Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-14
'CarWi|e Brands
Resistance as
.Subversive
BY MARY LOU WERNER

and suggested the leaders should
be prosecuted under the Smith
Act.
In a speech before the Fairfax
County Young Democrats al
Seven Corners, the antiorganiza-
ton candidate departed from his
prepared text to say:
II don't know why Byrd, Al
mond and Stanley haven't beer
prosecuted under the Smith Act
If massive resistance is not sub.
versive. ! don't know what else
it would be-"
Senator Byrd. Democrat OF
Virginia. and Gov. Stanley are
the foremost symbols OF the
States massive resistance" po-
sition against Indignation. At
torney General j. Lindsay AL
mond. jr.. who is Mr.. Carwile' s
opposition in the primary, has
the support of Virginia's Byrd
organization.
The Smith Act. sponsored by
Representative Smith, Democrat
of Virginia, permits criminal
prosecution of persons advocat-
ing overthrow Of the Govern
Iment.
Says Law Is Defied
Mr.. Carwile said he consid-
cred it tantamount to subversion
for Virginia's Democratic leaders
to preach defiance of the law
that is. defiance of the Supreme
Court desegregation decision.
IF what they say is true, we
fought the Civil War in vain. "
he added.
He predicted that 1.-THE cham
Ipion Of massive resistance will
very soon launch a campaign to
purge all textbooks in Virginia
of any subject matter which
might be construed as hostile
in letter or spirit to the doctrin:
Of massive resistance"
The fast-talking Richmond
attorney said he believed the
desegregation problem could be
met through a locally admin
istered assignment program
based solely on the common
sense concept that every school
child in Virginia should be re-
quired by the local school boards
to attend the school that is
] closest to his home, provided the
school is not inferior"
l He turned from his attack on
the Byrd organization momen-
tarily to hit Republican State
Senator Ted Dalton, who is the
favored choice for Governor.
Raps Dalton Program
Ted Dalton wants an assign
ment program that is designed
to segregate efficiently without
stigma Of massive resistance.
said Mr.. Carwile. but I believe
In an assignment program that
is designed to conform to the
law in good faith. The only issue
between Dalton and the Byrd
machine is this: Who can seq
regate the most efficiently and
stay out Of jail the longest.
The candidate predicted q
policy Of desegregation in most
Virgins school districts would
result In no indignation or only
token migration.
Mr.. Carwile said he was aware
that some people-"mostly paltry
politicians, condemn me because
at an early age in life I purged
race rancor and hate from my
SOUL" He added:
If ! have been wrong for 20
years on this question of human
rights. then the Supreme Court
of the United States is wrong
today. every Federal Court in
the Nation is wrong today, and
the President of the United
States is wrong now. I'd rather
be in that kind Of company than
have a Chamber of Commerce
dinner with Gov. Stanley"
I He was referring to the Cham
Der Of Commerce banquet in
Richmond last month to which
a half-dozen Negroes inadvert-
emily were invited. and then told
not to come.
1 Mr.. Carwile said he believed
there are thousands OF white
people in Virginia who have re-
solved fervently not to sacri-
fice their little boys and girls
. on a cross Of ignorance and
illiteracy in order to placate
bigotry and perpetuate the rule
OF political poltroons."
Education Termed Issue
He said the real issue in the
campaign was not one Of segre-
cation versus integration-"it
is one Of mass public education
versus mass illiteracy."
THE entrenched enemies OF
the public school system" said
Mr.. Carwile. have girded them
selves In the self-righteous robes
OF States rights and white
supremacy. and are disembowel-
ing the public school system OF
this Commonwealth under the
emotionally packed camoufiage
of saving the people from ANAL
gamation Of the races"
He said the States leaders
were examining the massive re-
sistance doctrine down the
peoples threats, and forcing
local school boards to be CO.
conspirators against the Federal
Government.