Evening star., 1954-06-10

completely on anything. it is in
predicting that complete inte-
grafton in the South is still years
away. Unofficial reports imply
also that they foresee years of
court action to resist undue
Federal interference"
Maryland'S Gov. McKeldin was
not present at the meeting in the
John Marshall Hotel. His State
was represented by Wendell D.
Allen, chairman of the Board of
Education; DR.. Thomas G. Pull
len, jr., superintendent of schools,
and Harry Green of Baltimore,
listed as personal representative
of the Governor.
Besides Gov. Stanley, other
State chief executives on hand
were Cows. Gordon Persons of
Alabama, Charley Johns of Flor
ida. Herman Talmadge of Geor-
gia, Hugh White of Mississippi,
William B. Umstead of North
South Carolina. William C..
Marland of West Virginia and
Robert F. Kennon of Louisiana.
Gov. Stanley invited the Gov
ernors or their representatives
from 16 States affected by the
segregation decision. He did not
invite Kansas authorities because
"they accepted the decision" he
explained. Delaware's Gov. j.
Caleb BoggS was the only one
who turned down the invitation.
He sent word that the problem
is being adjusted" in his State.
Law Aides Role Stressed.
States represented by officials
other than Governors were Ar
kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Maryland. Oklahoma, Tennessee
and Texas.
The presence of Virginia At
torney General j. Lindsay Al
mond, jr.. and attorneys general
of several other States was re-
garded as especially significant.
Most of the delegations included
State education officials, as was
to be expected. Arrival OF the
law officials of so many States
strengthened the impression that
much of the day-long delibera-
ton would be devoted to legal
considerations relating to possi-
BILE State and loca plans for
schools. T#f
Almost certain to come up for
discussion was q possible ar
rangement being talked Of in
Mississippi. This would assign
public school pupils in accord
ance with local health and well
fare" laws and not on the basis
of race or color, which is banned
by the court decision. Whether
that would survive an ultimate
Supreme Court test remained a
question.
More or less definite standby
systems, particularly In Georgia
and South Carolina, have re-
ceived greater publicity and were
to be debated at the conferences,
One would abolish the public
school system and set up State
payments to parents to send
their children to private schools
Another would require local
school boards to assign children
to schools in the "beSt interest
of the child, community and edu-
cation. Still another would set
up a three-way instead of dual
segregated system. One set OF
schools could be attended by
whites, a second by Negroes and
a third by both races if they
wished.
As the conferees went behind
close doors they cautioned q
throng of newspaper reporters
not to expect too much in the
form of positive pronounce
ments. They promised no de.
tailed agreements on strategy
in filing Supreme Court briefs
or field tactics in meeting any
future mandate for integratior
moves.
There will be Is problems
from each of the States whit
sent representatives here" Gov
Stanley remarked, land Virgins
has q problem as serious as tina
Of any other State in the South