Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-10-12
LETTERS TO THE STAR
Reverberotions on Oxford UnpIeosantness

Now that the Federal Gov
eminent has demonstrated its
readiness to throw its armed
might against local areas en-
gaging or threatening to en-
gage in violence over condi-
tons stemming from nearly
a century's old and fostering
sore still unhealed after COM
pulsory adoption CD of an
unconstitutional and Illegal
abortive amendment CD to
the Constitution of the
United States, it will be in
teresting to see whether the
same promptness and fear
lessness and high idealism
will motivate this same Fed
eral Government in sending
its military might into areas
threatened by striking labor
thugs who amuse themselves
by overturning trucks, de-
stroying property and COM
hitting acts of as great or
greater violence as in the
recent case Of one of our SOW
ereign States concerning only
one individual, as against a
matter concerning large seq
ments of innocent citizens
suffering directly and indi-
rectly through such mass or
ganization. My guess is that
there will be an amusing and
disgusting about-face or
hands-off policy pursued, as
in labor's case it involves too
great a political hazard with
so many votes at stake. 1t
would seem that labor has
this whole Government thor
oughly cowed: legislative, ex-
ecutive and judiciary.
1t would indeed be reaSsur-
ing to see individual en-
ploye's rights protected and
respected, even by force of
arms from orders from on
high, when and if they choose
not to belong to some organ
ization exercising illegal pow
er just as unconstitutional
and more so than in the case
of a sovereign State.
BENZ. s. Elliott.
d So
There are two ways by
which usurpation of dictator
ship Of the Federal courts of
this country can be checked.
Federal judges were not
meant to be lawmakers,
judges, and executioners all
in one, and without respon-
sibility to the people of our
country. Usurpation of die
tatorship by the Federal
courts Of our land will be
checked either by direct cleo
ton Of Federal judges or by
people taking the law into
their own hands. Let us hope
for the former method.
The above is from a House
speech by-of all people
Stephen M. Young (now in
the Senate) on May 4, 1888.
Svend Petersen.
4 4 4 y
Since the crisis in oxford,
Miss. David Lawrence has
acted as lawyer-spokesman
for the people of Mississippi,
interpreter of the Constitu-
ton and counselor to the
President as how he should
do his job. He stated that the
14th Amendment was illegal
ly adopted at the point of
bayonets by Federal troops.
I ask Mr.. Lawrence where
did he come across this bit
of information. I am sure
there are many in this coun-
try who would rather turn
back the progress Of the Ma
ton and stick their heads in
the sand if they knew that he
had such valuable informa-
ton. The President has the
sole authority to enforce the
laws Of Federal courts when
these laws are violated by the
power structure Of a State
and the people Of that State.
The State as a sovereign
body has access to the
courts also if it feels its
rights have been misused by
the Federal Government.
If politics were taken out
of the different issues many
problems could be settled
without having to talk out of
both sides of the mouth at
once.
Alfred F. Wood.
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I stand opposed to all who
would demand the exclusion
of David Lawrence's columns
from The Star. That anyone
can even imagine that the
mere setting forth of factual
information (such as in Due
Process of Law IgnoredD
constitutes radical opinion"
is to me, incredible.
If The Star drops any con-
tributing correspondents,