Evening star., 1937-10-02

candidate for mayor OF New York
City:
I'm my opinion, membership in the
Ku Klux Klan, and belief or adher-
ence to its principles, disqualify any
one for public Office and particularly
for judicial Office. A judge must be
impartial and without any prejudice
based upon race, creed or color. /
feel positive, however, that had the
President of the United States known
of Judge Blacks membership in the
Hlan, he never would have made the
nomination"
Arthur T. Vanderbilt of Newark,
N. j., newly installed president Of the
association, declined comments, as did
Harry S. Knight, Sunbury, Pa, asso-
ciauon secretary.
New York World Telegram: Hugo
Blacks address to the Nation was the
work of brilliant prosecutor sudden
ly turned to the defense 1t was an
eloquent plea for tolerance. 1t was
clever. But like too many of the re-
cent happenings in the region
of the Supreme Court, too damned
clever
we can't overlook the thorn which
was all but buried in the rose bed of
his rhetoric-'I did join the Khan :"
Cleveland News: Hugo Lafayette
Black. Mr.. Roosevelts first gift to
American justice, last night at last
admitted what he could no longer
deny. He confessed what had already
been proved up to the hilt.
His presence on the supreme bench
of the United States must be a
never-ending insult to American ideals
of Government and American ideals
OF manhood. He is disgrace to the
court and disgrace to the President
whose reckless action put him there"
The Boston Traveller independently :
Hugo Blacks pitiable defense OF his
political chicanery was both an insult
and threat not alone to the three
groups the Ku Klux Khan prosecuted,
but to every American, whatever his
race or religion. The discussion is
not ended. The American public does
not accept the scolding. 1t may have
to accept Hugo Black on the highest
| bench. To pry man loose from a
$40, ,000-a-year job Is not always easy
What do you, Mr.. President, think
of it?"
The Kansas City Star: The plain
fact is that the justice was trying to
explain away something that in the
nature OF the case could not be ex-
planned away -.
| "Accumulating evidence since his
appointment confirms the impression
made at the time that his elevation
to the Supreme Court was a tragic
offense against the American people. ,
The st. Petersburg (F1a.) Evening
independent: Last nights state
ment does not establish Mr.. Blacks
ntness Tor the Supreme Court, which
has been challenged on other grounds
than Klan membership. But it does
seem TO dispose of the charge that
ne is liable to display racial or religion.
intolerance"
The Charlotte IN. C.) News-"Th,
burning question for Senator Black tt
answer in his statement last nigh
was. did he recall, while his colleagues
In the Senate were defending hin
from the charge of Klan membership
that he had been made life membel
OF that outfit? Apparently he did re-
call it. He had been given a card
unsolicited it is true, which he dix
not even keep. But he didn't re.
turn it."
The Columbia IS. C.) Record: 80
That he now regrets, wishes to forge
and has been trying to live dowr
tKlan membership should be &C.
cepted. and his record on the Suprem,
Court left to speak for itself 1t ma,
indeed happen that as burnt chilt
who breads fire he may turn out to b.
champion Of the bill of rights"
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