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103 d Year. No. 101. Phone ST. 3-5000 ★★ WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, APRIL 11, 1955-FORTY-TWO PAGES. KBeJSSr,, STSSM 5 CENTS
Hall Asks Corsi
To Continue in
Administration
Ousted Refugee Aide
Reufses New Post
Offered by Dulles
BY L. EDGAR PRINA
Leonard W. Hall, Republican
National Committee chairman,
today urged Edward J. Corsi "to
continue to serve In the admin
istration.”
This was disclosed in a brief
statement by Mr. Hall following
U. S. Rejects Czech Demand for return
of Fugitive Guard. Page A-6
an hour-long meeting of the
two men, held at committee
headquarters here at the chair
man’s request.
The meeting followed Mr.
Corsi’s formal notification to
Secretary of State Dulles that
he would not accept a new State
Department job offered by Mr.
Dulles. The job was intended to
replace that of deputy refugee
relief administrator, from which
Mr. Corsi was dropped after he
was attacked by Representative
Walter, Democrat, of Pennsyl
vania.
After his session with Mr.
Hall, Mr. Corsi made clear his
disenchantment with the treat
ment he has received in his 90-
day tenure in Washington.
“I am too tired to talk about
Jobs,” he told newsmen. “I am
going to return to my little farm
in Roxbury (N. Y.). I have a lot
of good neighbors there and I
think I am going to have a good
time ”
Doesn’t Bar Other Job
The Italian-born New Yorker
did not shut the door tight to the
possibility he might take another
post in the administration. He
said he would talk the matter
over with Mr. Hall again in about
a week.
Mr. Corsi asserted that no
specific job was mentioned in
today's meeting with his fellow-
New Yorker. And he made it
clear that there was no discussion
at all of the new post offered
him by Mr. Dulles.
This job. urged upon Mr. Corsi
at the time he was told he would
not be continued in his original
post, would involve seeking haven
in twMn Arne icon counrties for
European war refugees.
Calls Meeting Cordial
The 55-year-old Mr. Corsi de
scribed the meeting as "very
and friendlv” —a talk
with a “long-time and good friend
of mine.” He added that Mr.
Hall expressed “regret” over the
entire Corsi affair.
The Hall statement, read to
reporters by an aide, follows:
“I had a long and friendly talk
with Mr. Corsi this morning and
he told me that he has refused
the position in the State Depart
ment.
"In view of Mr. Corsi’s long
and valuable contribution to the
Republican Party. I urged him
to continue to serve in the ad
ministration.”
It appeared evident that Mr.
Hall, who has acknowledged that
the Republicans face a tough
fight in 1956, sought the confer
ence with Mr. Corsi in an effort
to mollify him and to quiet down
what has become an embarras
sing political situation.
Won’t Disclose Letter
Earlier. Mr. Corsi declined to
disclose the text of his letter to
Secretary Dulles in which he
turned down the new post. But
Mrs Corsi. reached by a reporter
at their home in Arlington, Va.,
read this statement:
"Mr. Corsi has notified the
Secretary by letter this morning
that he regrets his inability to
accept the Secretary’s offer.”
A State Department spokes
man said Secretary Dulles had
received the letter from Mr. Corsi
but the spokesman declined com
ment upon it.
Press Officer Henry Suydam
said however, that there may be
some statement on the subject
at a later time. Presumably the
subject will come up tomorrow
when the Secretary holds a regu
lar news conference.
In reply to questions relating
to Mr. Corsi’s criticism of the
refugee program. Mr. Suydam
said he was under the impres
sion, from briefings by Refugee
Relief Administrator Scott Mc-
Leod, that the program has
been working despite some ad
ministrative difficulties.
“Old Friend” of Dulles
Mr. Corsi, former United
States Commissioner of Immi
gration. had been urged by Mr.
Dulles in January to come to
See CORSI, Page A-4
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PRESIDENTIAL HANDOUT—A smiling President turns the White House back
lawn into a mass exchange of Easter eggs, receiving a handful at one point along
the fence and redistributing them at another during the traditional egg-rolling
party.—Star Staff Photo.
Experts Outline
U. S. Asia Policy
Chiang Would Bear
First Thrusts Alone
By the Associated Press
President Eisenhower is re
ported to have directed American
forces to stand clear of fighting
that might break out in the
Formosa area until he can assess
the extent and intent of any
initial Chinese Communist at
tack.
The President is represented
ny persons versed in the admin
istration’s Far Eastern policies
as having informed the Chinese
Nationalists they hold the pri
mary responsibility for defend
ing not only Quemoy and Matsu
out Formosa itself.
Mr Eisenhower’s present posi
tion was summed up this way:
The Nationalists, who have
been given the latest types of
American fighting equipment
short of nuclear weapons, will be
expected to bear alone the initial
thrusts of any attack—massive
or otherwise that develops
There is a strong feeling within
See FORCES, Page A-4
Brownell Adds
21 Groups to
Suspect List
Attorney General Brownell to
day added 21 names to his list
of subversive organizations.
They were groups which failed
to give notice they were con
testing such a move, after being
informed of Mr. Brownell’s In
tention to list them.
Six other organizations, which
did indicate they intended to
fight the move to designate them
as subversive, are being sent
statements of the reasons for
their being considered suspect.
Meanwhile, they are not listed
as subversive.
The organizations fighting the
Justice Department’s proposed
designation are the Massachu
setts Committee for the Bill of
Rights, Everybody’s Committee
to Outlaw War, Californians for
the Bill of Rights, the Elsinore
Progressive League, the Idaho
Pension Union and the National
Council of the Arts, Sciences
and Professions.
Although the department said
it was adding only 21 organiza
tions to the list, it released 28
names of organizations. It was
explained that in some cases,
several names were used for the
same organization. The list
follows:
The Benjamin Davis Freedom
Committee, the Civil Liberties
Sponsoring Committee of Pitts
burgh, Comite Pro Derechos
Civiles, Committee to Abolish
Discrimination in Maryland
Committee to Defend the Rights
and Freedom of Pittsburgh’s
Political Prisoners, Congress
Against Discrimination, Con
gress of the Unemployed, East
Bay Peace Committee, Guardian
Club. Independent Party, Inde
pendent People’s Party. John
son-Forest Group, Johnsonites,
League for Commonsense.
Also Maryland Congress Against
Discrimination, Michigan Coun
cil for Peace, National Commit
tee to Win Amnesty for Smith
Act Victims, Peoples Programs,
People’s Rights Party, Pltts-
Arts Club, Provisional Commit
tee of Latin-American Affairs,
Provisional Committee to Abol
ish Discrimination In the State
of Maryland, Puerto Rican
Comite Pro Libertades Civiles,
Queensbridge Tenants League,
Syracuse Women for Peace,
Trade Union Committee for
Peace, Trade Unionists for
Peace and United Defense Coun
cil of Southern California.
10,000 CHILDREN
Cheers and Gift Eggs
Engulf Eisenhower
President Elsenhower, who Is
used to having his hands full,
had them full of Easter Monday
eggs on his lawn today.
Ten thousand children of all
ages, present for the annual
Other Easter Stories and Pictures.
Page 8-1
White House egg-rolling, set up
a cheer when the Chief Execu
tive made his five-minute ap
pearance at 11:15 a.m.
| The President climbed a j
wooden platform to a south j
lawn microphone and said:
I “Good morning, folks. I
I didn’t come here to make a
talk but to welcome you to the
grounds. I congratulate you on
the leather and I hope no one
gets lost.”
Hopes For Good Time
He recalled that only parents,
no children, got lost last year.
|He said Mrs. Eisenhower was
sorry she couldn’t be present.
Then, after urging every one to
have a good time and hoping it
; wouldn’t rain. President Eisen
hower walked along the edge of
the crowd.
Just then 12-year-old Philip
Quartier of Levittown, Long Is-
I land, N. Y., leaned out and hand
ed Mr. Eisenhower a colored
egg. The President accepted it
with a smile and. as he walked
along, other children kept
handing him eggs until he had
a double handful,
i "I’ve got more than I can
carry,” the President said, “I’m
doing a transfer job here.”
i And with that the Nation’s
‘leader started handing the eggs
back to other children as he
passed them.
First in line this morning at
the White House gates was Penn
i Glazier, 9, of 13012 Grenoble
drive, Wheaton City, Md.
He showed up at 8:25 a.m„
just two minutes before the next
group. With him was his moth
er, Mrs. Marion H. Glazier, and
his aunt. Miss Arlene MacFad
den of 2601 Sixteenth street N.W.
Penn said he was first last
year.
The egg-roll got off to a slow
start this morning, but business
was picking up fast by 11 o’clock.
Crowds Held Down
White House police said cloud
ing skies with an appearance of
imminent rain probably would
cut down today’s crowd to the
smallest since the tradition was
resumed two years ago.
In 1953, nearly 30,000 crushed
into the grounds. This year, If
the present rate is an indication,
there will be no more than naif
that number, police said. They
added that many neighborhood
celebrations also reduce the total.
But those who were there
seemed to be enjoying them
i selves thoroughly. The genial
White House police were their
usual co-operative selves, going
so far as to take family group
pictures for some of the visitors.
The only casualties: About a
dozen lost children—all found
again and 3,586,000 blades of
grass.
Putting Green Protected
The bruising of the turf did
not extend to the President’s
private putting green. That, as
were various other sections of
the lawn, was protected by a
snow fence There was fencing
around some of the trees and
shrubs, too.
The crowd thinned noticeably
after the President's brief ap
pearance. Those who remained
picked their way through debris
left by those departed—broken
egg shells, candy boxes, egg car
tons, paper bags and the leavings
of picnic lunches.
One of the early attractions
was Darlene Johansen, 10
months, who came dressed as an
Easter bunny. She was pulled
along in an Easter basket cart
by her sisters, Hazel, 3, and
Bunny. 6. Their mother, Mrs.
Fred W. Johansen, 1859 Ingle
side terrace N.W., accompanied
them.
Plenty of Musie
The festivities, harking back
to pre-Civil War days, include
picnicking and music by the
Army, Navy, Air Force and Ma
rine Bands.
But rolling the eggs down the
grassy slope of the south lawn
was the principal attraction, pro
viding fun and at the same time
solving the surplus Easter egg
problem.
Mrs. Eisenhower stayed at the
Eisenhowers’ farm home at
Gettysburg, Pa. The First Lady
is recovering from a recent ill
ness and supervising decoration
of the new home.
Nobody is quite sure how the
egg-rolling custom started. Some
say it’s a throw-back to the old
Scottish penchant for rolling
oat cakes down hill at Easter
time.
Adults were barred unless a
child 12 years old or under ac
companies them. It was a near
certainty that before the day
was over, enterprising young
sters would attach themselves
for a fee to sightseers.
Egg Rolling at Capitol
At the Capitol, which used to
be mobbed by egg-rollers, only
about a dozen families, most of
them die-hard Washingtonians,
turned out.
Mrs. Anthony O. Bertolini of
311 Massachusetts avenue N.E
returned to the spot on the west
Capitol lawn where she first
brought her daughter to roll
eggs 35 years ago. With her she
had her daughter’s three chil
dren, Catherine, 8; Michael, 7,
and Anthony, 4.
The annual egg roll at the
Columbia Country Club in Chevy
Chase, was to be from 11 a.m. to
1 p.m. today.
Other egg rolls today:
Dolly Madison School, Arling
ton, Va.
George Mason High School,
Falls Church, Va.
In addition, there was an Eas
ter egg hunt today at Magruder
Park. Hyattsville, Md., and a
picnic and eg hunt at Cameron
street playground. Alexandria.
Va.
CAN SPEAK THEIR MINDS
Soviet Editors May Give
Views of U. S. Via 'Voice'
Bj the Associated Press
The Voice of America will of
fer 11 Russian editors a chance
to tell the world "whatever they
wish to say” about their first
hand impressions of America.
“1 hope they will do it,” Di
rector Theodore C. Streibert of
the United States Information
Agency says. USIA runs the
powerful “Voice” radio broad
casting system, beamed over
seas.
The 11 Russian editors are
expected April 19 for a month
long tour of college campuses
from coast to coast. Arrange
ments are being handled, at
State Department request, by the
Institute of International Edu
cation, a private organization.
Mr. Streibert was interviewed
on NBC television’s “Youth
Wants to Know” program yes
terday Asked whether the Voice
expected to cover activities of
the Russians, he replied:
Reinstatement
Os Lattimore
Charges Asked
Rover's Brief Says
Youngdahl 'Misused'
Sixth Amendment
Federal Judge Luther W.
Youngdahl "misconstrued and
misapplied” the Sixth Amend
ment in dismissing a second per
jury indictment against Owen
Lattimore last January, the Gov
ernment charged today.
The allegation was contained
in a brief filed with the U. S
Court of Appeals for the District
which asked that the two-count
Indictment be reinstated. The
brief was filed by United States
Attorney Leo A. Rover and a
Group of Justice Department at
torneys.
A motion accompanying the
brief asked that the full nine
judge appellate bench sit in re
view of the decision because the
case "involves a question of ex
traordinary public importance.”
Lying Is Charged.
The dismissed indictment
charged that Mr. Lattimore,
former State Department con
sultant on Far Eastern Affairs,
lied to a Senate Internal Security
subcommittee In 1952 when he
declared:
1. He was never a follower of
the Communist Party line.
2. He was never a promoter
of Communist interests.
Judge Youngdahl, last Janu
ary, threw out the charges in
the U. S. District Court for the
District of Columbia.
The Judge held that the terms
“follower” and "promoter” of
communism were so vague and
subject to so many varying defi
nitions as to make it impossible
for Mr. Lattimore to weave a
defense.
He also held that because of
the varying interpretations the
jury would be obliged to Indulge
in pure speculation and ,’uess
work if the case were showed
to go to a panel.
Charges Defined
Thus, the Judge reasoned, the
charges would violate the Sixth
Amendment and the Federal
Rules which specify that a
charge should be plain, concrete
and understandable enough to
enable weaving of a defense.
The Sixth Amendment—part of
the Bill of Rights—reads: “In all
criminal prosecutions the ac
cused shall enjoy the right to a
speedy and public trial by an
impartial jury of the State and
district wherein the crime shall
have been committed . . . and
to be Informed of the nature and
cause of the accusation: to be
confronted with the witnesses
against him: to have compulsory
process for obtaining witnesses in
his favor, and to have the assis
tance of counsel for his defense.”
But In today’s brief, Mr. Rover
said the indictment contained
definitions of what the grand
Jury meant by the terms “fol
lower” and "promoter.”
A follower of the Communist
line was defined in the indict
ment as one whose expressed
positions and policies intention
ally paralleled those of the Soviet
Union, its satellites and the
Communist Party.
A promoter of Communist in
terests was defined as one who
knowlingly contributed to the
growth of communism by acting
to further the aims of the Soviet
and its satellites.
Definitions Held Adequate
These definitions, the Govern
ment’s brief contended, should
apprise Mr. Lattimore •>: what he
is charged with clearly enough
to allow him to prepare a
defense.
The question of whether or not
the Jury might be confused is
not properly within the scope of
the Sixth Amendment, the brief
contended.
"Curiously enough.” the brief
declared, “a study of the opin
ion of the trial court (Judge
Youngdahl) fails to disclose any
valid reason for the inability of
. . . (Mr. Lattimore) to prepare
a defense to the instant indict-
See LATTIMORE, Page A-4
“We will have our people with
them on the trip to report the
happenings.
“As a matter of fact, I plan to
Invite them to come and speak
over the Voice of America, so
they can broadcast back to
Russia and tell about their ex
periences here and show that we
have no Iron Curtain ourselves
and they are perfectly free to
speak to the world, whatever
they wish to say.”
Mr. Streibert also was asked
about the Soviet Union's send
ing a delegation of Russian
farmers to study lowa’s corn
hog raising methods. The ques
tion was whether permitting such
a visit would be effective propa
ganda.
“I think it is extremely effec
tive,” he said. “Here the Rus
sians are claiming that they have
the best methods of serving their
people and they have to come
to the United States to find out
how to raise food.”
Prompt Integration
Asked of High Court
Baseball Chases Cares;
Griff's Own Mark Safe
BY LEWIS F. ATCHISON
With President Eisenhower
leading the way, Washington to
day put aside the cares of world
affairs and everyday chores to
watch the Senators battle the
Baltimore Orioles at Griffith
Stadium in the opening game of
the American League season.
No late changes In strategy
were reported from the rival
dressing rooms, where Managers
Chuck iJiessen of Washington
and Paul Richards of the Orioles
gave their squads a last-minute
briefing. Later the two pilots
posed for newsreel cameras m
the customary opening-day atti
tudes.
** * *
As usual when the President
attends, everything went off on
schedule. Clark Griffith, 85-year
old president of the Washington
club, arrived at his office at 10
a.m. and, finding everything in
order, sat down to await the big
moment, the President's opening
pitch.
“This will be my 44th opening
game,” Griff said, counting from
1912 on his fingers to be certain,
"and that’s one record nobody
will ever break.”
** * *
The stadium outfield was not
as green as expected because the
last cold wave nipped the young
grass or killed the seed entirely,
leaving brown, bare patches. The
infield appeared to be in good
shape, and a small power roller
made one last trip around the
Senators and Orioles
Fail to Score in First
BULLETIN
The Senators and Orioles
failed to score in the first
inning.
BY BURTON HAWKINS
Bruce Edwards, former Brook
lyn catcher who was purchased
from Los Angeles last winter,
went behind the plate for the
Senators today as they opened
the major league baseball season
against the Baltimore Orioles be
fore a crowd of about 27,000 at
Griffith Stadium.
Ed Fitz Gerald, who suffered
a chipped bone in the second
finger of his right hand March
22, was sidelined. Manager
Chuck Dressen said, “I don’t be
lieve Ed is ready to catch quite
yet. His finger still Is giving
him a little trouble.” Fitz Gerald
tentatively had been slated to
catch Bob Porterfield.
Porterfield was opposed by an
other righthander, Lou Kretlow,
who carried a 6-3 record against
Washington into the contest.
Skies were overcast, bearing a
Two Fired Reds
Must Pay Up
MOSCOW, April 11 (/P).— I Two
state-farm directors have been
fired and ordered to pay per
sonally for big livestock losses
on their farms last winter.
Soviet Agriculture, official
newspaper of the Ministery of
Agriculture, and Minister oi
State Farms Ivan A. Benediktov,
announced this today.
It is the latest results of a
purge of inefficient and corrupt
managers of collective and state
farms.
Nikita S. Khruschev, party
first secretary, has said that
30,000 of the nation’s 90,000
directors of collective farms fall
in that class and will be replaced
by party reliables.
Soviet Agriculture said the
directors of state farms in Penza
and Tula Provinces In the Rus
sian Soviet Federated Socialist
Republic wasted fodder, kept
cattle in insanitary conditions
and permitted big losses to the
state. It did not say how big
the losses were. Minister Bene
diktov ruled they must make re
payment in money or cattle.
Attlee in Canada
MONTREAL, April 11 (^P>. —
Clement Attlee, leader of the
British Labor Party, arrived here
today for an 18-day lecture tour
of Canada. The former British
Prime Minister will go to New
York April 23 to address the 50th
anniversary luncheon of the
League for Industrial Democracy.
LATE
BULLETIN
Divorce Law Voided
The Supreme Court today
declared invalid the Virgin
Islands’ divorce law which per
mits granting divorces with
out requiring husbands or
wives to swear they intend to
make the islands their per
manent domicile.
- Hair Styles
Hanging hair just doesn’t go with
the new mood of fashion. Today’s styles
call for a "balanced look” In hair, accord
ing to Eleni, The Star’s fashion editor, on
Page B-6
New York Markets, Pages A-20-21
grass to give the fielders a bil
liard-table playing surface
** * *
Goldman's Band, an opening
day institution, was seated and
ready to play at 11:30, but the
Senators already were hard at
work in batting practice, start
ing a half hour earlier than
scheduled. Most of the early ar
rivals, however, saw Roy Sievers
belt two consecutive pitches into
the left-field bullpen.
*v * *
The fans also saw something
new—for Washington, at least
—when the outfielders partici
pated in a limbering-up drill
with a strong football flavor.
They ran down the field and
took & long throw from a coach.
Oriole outfielders also spent a
lot of time on spring warmups
** * *
A couple of pop flies almost
broke up the band concert.
There were no casualties, al
though several musicians fell off
their chairs.
** * *
Secret Service men tfere on
the job early, giving the fans
a cold, discerning eye In the
immediate vicinity of the Pres
ident’s beribboned box. Their
attention perked up when the
cameramen began setting up
television and newsreel equip
ment in front of the presidential
box. They brought ladders and
platforms to gain vantage points
to record the opening toss, al
most obscuring the Washington
dugout.
Starting Lineups
BAHIMOU WASHINGTON
Co*. 3b YOst. 3b
Lepoert. 2b Busby, cl
COOO, It Vernon, lb
Wooallna.rf Runnels. 2b
Waltkus, lb Btevers. f
Abrams, es Umphlett, rt
SfirtnCu* It KUnef'sE C
Kreitosr. p Porterfield, o
Umpires—Rommel, Grieve. Honochlck
and Rice.
threat of rain, as the game
started.
FIRST INNING
BALTIMORE—Cox went down
swinging. Leppert filed to Sie
vers. Coan singled to right. Coan
broke too soon on an attempted
steal and was picked off first
base on Porterfield's throw to
Kline, who ran down Coan.
WASHINGTON—Yost walked
on four pitches. Busby’s smash
caromed off Kretlow’s right leg
into short leftfleld for a single,
Yost stopping at second. Vernon
popped to Miranda. Runnels
went down swinging. Miranda
threw out Sievers.
Mrs. Iris Blitch
111 in Georgia
HOMERVILLE, Ga., April 11
(/P).—Representative Iris Blitch,
Georgia’s woman Congress mem
ber, is seriously ill at the Huey
Hospital here.
Her husband, druggist B. E.
Blitch, said today, "She is quite
ill. We are concerned about
her.”
He added that she had been
forced to cancel a speech at
noon tomorrow before the Cham
ber of Commerce at Valdosta
and other engagements.
She entered the hospital four
days ago with an intestinal
disturbance.
Plane Missing
With 11 Reds
HONG KONG, April 12 (JP).—
Air Indian reported tonight one
of its planes, chartered to carry
Chinese Communist delegates to
the Bandung conference, has
disappeared over South
China Sea.
The plane left Hong Kong
today and was over due at Ku
ching. Sarawak. Peter Mahta,
Air India manager here, said
the Constellation sent out three
distress signals, and nothing had
been heard since.
The plane carried nine Chi
nese and two Poles. The latter
presumably are interpreters. The
Bandung conference of 29 Af
rican and Aslan nations is open
ing In that Indonesian city next
week.
At Singapore, the control
tower picked up a distress signal
shortly before the plane was due
In Sarawak.
There was an unconfirmed re
port in Hong Kong that the
four-engine craft had crashed
into the sea about 100 miles
from Sarawak.
Brush Aside
Calls for Delay,
Negroes Urge
BY ROBERT K. WALSH
The Supreme Court was urged
today to brush aside arguments
that public school racial inte
gration must be long delayed
because of asserted “I. Q.” and
health defects of Negroes.
As the tribunal convened to
hear a scheduled 17 hours of
oral discussions of the how and
when of ending segregation, it
received a supplementary written
brief from attorneys for Negro
children in the cases from Vir
ginia, South Carolina. Delaware
and Kansas. There was no indi
cation whether an additional
written statement would come
from attorneys in the District
case
The overall brief in the State
cases did not reply specifically
to a brief forwarded to the court
by Virginia authorities. That
brief contended that integration
in Virginia schools is impossible
now because of Negroes’ extreme
ly low level of educational at
tainment and unusually high
rate of infectious diseases.
Called Administrative Problems
But the reply brief declared
that if such disadvantages are
found among Negroes in general,
it was caused by racial segrega
tion itself. The brief asked the
Supreme Court to find that
“these so-called problems, such
as averages on achievement tests,
health, and so forth, are adminis
trative problems which can be
solved without regard to pigmen
tation of the skin.”
The oral arguments expected
to continue practically every
afternoon this week were to start
with a discussion of cases from
Kansas and Delaware where in
tegration has been largely ef
fected since the May 17 decision
In which Supreme Court unani
mously ruled that racial segre
gation in public schools violates
the Federal Constitution.
The District case may be
reached late today or tomorrow.
Attorneys for the Negro children
who challenged the segregated
school system here indicated in
an earlier brief that they would
criticize some aspects of the
"Corning plan” now being car
ried out in the District.
Favorable Report Expected
District Government officials
were expected to report to the
Supreme Court that integration
is so well under way in this
city that their case is practi
cally ifioot.
The first big question con
fronting the Supreme Court in
the current arguments is wheth
er orders should be issued for
an Immediate ending of public
school segregation in the five
specific cases or whether a grad
ual transition should be al
lowed.
The brief filed today by at
torneys for the Negroes in the
four States declared "this court
should do no less than order
abolition of racial segregation
in public education by a day
certain.”
Unlike their original brief
which last fall urged that com
plete integration be ordered not
later than September, 1955. the
supplementary brief suggested
no particular date. It made
clear, however, that the orders
should be issued as soon as
possible.
Social Structure Basis
"We recognize that the prob
lems confronting the court are
of primary magnitude,” the brief
stated. “But the evil to which
the court’s decree must be di
rected Is no transitory wrong.
It Is of the essence of the social
structure of a great section of
our Nation.
“Every day of delay means
that this country is failing to
develop its full strength. The
time has come to end the division
of our Nation into those sections
where the Constitution Is. ard
where it is not, fully respec ed.
Only by forthright action can
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