Evening star., 1954-05-21
Some Reactions to SEGREGATION Decision
TO the Editor Of The Star:

Following the decision OF our Su-
preme Court outlawing segregation, one
must conclude that indeed the horses
have been led to water. but viii
they drink? Is 1t possible to legislate
q way Of life and really make It work
while ignoring the dispositions Of UNI
told thousands Of Americans? Most
Of us have experienced in the past 20
years q type Of steam-roller power poll
tics that has catered to and played on
one group against another for the
achievement Of political ends until It
has made the head swim and the heart
sick. Some Of US have desperately
wondered where such q system Of un-
principled expediency would ultimately
lead. And now, when many had hoped
that things were shaping up for bet
ter political era, our highest court takes
o swing In the same political fashion
and begins the dismaying process all
over again. A small body Of judicially
cloaked appointees who reign for life
by political appointment have in one
nat snap judgment made to be the law
Of the land q decision that threatens
life In certain sections Of our country.
have dumped problem whose solution
win require upheavais and adjustments
Of truly revolutionary proportions.
There is something in this decision
reminiscent Of the Boston Tea Party"
something that smacks Of taxation
without representation. For they have
exercised the sacred franchise of choice
for unconsulted thousands of Americans
in the East. West, North and South.
They have boiled pot of tea and hosts
Of unconsulted citizens are called upon
to drink; whether they like the price
or the brand does not matter They
say this tea is good and you will drink
1t. It's good for all and all will drink it.
Thus the acids Of liberalism have at
last robbed the individual citizen Of
the sacred right Of choice and selec.
tivity. And in the name of democracy,
the cherished liberties for which our
Colonial forefathers fought at Bunker
Hill have gone down the drain in a
frenzied effort to prop up q socialism
which the New Deal spread abroad as
democracy.
william e. Cox.
The Supreme Courts school segre-
CATION decision will do more to fight
communism at home than all the in
veStigationS laid end to end. It will
also strengthen our support abroad by
knocking the props from under one
Of the handiest propaganda devices
the Communists have, the claim of q
monopoly on racial equality Of oppor-
tunity.
0vNfv vr,sk1 xx,1as III -
ciSiOn was rendered is as inspiring as
the act of the French paratroopers in
volunteering to be sent into Dien Bien
Phu when they knew the battle was
almost lost. It shows that our highest
judges have the nerve to make democ-
:acy living reality despite possible
adverse reactions in their various
home communities.
My wife-bless her heart-concurs.
Raymond M. Norton.
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In all the current heated discussion
Of racial segregation one important
possibility is usually; overlooked-a
change in the Constitution to permit
the various States more freedom in
legislating on the subject.
progress within the past few decades
teaches that such movements 60 by
waves. We are now probably on crest
and should expect swing in the op-
posite direction.
At the present rate of increase in
numbers, Negroes will in time be in the
majority and rule the United States.
But that will not occur until the
remote future. Meanwhile. we and
our descendants will resist that domi-
nation by various legal means. one Of
which might be an amendment to the
Constitution.
If a majority of the voters no longer
wish to be governed by the amend
ments enacted during the period of alb
normal excitement and resentment fol-
lowing the Civil War, let them repeal
or modify the undesirable provisions.
The big question that we now face
is: Should the Constitution be changed
to prevent Negroes from encroachihg
upon other people? II so. the sooner
the better.
George Frederick Miller.
In my opinion the nine men made q
mistake. Eight Of them were appointed
by Roosevelt and Truman; the Chief
Justice by President Eisenhower. A
complete analysis makes the decision
quite understandable.
Roosevelt changed the world, Truman
copied after him and President Eisen-
hover, with his influence and appoint
ing ability, is finishing 1t up. In view Of
these facts it is easy to understand how
nine men could change the Nation So
cially and educationally. regardless Of
States rights.
Be not alarmed, but this law is not
going to work in the South. It will be
all right in the North but not the South.
Psychologically, it is bad for the people
in the South to legislate change in its
personal customs socially and educa-
tionally. Daniel b. Felker.
Now that segregation has been banned
in public schools, think it will be q
good thing for President Eisenhower,
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