Evening star., 1951-04-15

Truman answered those wht
charge that the generals oustel
was a step toward appeasement
The President said fatty that ap.
peasement In the East is out.
Telling the exuberant partici.
pants in the annual Jefferson.
Jackson Day dinner at the Ma.
tional Guard Armory that "oul
country is in deadly danger" anc
demanding that everybody "pu
national interest above persona
interest" the President declared
There are some people. I an
sorry to say, who are playing poll.
tics, right now, with the future oI
the country and the peace Of thu
world. These people seem to think
that it is more important to wiz
the next election than it is to pre-.
vent another world war. I DOM
want any Democrat to have such
ideas.
Put Patriotism Above Politics.
II want every Democrat to put
patriotism above politics"
Assailing the Communist drive
for world domination, the Presi.
dent defended the Intervention
in Korea as a step to head off wal
that might reach even to thess
shores.
He attacked those who espoust
the tactical aims of Gen. Mac.
Arthur, but never mentioned the
name of the deposed Far East
commander.
Mr.. Truman got a big hane
when he referred, indirectly. tx
Gen. MacArthur's reputed asser.
tion that the Chinese Communist.
would not join in the Korear
lighting II he was permitted tx
send troops north of the 38tt
Parallel.
e- Departs From Text.
This assurance was reported tc
have been given to the President
at his Wake Island conference
with Gen. Macarthur.
MIR. Truman said that his critic.
say that to send troops to Europe
will provoke Russia to attack "bui
they are sure Russia won't com,
II we carry the war to China"
Then, departing from his text
the President ad libbed "tha
statement was made to me abou
the Chinese not coming into Ko
rea-and on good authority"
He departed from text agaii
when, In saying the Republican
are trying to confuse the peopl,
hoping to win the next election
he predicted they wouldn't ge
away with it.
In another Interpolation he sale
if he paid any attention to an,
OF these foolish things" said abou
him and his policies, he wouldn'
get any work done.
While the dinner, a fund-raisin,
device, was strictly political, th'
President and other speaker
steered clear of politics as far a
possible. sticking rather to Amer.
ica's global aims.
Sullivan Touches RFC Inquiry.
A thinly -veiled reference to tn
Reconstruction Finance Corr
probe, which has reached int,
the White House, crept into tn,
proceedings early. when forme
Navy Secretary John L. Sullivan
a co-cilairman who was later t,
introduce the President, reSerre.
to the constant barrage O
charges and counter charges in
volving varying derelictions O
duties by Federal employees ant
former employees" aired in recen
weeks. asserted:
Some of these incidents hav,
been displeasing and repugnan
to US ALL"
Where guilt is proven, the of
tenders must be fired, he con
tinued. but he insisted it woult
be we'll ito cultivate a sense O.
proportion land seek" to evaluat.
the relative Importance of thes'
instances"
Barkle1 Defends Truman.
I'VE must remind ourselves ant
our friends of the truly great is
sues which face the world today
and the progress, made towart
averting World War III and pre-
serving the peace" he concluded
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