Evening star., 1949-11-26
The Political Min
Grass Roots information
Asked by 'One Buck Party
Loud Clamors Heard from Many Areas
For Statement of Policy
By G0nId Lincoln

The one-buck (supper box) party is going
to the grass roots for information. Within
a week it is expected that Republican Ma
tlonal Chairman Gabrelson will appoint q
committee to consider whether the COP.
should make new statement of its position
on national affairs, and If so what should go
Tito the statement. At meeting of the ma
tional committee last August a resolution
was adopted authorizing the appointment Of
committee to do just those things, with rep
resentatives of the Senate and House, of tho
National Committee, Of Republican governors
and Republican State chairmen and vice
chairmen as members.
This move is in line with the evident effort
OF the party to get back to the people, for it
is understood that requests for suggestions
will be made to Republicans all over the
country-who are not intimately woven into
the party organization. Like the Lincoln Day
celebration planned for the National Capital
next February, which Is to be rally to which
one buck will gain you admittance and an
other, box supper-in contrast with the
500 plate dinners which the Democrats
put on here-the call for information will
cover lot Of the 1un-of-the- he-mine voters.
Clamors for Platform.
Loud clamors have come from many places,
urging the Republicans to make statement
OF policy-Which might turn out to be kind
Of platform on which candidates for Con-
gress may stand in next years congressional
campaign. Admittedly. writing a statement
OF policy acceptable to both liberal and con-
servative Republicans is going to be no easy
job, if 1t can be done at all. The plan now
is to get wide expression of opinion on what
stand the party should take on large num-
Der OF issues. Expressions which confine
themselves to saying: ITO hell with me-
tooism" will be Of little value and will be
given little consideration.
In addition to seeking a statement of pol
Icy. the one-buck party is giving some con-
sideration to the matter of a presidential
candidate in 1852. There is growing SEN
timent for General Dwight D. Eisenhower,
president of Columbia University, If he can
be had. Indeed, if the general would give
the go sign, it's likely his candidacy would
sweep across the Republican Party like wild
flre. But Gen. Eisenhower is not encourag-
ing the drive. He may consider it too early
AS it might be-or he may have reserva-
tions until he can see how the political sit
uation shapes up in early 1852 and in the
light OF the congressional elections next fall
Or he may just not want to run for President
anyhow.
Boom Started in Vermont.
The latest boom for Eisenhower for Presi-
dent started in Burlington. Vermont. When
~ wac So1ACo w llAo dtICutlOIl, Lille SeuSTdl
said he was not now seeking political posi-
ton and had no intention of seeking one
1t will take more than that, however, to keep
Republicans from booming Gen. Eisenhower
for the nomination. A lot Of the young Re-
publ1cans are for the general. and a lot Of
the elder ones believe that Gen. Eisenhower
is by far the best bet they have in presi-
dental race. The movement threatens to be-
come strong and to stretch across the coun-
try. Unless it is checked, by the early part Of
next year 1t may be in full bloom
II the Republicans do undertake to write
policy statement during the coming winter
they may have to deal with the question of
foreign policy, and there they may split
seriously. There have been rumblings for
some time against the so-called bipartisan
foreign policy, with which the Republicans
IN Congress have gone along for the last few
years Continued demands for billions of
American dollars for printing the pump in
foreign nations-out of the pockets OF Amer
ican taxpayers-is responsible for the NUT
teringS.
Loud Republican protests have arisen
against the administrators policy toward
China-one of the loudest growing out of
the recent request of our State Department
for the aid Of 80 other nations to help us get
Angus Ward, United States consul general.
out Of the hands Of the Chinese Commu-
nists. This they call one of the most humili-
ating chapters in American diplomatic his
tory