Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-17
Debate

CURED in President Eisen-
hover in the past few years.
The book Nixon" by Ralph
de Toledano, tells Of the fu-
ror over the secret fund Of
Nixon's which raised so much
controversy that President
Eisenhower. when urged to
get rid Of Nixon as q running
mate. replied Let's wait and
see what all, the facts are"
Later, when the pressure
from reporters was so great
that Eisenhower was forced
70 call an off-the-record con-
ference, he said II don't care
II you fellows are 40-to-l
against me. I'm taking my
time on this" What q shame
this same attitude was miss
ing in the Arkansas contro-
versy.
A former white resident Of
Arkansas. I have been a res
ident Of D. c. for Is years
and my two children are In
integrated schools. I have
made no effort TO withdraw
them. although my daughter.
6, IS attending q school once
predominantly white and
which Is now 70 per cent
colored.
! feel the biggest shot in
the arm for indignation at
home and an answer to adj
verse propaganda abroad
would be for all members Of
the present administration.
from President Eisenhower
on down through the Cabinet.
Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives. to withdraw their
children and grandchildren
who attend private and unin-
tegrated schools and enroll
them teven II 1t means
transferring them 10 miles or
moreD in schools that are
not less than so per cent in
tegrated. This would prove to
the people at home and
abroad that the men who are
dedicating themselves to this
new way Of life are leading
the way for the rest Of us to
follow. II would also earn
them the respect Of their
children instead Of the dis
trust and Illustration they
must experience by attend
ing private and unintegrated
schools while headlines. ~
and radio tell them Of q way
of life for which their fathers
are fighting and in which
they are not allowed to par
ticipate.
Mrs. Robert s. Craft.
$50
II Is appalling that a small
but significant part Of our
intelligentsia, in their oppose
ton to a Supreme Court de-
cision. have elected to con-
fuse and befuddle the inte-
grafton issue to the extent
Of advocating a kind Of
anarchism in this country.
It is the prerogative Of the
court to determine what the
law is when an issue is prop
erly brought before 1t. And
whatever its decision. 1t is a
fundamental principle of our
judiciary that 1t is the SUI
preme law of the land until
either legislative remedies
have been applied. or judicial
appeal has resulted in a re-
view by the court and q re-
versal Of its decision.
The Supreme Court has on
several occasions. from Mar
bury VS.. Madison to the
Jencks decision, exercised at
least unpopular judgments.
but until such legal remedial
procedures had been utilized
and q reversal obtained
therefrom. its decisions we're
legal and supreme. This has
been done on several occa-
sions during the development
of our judicial system. JUS
tice Holmes very aptly stated
In the courts opinion In Pat
terson VS.. Colorado. EOS. u. s.
asa, There is no constitu-
tional right to have all gen.
eral propositions Of law once
adopted remain unchanged.
Even II 1t be true that the
court departed from earlier
and well established preced-
ents TO meet the exigencies
of this case, whatever might
be thought Of the justice or
wisdom Of such a step, the
Constitution Of the United
States Is not infringed. In
general. the decision of a
court upon a question of law.
however wrong and however
contrary to previous decisions,
is not an infraction of the
Constitution merely because
IL is wrong, or because earlier
decisions are reversed"
That the court. In deciding
what the law Is. should con-
slider contemporary condi-
tions and circumstances is q
blessing In disguise.
II may be true that some-