Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-28


particular case when he re-
revealed this feeling at Q news
conference yesterday.
In effect, he seemed 10 be-
saying that he believes evolu-
ton rather than revolutions lin
the sense Of quick changes BY
would be best for the
country in carrying out school
desegregation.
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But this feeling does not
weaken In any way the Pres
ident's determination to sup
port FUZZY final Federal court
orders for mixing the races in
school classrooms. And 1t does
not mean that he disagrees
with the Supreme Courts 1854
decision that segregation Of
schools must be ended with all
deliberate speed.
The President re-emphasized
at a news conference yesterday
that he never would express any
opinion about Supreme Court
decisions indicating either APP
prevail or disapproval, because
Il is his duty to enforce the law
as interpreted by the court re-
CARELESS Of what he personally
thinks about 1t.
He did so in denying In q
published report that he had
told friends in private that he
wishes the Supreme Court
never had handed down its in
tegration decisions.
Urges Use Of Reason
But as for another portion of
the report--saying he also
thinks indignation should pro-
ceed more .slowly-the Presi-
dent said:
1T might have been that I
said something about slower :"
He explained this might have
been because I do say, as !
did last week, we have got
to have reason and sense and
education, and lot Of other
Developments that go hand in
hand If this process is going to
have any real acceptance in the
United States"
Mr.. Eisenhower's remark pro-
duced varying reactions. Some
Of the critical comments called
for the President to make q full
and clear statement of his
views.
Roy wilkins, executive secre-
tary of the National Association
for the Advancement Of Colored
People, assailed as Incredible"
the Presidents suggestion that
four and a half years after the
Supreme Courts original school
Indignation order the pace
should be slower.
"There are seven States
which have not made a single
move toward migration" the
NAACP official said. There are
only ITO school districts out of
more than 5000 which have
done anything toward integra-
ton, some completely. some
with only two children"
Hartman Raps Stand
In other comment, as re-
ported by the Associated Press:
Gov. Averell Hartman of
New York-"One of the basic
troubles is that the President
has failed to take q strong
moral position on the Supreme
Court"
Gov. Earl Long of Louisiana
-"Glad to know President Eli
senhower has wised up"
Gov. j. P. Coleman of Mis-
sissippi-"My feeling is that it
tintegration) should be stopped
altogether"
Democratic GOV. Robert
Holmes of Oregon - There
should be no showdown.
Republican Gov. Charles H.
Russell of Nevada think
the situation should be met
judiciously because the prob
lem varies in different States"
The National Council of
Churches disclosed it had sent
. telegram to the President
urging him to exert moral and
spiritual leadership" in the
Little Rock conflict. The tele-
gram was sent p!'ior to the
Presidents news conference
statement.
The Presidents explanation
was a summary of what he has
said nearly every time questions
about school indignation have
been raised in his news con-
ferenceS over the last several
months. The President has in
the past stressed the need for
patience and tolerance" if the
problem ever is going to be
solved. And he has said time
and again that desegregation
cannot be achieved successfully
Just by law or force.
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This attitude is a logical ex-
tension of Mr.. Eisenhower's
general distaste for the ex-
tremes on either side of most
domestic problems. He would
rather try to persuade people
to go along with his views than
force them. He explained why
at a news conference on No
vember IL, 1856. "Once I have
persuaded, "a nam, he will
stick" the President said. IF
I scare him, he will stay just as
long as he is scared, and then
he is gone"
But the President also has
made it clear time and again
that, as he said last week, there
will be mo equivocation" in
carrying out his duties to sup
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