The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-06-23
EISENHOWER NOT
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campaign in Germany, Eisenhow.
err said it always had been plan
ned that the Americans would stop
at the Elbe, and that there had
never been any change in strategy
and that he never had been asked
by anyone to change it.
Eisenhower said he would spend
the weekend here with his family,
then return to Washington Monday
for conference with Secretary OF
War Stimson.
Fright after that I'm going on a
short rest, and I'm not going to
tell anyone where I am going. I'm
just going to rest. Believe me, I've
been through a lot
Reminded that President Tru.
man yesterday said he could have
anything he wanted, Eisenhower
was asked what he wanted.
Nothing" he replied briskly.
Eisenhower told the large press
conference that early in July he
expected to be back in Europe. to
assume his two-way job, admins
tering control of American forces
there, and sitting on the Control
Commission that will be the gov
eminent of Germany.
Asked if he would 60 to the Pa
cific he said:
'I'm going back to Europe, and
that's one long way from the Pa
cific.
'Tn the strongest language you
can command" he said, "you can
state that. I have no political am
billions at all. Make it even strong
err than that if you can. I'd like to
60 further even than Sherman in
expressing myself on this subject. :"
Eisenhower, limping from a
wrenched right knee he suffered in
a fall, received a tumultuous hero S
welcome from his old home town
today but with characteristic mod
esty told his proud and cheering
neighbors I'm not hero.'
Eisenhower said he wrenched his
right knee badly at Topeka last
night, that it would be "terrifically
sore' for some days, and that he
had had a doctor examining it, but
that it was not serious. 'It's the
same knee l hurt in France last
winter" he said.
With even more vigor and firm
ness than he spoke on politics.
Eisenhower took up question
about American rela tons with Tus-
sian soldiers.
Il want to emphasize" he said,
THAT no one ever protested to me
about anything in connection with
our agreements and commitments
with the Russians. The Russians
and we were agreed and we
carried out our commitments to
the letter. From a military stand
point, which is all I'm prepared
to discuss, we found Russian CO.
operation with us excellent.
'..The American soldiers on the
front found the Russian soldiers to
be great pals. They got along swell
together. and l had no single IN
stance of trouble reported to me. :"
The General was serious as he
spoke on this subject in contrast
with his lii h t hearted mood
through most Of the rest of the
conference which ranged from
what kind of baseball player he
was as a youth, to whether he be-
lieved Hitler was dead.
He thought Hitler was dead, but
now he doesn't know. Il just don't
know anything about it,, he said.
AS for his baseball career, which
was brief, he said:
Il was a center fielder. went
into baseball deliberately to make
money, and with no idea of max
ing it a career. l wanted to go
to college that fall, and we didn't
have much money. l took any job
that offered me more money, be-
cause l needed money. But 1 was
MT very good center fielder, and
didn't do too we'll at it,
Ostriches mate for life.
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