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By Thursday there had been no !
indication that indignation In par
ochial schools has begun as yet.
The New Orleans Catholic pre-
late was attacked by a group of
his own faith four years ago when
he supported school Indignation as
inevitable, and In the Christian In
terest.
President Eisenhower Mum
Although it IL assumed that At
torney-G General Rogers has the
blessing of President Eisenhower
in his stated position, attempts Of
the NAACP to obtain a statement
from the chief executive who is
playing golf at a vacation spot in
Georgia, have SO far been unsuc-
cessfuL
World Looks On
The international press has been
carrying full stories Of the New
Orleans situation. Russian, Asian,
African and European newspapers
have run stories on the situation
as it develops. Many foreign news
services have sent correspondents
to Louisiana to cover the story.
1t is feared that the situation II
allowed to get out Of hand as a |
white against black matter win |
harm our already dipping prestige |
among the newly free African ma
tons.
1t is expected that the NAACP
will ask the President Elect John
Kennedy to make an appeal, If
Eisenhower refuses to do so.
Governor Backs Down
Governor Jimmie Davis whose
action and calling Of a special ses-
sion Of the legislature precipitated
the crisis here from news reports
in a telecast broadcast Sunday
night claimed he did not advocate
closing the schools.
Some observers say Davis state
ment was an effort to head off a
serious crisis for which he largely
is to blame.
Davis said: I'VE do not intend
to use the power vested in US by
the people to provoke a physical
clash between our state and the
forces Of the Federal government.
This Is an extreme course which
would settle nothing except to
prove which side had the greater
might :"
Condemn Federal Jurist
John Garrett, Claibourne parish,
chairman Of the state joint legis-
lative committee which has enact
ed the laws to block the federal |
courts indignation order said Sun
day night: Judge Wright has
apparently thrown all the laws out
the window"
Sen. z. w. Gravolet, Pointe q
la Hache, vice chairman of the
legislatures segregation commit
tee said II don't see how Judge
Wright can effectively enjoin the
whole legislature. We have Just
begun: we are going on the often
sive."
Despite the easy passage OF
most Of the laws designed to
prevent Indignation many legis-
latOrs privately expressed un-
easiness. I
Most Of the opposition to the
measures came from New Orleans
legislators. In the Senate all but
one Of the New Orleans Legislators
opposed the hurriedly proposed leg
islation. In the House New Orleans
legislators were split for andI
against.
After the legislature and the
state police superintendent MUIR
ply ROden were served the US.
court restraining orders some
legislators stated we've been
dOubIe-crOssed."
Opposition to the segregationist
bills was led by New Orleans Sen.
Robert A. Ainsworth, president
protein Of the Louisiana state
senate. Sen. Ainsworth warned the
legislators that passage Of the
resolutions could be an open In
vitation to possible violence and
bloodshed," in the Crescent City.
Urge Firing Negro Employees
Another senator told the legiaa-
ture he was going TO urge all white
employers to fire their Negro help.
He urged legislators not to pat
roni1e a barber shop which had a
Negro shoe shine boy.