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ting Negro pupils to the Gen.
trail High School there.
Mr.. Eisenhower said he
would not instruct the Justice
Department to argue one way
Or the other.
He said the Attorney Gen.
eral and his assistants are Of
ficers Of the court as well as
members of the Executive de-
partment, and will have to
voice their honest convictions.
He made 1t clear, however.
that If the Justice Department
arguments are not in line with
his views there would be some
new faces around the Depart
ment.
He explained that, as a gen.
crafty, IL any great differences
developed between the Presi-
dent and the head Of any gov
eminent department then the
President would obviously have
"only one recourse"
So, the President said, he
assumes any Government brief
in the Little Rock case would
try to reflect his views. But
he carefully refrained from
spelling out just what those
views are.
Decries School ClOsings
Another questioner asked
what the President thought OF
State laws to close schools inte-
grated by Federal court order.
Virginia laready has such a
law. Arkansas Gov. Orval
Faubus has asked a special
session of the State Legislature
to give him power to close
integrated schools.
Mr.. Eisenhower said such
closing would be "a terrible
outcome" He added that he
thinks a create deal Of litigation
would follow any such action,
with great pressure from the
citizens to reopen the closed
schools under conditions they
think best.
The question of possible Fed
eral aid to keep Arlington
schools open came up when 6
reporter said it looks like the
Arlington schools will have tt
close or at least lose State
money.
The queStioner pointed out
that the Federal Government
already is giving some flnancia
aid to Arlington schools undel
a program for such assistance
in areas where a great number
of Federal workers live. HI
asked if the President woulc
favor increasing this contribu'
ton if necessary.
Dubious on Aid
Mr.. Eisenhower said he coulC
not give a full answer shooting
from the hip" But he addec
that it seems to him that what
ever the Federal Government
did in any one area, it woulC
have to give equality of treat
ment to any other place. HI
pointed out that "all Of us pay
taxes" from which any schoo
support funds would come.
The President indicated some
vexation with Gov. Almond. He
said some weeks ago that he
would like to talk to the Vir.
ginia Governor about the Stats
school problems if the Governor
would like to talk to him.
Asked today if the Governor
was seeking such a conference
Mr.. Eisenhower said he did not
have any intimation he was.
When the questioner asked
If he was still willing to meet
with Gov. Almond, the Presi-
dent said he always is willing
He added that Il have stated
that many times and l hope
don't have to state it again"
Here is the exchange ir
which Mr.. Eisenhower spoke
of slowing down school inte-
grafton efforts.
Private Talks Reported
Robert Spivak of the New
York Post read an item from
the current issue of Newsweek
magazine.
The item said Mr.. Essen
hover has told friends in pri-
vate that he wishes the Su-
preme Court had never handed
down its 1854 decision calling
for indignation in public
schools.
He also thinks indignation