The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-11-05
Eisenhower In U. S. for
 One Purpose
To Confer with President On Western Defense
 Problems; Talk Politics

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 - R = President Truman and Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower confer on western defense problems today in confi- dential meeting affording an op- portunity to talk politics 4 if either man wishes to do so.
 Another topic which administra- tion officials said is due to come up is foreign policy speech the Presi- dent will make Wednesday night. This is understood to be concerned with a new American move toward settlement with Russia, to be made in the United Nations Gen. eral Assembly opening in Paris Tuesday.
 The White House announced
 Saturday evening that Mir. Tru-
 man will make his address at
 1O:SO p.m., EST. Wednesday and that 1t will be carried on all major radio and telcvision networks. It reportcdly will be built around . formula for disarmament and atomic controls, peace in Korea and other major east-west issues.
 As preliminary to the meeting with the President. Eisenhower went to the Pentagon for talks with defense leaders during the morning. He met first with Gen. Omar Brad ley. chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The two later went on to see Defense Secretary Lovett.
 Eisenhower arrived in Washing ton at 6:54 pm., yesterday and told reporters he was here flor one pur- pose only to talk military affairs with my superiors in the Pentagon and elsewhere in Washington"
 Asked whether he would see Senator Duff tR-Pa), who Is booming Eisenhower for the Re- publican Presidential nomination next year, the General replied that he had not heard from Duff .eithsr dlrpctIy fer indirectly ii aa isasg. long tinsc."
 Eisenhower arrived in the US. Saturday afternoon and went to Ft. Knox, Ky, where he and Mrs. Eisenhower visited their son, Mai. John Eisenhower and his family. He disavowed any intentions of talking politics with the President.
 He also declined at Mitchell Field, Long Island, yes or no answer to a question as to whether. Come what may" he would not be candidate for president next year. of course you can't say that" Eisenhower responded. T will not indicate political leanings of any sort. I'm doing a job. That's my statement"
 WASHINGTON, Nov. 5-tR-Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower and President Truman met today for conferences eveidently concerned, among other things, with the military situation of the western world.
 Eisenhower arrived at the White House 10 minutes early for his meet ing with the President. He had been invited to come at l2:45 pm. (EST) for luncheon alone with the Presi- dent.
 The general posed for photo- graphers but had little to say to reporters. He did tell the newsmen he expected to fly back to Europe tomorrow and hoped to talk with them just before leaving.
 A few minutes after Eisenhower went into the Presidents office, the two men came out together to go across Pennsylvania Avenue to the Blair House for luncheon.
 They posed together for photo- graphers.
 While the picture making was on. Eisenhower asked MT. Truman how he likes Princess Elizabeth, who visited the Trumans last week.
 "She was wonderful MT. Tru- man said.
 Although all circumstances point ed to the prospect that momentous decisions were in the making, there was little expansion from official sources on the reasons for the con- ferences here.
 Informants said MT. Truman would discuss with Eisenhower the speech the President will make Wednesday night on foreign policy.