Evening star., 1962-11-28
Anti-Bios Order

AntI-bI0S OFdeF
The recent Executive Or
der banning discrimination
in federally built or assisted
housing Is most welcome.
The President deserves the
support Of all in the imple-
mentation of this long =
standing promise.
The observation, contained
within the order, that hous-
ing discrimination leads to
other forms Of segregation
and discrimination surely is
worthy Of notice. With the
necessary increase in multi
racial community life which
Mr.. Kennedy's act betokens,
one may reasonably expect
that the defenders Of the ana
chronistic patterns of seq
regation in theaters, in res
taurants, In hotels, In en-
ployment will abandon their
outmoded positions.
America may yet see the
day of true human equality.
Let us hope that the Presi-
dents present leadership in
this area will not cease, but
rather that he will gain new
and further courage to chart
new frontiers in the field Of
human dignity.
Rudolph w. Nemser,
Minister, Fairfax
Unitarian Church
No one should have been
surprised at the stroke of
the pen" that put into effect
the "anti-bias" order. This
method of executive legisla-
ton is keeping in character
with the liberal reformist
aims Of every Democratic ad-
ministration beginning with
Franklin Roosevelt, and more
particularly, the present one.
The design and effect of
the order may or may not be
desirable - dependent upon
the individuals personal phi
losophy. But the drastic
method Of accomplishing its
purpose is what is so alarm
ing. No matter how noble the
aim. the lend justifies the
means" concept has no place
in our American heritage. We
have only to look at the ig-
noble history Of the Hitlers,
the Stains, and a long list Of
totalitarians to prove the
point.
1t is important that all Of
us recognize the conditions
which allow and tempt an
omnipotent President to in
woke such a dietatorial edict
for political gain, and be as
sured of some measure of
success, especially as long as
the Supreme Court is as pres
emily constituted. 1t is the
basic policy Of government
extending its proprietary op-
erations into every phase Of
citizen endeavor. This insidi-
Gus Federal octopus, with its
cropping tentacleS ever reach
ing out to finance, regulate
and compensate all, thrives
on our individual greed and
lethargy. Without this condi-
ton in our government-de-
pendent economy, what club
could the President hold over
our heads to enforce his de-
cree? Whatever happened to
good. old fashioned individual
initiative?
Stacy L. williams,
y = \
The Young Democratic
Club Of the, District of CO.
lumbia - now, unlike our
counterpart, the Young Re-
publicans. a truly integrated
organization = wholeheart-
edly welcomes the long
awaited Presidential order
against discrimination in
Government-financed hous-
ing. We look now to our DEM
ocratically appointed Com
missioners to issue their COM
Elementary order banning ra-
cial discrimination in the
Nations Capital. We call
upon those moderates who
are concerned lest we become
a racially ghettoized commu-
nifty to support an open
policy so that neighbor may
meet neighbor on a natural
social-economic basis, not on
the basis of skin pigmenta-
ton.
We call upon those Repub-
hcans Of the District who
subscribe to the philosophy Of
their Northern-liberal wing
to disavow the reactionary
threats of their neighboring
Congressman, Joel Broyhill
, Although they recently con-
tributed considerable money
to his reelection campaign,
I am sure they will now fol-
low Chairman Shipley in op-
posing his pre-emancipation
policies.
With confidence, then, we
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