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Appreciated Congratulations
To the Editor or .The Evening Sun—Sir;
Allow me to offer my congratulations on the vigorous stand you have taken in the case of the Eastern Shore lynching.
I also want to thank H. L. Mencken for his two excellent articles, and Dr. Willey, of New York, for his very enlightening letter in regard to the Shore. These two men are doing a good service, even though it does get under the skins of our Shore brethren. John M. Whitmore.
Reisterstown, Md., Dec. 17.
We Are Given Advice
To the Editor of The Evening Sun—Sir: I have been a lifelong reader of The Sun, and in view of the high standing of the paper in the past I was surprised recently to see in The Evening Sun an article by H. L. Mencken on the subject of the Eastern Shore lynching, which relied, in the fashion of the small boy, on calling people names to express disapproval of their actions.
If nothing better in style and diction can be found to be put on the editorial page of The Evening Sun, I would suggest that the space simply be left blank.
Ida Neepier Gambrill. White Marsh, Md.. Dec. 14.
The Lynchers Might Be Given A Banquet And A Testimonial Of Esteem By The B. A. C. And Perhaps The
»Boycott Might Be Lifted, Thinks This Correspondent To the Editor op The Evening Sun—Sir:
And so the Baltimore Association of Com-' merce resolved to reprimand our local press for their denunciation and condemnation of the brutal show of our neighbors in Salisbury, Md. Well, well! I really believe the B. A. C. did not go far enough to appease the anger of our intelligent neighbors.
They should have decided on a big banquet for the lynchers and all those who gleamed with joy at the marvelous show. Then present them with a written testimonial of our great appreciation and high regard we have for their noble actions and high intelligence.
It would also convince them of our sincerity if a similar resolution was sent off to Maryland Historical Society for future reference. Then maybe their boycotting us will be withdrawn.
Oh, almighty dollar! Is there no limit to thy disgusting power? A. Flom.
Baltimore, Dec. 17.
Mencken "Underdeveloped Mentally"
To the Editor or The Evening Sun—Sir:
The article of Mr. Mencken in your issue of 14th inst. shows conclusively that the gentleman is underdeveloped mentally and in consequence has a vision of narrow compass when dealing with mass events.
The men of the Eastern Shore are Godfearing, red-blooded men. What has transpired did not transpire haphazardly. Every effect has a cause, and if we would know the effect we must first know the cause. The State of Maryland without equivocation, therefore, i~ responsible for what has happened here.
To a thinking person a remedy against acts of the kind in the future is apparent. First, an enactment by the Legislature of a law forbidding prosecuting attorneys and detectives from examining traversers and publishing their confessions in advance of trials in open courts. Second, a code of ethics among attorneys teaching mercenary lawyers that it is bad manners to enter the homes of other lawyers without invitations to do so.
Then and not until then will courts function normally and blind justice be seen without a noose fashioned by the hands of determined men. John M. Savin.
Snow Hill, Md., Dec. 15.
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