Evening star., 1949-06-08

screaming ~ they SO and - assen 49, nos
AIRING these wresshec cap paxso.s consacefa-
ton Of other people used TO be par et
ehlid's education bat this seems to e~ cut O.
date now.
When Mrs co&ner speaks aeoa. acw vel
the animals are housed u, the 300 eaiss
agree with her but ai the same txsas tAa
10 zee any relevant point IN tnls caassIe re
mark II Is not Mrs. Coxnegs fault that sas
has SIX children instead Of animals as khe
suggests, but the fact 50 many pecaAe have
undisctpained animals instead of ehll6svn
Thinking things over. can ogly arrive al
the conclusion that the landlords are not
responsible for the Adults Only" In their
Advertisements but that The onus lies with
the parents themselves. Perhaps Mrs, Coz
ner would bear this In mind before condemn
ing the wicked landlords
RICHARD J. ANDERSON.
Says Only Q Federal Law
WIZ Punish ths Lynchers
TO the nasses ss "a. star
While our legislators are esadiag the c!vil
Rights question. and an,ilynehing legislation.
the South has come through with another Of
Its unenviaole performances. n xhoeking dis
regard Of the Law. They have lynched an
other eolored man. and unfortunately for
the folks behind the Cotton Curtain" this
time. they cannot claim he raped q white
woman. He merely was arrested for Great.
tng q disturbance In O roachouse
Etghty-Stx years have passed since the
Emancipation Proclamation. when a dew
astating and destructive war waS fought 70
free black men from slavery. We Gil have
had time 70 accept the situation. and there
Is no excuse for mob murder anywhere In
this country
The Southern Senators and Representa-
tives constantly maintain that II doesn't
happen often-and besides have We not Q
law against murder7 This position Is r.dicu-
lous What effort is made 10 hring these
white murderers to justice7 Only q Federal
law will control these Southerners and one
should be enacted Immediately.
IRENE NJ. VAN EcKHARDT
Distrusts Communists Even II
They Swear They No Longer Are Communists
To the Edsor Of The star
believe that all ht-thinkine Ameri-
cans would vote against any Communist
being In any way connected with atomic
plants and laboratories and even more 30
would they vote TO prohibit Communist
teaching In our colleges. I care not II they
take an oath that they are not now COMMIT
nists. would not trust them. Is 1. possible
that We have not sufficient brains In America
to MI these Jobs without having to draw
on men who advocate the overthrow of our
Government Our country Is too soft in
allowing foreigners TO intrude on secret and
important work. and It's going to cause US
. lot Of trouble II We keep It up.
The Communists should be outlawed be-
cause they stand for nothing that Ia for
our good. In prosecuting the Communist
criminals we are entirely too lax Trial
after trial has been delayed, when the guilty
should be behind the bars or deported De-
mocracy Is fine In peacetime: however In
emergencies IL works too slow and We are
beginning to find IL out. We have too much
Of the wrong kind OF freedom OF speech and
freedom Of action.
And. finally. IL Is a sad commentary that
In the present critical conditions. the Con-
gress Of the United States seems helpless 10
accomplish anything worthwhile because
Of selfish interests and politics for which
they are willing to sacrifice the good of our
country. The people are growing very tired
OF the pickering and do-nothine Congress.
J. H. coFER,
German Conception Of Free Press
Preferred TO American View and Practice
To the Editor Of Ths Star;
In The Sunday Star edition OF May 20
you published an Associated Press dispatch
headed ~. 9. Cuts Out Parts Of Hessian
Press Law"
According TO this dispatch. DR. James r.
Newman. United States governor OF Hessc.
rejected q paragraph OF the recently passed
Hessian press law. which would grant edi-
torial and news space for the rebuttal Of
facts and allegations made In q periodical.
edttorialiy or as q news item. Or. Newman
considered this obligation OF the press q
possible infringement of the freedom OF the
press.
May remind Or. Newman that the obli-
CATION Of the German press TO grant with
out charge) space for rebuttal Of facts and
allegations made previously In the same
periodical In based on old German statute.
passed and enacted In 1912 II was sought
by German liberals as q protection against
reactionary elements for about 30 years pre-
vious to its enactment. The German lib
erals found that freedom OF the press should
not be taken for q license to disperse false
hood and disseminate lies about men or In
stitutions.
The German press law of 1874 OF which
the new Hessian press Law In o copy was
beneficial 10 both the government and the
private citizens. ! feel that even In the
United States would be helpful 10 the
Government II 1t would have the right 70
ISUHt tNt&istGt w bnF sbt &tS &sAF
false statement In any periodical In the
same print and ct the same place OF the
periodical In which the attack was launched
II would not endanger freedom OF the press
but assist In cleaning the house Of the
press" RICHARD A. KAHN.
Says Government and Zig Business"
Both ShO9ld Re Deoentfaltse6.
70 the Editor sf Tns star:
There never has been q perfect economy
and I doubt II one Ia possible. Even I'm
totalitarian society. economic irregularities
prevail 10 q much greater extent TRAN In
free society.
In n free. expanding economic society.
there Ia q higher degree of economic actis-
ity which demands The output Of desired
goods Not 30 In o totaiitarian society.
because IL Ia restricted In more WAYS than
one.
The real answer 70 our problem Of pow
erty In the midst Of plenty ties In our abil-
icy 70 find ways IN which human aspirations