Arizona sun., 1961-12-07
We, The People Commands

torial page column am convinced they know that
largely the members THE PEOPLE with other superpar
O extreme right groups who influenced opposition to the press
supported Charter Government cast nearly third OF the total
COMMANDMENTS FOR OUR GOVERNMENT, by WE, THE PEO-
PIE would like know about WTP of which Everngham is
the president Billy Hargis founder and pres
headquarters Tulsa Oklahoma W rumored that
they be considering moving Phoenix Everngham who is
the brains of the organization is also the editor OF FREE ENTER
PRISE the news organ of WTP
The column with which am concerned is far as
know first which Dear Harry ne is addressed ny
Godwaer has right out and denlfed nmeH WIN
WE THE PEOPLE am not even sure ne oa SO sou rls ' r
attended meeting of Phoenix group OF WTP and nearo
Everingham talk read issues OF FREE ENlEh
PRISE wTP claims to demonstration for Sen Gold
Chicago Convention also calls the film operation
Abolition, "our film
article the Sept 30 NATION, John Kay Adams
Asst City Editor of the Chicago SNTS who attended WTP
Chicago meeting, says this about WTP:
I'VE People! of those organizations standing the
while the John Birch Society holds the center spotlight on the
national stage We Peope trying to convince the
country that greatest danger is from internal
subservsy by godes beraLSoca Communism The people in
organizations mpeach Supreme Court Justice Earl
Warren withdraw from the United Nations abolish foreign ad re-
peal the edera income tax and get tough with Russa This
you very the goals of For America also very
active in Phoenix AS to party call them
selves either Democrats Republicans but Conservatives and
Evengham advise them vote the Republican ticket
because WTPs ideas the political ideas OF the Repub
be that before long forget about Harry
ngham and his WTP because in order get the will not
be forced to read which dgnes him comnist Right
now feel that help know about WTP and interpret
for you the hidden meaning behind the words of its Ten Command
ments. Here goes:
We combine and two they say about the
Remember that We the people, freedom God
created this government by elected to be
ants, not our keepers.
You shall have power than founding fathers
To protect they limited your powers by the checks
and balances of the Constitution.
These imply that the Federal government has
stepped the given by the Constitution when regulates such
matters interstate Like
FOR AMERICA WTP opposed what they call big government
but both evidently think Congress be trusted make
laws the Supreme interpret the Consuonaiy of state
land Federal laws ~
You shall not violate change the by egs
latIon interpretation edict ruling the Command
en expressing their wish to m2each Chief Justice
ucn decisions the Supreme Court handed down declaring separ
ate but equal schools unconstitutional You
schools WE'RE separate but never close to equal.
You shall usurp rights other branches of gov
enent nor invade the sovereignty states by federal
epion This that WTP very unhappy
Eisenhower sending troops into protest Negro
school children and to enforce the Supreme Courts Decision that
trey don't like the Presidential Orders by which firms with gov
eminent contracts required discriminate
treatment of employees Nor do they like the insist
by force that states refuse citizens the right
You shall not place party self your duty pro-
an honest dollar Frankly this implies fears of
people and things that doesn't know whom they speaking
they are speaking about WTP evidently suspects somebody
gh up in government of dishonesty and the people who supervised
the local elections permitting dishonest elections all parties
Desloes the conservatives are suspected by them
not weaken our initiative by permitting the gov
ernent to compete with individual enterprise impose punitive
taxation under the guse distributing
really doesn't sound like expression the WP
have seen They people for the most part This sounds
more like For Aerica the John Bcers However, this is in
accord with their hatred of the income They heard
the folks out on the stage say this. ef }a t3f,t
You shall show any pressure groups;
die our local affairs but shall protect constitutional rights and
freedoms OF all This commandment several proceed
ing ones and you and know that unless the government
local affairs the rights and freedoms of mnoies not be
protected.
You shall not seze the earnings inherances of our
people by unjust and unlimited taxes that destroy security
our opportunity for individual advancement know
about those unjust and unlimited suspect that is true
of most WTPs but would feel the
come tax were repealed How would the U s. finance
We're attacked?
You shall not meddle in the affairs of nations nor
draft youth under alien flag This another plea
ticBsm and for withdrawal from the United Nations
about under alien flag probably that they want
heU s. A. to furnish u N troops Wonder they
what it means?
To- You shall not usup right to educate youth
want future generations mbued with the principles
founding fathers held toward morality patriotism
and individual freedom and responsibility The
the morality of the founding fathers is what that Benz
FrankiA wrote about his eseapade Very Interestingly
that during 46 education there always Federal aid
and during that time did besides the local dis
et and state governments and the college associations tell
what to teach Sometimes decided for myself So much for