Box 19, Folder 3, Document 47

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Cincinnati, Ohio,
August 16, 1966.

Honorable Bmanuel Celler, .
‘House of Representatives,
Washington, D. C.,

My dear Mr. Cellers

Here are some criticiams of the Civil Rights Bill pending in Congress.
I preface them with a reminder or two of the first legislation of our
Nation. The Declaration of Independence says: "WE HOLD THESE TRUTHS TO
BE SELF-EVIDANT: THAT ALL MEN ARE CREATED RQUAL; THAT THEY ARE ENDOWED
BY THEIR CREATOR WITH CERTAIN UNALTENABLE RIGHTS; AMONG THESE ARE LIFE,
ee AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS! THAT WHEN ANY FORM OF GOVERNMENT

MES DESTRUCTIVE OF THESE ENDS, IT IS THE RIGHT OF THE PHOPLE TO ALTER
OR ABOLISH IT AND TO YNSTYTUTY. A NEW GOVERNMENT, LAYING ITS FOUNDATIONS
OW SUCH PRINCTPLES AND ORGANIZING ITS POWERS IN SUCR FORM AS TO THEM WILL
SEEM MOST LIKELY TO EFFECT THEIR SAFETY AND Ess.”
The Preamble to the Constitution reads; "WE, THE PLE OF THE UNITED
STATES, IN ORDER TO PORM A MORE PERFECT UNION, ESTABLISH JUSTICK, INSURE
DOMESTYC is Se » PROVIDE FOR TRE COMMON DEFENCE, PROMOTE CENERAL

» AND SECURE THE BLESSINOS OF LIBERTY TO OURSELVES AND TO OUR

POSTERITY, DO ORDAIN AND ESTABLISH THYS CONSTITUTION FOR THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA.”
Article 1 of th: Amendmenta to the Constitution gives the right to the
people to PEACKABLY ASSEMBLE.
Article 4, Section 4 of the Constitution reads: “THE UNITED STATES SHALL
GUARANTEE TO EVERY STATS IN THE UNION A REPUBLICAN FORM OF GOVICKNHENT,
AND SHALL PROTECT THYM ee INVASTON AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE!
Ta show where our titution has been violated, and our Civil.
Rights infringed upon.
We have at this time in our coum a population of about 204,500,000. Of
this nusber approximately ten (10%) per cent is colored, or Negro. Since
our government is a democracy operating under majority rule, how do you
account for such a bill as the Civil Rights Rill ever having been written?
Tt certainly does not represent the will of the majority! Hence it is
unconstitutional, illegal, undemocratic . . and it will not work! And just
who was the auther ef this bill? Was it conjured up simply to get the
colored vote?
Prier to the launching of this Civil Rights Bill, there was a widespread
spirit ef friendliness and cooperation between the white man and the colored
men. Now there is only hatred and suspicien engendered solely by this
political boomerang! Take a loek at the country since the inception of this
bill. Riets and blecdshed! KTLLINGS! Destruction of milliens of dellars of
property, lootings! Certainly the Negre has been {)l-advised, whether by
the Communists or members of his ow race masquerading under a flag of
CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP! Under this leadership Negroes have invaded CALIFURNIA,
FLORIDA, WEARASKA, TLLINOTS, ONTO, GEORGIA, MISSISSIPPI, NEW YORK AND
ALABAMA. Row, Y mean iuvaded! Since these marchers for the most part did
not live in these States, they were IBVADERS. Can anyone deny that they
were organised and their incursions planned with the definite purpose of
disturbing and irritating the citisens of these States? And why did not
Congress do something about it? Article 4 of the Constitution says: *. .

and we shall protect them against investog and. olancel”
The cornerstone of our American ci sation rests upon the family and the
heme. Our forefathers fought the Revolutionary War to protect the sanctity

ef the heme, its freedoms and its rights. They fought fer a principle.
They were not cowards. Now the freedem ef our hemes is being challenged!








For one humdred and ninety years American parents had the responsibility

of rearing and educating their childrens the right to make their own decisions
in their own homes; the right to dispose of their properties as they saw fit.
Now there is an attemvt to usurp these rights and privileges by the Federal
Government!

THE OP! HOUSING BILL IS AYMTNCG A “DAGGER” INTO THE VERY LIFE BLOOD OF THE
CONSTITUTION! A threat to take avay man's God-given rights, seeking to make
hig decisions! -—- to rob him of his privacy, his freedom and his liberty,

to dis his TRANQUILITY through invading the sanctity of his homei

Article 4 of the Aacndments to the Censtitution reads: "The right of the
people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers and effects, against
unreasonable search and seigure, SHALL NOT BE VIOLATED!” This Open Housing
Bill then, is in direct violation of this Amendment since it is a seisure ef
HUMAN RIGHTS. These rights are the scle preperty of each American family.

By what right, with what authority dees the Government seek to take ever?

And, finally, from Article 6 of the Constitution: "THIS CONSTITUTION AMD THE
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES WHICH SHALL BE MADE IN PURSUANCE THEREOF, AND ALL
TREATIES MADE OR WHICH SHALL Bi& MADE UNDER TH& AUTHORITY OF TH: UNITED STATES,
SHALL BE THE SUPREMF LAW OF THE LAND, AND Ti JUDOES IN EVERY STATE SHALL BE
BOUND THEREBY!"

Since God was the co-sponsor of our Constitution, it might be well to recall
a few lines from Genesis: "In the beginning, God said, LET THE EARTH BRING
FORTH &VERY LIVING CREATURE AFTER AIS KIND.” Now, there is an absolute,
irrefutable, immtable, unchanging LAW which prohibits a JUMP from ONE KIND
TO ANOTHER KIND. There are many varieties within certain species, yet they
are all of one Genus. THE GREAT LAWOIVER AND CREATOR O/ ALL THINGS, PRE-OR-
QAINED STRICT ORENTFNCE TO HTS LAW.

This law is absolute, from the lowest to the highest kingdoms of life, even
te the vegetable and mineral kingdoms. There are hundreds of varieties of
birds in the world, yet there is distinct separation of all of the bird
families, although they are all Aves. The male Redbird dares another male
Redbird te enter his domain. In other words, families are inviolate. Had
God's law been flexible, we would have a nation of half breeds and mongrels,
The different races of mankind are not only separated by color — white,
black, yellow, red — but they are separated by their physical and mental
traits, their customs and their characters. These differences, in addition

te their religions and philosophies, have been the greatest causes of dissension.
Throughout the centuries the different races all over the world have fought
te retain their beliefs. There is no other feeling that is so deeply imbedded
in man's soul as his basic beliefs. One of the difficult problems in Wet Nan
is the problem of the Suddhist.

“BY THEIR WORKS YR SHALL XNOW THEM!® The white man has risen in spite of
obstacles and handicaps. With his help, America has developed the highest
living standard in th e world. Me has conquered disease and greatly increased
longevity. This has taken wor, Mork, SOrkL

Tt is true that the colored man has been hampered by lack of good housing,
good jobs, ani in some instances by job discrimination, Certainly we are in
faver ef him having every help to bwing out his best. However, it means
ambition, it means effort, it means study; and it will take time. Given all
these opportunities, who shall say to what heights he may not rise? We have
many fine colored people whe abhor the marches, the sit-ins, the lie-ins, the
rioting, leoting, destruction of property, and the killings. They know that
auch Uehavier only widens the chasm between white and colered. They knew that
force compels resistance. Since they kmow that inter-marriage is basically
unsound, they also know that they mst develop their ew society withia their
own groupe and associates; and I am sure the majority want it that way.

Now, you, Mr. Celler, spoke of a revolutionary spirit that is sweeping the land!
I agree with you. There is a great spirit of rebellion, a seething undercurrent
all ever the country; but it is not the ene YOU have in mind! It is the rearing
and mebling of some ene hundred ani eighty-five million white Americms wheee
veleces are yet to be heard. It is the seething undercurrent of dissatisfaction
that is being aroused by self-seeking peliticians.

Mies © JrerNn

354 Thrall Street, Maude E. Masoa
Ciwcimati, Ohio 4§220




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