The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1962-10-04
A MINUTE
WITH MI

still a lot OF thought ana COM
ments being given 10 the way
the Ole Miss controversy was
handled and we have come up
with the not-to-surprizing opinion
that the whole thing was com
munist inspired. Not that we be.
lieye that everything unpleasant
that happens should be blamed
onto the communists. but because
the facts are all too obvious in
this case.
In the first place let Us state
that we believe in equal rights
but we also believe that a-v type
Of rights can be magnified all
out of proportion. and. possibly
used directly against the prin-
cipal for which they stand.
In short, we believe that il
Ole Miss is so ordained as a white
university. II should remain as
such. Just as any university de-
signed for colored people should
be recognized as such and
they do have them.
II is not logical thinking OF
proper action for either colored
or white students TO attempt TO
force their presence where II Is
not wanted or meant TO be. What
have they TO gain IL they do sue
coed? IL is a safe bet that Mere
dith will not be accorded the at
tention or given the normal edu-
cational qualities that white
students receive in Ole Miss .
So. he will be the loser. and
chances are he will transfer to
some other educational institu-
ton in the future
We do not believe this was an
affair in which the Attorney
General or the President should
have become involved in. The
. Board OF Regents whose job II
is to govern and set the policy
of The school should have been
recognized as final as IL was for
over a hundred years.
The great cost. the loss Of lives
involved. and the enemies that
have been made were not war
ranted by federal action. or
necessary. We who do not live
with the situation that exists in
the south certainly should not
attempt 10 correct H. The govern
ment has played directly into the
hands of the communists and
given them a new batch of pc
tent propaganda material which
they will use 10 every advantage
The sensible thing. as we see
IL, would be. 10 be as stern and
eager to protect ourselves against
communism by the willingness TO
use our federal troops TO uphold
the Monroe Doctrine as we are
70 batter down the graces OF
southern tradition which has be
come the target Of paid commun-
ist agents and making pretty
good Roadway under the disguise
OF equal rights,
The question remaining for
someone TO decide soon Is what
constitutes the boundaries Of
equal individual rights. sovereign
state rights, and can We permit
The federal government Gin the
name of one or two mem to vi
claie one equally as well as the
other.
Latest report states that 1900
federal troops were used in quell-
ing the situation. not counting
the federal Marshals. al a cost OF
AZ million dollars and two lives.
Now that's a pretty good sized
figure for a one-man disturbance
and entirely unnecessary.
Typical Of the Kennedy admin
istration, whether we Ike il or
not. comes the announcement
that all federal aid t. Ole Miss
is being withheld ur'il the "sii.
uaiio1 is clarifies Some wouli
call this bIackm-i"
Another unpsl,'able ss7eet i'm.
posei by the Ke1nedys Is the
virtual politi-sl imprisonment oil
Mai. General Edwin Walker aid
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT psycii
st-ie exami1stion imprison'
ed because M had the cours7e IN
tska sides agsi-sf the g7ver7
melt A.. +. It's the ss-ne I'D story
If you buck me I'll put you in
chains.
How far are we from a die
tatorship7
Maybe it's god tfi7g As'r~
nsut Walter schi-r1 m-ds his 6
o-,,it t-in sr~urd the world iusi
.Scut this time. At least Il tool
the he.dIs-es and site-t'o7 CT
the bIoity and strolg-srmed AZ
ton of the administration.
Announcement HIS bee7 mo-
that the annual ASC election VII
be held in November. We wondei
lust how enthused the fsrmeri
and ranchers are about thu
eier county bows aren't out cam
xham choice. Certainly the Ola