Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-28

aAteI d oU-IulIluCe ClOSSQ con-
ference with the march leaders,
that he told them he believed
the House would pass an ex-
banded civil rights bill con-
tanning an FEPC provision and
the old Title III.
He added however, that this
assurance was given only on
condition the House Judiciary
Committee reported out q bill
Of that kind.
Mr.. McCormack's statement
was somewhat more limited
than was q brief comment by
Mr.. Randolph Immediately
after the conference with the
Speaker and House Democratic
Leader Albert.
Mr.. Randolph told reporters
on the Capitol steps that
Speaker Mccormack assured
the march leaders that, If the
Fair Employment Practices
Commission provision and a
proposed Title III were put In
the pending House bill, the en-
tire package bill would get
through Congress.
Title III Explained
The Title III to which they
referred was a provision origi-
nally contained in the 1857 civil
rights bill. In general it would
empower the Attorney General
to initiate suits in Federal
courts to prevent racial dis
elimination, particularly in
schools. That provision was
passed by the House at that
time but was knocked out in
the Senate. The proposed FEPC
provision would ban racial dis
elimination in hiring and firing.
Speaker Mccormack told
reporters that he favored an
FEPC provision as well as Title
III and had voted those pro-
posals in the House in past
years.
The civil rights bill, as sent
to Congress by President KEN
nedy, would:
Tighten existing laws to pro-
tect voting rights.
Enable the Attorney General
to seek injunctions to prevent
discrimination in places of
public accommodation.
Speed UP the desegregation
Of public schools.
Establish q community rela-
tons service to improve race
relations by cooperation at the
local level.
Extend the life of the Civil
Rights Commission.
Give Federal agencies dis
cretionary authority to with
hold Federal funds from segre-
gated State activities.
Provide statutory authority
for the Commission on Equal
Employment Opportunity,
which is already trying to
eliminate discrimination in en-
ployment under Government
contracts.
Meeting Called Pleasure"
The march leaders conferred
almost twice as long with Mr..
Nee ormack and Mr.. Albert as
they did with Senator Dirkson
and Mr.. Halleck. Mr.. McCor-
mack later described the meet
ing as very fine and a par
ticular pleasure for me-" He
said the discussion ranged over
pretty much the entire field of
civil rights legislative proposals
but stressed the public accom-
modationS question.
Asked why Mr.. Halleck de-
.cided to join Senator Dirksen in
meeting the march leaders in
stead Of going through with a
previously announced meeting
with Mr.. Mccormack and Mr..
Albert, the Speaker said there
was absolutely nothing parti-
san about it," He said Mr..
Halleck showed good judy
ment" in deciding to be with
the Senate Republican leader
for a separate meeting.
Mr.. Mccormack enlarged on
his comment yesterday that
the massed civil rights march
today might be helpful to con-
gressional action on a civil
rights bill.
Broyhill Critical
REPRESENTATIVE Broyhill, Re-
publican Of Virginia, who repre-
Sents the Virginia suburbs ad-
joining Washington, said the
march would cost downtown
Washington merchants mil
lions Of dollars"
Everyone is staying home.
Washington is practically q
ghost town." Mr.. Broyhill said
In an interview.
Mr.. Broyhill has opposed the
march since 1t was first an
nounced.
Crowd Attracted
The conferees attracted a
crowd Of reporters wherever
they went after their arrival
from the Statler Hilton Hotel
In two airport limousines.
The first sizeable group of
demonstrators to approach the
Capitol was from Salt Lake
City. They were both white
and colored.
They walked from Union Sta
ton to the East Capitol Plaza
at $3.50 am. Police intercepted
them. But they were led by
Representative Lloyd. Republic
can of Utah. who went TO the
station to welcome them.
The Congressman promised
officers his constituents would
display no signs. They came
as sightseers. not demonstra-
tors, he said.
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