Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-12-10 | Page 10 | U. S. Lynchings Show Increase

U SHOW Church Cou Council cil Deplores Condition 27 Killed in Ten Months Is Report MINNEAPOLIS Dec 10 AP 10 AP AI Twenty Tw Twenty nt seven nine more than the whole of 1925 1923 had occurred in the United States Stites up to to November 45 5 1926 the Commit commit- Committee tee on race relations reported to the fed federal ral council of ot churches to today to- to day This said the report represents represents represents the severest setback since 19 1922 2 In the campaign to marshal churches against lynching ant the plea piea of at the churches for a lynch- lynch less land seems farther from realization realization reali reali- realization than any year since that thal time I Bishop George C. C Clement of Louisville Louls Ky Is Is chairman of the committee The number of reached twenty seven when three negroes one negroes one a n. woman woman were were lolled by a mob at Aiken Alken S. S S C. C October 8 with one negro victim at Dover Tenn lenn the same night and three victims In Texas on November 11 This ma makes es nine more mOle victims In ten and a half hal months of 1926 than I suffered this fate fale in 1925 and twelve velve more than in 1924 It lacks one of ot equalling the total of t ven ty eight for 1923 Careful studies made by the committee In international cooperation cooperation cooper cooper- atlon of counties and sections of at occurred indicate some states where have fre- fre correlation between the economic and nd social condition of ot the community community community and mob violence Increase of the atrocious evil of ot lynching Is arousing much agitation agitation tion and causing much thoughtful consideration again on the action of ot the United States congress to make mob violence a federal offense