Minneapolis spokesman., 1958-06-27


most Of the northern newspapers.
in areas, where there is no en-
forced race segregation in the
public schools regretted the
judges decision Some hoped the
us Circuit Court Of Appeals
would upset il.
The liberal Chicago SUN
TIMES called its editorial: MOB
RULE WINS IN LITTLE ROCK
Said the sUN-TMEs;
The law Of the land has been
made 10 bend 10 the wishes Of race
nobsters in Little Rock by the de-
cision Of US District Judge Harry
J Lemiey.
The local school board. too. has
bent 10 the pressure OF - small
group that is willing 10 use vo-
ience to prevent integration OF nine
Negro school children into the big
Central High School.
III Judge Lomleys decision de-
laying integration at Central for
2ia years stands up in the higher
courts, integration in all Of the
South may as well be abandoned
IN those communities where a
small but violent minority op-
poses t.
Judge Lemley comedies the con-
stitutional right OF the Negro stu
dents 70 attend the high school
But he believes the time for en-
loyment OF that right has not yet
come He ordered that the "dcilb-
crate speed" that the Supreme
Court prescribed for integration
should be more deliberate than
speedy II was the intention of the
high court that local Judges should
be the best judge OF the pace OF
integration and IL Is on that basis
that Judge Lemley acted
He bases part Of his ruling on
the fact that a longer period Of
time is needed 10 litigate various
conflicting state laws bearing on
integration
But be does acknowledge the
local resistance 20 integration
which was given encouragement
by Gov Oryui Faubus when he
sent in National Guard troops 10
prevent the carrying out OF an
earlier federal court order insutut.
ing tntegration
The "a year delay obviously IL
tied IN with Faubus' term OF OF.
flee II he is reelected this year.
he win be out Of office in 2Is
years n he Is defeated. the mod
crates in Little Rock win be en-
couraged to resolve ths integration
problem along the original lines
that Faubus obstructod
THE blame for the untonahle
position in which Little Rock finds
Itself bowirg 10 mob spirit
must be- shared by many Including
the executive branch OF the federal
government, which has not laid
down definite pattern for en-
forccmeut of the integration order
Certainly as Little Rock editor
Harry Ashmore has saia, the s.tua-
tion is intnlcrabie when children
can be kept in school only hy
armed force.
AS matters ao's stand ths cho,ce
seemed to bc between use n such
force which begs The issue or by
a tactical delay such az Judge
Lenisy granted
ft seems 10 ua. however. that
the US sth Circuit Court Of
Appeals which only recently ruled
that Fauhus had no right to uss
the state militia 70 defeat a FED.
srsl court order might be unlikely
"a UPHOLD an accomplishment ~
Faghus ohiectivss BY a charge n
the court order
III Judge Lenley is overruies.
ard lnteEration gees ahead. the
Justice Department must b@ wiii-
ing q Take legal steps to enforce
Jt poNbly - ordering arrrs; 81
rioters rsthev thar by setting az
a military eordan arairst them
sMsa1whils ws shudtsr 10 ihins
hoE th.a latest little Eock sevsl.
opment can ~ uscd b. csm-nur
ist propazantisfs Thry ean pc.
tavp us courts lnaua8aisd ~
rscists and no. b. Ear from telling
tss awful truth
Thg aryh-crnservAiivs and in.
aiv3aahstic Chicago TRIBUNE
uas critical ~ the 'heoy that
~ years would mean csargs IN
the Attitudes ~ lh1se opposing IN
tsEr-tsan Ths TRIBUNE apinss
Judge Leu,ey sss~d his d.
rt~on on the iessinony ~ the
president of the school eoars. ths
ulpertntsrasnt. and ugnuhsr of
teachers 70 ths effect tsa; tne
prs~~zcs ~ ths Negro chliarcu I