Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-02
LETTERS TO THE STAR
L0wrence's Views

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David Lawrence has for
the past several weeks
sneered at the Supreme
Court for taking into consid-
Grafton sociological" argu-
ments in the decision on
public school integration.
Is he bold enough to state
uncompromisingly that the
Supreme Court during the
past $50 years has never
been guided In their deci-
sions by political, economic
and similar considerations?
Were the decisions handed
down by the court on racial
matters during the latter
part Of the past century
which declared the civil
rights bill TO be unconstitu-
tional. promulgated the doc
trine Of separate but equal"
and sanctioned the disen-
reimbursement Of the Negro
by Southern States-com-
pletely free from such in
fuences? Such an avowedly
close student Of American
history and constitutional
law as Mr.. Lawrence would
do well to examine these
matters q little more closely.
It is now perfectly clear
that the real reason for your
columnist's indignation over
the civil rights issue Is be-
cause 1t has broken up the
alliance between conservative
Republicans (of which he is
one) and Southern Demo-
Gratis. Mr.. Lawrence has
failed to realize that this al
lance was but q passing
affair which could never last.
We have become accus-
toned to the time-honored
sight Of Southern patrioteers
wrapping themselves in Con-
federate blankets, but the
spectacle Of q conservative
Republican doing 30 Is some
what ludicrous. Mr.. Lawrence
should leave this exercise
to those south Of Mason and
Dixon's line. and use some
fresher and more realistic
arguments than those ideo-
logical minie-balls Of the past
few weeks. James II. Whyte.
In q moment Of disgust
over the rantings Of David
Lawrence about integration
! said to someone that there
are enough liberal people in
washington to boycott his
column. The reply was that
he has q place to voice the
feelings Of extremists so that
they may continue to be
heard freely.
His piece entitled "Ex-
tending Integration Princi.
pie" Of September ~ makes
this so. When one realizes
the extent Of legal steps re-
quired TO get an effective
court decision beginning with
brave parent and child at
the school door and up the
torturous legal ladder (iind-
ing. f1rst, parents who are
immune to reprisals)~ Mr..
Lawrence dreams Of a tech
nical violation Of the law
where all schools must be
integrated in percentage as
well as have an enrolment
Of both races. This would in
clude counties and school dis
tricts which have no Negro
inhabitants. A. p. LOFTS.
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The plan Of migration as
outlined in David Lawrence's
column in The Star reminds
me Of another plan, the
Morgenthau Plan for the
pastoralization Of Germany.
The opponents Of these plans
were, no doubt. educated in
the same school Of thought
and had the same aims, the
creation Of large classics
masses and the elimination
Of the bourgeoisie.
Before we meekly succumb
to the amalgamation and be-
come q classless mass, is 1t
NOT better to consider q few
points. No one "hates" Ne
groes. II God had not in
tended for people to be diff
ferent he would not have
made them so. Their progress
from the jungle to white So
ciety in 200 years has been
amazing. But is 1t not better
that they remain as a sep
arate entity where they can
have pride In their achieve
ments rather than be forced
10 compete with white So
ciety where they will always
be at h disadvantage for
many generations yet TO
come. and TO- become slaves
again. not to white masters
but 10 the state?
Reader.
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A considered opinion
David L. ID an inconsistent