Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-24

lLney na0 Deen barred Dy Ar
kansas National Guardsmen
acting under orders Of Gov.
Faubus.
The Governor withdrew the
troops in compliance with a
Federal court injunction issued
Friday. Eight Of the Negro chill
dren entered yesterday.
NAACP Reassured
i Mrs. L. c. Bates, president Of
the Arkansas division Of the
National Association for the
advancement of Colored Peo-
ple. said in Little Rock that the
Negro children will not return
to Central High School until
they have the assurance Of the
President of the United States
that they will be protected
against the mob"
Mr.. Eisenhower's forceful
statement came soon after
ward. limiting that II neces-
sary he would order soldiers
, to escort the children right into
their classrooms, the President
said:
1T will be a sad day for this
country-both at home and
abroad-if school children can
safely attend their classes only
under the protection Of armed
guards"
In less than two hours. the
President followed up this
statement with his proclama-
ton setting the legal stage for
calling out troops If there is
any further threat Of violent
obstruction to indignation or
ders in the Arkansas capital
city.
Mrs. Bates called the Presi-
dents action a step forward,
but said "a little more aSsur.
ance" would be necessary be-
fore she advised the Negro stu
dents to return to school.
Acts Under Old Law
The first proclamation APP
piled to the Little Rock situa-
ton much of the language
written into an old law au-
thorizing the President to use
armed forces to enforce Fed
eral laws whenever he con-
|, siders that unlawful OBJ
structions. combinations or
asSemblages or rebellion against
the authority Of the United
States makes it impracticable
, to enforce the laws Of the
United States in any State or
territory by the ordinary course
of judicial proceedings"
Mr.. Hagerty read the per-
tinent sections Of the law today
in response to queries about a
statement by Gov. Faubus that
, the President had no power to
use troops in Arkansas unless
the Governor requested it.
After doing so. he remarked:
1T would seem to me that other
people quoting laws on the
Presidents action do not know
what they are talking about"
Dislikes Troop Use
The whole idea Of ordering
Federal troop use was repug-
nant to Mr.. Eisenhower. For
months he has been counselling
patience and understanding in
carrying out the Supreme
, Courts decision for desegrega-
ition Of schools.
AS late as July 17-just a
little over two months ago
he told q news conference in
|, Washington that Il can't
! imagine any set Of circum-
stances that would ever induce
me to send Federal troops :.
into any area to enforce the
orders Of a Federal Court be-
cause I believe that common
sense Of America will never
require it and I would
: never believe that it would be
a wise thing to do in this
y country"
The tide Of events in Little
Rock caught UP with the
2 President yesterday as he was
J hoping to get in a golf game
J at Newport Country Club after
! returning from a busy morning
{ in Washington on a flying trip
s there.
A helicopter bringing him
from the Quonset Point Naval
Air Station set the President
down at 1885 pm. yesterday at
his Newport Naval Base vaca-
:. ton headquarters he had left
about seven hours earlier. He
went by automobile directly to
his 92-foot cabin cruiser, the
Barbara Anne, for q cruise
across NarranganSett Bay on
5 the way to the golf course.
: Hagerty Goes Along
d Mr.. Hagerty went with Mr..
: Eisenhower. Capt. E. P. Au-
n rand. the Presidents naval aide.
s stayed behind. At Mr.. Eisen-
:. hower's request. Capt. Aurand
1 telephoned Attorney General
e Brownell in Washington to see
y II late developments in Little
Rock could cause him to want
s to talk to the President.
I When the Barbara Anne
U docked at Fort Adams across
y the bay-and just a short drive
: from the golf club-Mr. Hager-
ty checked with Capt. Aurand
via a dockside telephone. He
\ was told that Mr.. Brownell did
. want TO talk TO the President.
n Talks with BrOwnell
e So the Barbara Anne turned
g." around and took Mr.. Eisen-
q lhnutnr hack IN the hacn Thnrn