The Augusta Courier

THE AERIAL RIGHTS DIVISION

Did you know that "bigotry" and "hate-mongering" flourish among birds? Why, of course!

Despite two generations of steady brain-washing, with an occasional heavy rinse thrown in, there are still many old fashioned blue-birds. sparrows, robins, crows, and quail who will not share their nests with any but their own kind, nor will they educate their young with other species, nor mingle with them.

Do these feathered friends feel "superior" or "anti-social?"

This deplorable situation must be brought to the attention of the Aerial Rights Division of the Supreme Court, and compliance with "the law of the land" must be enforced with "all deliberate speed."

Other weaknesses in the analogy could be pointed out, but it is not our purpose here to belabor Agronsky. He almost made a very good point, one that could have been stated something like this:

Whenever there is a state of emergency, the people tend to encourage the concentration of power in the hands of a few, so that they may be more free to deal with the peril; and, in the opinion of most Georgians, emergency conditions now exist.

The General Assembly has been given a set of four new segregation laws for its consideration, at least one of which -the bill to abolish compulsory school attendance in the state- -seems to go farther than is necessary. Perhaps the legislature will refuse to pass one or more of these laws, provided that the integration front remains comparatively serene. It seems likely, however, that the governor will get any segregation law he asks for. and this likelihood will increase in direct proportion to the seriousness and immediacy of the integration threat.

Without question, the governor has a mandate in this respect. He was elected on a promise to maintain segregation, and he has a solemn duty to take every step possible to maintain it.

We have frequently taken issue with Griffin and shall undoubtedly do so again, but we cannot fail to recognize that this mandate from the people does exist and that he is honor bound to follow it with all of his vigor.

Unlike Louis, Griffin is not "the state", nor is he "the law." But, in the final analysis' the people of Georgia are both the state and the law, and it is the people who have voiced an uncompromising stand against integration.