Evening star., 1952-09-09

Department from top to bottom,
and let's draw Congress in on
it so that they will know when
a plan finally comes down there.
it is an integrated, decent plan
for the defense of America and
nothing else.
Q. (Mrs. D. Ray Murdock, ma
tional committeewoman, Green's
burg, Pa: In Pennsylvania the
last day for registration is Sep
tember 13. The Republican
Party is spearheading all-out
registration and voting this
year?
A. Madam, I should say this;
if we could get 100 million peo-
pie registered and voting this
year my confidence in the future
and the safety. the security and
the prosperity of the United
States would be complete. I
could think of no greater service
than to get every single person
out to vote.
@. Lawrence Payne, candi-
date for Congress, 21st district
of Ohio): Last week the Urban
League, of which you know,
general, met In this city and
as part of their business they
went on record as voting up a
resolution. We view that with
continued concern, the fact that
in our Nations Capital the
practice of segregation and dis
elimination persists. OF special
concern is this condition in in
stitutions wholly or partially
supported by public funds. De-
spite scattered improvements,
little or no progress has been
made. Then the resolution: In
asmuch as these institutions are
part of the executive branch
of the Federal Government, we
urge that the President of the
United States issue appropriate
directives to eliminate every
vestige of segregation and dis
elimination from all such in
stitutions. Would you care to
express yourself on this reso-
luton?
A. not only will express my
self but will be merely repeat
ing myself in what I have said
numbers of times both publically
and privately long before I
thought would be standing in
such a spot in such a capacity.
Your taxes, Mr.. Payne, go into
the money that is expended in
that District of Columbia for the
purposes of which you are now
speaking. AS far as I know,
there will never be anything
done with my authority or un-
der my direction to discriminate
against you or your race in any
possible way. So far as the
authority vested in me is con-
cerned it will be exercised with
the belief that the conviction
you are not only equal but that
if I do not protect and support
your rights, I will lose my own.
That is the way I feel about it.
Possibly should have been a bit
more specific. I believe we
should eliminate every vestige Of
segregation in the District Of
Columbia.
@. (De Witt Hyde, candidate
9Th district of Maryland for
Congress-: My question is this
DO you plan to attack the
Democratic candidate for his
reliance upon left-wing advisors
such as Wyatt. Schlesinger and
Hartman and the influence of
such left-wing organizations as
the ADA?
A. Well, you are asking me
about exact details Of campaign
where. being where I am, I do
of course depend a great deal
on my advisers and remember
this. I am not alone. There is
a great deal to doing this thing
and there are many attacks that
must be carried out, many parts
of this fight that have to be done
by others. AS far as I am con-
cerned, I am never going to &C
cept what I call the left-Wing-
ish, pinkish influence in our life,
whether it is influencing that
man or any other men in this
world. I am going to try to