Evening star., 1960-03-02

Cause" criticized the Sit
down d e m on stration by
Southern Negro students
against segregation, but failed
utterly to suggest a better or
different method to obtain
a right respected by practi-
cally every civilized country
but our own.
Apparently your writer
would indefinitely extend the
present inactive timetable of
nearly a hundred years of
patient waiting for a change.
Your editorial gives COM
fort and support to the un-
American segregationist by
stating that mo court has
ever held in the absence of
some regulatory statute that
anyone. white or colored, has
the legal right to demand
service in a private establish
ment."
AS a result of the Supreme
Court decision Of June 8. 1858,
which states that ANY re-
spectacle person shall not be
denied service" overnight,
1000 eating places on private
property changed their segre-
gated policy in the Nations
Capital without incident.
Your editorial writer also
states that riots never solved
racial problems" We assume
that had your writer lived
in the days of the Revolution,
he would have said that
George Washington was
traitor to his mother country,
and that riots would never
solve the question Of free
dom Yet, riots, in which a
Negro was the first man
killed, led to the independence
Of the United States.
Your editorial also states
that the timing of these DEM
onstrations is unfortunate.
We admit that it must be
extremely embarrassing to
our President on his tour of
South American countries,
where white, black. brown
and yellow citizens are treat
ed alike, to explain why in
the United States, citizens are
segregated on account of their
complexion.
This so-called unfortunate
timing" should bring a feel
ing Of shame to every Ameri-
can citizen. The Southern
Negro has waited patiently
for So years for full equal
rights.
Your writer offers no con-
structive advice how to
achieve the full stature of
citizenship for the Negro.
How long, oh how long,
and through how many gen.
erationS does he think tim
ing" should run? The Negro
youth of the South is waging
a nonviolent demonstration
for a rapid timetable of hu-
man rights, so that every citi-
zen of this great countrymay
walk with dignity with his
fellowman.
VIM. ID. Nixon,
President, Oldest Inhabitants.
Inc.
Editors note: The Supreme
Court decision to which Mr..
Nixon refers was based upon
a congressional statute for
bidding discrimination in res
taurantS in the Nations Cap
ltal. No such statutes are in
effect in the Southern States.
AS for Mr.. Nixon's reference
to George Washington, the
fact is that a significant start
has been made toward elimi-
mating segregation in the
South. This is a process
which can best be assisted
by lawful procedures. We
do not believe that riots or
revolution belong in this
category
4 n II
I find it interesting that
The Star can write about
discrimination in public
places ~Hurting Their
CauseD without ever making
comment on the moral ques-
ton involved. Can The Star
make no distinction between
right and wrong? Can it not
speak about whether dis
elimination is good or evil?
I believe that the young
people who are now trying TO
gain equal service in all parts
of the country are working
in a good cause. I believe
they are right. l feel that
they should be supported by