Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-27

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kansas and elsewhere than
a red rash is the cause OF
measles. A germ causes
measles. The Supreme Court
ruling Of May II. 1854,
is the germ that caused the
subsequent indignation erup-
tons. Without that ruling
there would never have been
a dynamited school in Nash
vile. no mob outside Central
High School in Little Rock,
no Citizens Councils or Ku
Klux Khan revival, no John
Kasper. and no anguish on
the part of so many people.
Doris S. Bruffey.
After reading David Law
rence'S articles concerning
the difficulties in Arkansas. it
seems that Mr.. Lawrence
overlooked certain provisions
of our Constitution. Quoting
parts Of Article VI:
Sec. 2. This Constitution
and the laws of the United
States which shall be made
in pursuance thereof h.
shall be the supreme law of
the land. and the judges in
every State shall be bound
thereby, anything in the Con-
stitution or laws of any
State to the contrary not
withstanding.
%. and the members
of the several State legisla-
lures. and all executive and
judicial officers, both of the
United States and of the
several States. shall be bound
by oath or affirmation to sup
port this Constitution: ="
1t would seem to be clear
from this that it is the duty
Of the Governor of any State.
if or when impelled to call
out the militia. to use that
executive arm to support the
law Of the land, not to OPP
pose II.
r. f. w.
am an ll-year-old Negro
boy. In our history class at
school I learn about the
Constitution. George WASH
ington. Thomas Jefferson
and Abraham Lincoln. MY
teacher teaches me that all
men are created equal and
are treated equally by the
law. She teaches me that
America is a great and
wonderful country where
people live in harmony and
brotherly love. When my
father comes home from
work he usually brings a
copy Of the newspaper. Be-
cause I cannot understand
the big words. I Just look at
some Of the pictures. Some
OF the pictures in Tuesdays
paper showed white men
beating and kicking colored
men. and mobs being pushed
back by policemen. and also
showed people hollering at
other people and calling them
niggers and other dirty
names. If these people are a
part of the same country that
my history teacher teaches
me about. then why don't
these people live in harmony
and brotherly love. and why
do they fight other people
and call them niggers?
George Henry Batcheleer.
1t is not surprising that
our enemies abroad are Rloat-
over the Little Rock situa-
ton. as the President pointed
out In his speech to the Ma
ton. After all. does not his
action in calling out the
Federal troops in the Arkan-
sas indignation crisis con-
stitute an Endorsement OF the
dictatorial methods used by
those enemies in seeking the
submission of the people TO
their rule? The unprece-
dented action by Mr.. Eisen-
hover in using Federal troops
to enforce a Supreme Court
ruling showed, better than
any deed he has performed
since being in the White
House. what he is best quail
fed TO do, and that is to
direct the military forces. 1t
would seem that under his
administration we are fast
approaching the stage where
It might be said that our
Government is one "of the
people. by the Supreme
Court. and for the NAACP."
Certainly there must be
something Rravely wrong
with a so-called law" that
creates resistance and bitter
resentment In a peace-lovinR
nation. Would not a ref
erendum be the American
way Of determining whether
or not the Supreme Court
ruling is regarded ~ the law