Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-22
LETTERS TO THE STAR

faith, stimulates bitterness
and strife and denies the
liberty that every believer
has in Christ.
The attempt Of church
bodies to tell local congrega-
tons and individual Chris
tians that they cannot use
their local properties for
private or religious schools is
simply an expression Of the
growing authoritarianiSm de-
veloping in American Prot
eStantiSm.
John Grier KOOntz.
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We are closer to the brink
of war than any other time
since the Korean conflict,
considering conveys in trou-
bled China seas and other
areas. The only possible way
to avert a third world war is
firmness on the part Of the
United Nations with visible
signs Of a heavy stick.
However, what are we
Americans doing toward So
lidifying unity in our own
backyards? 1, personally. dc
not think a 21a-year delay OF
indignation at a school is diff
ficult to understand or agree
upon If made in good faith.
The NAACP is streSsing
equality above loyalty, devo-
ton or preparedness for de-
Tense of good old USA in case
of a surprise attack. I do not
recall reading Of this organi-
cation advocating support to
civil defense or urging men,
bers of the Negro race to join
the National Guard or mill
tary reserve units.
BY the same token, white
citizen organizations, fight
ing tooth and nail every ef-
fort made on behalf of the
Negroes, are jointly guilty OF
sheer stupidity and causing
defense efforts to the talking
stage only.
There is no question that
this internal race problem is
much, much to the advantage
of the Communist propa-
ganda on a worldwide scale,
and leaves room for doubt on
loyalty in view of coincidence
Of Communist trouble stirring
I offer two suggestions for
consideration by Americans,
FirSt-Negro families put an
end to presentation by the
NAACP, because the main is
sue is side-tracked; instead,
emphasis is made on num-
bers, that is, z children at one
school, IA, % elsewhere, etc.
The purpose is to make heroes
and martyrs Of these young
sters for a cause. I am certain
that the mass of the Negro
population is not in accord
with either the speed or atti-
tude of the organization.
Second, in order to MAIN
taina law and respect, I sug-
gest' to our Southern friends
that they accept the integra-
ton court orders and, if they
think the NAACP is out-of-
line, to give the Negro fellow
students the silent treatment.
I am sure that within a short
period, the colored children
will of necessity move to
schools of their own where
Jack /. ResnicOff.
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With some schools closed,
does anyone really think that
other schools can stay open
through anti-integration laws
that have already been tested
to the last appeal?
Can citizens be taxed for
schools that are not provided?
Or if they can, who loses,
if schools stay closed? The
Supreme Court? The North
ern States, whose children
will go on getting good educa-
ton? The Negroes, who got
the poorer education anyway,
and need them less in today's
world? Or will it be the white
children Of the South, in
whose name the schools will
be closed?
And of these white children
Of the South, which ones will
lose the most - those who
count the least in its progress,
or the most? And will chill
dren like these, and their
parents, sit calmly and watch
civilization and prosperity
pass them by? What are they
most likely to do, then? Won't
they move away? And which
families are most likely to
move-those with the least
means, or those with the
most?
And what does this leave
the South? Victory?
InterrOgatOr.