Evening star., 1955-11-06
Will Defenders Affect
Arlington Vote Tuesday?

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to the brotherhood pf man.
'UnhoIy Crusade Charged
A leading liberal spokesman
contends the Defenders are con-
an ''unholy crusade on
the lunatic fringe as q shield for
the real ISSUE The real issue
Is depicted as school economy
and curriculum. which should be
debated in public.
This spokesman said the De-
lenders have produced scapes
goats and red herrings to confuse
the voters. He said the Negro
win not take over Arlington. He
said the Defenders are guilty Of
quoting the Bible out of context.
these are the strategies and
techniques always used by fringe
to promote ciissension. |"
he said.
AS one result Of the charges
and counter charges. School
Board Candidate Kern filed a
$15O.000 libel suit against the
three convention candidates for
that body and the two conven-I
ton candidates for the County
Board. He said campaign liter
ature they signed contained
false. scandalous, malicious. de-
famatory and libelous matter
about him.
Ministers Group Objects
The ''Defendergram' ads be-
came so controversial that the
Arlington Ministerial Association
formally objected and the news
papers stopped accepting them
for a while. Later the advertis-I
ing was resumed.
Hot as the school fight is, the
segregationists are not overlook
Ing other contests.
They have put pressure on.
various candidates for clear
statements on the integraticnI
issue.
I'VE are interested in the
views of anyone who would be-
IN a policy making position. q
said Jack Rathbone, o plumbing
contractor who heads the local
Mr.. Rathbone said more than
| 900 Arlingtonians are ppaid-upI
members of the Defender chap
ter. each paying $40 to join. In
addition, there are contributing
members who give the organi-
sation varying sums Of money
Two Paid Employees
Most Of the money collected
S spent for advertising. mailing
and campaign literature.
(The State organization has
only two paid employees. q head
quarters manager and his secre-l
.ary, in q one-roorn ofiice atI
Richmond. Once equipment in-l
dudes one typewriter and one
aling cabinet. Mr.. Denny, asI
counsel and one Of the principal
speakers for rallies. has been
paid s., 500 for his services IN the
irst year,
The Fairfax Defenders have a |
somewhat smaller chapter than
Arlington. Membership there Is /
bout $50.
One of its infrenuezt closed |
meetings rated considerable pub
icity 4 few weeks ago when word /
eaked about q speech deiiVered1
" Dr. Charles G. Tansill. q pro-
essor at Georgetown University. |
1 was reported that Or. Tansill /
described Negroes as Hulorcras.
10 said he did not, that be had |
,een nlisquoted out Of context.
georgetown authorities said DR..
was not speaking the
Jews OF the university.
Franking Use Protested
Protests went up two weeks
go when anti-inte grafton
peeches BY Senator Eastland, /
Democrat, Of Mississippi. and
representative Abbitt. Democrat !
Il Virginia, were mailed toI
;ounty voters under the frank |
Il Senator Eastland.
Mr.. Abbitt and Representative
Tuck, i former Governor. are the
wo House members who have |
'een active in Defender affairs |
n the Southside.
Among the nti-integrationl
ads that make more than ordi-
nary news was one appearing
II q county paper last week. The |
Eull-paee display, run over theI
name Of B. M. Redl Miller, 1
attacked critics Of the Defenders.
The ad included reprint OF
j letter to Mr.. Miller from the
Peace Movement Of Ethiopia"
offering to furnish him informa-
ton IN order TO further theI
cause Of repatriation" Mr..
Miller stated:
'sThese anti Communist Negro
citizens deserve our wholehearted
moral and financial support"
A spokesman for the liberals
quickly pointed out that the
Peace Movement Of Ethiopia,
while indeed anti Communist.
has been classified as totalitarian
On the Attorney Generals sub
gersive list. at least since No
1850.
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