Evening star., 1951-12-28
Four-Point Program
Offered by Stassen
In Presidential Race
Third G. 0. P. Candidate
Emphasizes Tax Slash
And New Foreign Policy
By Gould Lincoln

Promising a better deal" for
the American people. Harold E.
Stassen last night announced he
is a candidate for the Republican
nomination next year.
Mr.. Stassen, president of the
University of Pennsylvania, for
Portiol Text Of Mr.. stossen's stote-
ment. Poqe A. II
mer Governor of Minnesota and a
naval officer during World War II,
is the third prominent Republican
to enter the race. He has been
preceded by Senator Taft of Ohio
and Gov. Warren of California.
His better deal' for the Amer
lean people was described in a
speech delivered at a dinner in
Philadelphia. His program in
cludes return to a modern gold
standard" reduction of income
taxes, prof1t-sharing system for
management. capital and labor,
and a foreign policy to defeat
communism without another world
war.
Mr.. Stassen describes his pro-
gram as liberal and humani-
tartan and different from recent
Republican programs
Interpreted Variously.
Because his decision to make
the race for the presidential nom
ination followed almost immedi-
ately on visit to Gen. Dwight
D. Eisenhower. Mr.. Stassens an
nouncement was variously in
terpreted as:
l. A belief on his part that
Gen, Eisenhower may not run.
2. A determination on his part
that Senator Taft shall not
be given a free field in such
early presidential preferential pri-
maries as New Hampshire, Mime
sofa, Wisconsin and Nebraska.
3. A firm conviction that he
StaSsen. has a program that will
appeal to the American people
and that he has a chance to win
the nomination, irrespective of
other candidates.
When questioned specifically
whether he thought Gen. Eisen-
hover would be a candidate for
the presidential nomination, Mr.
Stassen replied:
Il do not authorize any assump-
ton as to what Gen. Eisenhower
will or will not do"
Silent on Conference.
He made this comment at a
press conference in Washington
before going to Philadelphia to
deliver his address. Mr.. Stassen
declined fatty to disclose any part
of what Gen. Eisenhower said to
him, or he to Eisenhower, at their
recent conference in Paris. He
conceded his conference with the
general had a bearing on his de-
cision to run, but he added that
so had conferences with many
other persons.
Asked what he would do if Gen.
Eisenhower did become a candi-
date, Mr.. StasSen answered,
That is for the future" He said
later, however, that this comment
had reference to his decisions
about going into various State
primaries.
Mr.. Stasseri was unwilling to
say which State primaries he in
tends to enter, but he said he will
be entered in many.
i do not rule any out" he said.
His campaign, he went on, will be
very extensive. and he expects to
stump the whole country.
Questioned as to whether he
will resign the presidency of the
University of Pennsylvania be-
cause of his decision to campaign
for the Republican presidential
nomination. Mr.. Stassen said the
board of trustees of the University
will issue a statement regarding
that matter.
The candidate made it clear he
IS in the race to stay. He was
asked if he would renew or with
draw his earlier invitation to Sen
ator Taft to retire and join
with him in support of Mr.. Eisen-
hover for President. His own de-
cision to run. Mr.. StAssen said,
(See STASSEN, Page A-4.)