Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-02-12
Dewey Takes Issue
With Hoover and Taft,
Urges Big Land Army
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, Feb. Gov.
Dewey has 're-entered the great
debate" on foreign policy with an
appeal for large American land
army free to deploy its forces in
Europe.
The titular head of the Republic
can Party, twice a presidential
candidate, clearly split with some
other COP leaders - including
Senator Taft of Ohio and former
President Herbert Hoover-as he
was interviewed yesterday on the
National Broadcasting Companys
'Meet the Press" television show.
Gov. Dewey, at direct variance
with Mr.. Hoover, said it was "the
utmost of folly" to think this coun-
= try can be defended by air and sea
power without large ground forces.
Congressional Limit Opposed.
The Governor also opposed Con-
gressional limitation on the num-
Der of American troops sent to
Europe, a restriction that Sena-
tor Taft advocates along with Re-
publican Senator Wherry of Ne
braska.
Gov. Dewey said 'isolationist"
utterances were a great aid to
Stain" and enlarge the area of
those in Europe who say, We
have been run over twice, our
cities decimated, our children
murdered; let's be neutral and
let America and Russia fight it
OUT" =:
To create defense with only
two out of the three branches
OF military service" Gov. Dewey
said, sis ignoring every lesson of
both modern and ancient history"
Korean War Cited.
I'VE had absolute undisputed
command of the air and vet we
nearly got driven off of Korea" he
added.
Mr.. Hoover in an address here
last Friday proposed a national
defense based chiefly on air and
sea power and opposed to the
idea of land war with Russia.
The question of where troops
should be sent. Gov. Dewey said,
was "a job for experts" and not
Congress. He added that Euro
pean nations should; and would,
raise many more troops than
America sends there.
Senator Taft said Saturday in
Chicago that Congress should be
asked for approval of any fur
Their shipments of American |
troops abroad.
Gov. Dewey said he thought
the great debate" among Repub-
licans, with its hard clash" of
opinion, was good, as it paved the
way for policy representing the
wishes of all the people.
Limitations Seen Aid to Soviet.
Congressional troop limitations,
Gov. Dewey said, would permit
Stain to think that he can take
Europe" and make American SOL
oilers now in Europe victims of a |
mousetrap."
He declared that Congressional
power to declare war was wholly
separate from the question OF
troop movements.
During the interview Gov.
Dewey also said:
He had no information on
whether Gen. Eisenhower would
be available for a 1852 presidential
nomination, as Gov Dewey had
suggested previously.
President Truman has not of
fered him a cabinet post.
Brannan Plan Scared.
Less than 40 per cent of the
people now support the President.
Il am not candidate (for the
presidency nor will be one"
National unity requires an end
to advocacy of "socialized medi-
cine" and the stupid Brannan
farm) plan
The wage and price division is
"a recruiting agency for broken
down Democrat politicians.
Mr.. Dewey is scheduled to make
a major foreign policy speech here
tonight at a Lincoln Day dinner
sponsored by the National Repub-
lican Club.
interviewing Gov. Dewey were
Murray Davis of the New York
World-Telegram and Sun; Mar
shall Mcneil of Washington, |
Scripps-Howard Newspapers; Mrs.
Elisabeth May Craig, Washington
correspondent for New England |
newspapers, and Lawrence Spivak
of Mercury Publications. Miss
Martho Polyotraa woo poodorot,-,- |