Evening star., 1950-10-01

~ NY Tile Korean VlcCOry-aS is any
read OF American victories in
South Korea, they contrast those
victories with the dire predictions
OF disaster that so many Republi-
cans were making"
Mrs. Edwards said that if every
eligible voter would go to the
polls Congress would be truly rep
resentative of the American people
by which she meant Democratic
In the congressional elections OF
l946," she said, ''only 80 per cent
OF the electorate voted and we got
a Republican-controlled Congress
for it."
Republican National Chairman
Guy George Gabrielson, in a state.
ment on the political effect of the
Korean war. showed no sign OF
"eating" any words of criticism
OF the Democratic administration
On the contrary, he heaped more
and more criticism upon President
Truman and his advisers and in
sisted the Korean war would helr
defeat the Democratic candidates
for Congress. He said:
Tragic Fumbling'
Il have been asked to comment
on the effect upon the election of
a quick ending of the Korean war
My opinion is that it will have nc
effect. Republicans hope and pray
that the war will be fought to a
victorious conclusion as soon as
possible. We have pledged and
given our full support to the eff
forts of the United Nations to re-
store peace to our fighting men
engaged in that effort, and to all
proper steps taken by the Gov-
ernment. =
This does not mean that the
war and its background will not
have a tremendous influence upon
the voters. It has dramatized the
tragic story of five years of Demo-
crat fumbling and confusion. 1t
has set out IN bold relief the utter
failure OF our foreign policy in
ASIA failure that could and
should have been averted.
The Korean war has been and
will continue to be an issue in
this campaign because 1t has
demonstrated the utter ineptness
OF the Truman administration and
It's incompetence to achieve peace
or maintain an adequate national
defense. The record speaks for
itself. 1t shows that little men
IN high places, preoccupied with
their program to socialize America
and i1trench their own political
power, have coddled and appeased
the ruthless forces of communism
and have lost the peace which
our fighting men won in the Sec
ond World War.
How Ives Feels
"The Korean war has helped
to bring the stark facts before the
people. They are aroused and
angry. They have not only had
enough'-as in 1946-they have
had too much. They are in a
mood to throw out the scheming
politicians whose bungling brought
this country to the brink OF
catastrope. And they will express
their resentment, and seek pro-
lection for the future, when they
go to the polls November z to elect
a Republican 82d Congress-"
Senator Ives. Republican, OF
New York is inclined to believe
that any advantage which Korean
victory may bring to Democratic
candidates will be offset by in
creases in prices people have tc
pay and scarcities of articles they
desire. growing out of the ever
increasing mobilization.
II for one" said Senator Ives
would like to have the Korean
war won and over today. Victory
cannot come too quick. But even
if we have a quick victory we can
not halt our mobilization program
To do SO would only keep us weak
and bring attack from another di-
}rectionI We will have to make
sacrifice es-including higher taxes
ALI this might have been avoided
! Including the war in Korea-i1
the administration had not de-
modified so speedily after the
close of the Second World War
Connally's Attitude
Senator Connally of Texas
Democratic chairman of the Sen
ate Foreign Relations Committee
said that the victories the United
Nations have won in Korea answer
the criticisms which have been
hurled at the Democratic admin
istration by the Republicans in the
present campaign.
These victories have provided
an adequate answer to those
charges" the Texas Senator de-
clared. We've done a splendid job
in Korea. We have arrested and
overcome the North Korean ag-
gressors. We cannot maintain at
all times an army in every spot
from which an attack may come
the world over. We had to get
our armed forces to the scene of