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CIAlkuCLlJ also IllSlb pay Tie
salaries Of teachers. IF we are
occupied much longer" the
Governor said, I'VE will deal
with the United Nations and
seek some Marshall Plan aid"
A reporter suggested that he
was only speaking jestingly.
The Governor. smiling but still
grim. replied:
what I have said is more
or less in levity. But it does
contain some food for thought. "
The Governor was asked If
closing the school. even If Or
dered by the legislature. would
be upheld in court.
II know no reason why not.
the Governor answered.
mayor Woodrow w. Mann
told, the Associated Press:)
This irresponsible step,
If Faubus tries it, will be just
another example Of his utter
disregard for the welfare Of
the majority Of the people,"
Mr.. Ham said he thought
more than 80 per cent of
Central Highs white stu
dents would go to classes
Monday "as parents and stu
dents realize that the Fau-
bus-inSpired mob rule is now
under control"
Gov. Faubus said he had re-
ceived many kilograms and let
tiers and hundreds Of telephone
calls" urging him to call a spe-
cial session.
He said mot very many" leg
islators had talked with him
personally about the special
session. But he added that he
understood from others that 9
majority of them favored 9
special session.
Legal Point Raised
Some legislators have beer
reported as saying they woulc
serve in a special session with
out pay. This led the Arkansas
Gazette, which has taken the
Indignation side in the boiling
dispute here, to say editorially
this morning: And the STATE
would get just about as much
out Of the session as it would
cost"
(The Arkansas Democrat.
another Little Rock news
paper, polled some Of the
legislators and found them
lukewarm toward the idea
of a special session. State
Senator c. E. Yingling Of
Searcy. said:
(''This would be the worst
possible time to call such q
session. This is q time to sit
down. cool of and act like
human beings"
Representative Sterling
Cockrill Of Little Rock. had
almost the same reaction.
REP resentative r. A.
league Of Carroll. one of
two Republican members in
the Arkansas House. declared
a willingness to serve in q
special session If it would do
the State any good. He
added:
(''Ike has made q Democrat
out of me. I'm changing my
party afiliation oficially.~
The Governor was questioned
about the legal authority for
closing down Central High and
said that the matter had not
been fully explored.
The Governor said schools
could be closed down in case
Of an epidemic. a fire and for
other reasons. and then added
graphically:
I'VE don't have an epidemic.
We Just have an occupation"
The Governor was asked
about the scheduled meeting
in Washington Tuesday be-
tween President Eisenhower
and Southern Governors on
the unprecedented use Of Fed
eral troops to enforce integra-
ton here. The Governor, who
will not attend the conference,
said:
Il will consider any sugges-
tons that may be made. II
any deals are made, they
would have to be with my ap-
prevail or they would not be
binding"
Gov. Faubus said he had no
meeting with Mai. Gen. Edwin
A. Walker, chief Of the Ar
kansas Military District, and
commanding the troops sent
here to enforce the indignation
ordered by the Federal court,
He added that he would be
glad to meet with Gen. Walker
II the general should ask q
meeting.
An Army spokesman said
there was no proposal for Gen
Walker to discuss the situation
with the Governor and II there
should be a conference it would
have to be directed by a
higher echelon."
This was a reference to the
fact that the troops were or
dered here by Mr.. Eisenhower
Army spokesman said they car
be withdrawn only on orders
from Washington.
Gov. Faubus told newsmer
that the delegation represent.
ing mothers Of white children
asked me to call a special ses.
sion to have the schools closed
and open again only under q
sponsorship that would remove
Federal control"
Il didn't tell them what
was going to do" the Governor
said.
League Of Mothers
The delegation was headed
by Mrs. Margaret Jackson. vict
president Of an organization
known as the League Of Contra
HiOh Mothers