Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-03
Gray Plan Debate


Of the fact that my folks came
from the South. Now I am
beginning to have my doubts
that should feel proud of the
Southland. The South, in the
past. had been a place where
men who loved freedom were
in the fore. Men of our State.
such as Jefferson and Madison.
we're so strong in their love of
freedom for all. that they
stood up to the masses and
won their points. Are we to
let these great leaders of the
past down because some Of us
are so blind that we feel that
a man of another color is not
as good as we are? pray to
God that the people Of Viz
ginia viii not prove themselves
unworthy in the eyes of God.
If we fail to treat all men as
equals in all phases Of our life
then God will surely make US
suffer. We will deserve the
punishment that He will be-
stow on US.
This great Nation of ours
will surely fall if we fail God.
How can we expect to over
come all evil forms of Dictator
ships II We do not practice
what we preach? We have told
the world and God that we be-
lieve in the equality of man.
Did we really mean it?
Do you recall these words
from the Declaration of indie
pendence? -" I'VE hold these
truths to be self-evident, that
all men are created equal. that
they are endowed by their
Creator with certain unalien-
able rights. that among these
are life, liberty and the pur-
suit of happiness. :"
Do you recall these words
from the Constitution of the
United States? - Article XIV.
section /, mo State shall make
or enforce any law which shall
abridge the privileges or i'm
munities Of citizens Of the
United States; nor shall any
State deprive any person Of
life. liberty. or property. with
out due process Of law: nor
deny to any person within its
jurisdiction the equal protec-
ton of the laws"
Do we believe in the law of
the land? Do we feel that the
State can put itself above the
Constitution of the United
States? Madison gives the
answer in his Memorial and
Remonstrance, 1T is proper
to take alarm at the first ex-
pertinent on our liberties"
The Gray Plan is an attack
on our liberties-vote mo" on
January 9.
Marion c. Hall, Jr.
Let's face it, a vote against
the Virginia referendum is a
vote in favor of amalgamation
of the races. For who could be
so naive as to think you can
mix SO per cent of white school
children, here in the District,
with "a per cent of Negroes.
not only during school hours.
but for long play periods"
after school-without inviting
intermarriages. And to think
all this is a must" by order
OF the Supreme Court.
AS a minister's son, may I
frankly say that clergymen, by
their open opposition to the
proposed State constitutional
amendment, have shaken the
confidence of the layman who
has looked to the church for
spiritual guidance.
Let's hope their inspired
Christian congregations will
be able to clearly distinguish
between right and wrong and
vote affirmatively for the ref
erendum.
Paul Chiera.
y n 4
The Governor Of Virginia,
four former Governors. the
States attorney general. IS
per cent of the Legislature.
including my own Senator
Fenwick and two of Ar
llngton's three Delegates, most
certainly are representative
OF our honest, patriotic.
intelligent citizenry. When
they advocate a scheme for
circumventing the Supreme
Courts decree outlawing seq
regation in the public schools
which to my mind will prove
utterly futile, ! can only con-
clude that my reasoning pow
ers have become seriously i'm
paired. My conclusion is en-
phasized by the fact that even
after reading all the eloquent
land doubtless logicaD argu-