Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-10
Mccormick Remarks
In Egypt Embarrass
American Embassy
By O. M. Moroshion
North American Newspaper AIlianes


CAIRO, Mar. 10.-Col. Robert
Mccormick, publisher of the
Chicago Tribune, who is making a
tour of Asian and European capt.
tails in his private plane, shocked
Cairo newsmen with his remarks
on the state of the world, when he
asked them to meet him 10 miles
outside Cairo in resort hotel at
the foot of the pyramids, war
time meeting place of Roosevelt,
Churchill and Chang Kai-shek.
A press agent preceded the
colonel by few weeks, making
hotel reservations, necessary con-
facts with top men of the coun-
tries to be visited and arranging
press conferences.
Col. Mccormick had sad, cynical
things to say to the newspapermen
who had come to see a fabulous
American publisher. What he said
about his own country and world
relations made big news in the
Egyptian press-and embarrassed
United States embassy officials
here.
Another war was just around
the corner, Col. Mccormick
warned-and it wouldn't be the
last one. The world had seen
very few years of real peace and
he didn't think things would be
any better in the future.
Can't Stop War, He Says.
When asked why he didn't use
his vast influence in the United
States to advocate peace, he said
he didn't believe. in doing anything
to stop war, because it was no
use. "Al you need to do is some
thing to start the war;"
He added that if he lived in
Egypt he would reserve room in
the middle of the great pyramid,
to be safe from atomic warfare.
The Tribune Tower in Chicago
was already being prepared
against the eventuality of the next |
war. Col. Mccormick said.
Col. Mccormick didn't advo-
cate a Truman-Stalin meeting
because neither would keep his
word mo statesman ever keeps
his word" he said. Wars are
caused, he added, by foreign
offices, big brass, young men Who'll
want to show off and girls who
want to be seen in uniforms.
Asked about the Atlantic Pact,
he answered: Damn nonsense!"
Mr.. Truman's Point Four? "a
good way to spend money in
United States factories!"
The Marshall Plan? "a plan
of corruption" !
The United Nations? Useless
Out of every American dollar
spent in Europe Is cents went to
corrupt officials on both sides of
the ocean, he claimed.
Has Few Nice Things to Say.
The publisher of the styled
worlds greatest ewspaper
scoffed at the idea of world gov
eminent. do you want the Sene-
galese to run the United States?"
he asked.
The colonel had a few nice
things to say about his country
and Egypt. He believed the
United States was far ahead oil
the rest of the world in maintain
ing the essential freedoms. "Tt'sl
the only place where freedom still
exists"
But he called the Truman ad-
ministration criminal and ash
nine" When questioned on his
reputed isolationism, he looked
annoyed. That's a foolish word,
invented by the British" he
snapped. He preferred the word
Americanism and would like to
Americanize the word. Pressed
on what he meant, he said he
wanted the principles of Ameri-
can-type freedom to be expanded
everywhere.
OF Egypt, Col. Mccormick said:
"The Oldest country in the world |
seems like the newest to me-" He
was amazed to see so much enthu-
siaSm for the future, adding he
had traditional ties of friendship
with Egypt, since his grandmother |
visited 1t IN the last century. !