Evening star., 1953-11-02

ndJoF Step toward natlOnal
suicide"
The 40-year-old chairman of
the 16-State Southern Govern
Governors Feel Form Policy Hos Hurt
Administration. Poee A-3
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orS' Conference added that a
ruling on this issue adverse to
the South would obliterate in
one stroke of the pen the solid
gains we now are making" It
would, he said, divide our
country in this grave hour when
the whole world totters on the
brink of cataclysmic destruc-
ton"
Gov. Talmadge spoke at the
opening session of the annual
meeting to an audience that in
cluded Gov. James F. Brynes of
South Carolina, former men,
Der OF the court, and Secretary
OF State in the Truman Admin
lStration. who broke with the
Democratic Party over the Tru-
man civil rights program.
Only One Republican.
On hand for the opening ses-
sion also were Gov. John S. Bat
tie of Virginia, who welcomed the
visitors, and Gov. Theodore R.
McKeldin of Maryland, the only
Republican in the gathering.
While Gov. Talmadge devoted
much OF his talk to the school
segregation issue which will be
argued by the Supreme Court
next month, he also attacked the
foreign aid program, describing
1t as "subsidizing socialism, COM
mun1Sm and faScism abroad"
The Georgian also hit at the
Federal farm policy, declaring
that a sound program to aid
agriculture must be evolved
and must be evolved soon."
AS the keynoter for the con-
ference, Gov. Talmadge's farm
views attracted added attention
because Agriculture Secretary
Benson addresses the governors
at dinner tonight.
Governor Talmadge told his
audience the time has come ito
start speaking out in stronger
terms about national problems. 4"
Then he sailed into the school
question.
Never using the term "Segre-
gation," but referring instead to
State control" over education,
the governor said that the foes
of segregation seek a political
decision" from the court, which
he described as akin to asking
the justices Ito rape the Con-
Stitution and desecrate the sac
red shrine where it reposes."
TOTuIn OH LuuCdtIUUs
The Southern States, the
speaker asserted are spending
hundreds of millions of dollars
ito provide equal public school
facilities for white and colored
The conference has round
table discussion on education
slated this afternoon, with Gov,
Battle presiding.
Brief applause greeted the con-
clusion of Gov. Talmadges talk
Seated at the table around
which the Governors assembled
were three colored Southern ed
ucators-E. B. Evans, president
of Prairie View Agricultural and
Mechanical College, Prairie View
Tex; Lawrence A. Davis, presi-
dent of Arkansas Agricultural
Mechanical and Normal College
of Burdett, Ark; and F.. D. Blu
ford, president of Agricultural
and Technical College of Green's
boro, N. c. All are members OF
the Board of Control of the
Southern Regional Education
Board with whose meeting the
opening session of the Cover
norS' Conference was merged
after preliminaries ended.
OF foreign aid, Gov. Talmadge
said:
''It is time that we tell the
nations of the world that we
believe in charity, but that we
are not laboring under the idea
that there is no limit to our
natural resources, and that the
less our allies do for themselves
doesn't necessarily mean the
more we are likely to do for
them"