Evening star., 1953-01-10
Letters to The Star !.

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our country as punishment for
espionage in peace time. I believe that
our country is strong and great hearted
enough to be merciful. Should, there
fore, an appeal be made to the court
or to the President of the United States
for clemency and for communication Of
the death sentence. 7 am prepared to
add my name to such a plea.
do not wish any publicity to be
given by you to this letter of mine or
to my position in the matter. I wish
it to be held confidential except for
court or presidential use.
Very sincerely yours,
Abba Hillel Silver.
Editors note: The advertisement
quoted only the second paragraph Of
the letter to MIR. Bloch.)
have read and liked The Star for
years. but your acceptance of full
page ad by the so-called Emergency
Committee Of the Arts and Professions
to Secure Clemency for the Rosen-
bergS" has Jared me into writing this
my first letter Of protest. indignation,
disgust
The Stars impartiality has. in the
past. been widely accepted and re-
Spected, but have never known it to
accept advertisements in behalf of
convicted criminals-convicted by "due
process" through lengthy trial and
denied appeal. You would not accept
from an organization such as the erst-
while Murder, Inc."-an appeal for
clemency" for publication in behalf of
a convicted murderer Cor a mad dog) i.
Why then the differentiation? Is a de-
hberate. conscious attempt to murder
the United States, with its millions of
citizens. SO much less horrible than the
murder of one person? Surely The
Stars finances have not forced it to
new low in advertising standards and
an untenable position such as this?
There are innumerable charities more
worthy of the public's money-and The
Stars attention-than q thing Il re-
fuse to honor it with the name Char
ity'') such as this.
Veterans Wife.
accepting advertisements asking for
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I myself feel that there is a rea-
sonable doubt that should justify exec
utive clemency in this case.
Our minds should be open and just.
There have been miscarriages of justice
in the past. In 1894 Alfred Dreyfus was
convicted of treason. His innocence,
championed by Clemenceau and Zola.
was fully established on retrial in 1906.
Housewife.
The fact that such a DISTINGUISHED
newspaper would even accept an adver-
tiSement from group of Communist
sympathizers amazes me. This group
certainly uses the words "arts and
professions" loosely.
The Rosenbergs are traitors, and
there is no greater crime. The death
penalty actually is too good for them.
This advertisement cited lighter SEN
tenceS handed out to fellow traitors,
but that should only remind true,
loyal Americans that the Rosenbergs
should receive more than the others
got.
1t is my sincere hope that Mr.. Tru-
man. who is not above making mis-
takes. will not make one more before
leaving Office and commute this SEN
tence.
HI. Thomas Maulding.
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In The Star of December 30, David
Lawrence used A square inches of
newsprint for what he could have
expressed, omitting only some minor
notions, in one sentence: We should
execute the Rosenbergs to shame the
British for their laxity in Furnishing
atomic spies and to defeat the purpose
of the Communists who are working
to secure clemency for the Rosenbergs.
A similar type Of reasoning led an
cient heathens to sacrifice a member
of the tribe to appease the gods There
must be found better ways for rebuking
the British and slapping at the Com
muniStS. We must support the execu-
tion by more rational arguments than
that the Communists are opposed to it.
George Frederick Miller.
1t just makes my blood boil to read
the pleas in the newspapers or listen
to them on radio and television for
clemency for the Rosenbergs.
It is nothing but sheer mockery of
democracy for them and their cohorts
to make an appeal. I firmly believe
that only Communists and fellow
travellers would make an appeal for
them. The group picketing the White
House at this very moment are probably
a bunch of Communists.
How ironic to request clemency and
another trial: in their dearly loved
Russia. they wouldn't have had the
first trial.
The atom bomb was our most precious
and supposedly most guarded secret.
1t was more or less a salvation for us.
don't think we should have given the
secret to friendly nations. To give the
atom secret to Russia, our most deadly
enemy, was nothing but treason. For
treason. the death penalty should be
paid.
Being the wife of naval officer who
saw action in World War II and
recently returned from Korea, and the
mother of son and daughter, feel
very strongly on this matter
Angry American.