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= rates ene ene op BEA se pe eee Bee Oe 0 “a on as Mon chg Mr. Treicer. _ _ It ts good to see that friends of the Supreme’ Mr. Nease y Court are speaking up strongly in answer to the. Tele. Room.—._. _ headtong denunciation which followed in, the. } f Mr. Holloman —. 1. wake of the series of decisions upholding the, - on A Mises Gandy__>_ vida, Bill of Rig month ~ - : 7! = Fie wont a. nas chairman of the Seiate alas ee od | Constitutional Rights sabcommittee, had a par _ tieular obligation te come to the judiciary’s de-| ,, fense and he did it with words of unmistakable; "clarity, Missouri's senfor Senator said: ~ ~ "| What seems to be overlooked or ignored; | by most of the court's detractors is that ££ the practices or procedures of the Govern-_ "ment, examined by the court in recent — |} cases, had been tailored in the first place . Grea to fit the requirements of the Constitution, / | 4 they would not have been struck down by - i |] the court, and no ‘grave emergency in law -- ne sae enforcement’ would now face the-nation, . oO m4 In other words, it ts not the-Supreme - Gourt that should he gritielzed inl the pres en ‘umstances. It is the unconstitutio: . ' and unlawful procedures which have been Title: UNITED STATES { permitted to develop in this country in re-_. SUPREME COURT j# cent years that should be criti . wo . During the past several decades—and par- Character: ; ticularly with the impetus of the grave , threat of Communism during the past 10 years—this nation has adopted = number of ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH practices deemed necessary for the national . OL + Security, but which would have shocked our’ ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI OMany oF these are being tested now for: : x7 _. . Many of these are being tested now for - : : - a the first time before the’ courts and are Date 7 “77 being found in violation of rights guaran. -« —" , { teed by the Constitution, — - soe Edition: Cy : .In Fort Worth, «a Houston lawyer, Genie + ~Edgy stood up to challenge the basis of a reso- ; Author: ‘lution of the Texas Bar which criticized the ° group of decisions. Mr. Eddy put the main issue * . to his assoctates in the legal profession as fol. : Plows: 2 2 ; ‘ ‘The historic decisions of recent weeks do ~ INDEXED . "nothing more or less than reaffirm the Com; 43 - rant . | | stitution and the BJll of Rights as the su-::¢ (A RIS ra = fy preme jaw of the land. Why these decisions. £ 2 NOT RECORO : --] should induce hysterie In any segment of 4 ; the population—much less my brother law- yoo: BB iL 4 1983 « -yers—hbeats me, a ee . ¥ _ If the persons or forces now yapping at- .~ 1 * the Court for returning to fundamental ./; . ry. “ S RSS NS gee, | American precepts want to put the matter i ; to a test let them have the courage of their | \ _ ctiona and sponsor an amendment to: ; _ - ° 1 $4 Jeep oo ys . NS Wry Co: vw ue “t Leds oe cape ~ DH ac r 7 O4AUG 2 1957