Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-06
President Flying Back
Tomorrow for PorIeys

Continued From First Page
at q Baltimore party for his
niece, Miss Ruth Eisenhower.
who is making her debut in
Baltimore this season.
Troublesome Decision
Perhaps the most politically
troublesome decisions of his
career face Mr.. Eisenhower as
the result Of Gov. Faubus' use
Of National Guard troops to
prevent compliance with q Fed
eral court order for admission
Of Negro students into q Little
Rock (Ark.) high school.
Possibility Of future steps to
arrest Gov. Faubus for con-
tempt Of Federal court was not
ruled out ct the temporary
White House here. Mr.. Eisen-
hover was careful to use the
past tense In denying to Gov.
Faubus that Federal authori-
ties have been considering"
such action.
But Mr.. Eisenhower refrained
from any specific threats from
the time being. Instead. he ex-
pressed confidence that the
Arkansas Governor would CO.
operate with the Federal court
to make drastic new action un-
necessary.
The President made public
his telegram to Gov. Faubus al
most as soon as 1t was sent late
yesterday. It was a tart re-
Spouse to q wire from the Gov
ernor reporting he was reliably
informed that Federal author
tiles had been discussing plans
to arrest him, and that he sus-
pected Federal agents Of tap
ping his telephone.
Text Of Telegram
Text of the Eisenhower tele-
gram follows:
your telegram received re-
questing my assurance Of un-
derstanding Of and corpora
ton in the course Of action
you have taken on school in
tegration recommended by the
Little Rock School Board and
ordered by the United States
District Court pursuant to the
mandate Of the United States
Supreme Court.
"When I became President.
/ took an oath to support and
defend the Constitution Of the
United States. The only assur-
.ance can give you is that the
Federal Constitution win be up
held by me by every legal means
at my command.
There Is no basis Of fact to
the statements you make in
your telegram that Federal au-
thorities have been considering
taking you into custody or that
telephone lines to your execu-
tive mansion have been tapped
by any agency Of the Federal
Government.
AT the request Of Judge
Davies, the Department Of JUS
tice Is presently collecting facts
as to interference with or fall
ure to comply with the District
Courts order. You and your
other State officials-as well as
the National Guard which is of
course uniformed. armed and
partially sustained By the Fed
eral Government-will. I am
sure, give full cooperation to
the United States District
court"
Door Open for Action
Mr.. Hagerty read the tele-
gram to newsmen and, under
persistent questioning, made
it clear that the Presi-
dent was leaving the door open
for q wide range OF possible
future action.
AS to the possibility Of a
Federal move to arrest Gov. !
Faubus, Mr.. Hagerty EN-
phasized that the President
denied only that Federal au-
thorities have been consider
ing" such action. Asked
whether the Governors rank
or position would bar his arrest |
II investigation showed he was
responsible for willful defiance /
Of the Federal Court order, Mr.. \
Hagerty answered that Il can
not say one way or other" He |
explained that he was not a
lawyer qualified to discuss that
point, and would not discuss 1t
anyway in the absence Of a
judicial or legal ruling.
Mr. Hagerty also lodged
comment on a question asking
II the Presidents pointed re-
marks about Federal uniforms