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816 Sheldon Road Charleston, South Carolina September 15, 1966 The Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor of the City of Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mr. Mayor: Undoubtedly you have received many letters and other communications pro and con with regard to your handling of the recent so called civil rights situation in your good City. II II I am not one of the types that immediately fire letters to newspapers and public officials bn every controversial matter. It may be that I as well as others should do more of it. I do feel compelled to write, commending and congratulating you on your handling of the problem as I have seen it expressed in the newspapers and on television. It is very heartening to know that there are still some elected officials who have a sense of responsibility and obligation to protect the rights and privileges of their constituents as a whole, rather than to pressure groups, purely with the thought in mind of perpetuating a regime. It is quite a paradox for us to be sending our young men to Viet Nam and other foreign countries to guard against insurrection and invasion of the rights of people while permitting it to go along virtually unchecked in this country of ours. May the Supreme Architect of the Universe continue to provide you with the wisdom and fortitude to discharge your responsibilities in the be st interest of all people. Very truly yours, C . W . Mathewes , �