Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-19

to physical persecution, It is
difiicult to see how we So
called white" people have a
leg to stand on.
The argument about States
rights ignores the funda-
mental fact Of democracy
that no ones rights are
secure unless we see that
everyone's rights are pro-
tected. This was the philos-
ophy behind the Declaration
Of independence when it
said: I'VE hold these truths
TO be self evident every
man is endowed by his
Creator with certain un-
alienable rights" Apparently
we have become ashamed OF
the best statement ever made
about the plan for our coun-
try. Included in these rights.
&c would seem to me. are the
right to receive education and
the right to be counted
among the citizenry.
The appeal to emotional
ism on the ground that
indignation will bring about
intermarriage is a poor
camouflage for hatred. Actual
statistics don't bear it out;
but more important, what
these people don't see is that
the same law which protects
a persons right to a public
school education protects,
also his right to m AIRY
whomever he or she chooses.
The separate : but : equal
argument is simply an argu-
ment for maintaining the
status quo. On the surface
this sounds good. but it ig-
nores the fact that equality
is not Just q matter OF ia
ciIities. 1t is a matter OF
status as well. All the Negro
is asking here is that the
public schools be just that
public, which includes the
Negro. The only equal school
is an integrated school. The
white cannot be forced to
go to school, perhaps. II
he doesn't want to go then
he should pay the price Of
going to q private school
which will cater to his pride.
The job Of the white race
is not to push the Negro down
into the morass Of social,
economic and spiritual obliv-
ion. The job is to help him
to his feet. putting our
strength at the service OF his
weakness, even as Jesus,
though rich. for our sakes be-
came poor that we through
his poverty might become
rich. Dale X. Kline,
Minister.
The South has tried very
hard to explain its position
on segregation. 1t has pa
tiently pointed out its many
reasons for regarding racial
indignation as morally wrong.
It's legislators. in all reason
ableneSs, have used every
legal avenue to avoid strife.
With what charity or un-
Outstanding have we been
met? Our legislators are bru-
tally ridiculed. Our concern
for posterity is called SELFISH
ness. Our self-respect is
termed arrogance. Our hon
est beliefs are called bigotry.
Our weaknesses have been
sadistically gouged. IF we
were unaware of our human
frailties, would we be con-
cerned about integrationO
No foreign nation would
endure the vituperation which
has been heaped upon the
South by her own country
men. Our late enemies have
received more consideration.
and Communist butchers are
given a more sympathetic
hearing.
What do you want Of US?
Must we lie down and be
kicked to satisfy your hatred?
We have no more cheeks to
tuInl
Ian c. johnson.
1t Is disgusting TO bear the
1854 Supreme Court decision
on segregation referred TO as
the law of the land.
The Constitution provides
that only Congress shall have
power to make the laws, and
no Congress has yet seen At
to pass any law against seq
regation.
, In that 1854 decision, the
Supreme Court disagreed with
every other Supreme Court
decision Of the past with re-
gard to segregation.
Also. our President is the
only President in history to
order indignation. Were all
the other Presidents and all
the other members Of the
Supreme Court wrong?
Former Republican.