Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1957-10-11
Federal Troops Still Duty as
Studies Continue at Central Hie|1
Mirror Of Public Opinion:
Kansas City Call = SALUTE TO YOUTH

Kansas City Call = SALUTE TO YOUTH
$50 said about juvenile delinquency that
is refreshing pay word tribute the brave dign
lied Negro children who in the past few days have displayed
an amazing amount of and determination in Drawing
much hostile opposition in their attempt attend legally in
tegrated schools in southern states
Among these the young persons of Little Rock.
where occasions they have gaunes of
jeerng hecing splitting adoescent ruff
fans who their efforts enter schools where they have
been rghtfuly assigned
I'm view threats danger which they knew a.
waited them they have shown kind of moral fortitude
which, for all bravado and loud boasts few of
1T warns the heart to pictures of two Negro boys
facing menacing crowd of young whites in North Little
Rock thrills the quiet dignity resoute courage
that and handsome 15year-od Elizabeth Ecford dis
played She alone and puzzled sought bypass the bup
guns OF Governor Faubus State troopers to enter Central
High School.
8. We proud of these courageous children the
South Indeed all America should be Them for they
have demonstrated such courage children that is almost
certain make them the kind that
future mafrad walk with heads up they
they have faith in the Democratic way of life"
lANGSTON HUGHES in Chicago Defender
Among the bravest human beings in the world today
these young people Negro children teenagers who walk
through bowling mobs to to school in Little Rock Birming
ham, Nashville Charlotte Clinton, sturgis trouble
The Honor Roll is long one and the papers do
port all of these historic among those top
salute for courage American Heroes of 1857 are;
Elizabeth Eckford, Thelma Mothershed Gloria Ray Min
ME Brown Carotta Walls Ernest Green Terrence Roberts
Jefferson Thomas Melba Pallo.
mo letters big enough to print their names, and
salute great enough to honor them for their the max
ing of American history.
"And the goes for the other young people of
color who today face mobs in the South for the sake of
education.
Their parents honor too and they and their
children receiving today the hearts and
decent people all Around the world"
J. A. ROGERS in Pittsburgh Courier
Elizabeth Eckord, 15year old schoolgirl who walked
courageousy and alone through crowds of threatening whites
the morning of Sept 1887 has become heroine
From London Paris Rome Copenhagen, Stockholm Moscow
that she cheered the and
had her picture the fonpages of famous daes The Lon
don Daily Express Zone Girl Runs the Gauntlet of Hate
The Scandinavian papers headned it 900 Soldiers With Guns
Stop 15year-Old Negro Girl"
At home Miss Eckford praised in leading daies
The New York Times said editorialy that act OF
supreme walk through ering ask
rights that hers by virtue of decision of the United
States Supreme Court" For myself was one
thrilling sights have read of-this lone girl
walking serene high past angry crowds of sefstyled
superior But only to be turned from the school by
armed Surely her example ought touch the hearts of
hostile whites and make in the years
OF those who at her and shouted contmpuous be
ashamed OF themselves The picture OF her Drawing that mob
OUGHT he framed and hung up in every Negro home
reminder all to stand vigorously for their rights
WILLARD SHELTON Says:
1.-THE People Who Talk About Estates rights" seldom bo
Their discuss the fact that the federal government has
many welfare fields simply because the
interstate economy demanded it..
Below The Border Honolulu Star Bulletin
"one plain fact has emerged from the Little Rock conro-
versy Faubus called out the National Guard when dsor
ders had developed"
The Honolulu Advertiser:
Nothing perhaps has dramatized the intoerable stua
American South such this direct fragrant de-
fiance of a Federal order by elected official"
The Soviet Union;
bells" said Komsomolskaya Pravda, of the
Young League "were the signal not for nsuc
tion but for the ralying of the racists."
"Afro-American!
Let's Make no mistake about it. The President didn't
derestimate But he didn't correctly evauate the
mentality governors like Faubus and Griffin congressman
like Erwin and Talmadge."
JOHN s. KNIGHT in The Detroit Free Press
The Tragedy Of Little Rock is that it should have
occurred.
It took a double-ta1ing mprncipled, mobincitng poll
ean the breed to throw the fat into the fire.
The further tragedy that other Little Rocks" may be
the making The South is seehng and there are Fau-
tIees aplentv To keen SO"