Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-12

will forget how this demo-
cracy was forced down mill
lions Of peoples threats.
The very ones who have Gre
ated this situation will never
be touched by it.
Discrimination will always
exist, for those who will not,
or refuse to become response
BILE citizens. I do not feel be-
cause generations ago some
people prof1ted from bringing
over slaves (mostly northern
ers), that after all this time I
should be responsible for their
equality. This is a free country,
and the South is but a part Of
this great wide world, and no
one handcuffed the Negro to
stay in the South to be dis
eliminated against or mis-
treated" Take the alien or
refugee that came from far
greater distances to better his
life, because of fear, and dis
elimination only to find when
they got here that there was
discrimination against him here
too. only of a different nature.
Those who did not rise above
the odds against them. never
had it in. them in the first
place. And there are many who
prefer the way of life that
holds no responsibilities or OBJ
legations, and so it will be
till the end of time, where
class distinction and discrim-
nation will always be, regard
less of any law passed now or
ever. Every individual must
earn his respect and place in
this life. -.
Mrs. R. M. Boyer.
The Tenth Amendment to
the Constitution reads:
"The powers not delegated
to the United States by the
Constitution nor prohibited by
1t to the States. are reserved
to the States respectively, or
to the people,"
Now there seems to be a
great deal of unnecessary con-
fusion, disruption of unity.
dissatisfaction, disturbance of
the peace and domestic tran
guilty, as well as a perversion
OF justice, simply because some
people of influence and au-
thority have ignored the plain
statement of this amendment
and have. therefore, infringed
some of the rights and the
general welfare of perhaps
$50 million of our people, in
their one-sided effort to pro-
tect some other rights and
promote the interests of some
II million other citizens, by an
impractical degeneration rul-
ing that reaches into the
private lives Of individuals and
to the detriment Of millions Of
our best and most worthy citi-
zens of both races.
Since the whole intent of
the Constitution, as set forth
in its first paragraph, is ito
form a more perfect union,
establish justice, insure do
nestle tranquility, provide for
the common defense, promote
the general welfare, and secure
the blessings Of liberty, to
ourselves and our posterity," it
seems to me that civilized
people should work out a solu-
ton to their own problems in
a more civilized manner, which
would promote the spiritual,
mental and moral standards Of
all the people as a necessary
prerequisite to desegregation
on a purely voluntary basis.
Until such time as this
condition becomes a definite
reality, the people Of each
State should be protected by
just laws Of the State in work.
ing out their own desegrega-
ton problems in a manner to
mitigate racial prejudice; and
not be forced by State laws
or Supreme Court rulings
either to practice segregation
or to abandon it Immediately,
in a manner to increase racial
prejudice, in order TO satisfy
the demands Of propagandists
and agitators in the National
Association for the Advance
ment Of Colored People, or
political opportunists.
Since some people are bet
ter prepared for desegrega-
ton than others, they should
be protected in their right to
practice desegregation. other
people Of both races who may
not be civilized sufficiently to
recognize and respect the equal
rights Of all men, and whose
character is not sufficiently de-
veloped spiritually, mentally
and morally TO justify de-
segregation. should also be
protected by State laws. which
should be 80 framed as 10
prevent their being miscon-
strued to enforce segregation.
Isaac n. Cramer.