Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-10
TIME or DECISION
Law and Order-Or Disorder?

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the jury into thinking exist,
and who above all are pro-
tected by q Bill Of Rights
never intended to help their
kind. construed by judges
stepped in the traditions of
the 18th century who some
times forget that they are
living in the America Of the
goth century.
Let Congress speedily re-
dress the wrongs brought
about by the Mallory decision
and then go on from there to
investigate the whole problem
Of the protection of the public
against the criminal = the
criminal who now has the
almost invincible weapon of
a Bill Of Rights and a judicial
system fashioned in another
age to combat another prob
lem. welded for him by a
legal profession whose code
Of ethics knows nothing Of
moral principles but lives
only by legal technicalities,
and the public which now
has only the privilege of
waiting for the next assault
from the criminal.
For Real Justice.
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It must be obvious both to
those officials responsible for
law and order, who fortu-
nately are able to ride around
in the protection Of official
cars. that unless a solution
for this appalling situation is
quickly found, Washington
not only will shortly become
unsafe to live in but also
a byword in the United States
and abroad. Foreigners soon
will be saying gleefully:
Americans are always telling
us how much better they can
do everything than we can,
yet people cannot walk along
the streets of Washington day
or night without the risk of
being mugged or yoked."
Drastic steps must be taken
to ensure that Washington
continues to be the pride of
every American. If for one
reason or another the D. C.
government is unable to cor
rect the situation, then the
only course open to the
citizens Of Washington APP
pears to be to appeal to Presi.
dent Eisenhower.
Pro Bono Publico.
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Thank you so much for the
editorial, THE Law Is A
ASS" What terrible nullifica-
ton Of our laws.
Henry Clay was just about
as patriotic and honest and
good an American as we will
ever have. He fought evil
wherever he saw it. At one
time he said to the President:
II conceive, with great defer
ence, that the President has
mistaken the purport Of the
oath to support the Consti-
tuition Of the United States.
No one swears to support it
as he understands it. but to
support it simply as it is in
truth. All men are bound to
obey the laws. Of which the
Constitution is supreme, but
must they obey the laws as
they understand them, or as
they are? If the obligation of
obedience is limited and con-
trolled by the measure Of in
formation. in other words If
the party is bound to obey
the Constitution only as he
understands it-what would
be the consequence? There
would be general disorder and
confusion throughout every
branch Of administration
from the highest to the low
est Offices and universal nulli-
fication."
At times there falls upon
the people. through the NULL
flcation Of our laws. some ter
rible tragedy. Now our police
men and our courts are forced
to trifle with murderers,
rapists and thieves.
Julia S. Knauss.
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After being in Washington
only two months, / was
robbed and beaten. Six
stitches were taken in my
head. AS for a police whistle,
l screamed as loud as any
whistle. but no help came
and my assailant got away.
This happened at $3.50 pm.
in front Of a well-lighted
home. As long as I am here.
/ will never again feel safe
on the streets. / have been
told by many women who
work in stores that they are
afraid to go home when they
close late.
Z. McComb.