Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-24
Protests Mark
I'd Week Of
School Probe
NAACP Meeting
Hears Quiz Hit BY
Stevenson, Wilkins

Districts school system as an
attempt by some Southern Con-
lgressmen to force their views
and those Of their constituents
on the Nation through the
mechanism and publicity Of @
congressional hearing"
The subcommittee. headed by
Representative Davis, Democrat
of Georgia. is composed largely
of Southern members of Con-
gress.
Roy Wilkins. executive secre-
tary Of the National Association
for the Advancement Of Colored
People, told a protest meeting
yesterday that .'it's a Georgia
and Mississippi hearing, not q
hearing Of Congress"
Mr.. wilkins spoke at a meet
ing called by the District Branch
of the NAACP in the Metropoli-
tan Baptist Church. Thirteenth
and R streets NV. Several hun
dred persons attended.
A telegram from Adlai Steven
son, Democratic presidential
nominee. was read at the meet
ing. In the telegram. Mr.. Ste
venson said that on the basis Of
published accounts Of the hear
lings. he believed they are serv-
ing no constructive purpose"
Pledges Continuance
Chairman Davis of the House
subcommittee holding the hear
Iings said mo protesting radicals
are going to stop the investiga-
ton. He also took note Of Mr..
Stevenson's telegram, but did
not criticize the candidates ac-
ltiOn.
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 instruc-
ted to investigate the Washing
ton 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-
lcipals 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.
"The hit dog always howls and
liz Mr.. Stevenson want to help
THE hit dogs howl in this instance.
1T is certainly his privilege to
do So"
President Eisenhower was
quoted last week in a telegram
sent by a White House aide as
believing "that no hearing Of the
subcommittee can impair
desegregation in the District of
columbia"
Group Hits Probe
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-
ITEM"
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 fare being
smeared from one end Of the
country to another, and it's be-
ing done from the Capitol and
labeled the findings or a con-
gressional committee"
BrowneII 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,
II don't think anyone should fear
1.-THE statements that are made.
They committee members) are
calling teachers and educators
Ito state the facts.
IF they stick to the facts, /
think we ought to be glad to
dhaye every one Of the problems
involved brought out in public.
|. assume the District edu-
[cational authorities will point
lout any inaccuracies that may
come out in the testimony"
A school superintendent whose
Louisville tKy.) school system
was integrated only this year
THE Districts schools began inte-
grafton two years said
yesterday that a lower Negro
achievement level will be q
8problem, but mot as great as
many people feel"
Outlines Views
The superintendent, Dr.. Omer
Carmichael, outlined his views
ION the problem in a CBS-TV
panel interview. President
Eisenhower had praised Dr.. Car
michael's Louisville plan" at q
news conference and called the
educator to Washington for a
conference last week.
| Indignation in Louisville. DR..
Carmichael said. came after
years Of careful preparation
within the community. He said