculneTn.