Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-10
To Lowrence's Rescue

E. B. Henderson, as pub
licity chairman for the Vir-
ginia NAACP, carries on a
constant battle win David
Lawrence. l personally thank
The Star for printing Mr..
LaWrence's column; we need
more Americans who think
% and write the way he does.
Why were Freedom Riders
necessary when there was a
law that could be employed?
Why was the Attorney Cen
eral so tardy in using this
legal method?
Mr.. Henderson questions
the motive in Mr.. Lawrence S
query concerning the ap-
pointment of Thurgood Mar
shall. This appointment was
handled in an extremely I'M
traditional and unusual man
ner. Wouldn't such a contro-
verSial appointment have
been far better for the
cause" if it had been handled
in the more traditional and
formal way?
Any good student of Amer
lean history questions not
only the validity Of the Four
tenth Amendment, but the
interpretations placed upon
it by the Supreme Court. The
Fourteenth Amendment be-
came law on July %, 1863 it
was first written three years
prior to that date and the
majority Of the Confederate
States re-entered the Union
within six months Of this
date. The people of these
States were. in many in
stances, still occupied" and
their legislatures were pup
pet governments under
Union control. Those States
with representative govern
ment were forced to ratify
the Fourteenth Amendment
in order to be able to rejoin
the Union.
Mr.. Lawrence battles on
both sides of the political
fence. However. he usually
fights as a true, patriotic
American who does not like
the way certain politicians
and policymakers play games
with the Constitution or the
American Democratic way
of life" He will not be muz-
zled. but speaks freely on
all 'opios' Helen HarwOOd.
Being a true. tried and
tromped-on Southerner, I
could hot help taking Spe-
cial note of your renowned
columnist, David Lawrence,
being classified as the apos-
tie of the old order" by the
gossip chief" of the Virgin
la State NAACP.
He also comments that he
is in complete agreement
with a phrase in your edi-
torial regarding the ICC edict
that the old order is dy-
ing" and that upon enact
ing this ban, mot so much as
a murmur of protest has
come from the South"
AS much as I hate to ad-
nit it, it does seem as If
the Old South is beginning to
"crumble" a bit. We don't
even hear very strong pro-
tests from Southern law
makers these days when the
NAACP writes up a contro-
versial political stratagem
and enliSts the aid Of Con-
gress liberals in showing it
down the peoples Threats.
We must, of course, bear in
mind that these same lib
erals are secondly interested
in selling America down the
river. Their primary interest
is to get their mugs and
titles in the local newspaper
or on the air by way Of radio
and television.
Nevertheless, I am still sur
priSed that the Old South
remains mute and serves as
everybody's whipping boy"
on practically every contro-
versial political issue brought
up. Even in the days when
the great Northern General
Beast Butler" sat in South
ern Senate chambers and
tried forcing Southern states
men to ratify the Fourteenth
Amendment, the steadfast
Rebels refused to do so until
persuaded by bayonet points.
But. if we have to abolish
the old order, let's go all out
with it or, as Mr.. Henderson
says, deal with reality in
the kind of world we are
moving into" Let's burn the
Ten Commandments. declare
Moses an Apostle Of the old
order" discount completely
1.-The Sermon on the Mount"
and tear up our own Consti-
tuition Call except the Four
teenth Amendment.
G. w. Kishpav.