Evening star., 1950-11-23
Ferguson Assumes
|Conciliatory Stand in
Attack on Acheson
BY the Associated Press

A new Republican demand that
Secretary of State Acheson re-
Isign-and take along many pol
icy making aides-ran UP against
a more conciliatory G. o. P. view
in another quarter today.
The fresh demand that Mr..
Acheson quit came from Senator
Hickenlooper, Republican, of Iowa
who blasted administration han
ding of foreign policy and called
for an extensive house cleaning
in the State Department.
Senator Ferguson, Republican,
Iof Michigan said. however, "it
may be that Mr.. Acheson finally
lis realizing that he must take Re-
publicans into his confidence on
the formation as well as the exc
cution Of foreign policy if it is
to be a real bipartisan policy"
Senator Ferguson added that
Mr.. Acheson will find the Re-
publican Party still is willing to
cooperate If 1t Is given the
chance"
Misinterpretation Charged.
Senator Hickenlooper. a MEM
ber of the Senate Foreign Rela-
tions Committee, expressed his
views regarding Mr.. Acheson to
reporters yesterday after the Sec
retary had contended that his re-
cent sharp criticism of "re-exam-
inists' had been misinterpreted.
Mr.. Acheson told a news confer
ence he would continue to consult
Republican leaders on foreign pol
icy.
That was sequel to Secretary
Acheson's speech last Friday night
in which he let fly at Senator Taft,
Republican, of Ohio, who has de-
manded the Determination of
American foreign policy toward
Europe. Without naming Senator
Taft. Mr.. Acheson compared "re-
examinists" to farmers who uproot
crops to see how they are grow
ing.
Those remarks. Mr.. Acheson
said. were interpreted by some
critics as meaning he opposed
congressional review of State De-
partment policy. That interpreta-
ton was wrong. the Secretary
said, adding that he supports the
idea of regular congressional
analysis of what the administra-
ton is doing and what it is spend
ing.
Welcomes Conference With Taft.
Mr.. Acheson said he had con-
suited Republican leaders in the
past and intends to continue the
practice. He said. too. that he
would welcome conferences with
Senator Taft. The thing he is
against, Mr.. Acheson declared, is
any idea of uprooting United
States foreign policy.
Informed Of Mr.. Acheson's ex-
PLANTATION, Senator Hickenlooper
said he still feels that the Secre-
tary's original remarks could only
be interpreted "as a bitter
recrimination against Senator
Taft" or any other Senator who
would dare look into the foreign
policy of this country-past.
present or future"
In demanding that Secretary
Acheson resign, Senator Hicken-
looper said:
1.-THE utterly unrealistic policies
of the administration and the
State Department as far as
China, Formosa and Korea prior
to the Korean war are concerned
have led us directly into the
mess we are In. I think there
must be a thorough and extensive
housekeeping in the State De-
partment."
Senator Ferguson, in comment
ing on Mr.. Acheson's explanation
of his speech. declared the Secre-
tary nov has become one of us
a 're-examinist'-by re-examining
his own remarks"
Senator Ferguson. who also has
been critical of the administra-
TONS foreign policy, said Secre-
tary Acheson's explanation indi-
Gated to him that "it's not too late
for a new start on bipartisan pol
ICY" He said re-examination
doesn't necessarily mean revision
of policy and that If Mr.. Acheson
feels that way about it, too, there
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