Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-10-12

Oh IlUIl-eAlSIeIlL oGdGo ooN-
ereignty, and who beguile
them with the folly and
falseness Of the theory of
interposition."
Gov. Allan Shivers success
fully used interposition a few
years ago in a decision hand
ed down by the United States
Supreme Court, and the
State of Texas finally won.
The aforesaid decision was
known as the Tidelands Oil
case. E. Harry Alexander.
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Americans stand offended
by your editorial cartoon of
September 20, which shows
Gov. Ross Barnett Of Missis-
sippi holding a States
rights" proclamation while
the ghost of the Confederacy
leans over his shoulder.
The only implication that
can be drawn by your print
ing this intellectually obscene
cartoon is that you condone
the insertion of States
rights" over the rights Of the
individual.
For your information, such
a condition Is known as die
tatorship-not democracy.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. E. knight.
y So
President Kennedy in his
discussion of the Mississippi
crisis stated, This Is a Ma
ton of laws, not men"
Lest we forget who we are,
this is not a Nation Of laws.
This is a Nation of men who
wish to live as free men. They
chose to make laws only
to enhance and supplement
their freedom. They chose to
honor the laws they make
only because they respect
their neighbors' freedom.
Lawrence Fagg.
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If the good solid Ameri-
cans in the NAACP and Mis-
sissippi officials had COM
bined their efforts in thwart-
ing Communistic foothold
gains in Cuba we would not
be faced with imminent dan
ger. And as result Of their
actions, Is years of foreign
aid" went down the drain.
BY their actions, they have
unwittingly and uncon-
sciously aided the commies
in their cold war aims.
Jack /. ResnicOff.
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Well, Gov. Ross Barnett
was able to accomplish at
least one thing. He made
President Kennedy spend a
weekend in Washington.
William r. Moses, MD.
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The stubbornness Of the
Governor of Mississippi in
refusing to allow racial inte-
grafton in his States schools
is matched by the stubborn
ness of the District Of Co.
lumbia Board of Education
in refusing to allow religious
indignation in the D. C.
schools. Both are equally
deplorable.
BY persisting in maintain
ing the use Of the Lords
Prayer at opening exercises,
the children Of Jewish, Eth
ical Culture and other mi
nority religious faiths are
treated as second class citi-
zens. In addition, the teach
ers of these faiths are forced
into a violation of conscience
through required participa-
ton in or supervision over
the recitation of this prayer.
Through a most tenuous
reasoning based on differ
ences in the wording of the
Lords Prayer from the New
York regents prayer, the D.
C. Board of Education ra-
tionalized its preconceived
opinion that the Lords
Prayer is constitutional and
not in conflict with the Su-
preme Courts decision in the
New York PRAYER case. But
whether constitutional or not
a thoughtful reading of the
Courts m a jority opinion
should convince the Board of
Education that any prayer
under official sanction is bad
public policy. AS the opinion
points out, the use of such
observances under the COM
pulsion of The state flies in
the face of mans long strug-
gle for religious freedom.
The Board of Education
should, in all humility, con-
slider and follow President
Kennedy's advice that pray
ing and more of it should be =
done at home, and church.
Sidney Hatkin