Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-24
s Governors Weiqh
in South
Stanley Sees
Coalition to
Void Decision
By ALEX r. PRESTON
Star Stan. Correspondent

By ALEX r. PRESTON
Star stan Correspondents
RICHMOND. Jan. 24.-Gov-
ernors of fiye Southern States
met in virginia's capitol today
to deyise a way Of getting around
the Supreme Court decision BAN
ming racial segregation In public
schools.
Virginia's Gov. Stanley invited
the chief executives of four other
States. whose Legislatures also
lare in session. to come here TO
discuss the problem.
They are Cows. Hodges of
North Carolina, Zimmerman Of
South Carolina, Griffin Of Geor-
gia and Coleman Of Mississippi.
Gain Seen In Unity
Largely, the reason for the
conference" Gov. Stanley said,
"is that, If we act together, rather
than If one went one way and
one went the other. we win get
further"
Pre-conference statements by
Cows. Coleman and Hodges indi-
Gated the chief executives may
attempt to work out a course Of
unified action.
IT am hopeful we can reach
some point Of agreement on both
strategy and tactics" Gov. Cole
man said. He made 1t clear
that Mississippi's course already
has been charted.
! No Indignation, He Says
! Mississippi, the Governor said.
will complete its school equaliza-
Ition program in less than i've
years. but there will be no In
itegration."
! "A Negro who sues for adj
mission to white school in Mis-
sissippi." he added cant do
anything but close up that
school. If this happens, Missis-
Isippi already has laws empow-
lering the Legislature to dispose
Iof school property in any man
liner is sees it,"
! Gov. Coleman said Mississippi
'lalready has q plan similar to
,lone feature Of Virginia's Gray
] Commission proposal. Missis-
, Isippi pupils can be assigned to
, various schools ION any reason
, able basis" he said, and tuition
| grants can be paid for the
schooling Of children Of both
. races. Absolute equality II
stressed, Gov. Coleman said.
} "In spite of widespread &C.
counts Of violence. racial discord
lis relatively slight" the Missis-
Isippi Governor told reporters.
Cites Fatality Record
i In 1854, he said. six Negroes
were killed by whites, eight
whites were killed by Negroes
and 1873 Negroes were killed by
other Negroes.
while all such acts Of vio-
Hence are deplorable," Gov. Cole.
man said, "the record shows that
violence is not concentrated on
Iclashes between the two races"
! Gov. Stanley did not rule out
the possibility of a coalition Of
Southern States. including 9TH
ers not represented today, to
take a concerted action against
the Supreme Court decision.
!. The latest version Of Inter.
position" legislation, this one by
Delegate Robert Whitehead OF
Nelson County, was introduced
, yesterday.
The latest one, by Delegate
Robert Whitehead of Nelson
County, was introduced yester-
. day.
I Calls Doctrine Unsound
Mr.. Whitehead seeks to coun-
teract legislative move to null
Ilify the court decree which. he
says, is included in an earlier
resolution of interposition by
Senator Harry Stuart Of Russell
County.
; Mr.. Whitehead said any doc
Urine of notification is "unsound
, in principle, contrary to plain
Language of the constitution and
disruptive to the Union"
Mr.. Whitehead said he wanted
to get his proposal formally be-
fore the Legislature before the
governors convene. In general
he described his resolution as IAN
affirmative approach in a con-
: structive manner" to the school
problem. His measure would pro-
; test against expansion of Fed
eral jurisdiction at the ex-
pense of the States, particu-
larry the Supreme Courts inter-
! probation Of the Fourteenth
Amendment so as to prohibit
racial segregation.
It would also declare that, the
thigh courts decision overriding
1.-THE previous separate but equal"
doctrine, constitutes an unwar.
Iranted abrogation Of a States
powers and abuse Of judicial
powers. However, the measure
J states that nothing In its Lam
guage is to be construed as an
, attempt to nullify the Federal
! law embodied in the decision.
In other legislative develop.
/ ments. signs pointed today to
the likelihood sales tax legisla-
, ton will make little Roadway
, at this session Of the Virginia
General Assembly and probably
will give way to proposals for q
! special study Of this untapped
> revenue sources.
State Senator Robert Button
Z of Culpeper introduced a bill
' that would create q commission