The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1957-10-04

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Central high school has been APP
praised generally by Catholic ed
itors from New York to Cali
fornia as the only move left to
enforce respect FOR federal law.
None of the newspapers check
ed in a spot survey disapproved
of the Presidents action. Follow
ing are excerpts from some of
the editorials: 4
The Indiana Catholic and
Record, newspaper for the In
dianapolis archdi O C S "The
Federal Government is our gov
ernment, not some foreign mon
ster seeking whom it may de-
YOUR, as readers of The Indian
apolis Star and News land some
other Hoosier papers ~undoubted-
ly) are encouraged to believe.
"Sure, there is danger today
from growing Capitalization of
power in Washington, but the
way to curb it is not to enlarge
the sovereignty or power of. the
individual states, for history has
clearly demonstrated that the
federal and not the state govern
ment is the defender of the rights
of minorities. The Founding Fa-
theirs knew that this would be
So"
The Catholic Tran script,
newspaper for the Hartford,
Conn, archdiocese: "The Presi-
dent had shown exemplary, but
not excessive patience, hoping
that the good will of the majority
of Little Rocks citizens and their
respect for right order would
overcome elements of subversion
and anarchy at work in their city.
But despite his pleading, despite
his warning that the law of the
land cannot be flouted with i'm
punity, the situation became in
tolerable."
The Tidings, newspaper for
the Los Angeles archdiocese:
whether his (Eisenhower's) an
swer, expressed in this action,
was a wise one is hard to answer
under the circumstances. 1t was
fortnight; might it have been
more fortnight two weeks ago?
1t was extreme and ultimate;
would some lesser measure have
sufficed? Could the desired eff
feet have been achieved by a con-
tinued local policing of the situa-
ton? Was the challenge too far
reaching for that?"
The Catholic News, news
paper for the New York archdio-
cese: Little Rock has become a
term of contempt because of the
disgraceful conduct of a few hun
dred of its more than 100, 900 peo-
pie. The mention of the city in
performance of South Pacific"
recently occasioned a hostile
demonstration that stopped the
show temporarily"
The Catholic Free Press,
newspaper of the Worcester do
cese: "Mr. Eisenhower's decision
-. was the necessary and moral
solution to an admittedly difficult
emotional situation which result
ed in great part from the politi-
cally inspired obstruction of a
federal courts order implement
ing the Supreme Court decision
which guaranteed Negro citizens
the right to the public school ia
cilities available to other Amer
lean citizens"
The Provi dence Visitor,
newspaper for the Providence,
RI, diocese: "If the legal and
constitutional aspects of the
Little Rock affair are quite
clear, its moral inducements
r more SO again. Catholic so
cisI and political principles r
Uneqvivoeai on the role Of the
state on The obligation Of It's
citizens, and in ths light Of
these principles fhs heinous-
ness Of the snti-infesrafion ssi.
tstion as we'll IS the business
Of the Presidents Intervention
stand out In crystalline clari-
ty."
The New World, newspaper
for the Archdiocese of Chicago: