St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-06-27

The decision Of Federal District Judge Harry Lemley
granting 2 year delay the Little Rock Ark school board
in It's indignation program as shock to the civilized
world but not unexpected.
The school board and its attorneys made good case m
their claim that the experiences had Little Rock Central
high school detrimental 10 the educational On
the hand the school board had been dgent in
protecting the rights Of the nine Negro children who baved
wrath Of the mobs and the mistreaen Of of their
white schoomaes would not have had to seek the kind Of
cowardy relief sought and received from the federal court
court decision unfortunate because Roy Wilkins
Of the NAACP said Monday in interview the White
porco lit gave the green light TO the forces in the
South who determined defy the us Supreme Court order
o school indignation
this newspapers sincere belief that the decision
encouraged by the failure Of the executive branch Of the
Federal represented by President Eisenhower
show firm support Of the Supreme Court decision
This weakness shown in Little Rock when after
which shamed that city the state of Arkansas and the
United States the President finally almost alphabetically took
firm action by using us troops put down the virtual in
surrecon and rebellion. Mr. Eisenhowers constant public
preoccupaon and reeraon Of the obvious in his theory that
laws orders do change peoples minds has done
nothing TO strengthen respect for the U.s. Supreme Court de-
con Where real affirmative action and support has been
expected the White House has provided IT, Therefore much
Of the problem Of migrating the schools which ought be
about solved by this time is still with the South and because
live in country with the rest OF the nation No section
Of the us the odium of Little Rock matter how
much naturalization is INDUCED in.
The Of the Little Rock school board was under.
sandabe because found itself arayed against COVER
orya Fubus who virtually threw his state into
anarchy by calling the National Guard prevent Negro
students from entering Central High school He did all of this
for political gain
This is charge made by Damyankec II publicly was
made last week by Aansan Judge Lee Ward Paragoud
Ark who said according TO TIME Magazine of June 80 THE
real why orva Faubus occupied local unit Central
high SCHOOL, of with armed troops revealed
when he made substantially this statements Il have got 20 use
the National Guard Central High School insure my
ton to third term Governor and there you whole
indignation issue in sentence This fencesoddng pussy
footing demagogue has Inundated Little and the State
Arkansas before the world And all this for what purpose
that he be elected third strong prefer.
for segregation same time have strong respect
for law aud orerand would violate any oath have
taken the first duty Of Governor reconciliation
not chaos"
The Little Rock school board was caught between strong
political and its application for delay indignation
its claim based the desire allow tensions evaporate
such desire sincere matter how laudable dsseryce
to the democratic ideal and keeps the Little Rock alive
before the world
The Negroes Of the nation the Negroes of Little Rock
cannot retreat because their position in support of the order
y process Of organized and law order while
that of their opponents is the opposite Judge Lemey in his
decision surrendered the mob threat and left part of the
people the mercy of those who claim the Supreme Court has
no right jurisdiction in where the rights of citizens
being violated.
The Minneapolis TRIBUNEs editorial admonition Of Mon
long as the decision stands be accepted with good gac,
by all who believe in law and the orderly pre-
eess Of the courts however much they may regret We to,
believe the decision be accepted the American Negro ha
long reputation Of accepting mpalaable decisions
something which those opposed TO his honest progress
oeen able to do However to suggest that those opposed
school segregation accept with good grace what they fee
an UNJUST decision asking Of human endurance
Accept we will but not with good grace not without
determination TO every lawful the wrong de
eiSion nghted, and that real justice prevails
IL is our firm belief that il the Judge had ruled against IN
school board the Little Rock situation would finally
solved itself just the Clinton Tenn school segregation sua
uon Hghted itself with firm action by the federal
Every accommodation Of those who seek abrogate IN
law Is just another invitation for Little Rocks when tn
MACE the organization of patriotic white and Negro
leans inspired by southern born white Judge Watt,
Warning challenge to segregation of all types of
knew il would be long hard fight but also RICH
OF side
The job is for all who believe in the future Of Anne,
lea beacon light for human equality join with those VIII
seek sustain the May 1854 decree us Supreme Cour