Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-14
RIGHTS FIGHT

MYTHS FtyHL
The Presidents civil rights
legislation is necessary in
order for democracy to
maintain its dignity in the
twentieth century's univer-
sal social revolution by OPP
pressed peoples, who make
up a substantial amount of
the worlds human popula-
ton. The United States
under international political
pressures (the cold war; is
confronted with exhibiting
an ethical responsibility to
erase the stigma of having
dark skin.
The outcome of the Amer
lean Negroes demands for
equal rights is being watched
and weighed by dark-skin-
ned United Nations rep
resentatives who are possibly
even more sensitive to hypoc-
risy than the American Ne
gro. and who are in many
respects more sophisticated
about the morality of politics.
Needless to say, these U. N.
representatives have ex-
hibited their political adroit-
ness by maintaining a stand
of neutrality which enables
them to control, in part, the
swing Of the cold war pen
dulum. Can America afford
not to support the cause Of
the Negro revolt by every
means available? Only at
the price of losing much
needed alliance by many re-
Gently independent countries
Of dark peoples.
Ernie r. Myers
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Ralph McGill has quite
properly called to our atten-
ton the statement by Bobby
Kennedy that bank robbers,
Communists and narcotics
peddlers can obtain service
in certain business establish
ments where Negroes cannot.
The solution to this prob
lem Is obvious: Let us de-
mand a more competent At
torney General who can
bring these bank robbers,
Communists and narcotics
peddlers to Justice.
Jerry C. Davis
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There is much to be said
for the Presidents eloquent
appeal to substitute the force
of the law for the law Of the
streets. For without doubt,
the violence, demonstrations,
riots. police brutality have
clearly ignited an explosive
atmosphere among men. For
the past 100 years, the
United States has been liv-
ing under hyprocritical ir-
responsible politicians who
fail to assume their moral
duties.
One hundred years ago,
President Lincoln issued his
Emancipation Proclamation.
President Kennedy, Con-
gress, the American people
must fulfill the promises
made a century ago. In order
to survive, we, In our own in
dividual and personal ways,
must insist, support and de-
mand that full protection Of
equal, and full rights and the
sanction Of private, inviolable
civil liberties be guaranteed
to every person regardless of
race, creed, or color.
Suzanne II. Sailing.
Before enacting the Presi-
dents proposed civil rights
law, Congress should deliber-
ate carefully and calmly.
They should not be carried
away by hysteria or explo-
sive emotions, as were the
Kennedy brothers. The well
fare and individual liberty
of all citizens should be
taken into consideration be-
fore a single law Is enacted.
After serious deliberations
Congress might find that no
new laws are necessary to
cover the present situation.
They might discover that
the racial disturbances now
in process might easily be
dissolved II the laws now in
force were obeyed, rot only
by the citizens, but by the
authorities elected to uphold
and enforce these laws.
Lately, 1t has become a
habit land a very bad one)
to distort and stretch our
Constitution in the name OF
expediency sometimes only
politicaD. The legislative,
administrative and judicial
branches of our Government
are all guilty Of such prac-