Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-21

hearing" Then as soon as the
| FBI reports were checked, pre-
sumably By the Justice Depart
ment. witnesses who had know
ledge Of and would have testi-
ned as to the true facts of the
situation were notified not to
appear on September 20.
we have no knowledge Of
the identity Of all Of these wit
nesses. So we are unable at the
moment to determine how
many were so notified.
But we do have proof Of
the action and here is q copy Of
the letters that have come into
our hands which state: 'Obvi-
ously the great number Of wit
nesses subpeonaed In the above
case cannot be heard on Sep
TENDER 20. We have therefore
decided IS q convenience both
to you and to the Government
that It win not be necessary
for you to appear personally
at 10 am. on September 20 as
directed by the subpoena which
we caused to have ordered and
served upon you
letter. NTlmeorranhed
The letters are mimeo-
graphed. which Is q strong in
dication that q suitable num-
Der were sent out and in view
Of the fact that only 10 wit
nesses were subpenaed and
testified Is an indication Of the
number Of witnesses which the
Justice Department did not
want the court to hear.
Also. Of the list Of names
given to the FBI by my repre-
sentatives only q few, two in
number, We believe, were sub
penaed to appear. After this
parade Of screened and selected
witnesses. the order of injunc-
ton so plainly indicated from
the very outset was granted.
Il have instructed my at
torneys to exhaust every legal
remedy to appeal this order.
However. so long as this order
Is in effect and until its GER
tain reversal on appeal, I will
comply as outlined by my at
torneys In their statement to
the court. I have tried to fol-
low a course that would pre-
serve and maintain the peace
and order in Little Rock and
In the State.
THE calling out of the Guard
and every order given to its
commander was designed to
achieve that purpose. Now that
q Federal court, however, has
chosen to substitute its judg-
ment for mine as to how the
peace and order should be pre-
served, I must temporarily, at
least, abide. and therefore I
have issued orders that all units
Of the Arkansas National
Guard stationed at the high
schools in Little Rock be re-
moved there as soon as this can
be accomplished.
They are now gone or they
are moving from the school
grounds.
II think 1t was quite clear
that the cardinal point at issue
in this whole controversy is the
means by which integration is
to be achieved.
1T is my firm belief that It
can be successful only II It is
accomplished in q peaceful
manner. which means accept
ance by q majority Of the peo-
pie OF any area affected.
Sees Harm 10 Both Races
ITO be achieved otherwise is
to do untold harm to the mem
bers Of both races and iEnmeas-
urable harm to any community
where 1t is forcibly accom-
plished.
For other views on this sub
ject I invite your inspection Of
the September 20 issue OF U. s.
News g. World Report. On the
other hand. the obviously pref
JUDICIAL and false reports in
Time and Newsweek will not
help the situation.
Another who has recently
so clearly expressed need for
peaceful progress in this field
is Dorothy Thompson in her
column dated New York, Sep
TENDER II. quote in part:
mo law can operate TO
achieve It's desired end II It
runs counter 10 the existing
state Of consciousness and con-
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