Evening star., 1960-03-02

this fashion to tyranny and
injustice, we would have a
better world. If adult Amer
leans would suddenly find
the courage of their convic-
tions and join these youths.
the evil of segregation would
soon vanish from our land.
Warren w. Morse.
Your editorial, Hurting
Their Cause" said of the
young Negro Southern stu
dents who have sought serv-
ices at food counters in some
of the stores which accept
their money in other depart
ments: These demonstrators
are taking the wrong ap-
proach."
For one who has read your
paper for the last IA years.
your position is not surpris-
ing but consistent with your
traditional view that the
American Negro is always
"out of place" when he seeks
the rights which one nor
mally accords other humans.
You argue that these stores
are private establishments.
and that these establishments
have a right to deny services
to anyone. To say that be-
cause Woolworths is private
ly owned that it is private
would make public convey
ances and most eating places
and hotels private.
Your position is less hon.
orable than that of the Ku
Klux Klan or the White Cit
liens Council, for these men,
for all Of their hate and evil.
begin with the premise that
they believe the Negro to be
inferior and unequal. and
therefore deserves treatment
coinciding with what they
believe an inferior person
merits.
On the other hand. your
cauStic editorial, oStensi-
bly,, is concerned for the well
fare of the Negro. when in
reality you are concerned
about his attitude that re-
veals that he wants to be
man today and not beQueath
this task to his grandchil-
dren.
You are alarmed lest these
acts may lead to violence"
and cripple" the cause of
lawful and orderly desegre-
CATION" The average Negro
was born in an atmosphere
of violence and has seen vio-
lence heaped on him as a way
of life.
There is something worse
than violence, and that is
the acceptance by some hu-
man beings of the idea that
other human beings have the
right to treat them as less
than human and yet nothing
within them cries out in pro-
test. or causes them to be-
come demonstrators"
Roscoe r. Nix.
Il II
Your editorial, Hurting
Their Cause" reminds this
Southerner that we need an
intelligent and tolerant ap-
proach to an explosive prob
lem. My grandfather served
with the Confederate cavalry,
not because he believed in
slavery Che had freed his
slaves and given them their
own acres of land before the
Civil War;, but because he
was opposed 60 the Federal
Government meddling into
what he considered purely
problems of the State. Had
I lived during the Civil War
I would have served with the
Union forces.
True, segregation is legal
in many parts Of the United
States and the Federal Gov
ernment puts itself out on a
limb when it advocates law
lessness to combat established
social custom. At least one
Federal agency gave moral
support to a Negro employe
who tried to force a segre-
gated restaurant in Alexan-
dria to serve him, although
the Negro and the Federal
agency were aware that
restaurant integration was
illegal in Virginia. Actually,
there is no reason why the
Southern States should not
secede if they wish to pre-
serve segregation. There is
no more reasoh for Georgia
to be under the supervision
of a government in Wash
ington than it would be for
Brazil to Vbe under super
vision of Argentina.
]. Wilbur POtherby.