Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-29
Gov. Foubus Considers
Calling SpecioI Session

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However. Gov. Faubus, in re-
porting on the meeting to re-
porters. brought in that. they
had asked him to call a special
session as q preliminary tol
closing down the school.
The women gathered before
the Governors Mansion short
\ y before 9 am. At 9:l7 Claude
Carpenter. the Governors press
secretary. came out and told
them that Gov. Faubus. who
was in Hot Springs, Ark. last
night for q speech. was still
getting dressed" but would see
them shortly.
A little later the women were
admitted to the Governors
Mansion while reporters we're
barred from accompanying |
them.
They remained In the man.
sion for about IS minutes and
then word came that the Gov
ernor would talk with report
ers on the lawn in front Of the |
mansion.
While they waited to see the |
Governor the women expressed |
themselves Indignantly at the
presence Of the troops here to
enforce indignation. Many Of
their remarks were directed at
Mr.. Eisenhower and one Of the |
petitioners said HE was q sick |
man." This woman. who identi- |
fed herself as Mrs. T. M. Ewing |
and readily gave her local ad-
dress. said I'm sorry for Mr..
Eisenhower" She carried petit
tons calling for the immediate
discharge Of Little Rock School |
Supt. Virgil T. Blossom and
the resignation of all but one
member Of the school board.
Another petition which she
readily passed out protested the
actions Of Police Chief Marvin
Potts and city policemen in
endeavoring to maintain order
In a mob outbreak at the school
last Monday.
Mr.. Hays discussed the situa-
ton with reporters at an in
formal meeting in the lobby Of
the Sam Peck Hotel where he
has been staying while attempt
ing to solve the crisis.
Mr.. Hays said it was no longer
a question Of the State versus
the Federal Government but
was a question of law and
order on one side and lawless-
ness on the other"
Specific Plan Needed
Il think the city is aware
Of the problem confronting |
local leaders and the leadership
is rallying to beat it," Mr.. Hays
said. The representative said
the situation here involves two
phases and then added:
THE first phase is the res
tOration Of calmness and that
has been virtually completed.
The second phase is the de-
velopment Of q specific plan
by which the Federal troops
can be withdrawn from the
city but not before the children
can be safe"
Then Mr.. Hays said discus
sions ARE going on" on some
plan that would see the removal
Of the Federal forces OCCUPYING
Little Rock. This is the first |
time Federal troops have taken
over In the city in any way
since 1868 in the Civil War.
Mr.. Hays declined to reveal
those participating in the dis
cussion. only saying that they
were me and Others" He said
the discussions were civic and
business leaders who have be-
come concerned deeply about
the situation and are respon-
sible to some means to resolve
the issue. Mr.. Hays was asked
III he thought Gov. Faubus
would be responsive to some
plan developed by the civic and
business leaders. He replied:
Il don't know"
Mr.. Hays said there had been
no decision on how the civic
and business leaders would ex-
press their views once they have
decided on some plan seeking
the removal Of the Federal
troops.
In declining to say when
some plan might be developed
that would bring about the
withdrawal of the troops. Mr..
Hays indicated that it would
possibly be two weeks or more.
He said he was returning tol
Washington next Wednesday
and would be there for 10 days.
Mr.. Hays said he would speak
a week from tomorrow before
his wife's Bible class at the CAL
vary Baptist Church in Wash
ington on what he called the
religious and moral implica-
tions Of the Little Rock sit
uation."
Christian Attitude Urged
He said the situation here
was "out of the realm of poll
tics" and was "a moral and
religious problem" The solu-
ton, he added, would come
from a Christian and not a
political attitude.
Inc gulQepOSJS 10 the SOlu-
tion." Mr.. Hays added. ARE es-
sentially moral and not politi-
CAL"
The representative was re-
Gently elected president Of the
Southern Baptist Convention.
He said the convention has
$4,000 churches and a member
ship Of 100000.
While the Little Rock citizens
were giving some sober second
thoughts to the presence in
their midst Of Federal troops
and the implications Of the
whole situation the troops
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