Minneapolis spokesman., 1958-06-27

lowered the quality Of education
offered in the school. The witness
es for the board OF education said
the admission Of the Negroes was
resented not only by some OF the
white children, bat more especially
by some organizations OF white
people. IL was necessary In the
circumstances TO bring In the
soldiers TO keep order in the school
and its neighborhood The mere
presence OF the soldiers was in
furious both to teaching and learn
ing.
III that much Is granted. Il stin
is not clear what good purpose is
served by restoring segregation
for 2a years more. II the mob
and its organizers have this vie
tory under their belts. Is II likely
that they will be more receptive
20 the admission Of Negro children
in 1892
The Supreme court has decid-
ed unanimously that segregation
depnyes Negro children OF their
rights under the 1fth amendment.
Judge Lemley did not describe the
situation accurately when he said
that while the Negro children
have a personal interest In being
admitted 10 The public schools on
a non-discriminatory basis as soon
as practicable, that interest is
only one factor Of the equation
and must be balanced against the
public interest, including the in
terest of all students and potential
students The personal interest
Of the Negro children Ia only in
eidentally in question, What is in
question Is their rights under the
Constitution OF the United Statea
Judge Lemley has worked himself
into the absurd position OF saying
that the public interest demands
the denial Of the constitutional
rights Of citizens In that theory
who takes the trouble to
organize a mob ran force the sus.
pension Of free speech. free press.
trial by jury, and every other
guarantee of liberty
The Hearst owned CHICAGO.
AMERICAN said Il was shame
ful to see q us court deciding
that Il would be inconvcnient 20
enforce the law right now The
paper said
THE RULING BY an Arkansas
federal Judge that racial intcgro-
ton AZ Little Rocks Central High
may be postponed for two and
half years cahccia out what prog
ress had been made toward
peaceful settlement of Little
Rocks dangerous problem.
Judge Harry J Lemley ruled
that the Little Rock school board
could suspend plans for gradual
desegFegatlon un,l 1861 without
being considered IN contempt II
court That means the seven Ne
gro students stlli enrolled IN the
school viii BE- excluded next Sep
temhsr and that Latte Rocks
racial problems viii be set back
70 where they were a year age
'Lemley's decision was based "a
statements by board members that
racial incidents Rad continued Al
Central High and that they IN
doubtssfiy would 70 on II the Ne
gro students returned
-He ruled in effcct that IAtiie
Rock VIA helpless 70 enforce the
law, and that ne best that can
~ aone is 70 yield gracefully 20
the people who have been break
Ing it
TO TIE lnfamsd ArksnuAns
delay IN IHiegratIou seems a Vie
tory We dont think u ain prove
70 b one ths pos,poasmsnt Is
uiore Hksiy 70 aggravsis tensions
mat sesotha them n is widely
srRase8 that the one rsnnt in favor
u the ruling Il that Gov Orval
F'aasus wh1se aouthings have
served 70 keep rare hstreds rar.
sang high viii h oct ~ the pie
iurs - thsn mayte not Faubgg
r. finishing his tbirs term. ARK
szszs Hevpr has sssctea governor
~ fasffh tern hui Faubun
persistent rverfsncs % fntsTrsfi1n
nj. .ghl csuss sozregatlorIFt ArksH-
ears q break no rule ara e,scf
ln sEsiu
sothsrnsru ean p1sr' sast asi,y
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