Evening star., 1956-12-21
View Findings
Of Davis Unit
As Biased
BY JAMES G. DEANE

BY JAMES G. DEANE
Two Republican Congress menu
bers have refused to back report
prepared for the Southern-domi-
mated special Davis House sub
committee on its investigation Of
Washington District public school
integration.
Representatives Miller of Me-
braska and Hyde Of Maryland
yesterday demanded changes ia
the report, indicating they con-
slider 1t biased. Whether they will
approve it at all, they indicated,
is uncertain.
Both said they may submit
minority statements.
William E. Gerber, special
counsel of the group which con-
Quoted recent public hearings
under leadership of Representa-
tive Davis, Democrat of Georgia,
submitted the lengthy report at
subcommittee meeting yester-
day.
The document, reportedly
some 80 pages long, was ap.
proved by the three-man Demo-
cratic committee majority. The
three were Representatives
Davis; Williams of Mississippi
and Jones Of North Carolina.
Representative Broyhill of Vir-
Iginia, third Republican member,
is hospitalized.
The two Republicans merely
voted present. Representative
Davis. who shortly afterward
flew to Georgia, left instructions
for revisions. but it was not cer-
tain when they would be COM
Ipleted or what further action
would follow. Committee mem
berS said no further meeting
plans were made.
Mr.. Hyde and Mr.. Miller said
they did not see the Gerber re-
port until the start of the COM
mittee meeting at 2 pm. yester-
day.
They also said the closed
meeting. which lasted for about
az hours. was too brief to cover
the entire report.
Leave without Copies
The two members left the
meeting without copies. They
said they we're told copies would
be supplied to them after re-
visions had been made.
i Mr. Miller, asked why he had
objected to the report. told .
reporter:
you know the makeup of the
committee and the staff. think
a tendency to want to discredit
integration was evident through
out the report"
Mr.. Hyde, whose District Is
adjacent to the District, said he
objected to recommendations In
the report and much Of its word
ing.
| He said some Of his suggested
changes were accepted by the
three Southerners. but he added.
We didn't 60 through the
whole thing line by line. Obvi-
ously we didn't get time to read
it all.
There's a lot they say that I
agree with because it's Just fact.
ual. But when it comes to the
conclusions and the way things
are said, I want to look at the
testimony again."
Mr.. Hyde said he might also
consult with school officials and
others.
He added he considered It "un-
fortunate we're so pressed for
time by the committee majority
IN acting on the report.
The two Republicans did not
attend the committee hearings.
Both said at the time they were
busy campaigning. Mr.. Hyde ac-
ting with Mr.. Broyhill. at one
point sought to halt the hearings
until after election, but the DEM
ocratic majority voted them
down.
Representative williams, DEM
ocrat Of Mississippi, q member Of
the committee, who played 4
leading part in the launching Of
the school inquiry, said after
yesterdays meeting that he
thought there was a possible
ity the report might be edited
so the two Republican committee
members would agree to It.
Other members are Represents
atives Jones OF North Carolina.
also a Democrat. and Broyhill.
Republican OF Virginia, who il
hospitalized.
However, when asked for com.
ment on the complaint about
hasty action, he told q reporter: ,
They could have been at the
hearings"
Silent on Recommendation
None OF the committee mem.
bers would disclose what recon-.
mendations are in the report. Mr..
Hyde said. however, that II in-
eludes some proposals for leglsla-
tive action.
1t has been rumored that the
commuters 6outhern majority.
all OF Notwithstanding Mr.. Broy-
the so-called "South-
ern Manifesto" against school
Interrogation. Intended 70 propose
changes In the Districts int.
grated school operation.
Asked whether the report
makes such proposals.. all com-
mittee members were noncom.
initial.
One report has been that there
might be a move 70 lift the
school systems present strict
boundary rules. which require
pupils 70 attend school In speci-
ned school zones. THIS reauire-
ment was questioned closely az
the hearings.
Asked whether . change in