Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1957-08-09


limits the powers of courts to enforce their DEGREES.
The entitled IAN Open Letter from the South
Civil Rights and addressed to the Senate Of the United
States published Tuesday an advertisement In the
Washington The eoordnaed by the South
erp Conference Educational Fund. Inc.
1.-THE right vote said the statement consecrated by our
democratic institutions entitled to all means of protection
existing In judicial system. The Admnistraions civil
rights bill H. R. 6127 will fill aching gap In providing
of preventive action to protect that right from en-
enactment.
The confusing proposals to amend the bin by prov
sion for Jury trial. however limited only cripple the en-
foremen of the law by introducing Into the proceeding the
very local prejudice against which protection sought Also
the jury trial provision introduces weapon Of delay which
can be used to withhold Indefinitely the right to VOTE
to in from doing certain thing. party dissatisfied with
the decree has his full rights Of appeal and review In the
In which party refuses to honor the decree Of IN
equity court the court has the power to punish him Tor con-
tempt.
The contempt powers of equity founded
fundamental sancty authority of the
force its own decree and not any concept against
the state In which the right to jury trial nvoate and
is unaffected by the Administrations bill
would be better pass any civil rights legislation
all than pass bill which limits the of courts to
enforce their orders We in better position to get JUS
ce In civil rights under existing laws than we would
be II you pass the proposed jury trial amendments"
Sponsors of the advertisement Charles c. and Jen
ME E. Condition. Jessie Guzman J. E. LeF1ore. E. Nixon
NonPartisn Voters League Of Mobile AaNma and Aubrey
w. Williams Alabama Emmett Mclaughlin. Arizona; l. c
and Daisy Bates Arkansas; Donald and geborg Stephens
DR. G. G. Beclnel John NJ coe Peter H. Robinson, Dr.
Eugene r. Shppen The Rev. c. X Steele and The Rev Ben
F. wyland Florida Miles Amos, DR. Albert Barnett and
c. A. Scott, Georgia.
Carl Braden Bishop C. Collins. Mrs. Floyd w. Craw-
ford James A. Cr,mln, Lillian Elder Ruth Felton, Roscoe
Giffn, The Rev Thomas Green The Rev NJ M d. Perdue
ID. d., Dorcas Ruthenburg. Dr. Ava W. Taylor. Bishop C.
Ewbank Tucker Henry F. Wallace, and A. c. weidler Ken
lucky.
Donald w. and Juanta NJ. Barard Marcus Christian, Dr.
E. T. Devore A. v. Boutte. ST., DR.. James Dombrowsk
Robert D. and Helen Field James Gayle veneta E. Ill.,
The E. A. Henry Mrs Samuel Labouisse Nosm Lam
dry. Frederick Rhodes M. D. Benjamin E. Smith, C. C. Well
and Marjorie Zengel louisiana.
G. X Butterfield d. d. s.. Wilson Whitman. The Rev.
Clarence Parker Dr. Oscar Rice North Carolina; Jeannet
c. Carmichael Mississippi Stuart Mnese. Missouri DR. Ar
thur NJ Bragg. William ~ Bragg Bishop C. c. Coleman and
The Rev. Calvin X Stanaker, Oklahoma,
DR.. James II. Goudlock, Mrs. A. W. Smkins, and ]. r.
Walker South Carolina; F. Woods Becman DR. Howard and
Helen Parsons, Dr. Herman H. Long, and O. B. Taylor NJ
D.. Tennessee.
Dr. Paul F. Boiler ir, DR.. C. u Jamison r. John Jay
Jones' Norma McNatt, DR.. Richard II. Powers Easton C.
Kknner and Jewell Slade, Texas.
Wilma Alexander, Ruth Halves. and Julia H. III. Hill.
Virginia; Dr. C. Herbert Marshall L. Dr. Anna Rand Wash
ington d. C.; Mrs William c. Gehe and Dr. James l. Hupp
West Virginia.
Mrs. Victor p. Noyes. Maryland