Evening star., 1962-10-03
And It's Getting Worse!
LETTERS TO THE STAR
Views of FederoI-Stote Conflict in South

ict in South
the rights of q citizen can be
abridged.
The Meredith Case had to
come to focus the, attention
of the Federal Government
on existing injustices that are
being heaped upon some Of
its citizens because Of color.
The Government can no
longer wink at these absurd
tiles. It has no alternative
but to act now without furth-
er delay.
william T. Grady, DDS.
Gov. Barnett was blocking
integration of the University
of Mississippi because he
knew well the strong feelings
of the people of Mississippi
regarding integration and
because he wanted to avoid
any bloodshed resulting from
the fact that the people of
Mississippi are not yet ready
to accept integration as in
evitable.
If the President had needed
the advice Of this older and
yes, perhaps wiser man, who
knew Of the explosive situa-
ton in oxford, and had not
needed the fanatic insistence
Of the NAACP. there is q
good chance that bloodshed
and suffering might have
been spared.
Emile de Planque,
Charlottesville, Va.
AS q conservative I wai
shocked at the behavior o1
former Gen. Walker for In
citing and leading rioters al
the University Of Mississippi
The rulings and actions oi
the Federal judiciary and ex-
ecutive have perverted and
beat Constitutional law in
this country, but Walker has
broken the law and de-
stroyed order, both of which
we prize highly in America.
The root Of the trouble
does not lie in Mississippi
but rather in the tlsurpatior
of the Supreme Court. 1t il
in Congress and other legaI
means that those interested
In reversing the Courts rul-
ingS and all interested In re.
storing Constitutional gov.
ernment must act, never by
violence. Those who resort tt
violence must be punished
regardless Of their motives.
w. B. Larew, jr.
I commend The Star upor
It's fortnight editorial
Blind Alley" which tolC
Gov. Barnett that Mississippi
lost the battle for secession
nearly 100 years ago ant
must succumb to the powel
of the United States. If VI
can't put down a rebellion
in Mississippi and dilly dali!
with the threats Of its gov
ernor, what hope do we havI
that we can stop Castro
Now that the Defenders o
States Rights and Individua
Liberty" here in Virgins
have voted the recalcitran'
governor THE American o.
the Year" perhaps the othel
signers of the Southern
Manifesto will come to hi
rescue - and this includes
our Congressman Broyhil
who also was a signer.
E. b. Henderson,
Publicity Director,
Virginia State NAACP.
Now, the Federal Govern
ment sends military forces t,
subdue Southerners who ar
doing no more than the peo
pies Of West Berlin, South
east Asia and other area
where the people oppose die
tatorship and are willing II
defend their own convictions
not those forced upon them
II. p. Moore,
Wheatridge, Colo.
Earth-shaking newsl Ou
Commander-in-Chief ha
won the battle Of Mis-
sissippi. But what Of Cuba
The free people Of the SOW
ereign State Of Mississippi
were alerted to defent
States rights, the very foun
dation Of American freedom
and the military force o
America was poured int
that brave. little State OF
orders Of Federal authority
; Thus were the defenders o
the Constitution subdued
While all this is happening
a strong and sovereign
America is threatened by |
foreign enemy 80 miles from
our shores.
Harold r. Collins,
Gloucester, Mass.