Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-24
Davis Pledges
Quiz Will CO. On
Despite Protests
House School Probe
Scored BY Wilkins
And Stevenson

crat Of Georgia. said today mo
protesting radicals" are going to
stop the congressional inquiry
into washington's school inte-
grafton problems.
Mr.. Davis. chairman Of the
House subcommittee which to-
day began its second week Of
hearings, added that If Adlai
Stevenson. the Democratic presi-
dental nominee, wants to help
the hit dogs howl in this in
stance, it is certainly his privi-
lege to do So"
Mr.. Davis statement was is
sued as protests against the
House hearings continued. The
reference to Mr.. Stevenson was
directed to telegram from the
presidential candidate read at a
protest meeting here yesterday.
In the telegram, Mr.. Stevenson
said he believed the hearings
ARE serving no constructive pur-l
pose" It was read at q rally
sponsored by the District branch
of the National Association for
THE Advancement Of Colored
People.
Last week President Eisen-
hover was quoted as saying he
did not believe the hearings
would impair desegregation in
the District schools.
wilkins Hits Hearings
The NAACP rally, which drew
several hundred persons to the
metropolitan Baptist Church,
heard Roy wilkins, national ex-
Iecutive secretary of the NAACP.
charge that the hearings are an
attempt "by some Southern
Congressman to force their views
and those of their constituents
on the Nation through the
mechanism and publicity Of q
congressional hearing"
Mr.. Davis statement, released
here. although the Congressman
was detained this morning in At
lanta, said:
"This subcommittee was
created by a vote Of the House
District Committee and in
structed to investigate the
Washington school system.
1--WE are getting the facts and
are getting them from the sources
best qualified to give them,
namely the school officials, prin-
cipals and teachers. The people
generally do not know these facts,
and we are bringing them into
the light Of day.
I'VE are doing a thorough and
complete job and no protesting
radicals are going to stop it."
I
New Group Formed
On Saturday the formation Of
a committee of Washington civic
and religious leaders to Offset
the House hearings was an
nounced.
| The group said it will try ITO
make available dispassionate,
unprecedented and accurate in
formation about our, school sys-
tenn"
At yesterdays. NAACP rally.
which was not connected with
the formation Of the new citi-
zens' committee, Mr.. Wilkins
said the hearings. whatever
their effect on the District, will
affect Indignation in other parts
of the country.
/ He said Negroes "are being
smeared from one end of the
country to another. and it's be-
ling done from the Capitol and
labeled the findings Of q con-
gressional committee.
BrOwneIl Defends Quiz
Attorney General Brownell,
! questioned about the hearings
ion ABC-Tv's College Press
Conference" yesterday. said:
Assuming the investigation
proceeds in an orderly manner.
/ don't think anyone should fear
the statements that are made.
They committee memhers) are
calling teachers and educators
to state the facts.
III they stick to the facts, /
think we ought to be glad to
have every one Of the problems
Involved brought out in public.
|. / assume the District edu-
cational authorities will point
out any inaccuracies that may
come out in the testimony"
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