The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1957-02-02
Publishers ask President
To Restore Confidence

NASHVILLE - In a statement
just released, Members of t h e
National Newspaper Publishers
Association called today on Pres
dent Eisenhower, the Congress
men of the United States, the vari-
Gus State governors and legiSla-
lures to combine their efforts to
restore confidence in the prin-
ciples of freedom, equality, hui
man dignity and government
under law" publishers, who re-
Gently concluded their Mid-Win-
ter Workshop on the campus of
Fisk University, called for COM
Ibined action of all segments Of
government "n view of the break
down of the interracial amity and
understanding in some parts of
our nation ."
The delegates to the workshop
session were publishers and edi-
tors of Americas most important
publications.
Other principals who partici-
pated in the workshop were:
Thurgood Marshall, special coun-
sci, NAACP; William ]. Trent,
executive director, United Negro
College Fund; Guichard Paris,
director of public relations, Ma
tional Urban League, and Arna
Bontemps, librarian at F i k
University. President Of NNPA Is
Thomas c. Jervay, of the VIII
nington, N. c. Journal.
The text of the resolution
adopted by the publishers organ.
ization follows: "In view of the
breakdown of interraclal amity
and understanding in some parts
OF our nation, we believe that all
Americans Of good will must speak
out and act, without DELAY
bring about the end of violence.
terrorism, bombings, disregard
for human and civil rights, and
contempt for Constitutionally-
guaranteed law and order.
Our country has developed the
philosophy that all men possess
indisputable dignities and rights.
1t now faces the responsibility of
proving to itself and to the world
that such a philosophy can be the
guiding principal in mans search
for security and peace.
THE keystone of any civili-
cation adhering to these beliefs
is observance of law and order.
foundation of American law is
the Constitution of the United
States as interpreted by h e
Supreme Court.
President Eisenhower has an
unacceptable responsibility to use
the full weight and resources of
his office to guarantee to every
American citizen that his Consti-
tutional rights shall be exercised,
protected, and preserved in every
section of the nation. His assur-
ance to the American people that
the law of the land must be OBJ
served is urgently needed at this
time.
''The Congress of the United
States should enact legislation to
guarantee to all Americans their
security, equality of opportunity,
and exercise Of voting and other
civil rights.
1.-THE governors and legislature
of the various states have a cor
responding obligation to guaran-
tee that all Constitutional rights
may be fully and freely exercised.
The first step is to bring about
immediate end to disorder and
violence within their respective
states.
"The American people have an
equal responsibility to insist that
their elected officials, their civic
and relgious leaders, in every
community, take immediate &C
ton to restore confidence in the
principles Of freedom, equality,
human dignity and government
under law.
"Only in this way can our ma
ton earn the respect of other ma
tons and secure domestic unity
necessary to preserve our civil
lization."