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His literature carries the message “Hang Nine Supreme Court Swine.” Prom comparative obscurity a week ago, he moved this week into national notoriety as the man behind the violence in Clinton over integration of classes in the high school. Friend of Pound Two men figure importantly in This is the record of Mr. Kasper's recent history—Asa (Ace) Carter, head of the North Alabama White Citizens Council, and Ezra Pound, the profacist under indictment for treason who is said to know Mr. Kasper better than anyone else here. The influence of both men are reflected in Mr. Kasper's recent activities. From such clues, from what records exist and from interviews with his associates, The Star has pieced together these facts about John Kasper. He was born in Camden, N. J„ on October 21,1929. He attended school in Philadelphia and got his bachelor of science degree from Columbia University in June, 1951. He did not serve in the armed forces. According to Mrs. Nora Dever eaux. who is managing his book store here while he wars against integration, he was never a mem ber of any organization "includ ing the Boy Scouts” but he was violently anti-Communist from the time he was 16 or 17. After his graduation from col lege. he returned for his master’s degree but didn’t complete it.! He opened a book store in Green-; wich Village, known as “Make-It- New Bookshop.” Came Here in November He made occasional visits to Washington during this period and did some research at the Library of Congress but he didn't j move here till last November. 1 It was then he opened the Cad mus Book Shop at 1246 Wiscon ; sin avenue N.W., specializing ini conservative. right-wing books. I “This whole organization is as far to the right as you can get,”! explained Mr. Devereaux. During the winter, he arranged for Sunday night talks at the; book shop, featuring prominent', right-wingers. He paid visits to Ezra Pound at St. Elizabeths, where the poet has been confined since 1945 as mentally unfit to stand trial for ; treason. Mrs. Devereaux was the one who said Pound probably knew Mr. Kasper better than anyone else in Washington and some of Pound’s philosophy ji shows up in the Kasper litera-i; ture. Mrs. Devereaux isn’t sure jusfi how or when the shift from! ardent anticommunism to ardent' anti-integration took place When she first met him in New York through mutual friends in 1 the book business, she does not; recall that he talked at that 1 time about segregation. Mixed Together In his literature now. however, integration and communism are ail mixed together. The cover of a large pamphlet he issued to the press this summer groups ’pink punks, flat-chested high-! brows, homos, perverts, freaks, golfplayers. poodle dogs, hot eyed socialists, Fabians, scum, mould on top of the omelette. Myerization of news, liars for hire: the press-gang, degenerate liberals crying for petrefaction of putrefaction . . .” Last spring, according to Mrs Devereaux, Mr. Kasper went to Alabama as “a favor to a friend,”! £ke!syot a Sec/etf % She'j wearing the new, ettenishing Sene ,one 79 hecrSng oid entirely at the eer I t v „ Htjjß . • No «'d do**" bor noth • Nolhm* in hot | hoir-do • Noth,!,, on tho body • No 'utt.ng •yigltun 'H tod*KflW' lb* lorrot of bow you too ton boot o 4 ■ whitpor ond bo intontpitgovi with o ] .-ownco « bootin* aid. toll, or tond for froo information. ‘y J SONOTONE 901 Wathington Bldg. 1435 G St. N.W. Dl. 7-0921 ———— ■ ' 1 unnamed, to join Ace Carter. He ' became convinced that Carter was the only sincere segregation- j ist and became affiliated with'i him. | ] Mrs. Devereaux, who is 25 and ' had been running a book shop in j Greenwich Village, then came to Washington to run Mr. Kasper’s ■ place here. On June 6, Mr. Kasper called in the press to announce he was organizing a District White Citizens Council associated with councils chartered by the North Alabama Citizens’ Council headed by Mr. Carter. Jew Not Eligible To qualify for membership, he said, an applicant must be white, 18 and “believe in the divinity of Jesus Christ.” He explained that the council is not anti-Semitic but Jews are not eligible. Ezra Pound was notoriously anti-Semitic. Objectives of the council here, Mr. Kasper told the press, were to halt integration in Washington, re-establish segregation, put the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People on the Attorney General’s sub-versive list and eradicate "rock” roll” music. Later, he called the press together again. By this time, as executive secretary, the top post—in the Seaboard White, Citizens’ Councils, he issued a 25-page pamphlet entitled “Virginia on Guard!” Other Proposals The pamphlet proposed a 50-point program for Virginia ranging from Virginia issuing its own currency to Virginia, prohibiting all professional boxing and wrestling as well as Golden Gloves tournaments. The program also proposed that pawn shops be banned, that sales taxes be outlawed, that lists of electors be purged of “nomads.” From the North and that all laws for compulsory education of school age children be outlawed. The back of the pamphlet reproduced newspaper clippings about formation of the white councils. Significantly, there were numerous clippings reporting the burning of crosses in front of the hotel residence of Chief Justice Warren and the homes of Associate Justice Felix Frankfurter and the then Solidator General Simon E. Sobeloff. Asked whether Mr. Kasper or his organization had anything to do with the cross-burnings, Mrs. Devereaux said she wouldn’t know about that. A cross was also burned in Charlottesville, Va., August 23, on the lawn of a church while Mr. Kasper was inside interrupting a pro-inte gregation group meeting. “Any Decent Group” Mr. Kasper’s public activities during most of August centered on Charlottesville but, according to Mrs. Devereaux, he was also busy behind the scenes in Maryland talking to any group—"any decent group, that is”—about how to conduct a school strike against integration. She said the council organization spread like wildfire as he enlisted “strong men in each community—born leaders" to fight for continued segregation between Mr. Kasper and Mr. Carter, she said, there is anti-integration organization down the entire Eastern seaboard. Mr. Kasper's councils, she reported, include southern New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, and in the District, which has three sections. Mrs. Devereaux was asked specifically where the money comes to support Mr. Kasper's travels, his brochures, and handbills. At first, she said he still had a proprietary interest in the bookshop. Then, she said, “the NAPA spent $100,000 to conceal the sources of its money. I hope we don’t have to spend that much.” And finally, she said she didn't know where the money came from but if she did, she couldn't tell a reporter. Edgar Franklin Johnston, 30, who lives in the 1100 block of Bellevue street S.E. and was arrested last month with Mr. Kasper in Charlottesville, was less communicative than Mrs. Devereaux. He said Mr. Kasper was a “very dedicated man.” Mr. Johnston added that he would not talk to the press because “usually it’s all distorted.” Mr. Kasper, Mr. Johnston, and two others from this area were arrested in Charlottesville for passing out membership applications without official permission on August 7. The cases were later dropped. Mr. Kasper returned to Charlottesville on August 18 and announced at a rally that he would organize a school strike. In Charlottesville, if the city were required to integrated its schools, he addressed a rally as sparsely attended that it was held up for half an hour for lack of audiences. The meeting was boycotted by the local chapter of the Delegations of State Sovereignty and Individual Liberties and other anti-integration organizations. The Fairfax County and Mechanicsville White Citizens Councils also disclaimed any connection with Mr. Kasper’s group. They said they abhorred his action "since such methods are being used to subvert many honorable organizations by persons with ulterior motives." Goes to Tennessee After the cross-burning August 23, Mr. Kasper next showed up publicly in Clinton, Tenn. Soon after his arrival there, he was jailed last Sunday on charges of inciting a riot and vagrancy. Police said he had distributed inflammatory literature and conducted a door-to-door campaign urging parents to picket the school and had conducted a “mass meeting” of about 25 persons urging students to boycott classes. Those charges were dropped Tuesday for lack of evidence. On Thursday, three men were seized by police during a melee in front of the school during which tomatoes and apples were hurled at a passing Negro woman. Mr. Kasper watched from down the street, “because of this injunction they have against me.” A Federal judge had ordered Mr. Kasper and five Clinton residents to refrain from efforts to interfere with the integrity of the school. On Friday, Mr. Kasper was sentenced to a year in jail for contempt of court. His Washington and Tennessee attorneys were still trying to get him out on appeal bond last night but the bond hearing was set for Tuesday. Mrs. Devereaux had said Mr. Kasper would definitely be Here for three rallies but she had lost confidence in his ability to extricate himself by last night. Mr. Carter was to fly here to take his place at rallies in Charlottesville today, Washington tomorrow at 2 p.m. and possibly at the rally scheduled for Wayson's Corner near Marlboro Tuesday night. The Washington rally will be sponsored by the Parkersburg Club. PAROLE H WtSF AS USUAL SURVING While He Are Receiving Face-Lilting Kinsman Optical Co. 11320 F STREET NW. Telephone Service R- kir. „ n ti UrmMnnt DISTRICT 7-3600 Hi SERVING WASHINGTON SINCE 1900 Darden Blasts Stanley Plan to Bar Integration Continued From First Page pose integration taking place anywhere in the State, even under Federal court order. Mr. Darden said one the faults of Gov. Stanley’s adamant no- integration program is that it fails to recognize varying conditions and problems in various parts of the State. “The denial of their own funds to localities is so drastic as to invite considerable difficulty.” he said. “After all, the State has, no money other than that collected from its citizens and it hardly seems fair to deny to those citizens who have paid their taxes the grants necessary for the operations of so vital a community undertaking as public schools. "Then, too, there is considerable question as to whether such withholding will be sustained by the courts of Virginia where it is sure to be tested. There are competent lawyers who believe it will Not. Sees Self-Government Hurt “Moreover, by the action suggested, we strike at the very roots of local administration. The plan tends to discourage rather than to encourage local self-government and that, I think, is not good.” Mr. Darden has been credited by many with having turned a heavy tide of opposition to the Gray Commission in the campaign leading up to the referendum last January 9. Norfolk legislators say, for instance, that it was only because of the former Governor’s speeches that their area went for instead of against the Gray plan. At one crucial point in the campaign, when Gov. Stanley and other administration leaders were campaigning vigorously to put the Gray program across, Mr. Darden asked for and got Gov., Stanley’s public assurances that adoption of the Gray Commission report would not mean the closing of any public schools. The Gray referendum question carried the State by almost 3 to 1. Joined by State Chiefs Mr. Darden and Dr. Lancaster were joined in their opposition to the fund withholding plan by the executive committee of the Virginia Congress of Parents and Teachers, which has 228,000 members. “We strongly oppose any legislation that would withhold State funds from a locality that may be forced through court action to integrate its schools,” the statement from the executive committee said. “At this point, we feel that the general assembly should give careful consideration to enact into law the original proposals of the Gray commission, it added. Free Speech Areas Set Up In Parks Here The permit-free public meeting place where the White Citizens' Council plans to hold its rally here is one of four set aside by National Capital Parks for the exercise of freedom of speech. No fees are charged civic or religious groups for using four park areas here. They are the area south of Constitution avenue between Ninth and Seventh streets N.W., site of the council meeting; the circus grounds in Anacostia Park N.E., Judiciary Park north of E between Fourth and Fifth streets N.W., and a small triangle at Eighth street and Pennsylvania avenue S.E. Mrs. Nora Devereaux, who made the arrangements for the meeting place, originally sought to use the Mall at Twelfth street, according to Frank T. Gartside, assistant superintendent of NCP. She backed off in favor of the cost-free location, however, Mr. Gartside said, “Virginia Councils at Constitution avenue between Seventh and Ninth streets. Asked the purpose of the rallies, Mrs. Devereaux replied, “To make some school strikes, I reckon.” Next Time Vane! Star Parking Plaza DOWNTOWN PARK-SHOP 10th Sts. NW. Text of Virginia U. Head's Views on Racial Issue CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Sept. 1 (IP).—The text of the statement by Colgate W. Darden President of the University of Virginia, on the school operation proposals now before the Virginia General Assembly: Certainly no thoughtful person can fail to appreciate the oppressive responsibility resting upon the Governor, nor is there anyone in Virginia who does not wish to help him in the strenuous and earnest efforts which he is making to cope with the difficulties which confront us. He does not err in his assessment of the gravity of the situation. And he is right about the people of Virginia desiring separate schools for the two races. I wish I were as certain the proposals made would enable us to continue a dual school system. I fear the results of the legislation, if the present bills are enacted, will be quite different from that expected and that we shall end by inflicting deep injury upon the public school system. Question of Legality The proposals appear to give insufficient consideration to the wishes and the needs of the localities and to the very great differences existing between the localities within the Commonwealth. The denial of their own funds to localities is so drastic as to invite considerable difficulty. After all, the State has no money other than that collected from its citizens and it hardly seems fair to deny to those citizens who have paid their taxes the grants necessary for the operation of so vital a community undertaking as public schools. Then, too, there is considerable question as to whether such withholding will be sustained by the courts of Virginia where it is sure to be tested. There are competent lawyers who believe it will not. Moreover, by the action suggested we strike at the very roots of local administration. The plan tends to discourage rather than to encourage local self-government and that, I think, is not good. The withholding of State funds falls with varying degrees of harshness on the localities themselves. The cities and some of the counties could, and probably would, absorb the shock and continue their schools even though they bitterly resented the treatment accorded them. They would integrate to whatever extent they chose or were forced by Federal order. Many other counties, and interestingly enough among them some of the counties with the smallest Negro population and consequently the smallest integration problem, rely so heavily on State support that their schools would be forced to close if State funds are denied them. It is here especially that the plan seems so harsh. See State in Retreat The plan does nothing to help localities that are hard pressed by integration problems. The State says simply that if the mandate of the Federal court is obeyed, all help from the State is to stop. Just when help and support are needed most, the State retreats to the sidelines. There is a vast difference between the school situation—say in the western counties, and that which exists in Southside Virginia where I grew up. It is so different as to require different treatment in each area. No one who knows Southside Virginia believes that there the races can be thrown together in common schools, at least not in the lifetime of those of us who are attempting to deal with the situation. But nothing is to be gained by adopting a plan that would paralyze the State's finances. The public education, throughout most of the State in an attempt to aid this sorely pressed area. As a matter of fact, the cause of Southside Virginia is apt to be injured rather than helped by such action because the closing of schools over the objection of the local citizens is going to be followed by bitter animosity and there will be less sympathy in the State as a whole for Southside Virginia than would be the case otherwise. 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WS| TW». »,1| m * AI. end AtL—lliM Wt, Inf, I*l lemma in every school district by a single unyielding formula, is, I believe, doomed to failure. Faced Fact Sifuarely It is difficult for me to understand why we are abandoning the plan proposed by the Governor’s Commission on Public Education. I have seen no plan which I regard as superior or, indeed, equal to that recommended last fall. It was formulated by a group of very able members of the assembly. It was carefully thought out. It faced squarely the fact that given the present political and legal climate in the United States, it is not possible to operate a public school system that is completely segregated. The commission recognized the fact that people in some areas with small Negro populations opposed though they are to be educated schools, would elect in-tention in preference to closing the schools. The commission recognized that much the same situation existed in the large cities of Virginia where the residential areas are such as to impose their limitations on segregation. The commission also recognized what we now seem not inclined to face up to—if all instruction is to be avoided, we shall have to abandon our public school system. Hence great flexibility was necessary. It was achieved in the plan recommended by the commission by the pupil assignment plan and the tuition plan, both "locally administered." This in the end is the only way in my opinion that the problem can be managed with any degree of satisfaction. Even then it is as thorny and difficult as can be imagined. It is with regret that I see the commission's proposal abandoned. It is an illusion to assume the bills proposed as a substitute will prevent integration. They are much less likely to do so than the proposals of the commission. They will simply close many schools of Virginia, some of which have no integral problems of their own. This is true because the admission of one Negro student in any city or county school will result in State support being withdrawn from the whole district and all the schools in it without regard to the situation in a particular school. There is another aspect of these new proposals which troubles me very much. I was among those who last winter urged the people of Virginia to support the recommendations of the Governor’s commission. I did so after the report had been received with marked enthusiasm by the Assembly in special session last fall, and a constitutional amendment representing the first step in the plan was formulated by the Assembly for submission to the people. Believed in Proposal The calling of a constitutional convention to amend the constitution in order to carry out the proposal of the commission was authorized by a very large majority of the voters in a special election held on January 9 last, I assumed, and I believe many others who worked for the amendment of the Constitution assumed, that the pupil assignment plan and the tuition grant plan were to be enacted into law as soon as practicable after the amendment was approved. I spoke in many sections of the State and I stated such to be the case in most if not in every talk I made. Certainly, I believed that to be the plan, and I believed those who voted for the Constitutional Convention thought likewise. Now there is no reason why the whole plan should not be changed if a better plan is found, but before it is done, the people of Virginia should have a chance to express themselves on it. 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