Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-16
data Promised
To Rights Quiz
by Browne||
Hopes to Disclose
FBl Reports Of
Violations in South
BY ROBERT X. WALSH

BY ROBERT X. WALSH
Attorney General Brownell
promised Senate subcommittee
today to disclose, If possible, some
FBI investigative reports to back
up his testimony of widespread
civil rights violations in South
ern States.
Such publication, he said,
would depend on getting the con-
sent of citizens who originally
gave the information. He said
he was confident, however, that
he could obtain permission with
out delay.
| Returning for the third day at
hearings of the Senate's Consti-
ltutional Rights subcommittee.
Mr.. Brownell flared up at what
he considered an Inference" by
Senator Erwin. Democrat of
North Carolina. that Justice De-
partment officials might use con-
f1dential FBI material as back
ground for public testimony.
Senator Erwin declared he in
tended no such implication
against Mr.. Brownell or anyone
else. He said he, nevertheless, was
disturbed by the possibility that
enactment of the Administra-
TONS proposed Civil Rights bill
might enable Justice Department
officials to make improper use of
FBI reports
Exchanges Barbed
Exchanges between Mr.. Brow
nell and Senator Erwin became
increasingly barhed today. The
North Carolina Senator showed
no signs of running out of ques-
tons and indicated he might
want the Attorney General to
come back again next week.
Mr.. Brownell at one point
shouted mo" when Senator
Erwin PERSISTED in demanding Q
clear cut answer as to whether
the civil rights bill would deny
Constitutional rights of any citi-
zen. Subcommittee Chairman
Hennings. Democrat of Missouri,
tried to ease the tension. He de-
clared he had no wish to limit
the questioning but he remarked
that some of Senator Ervin's
Quesetions seemed repeitious.
Senator Erwin insisted he was
engaged in a educational pro-
cess" and not a filibuster. Early
this afternoon. however. he tenn
porariiy relinQuished the ques-
tioning to other members Of the
subcommittee but Indicated he
had covered only a small part Of
the ground.
At the start of today's hearing
Senator Erwin centered his at
tack on the civil rights bill pro-
vision which would allow the
Attorney General to seek Fed
eral court injunction in civil
rights cases even without the
consent of the person directly
affected. Mr.. Brownell declared
that the Justice Department had
substantially the same authority
under % existing laws in other
fields. particularly antitrust
suits ito vindicate or enforce"
public as well as private rights
guaranteed by the Constitution.
Another witness scheduled to
appear before the Senate Ju-
dietary subcommittee on consti-
tutional rights is Senator Tall
madge. Democrat of Georgia. His
views against the legislation will
more nearly conform with those
.of the North Carolinian.
Stennis Blasts More
Senator Stennis, Democrat of
Mississippi. yesterday assailed the
legislation as a device by which
the Federal Government could
bypass not only State courts but
both State and Federal admin
istrative bodies. He said enact
ment of the pending bills would
be the final, knockout blow of
the States as independent units
of government.
Senator Stennis noted that
Attorney General Brownell tes-
titled the legislation would be-
OF help in enforcing the Supreme
Courts decision on segregated
schools.
1T is a sad day for any ma
ton and the children of that
nation, Of whatever color, when
the public schools are handled
by the courts and politicians in
such a fashion that they have
to be operated through injunc-
lions and criminal statutes" the
MissiSsippian said.