The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-03-11
Anti-Lynching Bill

Fifty years ago lynching problem in the
United States All during the 1905 mob murders
gang Sayings the 1905 In the
single of 1892 total of 255 met death the
law into their own hands One hundred Of the victims
white Lynchng has been by means confined to the
ing punishment on horse thieves and cattle rusers the
early days of the west Since the 192o however, the mum
Der Of white ynched has been negligible and last year
the Tuskegee Institute recorded only ynchng Negro
1t is sorry anachronsm that just as the Southern
States have almost completed the JOB Of wpg out TINS ak
the prevention of ynching Federal responsibility Half
have BEEN justified by the failure Of the States to pro
ect their citizens Now most of the States have completely
nd we sh a the ase ay @ add
any way to the safety of citizen.
This measure which is about be pushed through
the Representatives would transfer to the Federal
courts the prosecution of nchers and of local officials fall
ing protect prisoners to against mobs after y
ching has occurred But trials would still be held before local
res and is probable that resentment against Federal in
PREVENTION would compcate instead of easing the problem OF
securing convictions mobsters To be there
another provision in the Case bill making county, town.
and other subdivision responsible any yn
ching it's jurisdiction But this to the despcabe doc
ne of guilt because of the area in which one happens
the bill unpalatable who devoted civil
rights in the North well the South
We cannot help thinking that this voe-catching
has place the present Congress- It's eff
fecs to anmosities at time when there urgent
need for national unity The ynchng has already
been put down. and trust that the last vesge of it will
disappear Our problem today is the rise of tyranny
State Federal law In the face of that to
be mobizng strength not to be opening old sores
ftterng problems that have already
solved.
The day of lynchng is virtually thing past as ou
records show. We certainly hope So
We do not believe ynchng is condoned any God-fear
respectable intelligent citizen the That can
our problems, though ynchng
the south by shown by the proven
that the powerrazed politicians of the north
alone to solve other problems peculiar to the
section where two live side by side nearly equal
Sen James O. Eastland this week touched off
in the senate when he that the anynchng bill
m
race riots in Detroit and strike violence country
Sen. Eastands amendment, as we understood it. would
for lynching.
This bringing the Chickens home roost in the mos
clear-cut manner possible.
Ii the Federal government should be to police vn
cnlng cases (of which there only
946) then certainly should be called to conviction
parties guilty the riot in which persons were ket
IN Detroit and in other riots in the large cities
More killed in that one race riot in Detroit il
94 than have been ynched the entire United States in tn
past twenty years. ~ - "
The amendments offered by Sen Eastand would ~ max
any state officer who neglected refused pent effort
~ soVe any felony liable to the
rakeeers which results in or other felony 3l ao
sun Tor damages by heirs of killed
riot as well in a ynching. ~ " " ~
Eastand cited in New York CITY whore ,;oo do No
decred such All Capone and reviewed rae
o IN Detroit He demanded that areas be given the sam
protectlon that is being bestowed on the south ~
1t will be interesting see what the congress docs wit
Sen. Eastland's amendments ~ ~ e'' ooeS VIII