Evening star., 1945-06-23
Eisenhower 10 Return
To pentae,on Monday;
Wont Enter Politics
ny the Associated Press.

!
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, his
triumphant Homecoming well
come officially ended, returns to
Washington Monday to confer
with Secretary of War Stimson
and after that will take a brief
holiday in an undisclosed place
before resuming his duties in
Europe.
I'm not going to tell any one
where I am going," the general
SAID at 4 pless conference following
Abilene's celebration of his return.
I'm just going to rest. Believe me,
I've been through \ lot"
But about one thing, Gen. Eisen-
hover wax emphatic. He is not
interested in going into politics.
In reply to question about
whether he might become Secretary
Of State. Gen. Eisenhower said:
Look, I'm in the Federal service
and I take the orders of my COM.
mander in chief. All 7 want is &c
be 4 citizen of the United States,
and when the War Department turns
me out to pasture that's all I want
to be. want nothing else.
Political Talk Silly"
He reiterated: 1T is silly to talk
about me in politics, and so for once
I'll talk about that. but only to
settle this thing once and for all.
l should like to make this as EN-
phatic as possible. There's no use
denying that III hy to the moon,
because no one has suggested it
and couldn't If I wanted to. The
same goes for politics. am
soldier and I'm positive no one
thinks Of me as 4 politician"
In this connection he referred to
the views Of another great general,
saying I'D like to 60 further even
than Sherman in expressing myself
on this subject"
He did not give the quotation but
Sherman declared before the 1884
party presidential convention that
Il would not accept If nominated;
! would not serve II elected"
Gen. Eisenhower replied simply
that he wants nothing" in answer
to a reminder that President Tru-
man had said he could have any,
thing he wanted.
Tribute TO Truman.
He paid tribute to the President,
saying. The world needs food and
leadership just now more than any,
thing else. We've got 4 great leader
In this country, 4 man from this
Middle West. and 4 man with a
whale of lot of common sense"
The general said he will be back
in Europe early in July, where he
will be administrator of American
forces and serve on the German
Control Commission.
Asked to comment on Russian
American relations, Gen Eisenhower
said:
Il want to emphasize that no one
ever protested to me about any,
thing In connection with our agree
ments and commitments with the
Russians. The Russians and we were
agreed and We carried out our COM
mitments to the letter. From a mill
tary standpoint, which Is. all I'm
prepared to discuss, we found Rus
sian cooperation with us excellent"
He said it had always been
planned 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
any one to change 1T. -
All Allies Won War. -
OF the much discussed non- frat.
erniza tion policy in Germany, Gen.
Eisenhower said 1t would be abate
as soon Is the criminals and danger
Gus elements were sorted out. Wen
put the Germans on a sort of earn
as-you-Ro basis"
One thing I'm never going to be
any party to-" he asserted, lis the
question OF who won the war. I
think every one who did what he
could won the war and I regard all
conversations as to who Won it as
foolish. 1t took all our efforts COM
biped. and We all won"
Gen. Eisenhower termed his well
come at Abilene 1.-The very greatest
moment of my whole life," and add
ed that I'm not q hero, I'm only 4
symbol of the heroiSm of America -