The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-21
By CYNTHIA GREY

provides IN criminal cnHcH for trial
BY jury lnom white was regularly
tried by n jury Of his peers az Nv
rrett ana II la 20 10 assumed that
every defense that could be possibly
brought 10 bear iu his favor wnH
forcibly called 30 the attention ~ the
jury with AN Of the evidence ln
front 81 them ana with minds sup
posed 10 be- free from prejudice. they
found him guilty Of prcmeditated
and malicious murder.
Surely they were In better posi-
ton 10 pass on the merits Of the case
than either myself. yourself. or the
Indy who wrote 10 you.
Tho only thing for M 20 DO. n we
have any respect for our institutions,
lH 20 abide by our verdict. always as
Huming that there rs nothing irreg-
ulhr In tho conduct ~ the jury or IN
10" Instructions Of the court.
TO Introduce the Garrison case Is
bad taste Personally ! have no
Hympathy Tor Miss Garrison. yet !
am willing 70 abide by the judges
verdict. / think IL Is the only thing
10 DO.
We ARE human. and we arc apt 10
sworn conscientious men 81 apt to be
right. there II always shance that
o. may be wrong There undoubted.
u.s. have been judicial murders. The
administration Of the law Is IN hu.
man hands. and II IN possible that
justice may miAcarry sometimes.
Nevertheless authority comes
from God. and when a person is reg
ularly condemned To death By due
process % law. there IS divine sane
ton behind H. II ~ our Christian
duty 10 recognize this and submit
10 H. Reason must readily give as
sent 60 this where the path 81 duty
la clearly indicated. there ls no room
for sentiment or COMMUNICATION
Do not minintcrprct me ! have ~
much sympathy Tor poor unforiu-
mates as either yourself or the lady
who writes you In my estimation.
responsibility depends on whether a
person has all his faculties and h IN
fuli poasession Of them al the time
the crime la committed Whether r.
man IL ig or - or 90. should make
no difference. NO long that person
be- IN his right mind and realizes
what he IN doing u B not ncces-
NARY that ho should zee the gravity
~ the net. at the time. In The same
light THAI minister Of the gospel
should view g. II Is enough II his
conscience tells him that IL ~ wrong.
and he does It nevertheless. with pre-
meditation and malice afurethought
Finally. while Il must be conceded
that there are instances Of ahnur'
maliiieH din the same sense that you
use the eNpTcsHionl. yet we want "a
be- sure Of our ground before we iet
our sympathics dlsplace our Judg
faent
We have taken God out Of our pub.
llc schools. our universities arc
often hotbeds 81 materlallam With
God out Of the question. the effective
sanction 81 moral law Is gone.
Surely the youth of today has a
handicap. and the fault II ours Tms
viii tell how many morally abnof
mai" youths and maidens will result
from our pagan system OF education
ALSO ONE FOR JUSTICE.
Dear Miss Grey. Having seen the
very interesting letter written hy
Lieut.. A. ~. which calls for the opln
ions Of different individuals. viii On
dcavor 10 outline aH briefly as poasi
bic my views on the subject.
There 81 more than one kind Of
love. First. divine love: second. con.
iuEal love. and third. parental love.
The nrFt love S. the source from
which springs all divine attributes
and. hence. is the greatest love OF
all
The second II the next IN rank. as
i IL Gods greatest Gift 20 humanity
and controls our destiny in this life
This love Is a divine Gift which
was not withheld from Adam and