The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1957-10-26
Excerpts from
TRANSCRIPT OF THE
PRESIDENTS NEWS CONFERENCE
OF OCTOBER 3, 1857

Now the leadership Of the White House be exercised
only, see II, through giving the convictions Of ths
President and exhortng citizens 10 remember America
we'll their private preivdiees.
ROD MaeLESH Of the Westinghouse Asskt9 Com
pspy Mr. President the Little Rock episode bssr given
great deal Of attention in the foreign press quite
subject Of conversation Europe both sides Of the
Curtain. What advice. sir would you give TO American
travelling these days when asked by Europeans
either side Of the Cvrain How could This happen in
America?
A: Well, you have asked very difficult question. be.
what has happened accordance with what our
Founding Fathers thought would happen.
But want TO point this: The great overwhelming mass
OF America believes that the respect
courts must be sustained.
The people that defyns the courts are doing 50
under very mistaken notion Of what happen because
IT we with impvnity defy successfully the orders Of
the court in one regard we do In all regards
Consequently, IT up whore your right to
print the news as see is challenged by the
menf and the courts find that you innocent
Government says I'VE will nothing that the court saws"
what is going to be the result except chaos anarchy?
WALTER RIEss Of This Dsy Ma-a-ine: Mr.. President
you mentioned before -. eilsnry and ths ecclesiastical
leaders Of Arkansas.
A: didn't say Of Arkansas. said Of this country
q: OF This country The opinion has been published in
he press that religious principles have failed in Little Rock
Do you feel sir. that the failure Of religious LEADERSHIP
d" ana principle IN the South Is partly perhaps
than partly responsible for the nfegraon crisis and If
So what the churches could do improve the sisvson
a: must say not only do oil questions seem 70 bs
on one subject but Of them get very deeply phiIo
sophiesI.
Was that letter sent TO the Bishop ever pvbIshed?)
The President conferred with Mr.. HsgerfyJ
have written letters this but they are personal
and unless they he recipients chose 70 release them why
ney probably will remain CONFIDENTIAL because wrote In
answer TO queries from bishops and the like.
Now this what think, now This Is really getting very
repef'f'ous have said II often before: believe thar al
'orms OF tree government based either knowingly or
onknownsy on deeply held religious convicsons and that
re"soos conviction is the equality Of that Is aeknow
eosed nowhere except that all the sons Of Creator
common Creator.
NOW that in my mind gives validity TO our form Of gov
ernmenf and we don't believe that then we had better
rake another look and why we are trying TO do these
mnss because that Is the only place know Of that "
esmed mar all men equal. their comronhs common
rs'nerhood OF common Cod That 10 nv mind gives 70
s religious leaders special responsibility for supporting
me institutions OF free government because conversely
only Tree government whore there Is freedom of wor
snip Is there Is freedom Of the press and Freedom ~
speech and thought, and so on
90 mink that the minister Of s dsnounssiore has
mere very peculiar very specific end very important role
TO play.