Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-24
President Orders Troop
Use to Enforce Law
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minutes after the executive
order was signed.
Explains Directive
He said the order amounts
to federalizing the Arkansas
National Guard-which Arkan-
sas Gov. Orval e. Faubus had
used until last Friday to bar
the Negro students from the
Central High School-but leaves
it up to him whether to use
Guard units or regular Federal
troops to enforce integration
without violence at the school.
Mr.. Hagerty announced that
the President would leave his
vacation headquarters at $3.50
pm. to fly back to Washington
to make his television-radio
speech to the Nation tonight.
stay overnight at the White
House and then fly back here
the first thing in the morning,
The primary reason for re-
turning to Washington for the
TV-radio appearance is me-
chanical, Mr.. Hagerty said. He
explained that network facili-
ties here are only temporary
and it was necessary to get to
Washington or New York "tc
get into the main cables"
Requested Network Time
Mr.. Hagerty could not an
lounce Immediately the exact
lime of the Presidents speech.
He said he had requested from
the networks is minutes time
in the vicinity of 8 o'clock"
The press secretary said a
duplicate copy of the Presi-
Tents executive order was sent
Immediately to Secretary Will
on.
AS to when troops might
actually move into the Little
lock situation. Mr.. Hagerty
aid he could not answer
Immediately.
In a busy morning of tele-
phone conferences before issu-
ing his executive order, the
President was in touch with
Attorney General Brownell
Secretary Wilson. Presidential
Assistant Sherman Adams al
the White House, and Army
Chief of Staff Gen. Maxwell
,. Taylor.
Mr.. Hagerty pointed out with
ONE emphasis that the Presi.
ient's executive order was
aimed. as its title says, at PRO
viding assistance for the re-
noval of an obstruction to jus.
ice within the State Of Arkan-
IS"
Way Cleared Legally
Mr.. Eisenhower cleared the
'ay legally for having armed
oldiers escort Negro childrer
INTO Little Rocks Central High
School to achieve indignation
here without further violence
oy proclaiming last night a
command" to all those OBJ.
tructing justice in Little Roch
0 stop it Immediately.
Such a proclamation is 9
eceSSary preliminary to actu-
lily calling out troops under q
aw that empowers the Presi-
lent to use the country's armed
orces to put down violent OBJ
sruction of United States laws
any State.
Without saying so directly
Ir. Hagerty earlier indicated
nat possible use of troops wa.
lot restricted to quelling moi
Jiolence If it should break out
tut could involve armed Is
;orts for Negro children fear
lg violence.
He told questioners that 9TH
nd result" of the President
Use of every legal means at hi
command in the Little Rocl
situation els the enforcement
Of the orders of a Fedora
court" for admission of tn
Negro students.
I'VE will take it step by stel
Il necessary" Mr.. Hagert,
added. but we will do it legal,
and I will have no statemen
anticipating an action by TIL
President until that action
taken and then I will immedi
ately announce it."
Shows No Tension
Smiling at watching news
men as he walked to his tenn
porary Office on the Newpor
naval base a few minutes be
fore 8 am. today, the Presi
dents appearance did not con
vey any air of tension.
But he made it clear that hi
patience was about exhauste,
by what he called the dis
graceful" disorders that force,
Little Rock authorities to with
draw eight Negro children from
the high school a few hour
after they entered it yesterday
Reacting swiftly to news o
mob violence at Little Rock. tn
President warned in unusuall
forceful language:
The Federal law and order
Of a United States district cour
implementing that law canno
be f1outed with impunity by an
individual or any mob extrem
lists"
He added:
Il will use the full power o
the United States, includin
whatever force may be neces
sary to prevent any obstruction
Of the law and to carry out tn
orders of the Federal court.
The Federal court orders h
referred to call for admission
Of nine Negro children into tn
Little Rock Central Hig
school. Since school opene
September 3 until yesterda!