The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-11-05
The Allen-Scott Report
Justice Dept. to Enlarge Own Negro Employment
As Civil Rights Campaign Comes Down to Wire

Observation-Disclosures Gen.
eral Robert Kennedy is step
ping up his civil rights crusade
by taking it directly into his own
department.
The Presidents brother is de-
manding more Negroes be en-
plOyed there.
Recruit them if necessary,
he has sternly ordered his top
lieutenants,
This forceful edict was laid
down by young Kennedy at a
two-holT meeting with the heads
of Justice Department divisions,
sections. burea and other
agencies. He told them he had
been studying the Department.
personnel rolls and had found
that Of its more than 81 900 EN-
ployees, less than 10 per cent
are Negroes.
That's not enough" declared
Kennedy. I'VE can't be pressing
Congress for enactment Of civil
rights legislation and urging pri-
vate industry to employ more
Negroes, when we aren't doing
our share along that line. | want
you to give immediate considera-
ton to bringing more Negroes
into the Department, not only
here in Washington but through
out the country.
Recruit them if necessary.
But get them. 1t goes without
saying they must be qualified.
That's absolutely 5 n t i a l..
We're not letting down any bars
on that score. But this depart
ment must have more qualified
Negroes in every category on its
rolls. and l want prompt action
on that"
Kennedy also has directed u.
S. Attorneys to keep a close eye
on racial disturbances in their
jurisdictions. He personally tele-
phoned the U. s. Attorney in
Chicago for a report on the ex-
plosive situation there.
KENNEDY BOYS ATTEND
PRIVATE SCHOOL - Two Of
the Attorney Generals sons-Jo-
seph, IL. and Robert, Jr.. g
have been enrolled in an inte
grated private school operated
by the Society Of Friends Quak-
erso. 1t has eight Negroes in a
student body of more than $50.
The two Kennedy boys are trans
ported daily in a chauffeured
car from their home in Virginia
20 the school in Washington.
FOREIGN AID Former
President Eisenhower is trying
to give his Democratic successor
much-needed helping hand on
the heavily embattled foreign
aid bill, but so far with very
conjectural results.
In one important instance, Ell
senhower was turned down flat.
Senate Republican Leader Ev-
erett Dirksen, H., politely but
firmly declined to accede to a
plea that he support the $42 bill
ion foreign aid authorization
measure under menac.ng attack
in the Senate.
The outlook is that it will be
cut by 5000 to $500 million.
The significant discussion be-
tween Dirksen and Eisenhower
took place in a telephone call
made by the latter form his
Gettysburg home. The ex-Presi-
dent explained that his clio S e
friend, General LuciuS Clay one
time commander in Germany,
had urged him to throw his
weight behind President Kenne-
dy's strenuous efforts to avert a
steep slash of the multi-mlllion
dollar foreign aid budget.
CLAY tells me- said Eisen-
hover. that unless the Senate
approves the $4.2 billion authori-
cation bill recommended BY the
Foreign Relations Committee.
the final total will very likely be
around the S35 billion voted by
the House. He says that in turn
will open the way for the ensu-
ing appropriation bill being cut
even more, possibly below So
billion
That could happen, observ-
ed Dirkse noncommittally.
There is a lot of sentiment in
both parties against continued
large-scale foreign aid spend
ing
II realize that" continued Eli
senhower, but it would be a
serious mistake to cut these
funds SO drastically at this time.
Clay says it could be disastrous,
and as you know. he headed a
special committee that made a
thorough study Of this matter"
Yes. and he also advised re-
ducing foreign aid eXpendi-
lures replied DirkSen. Seems
to me Clay has changed his
tune