Evening star., 1951-05-21
Democrats 10 Counter
Macarthur S Attacks
|Af Denver Conference

Democrats will open their coun-
ter-attack against Gen. Mac
Arthur and his supporters this
week. with a 24-State conference
of western party leaders at Den
yer which will be topped eff with
a meeting of the Democrat Ma
tional Committee.
Beginning Wednesday night,
the conference is expected to
bring sharply into focus the Sit
|uation that has developed since
President Truman fired the Far
Eastern commander April II. and
give the leaders of the territory
west of the Mississippi an idea Of
the sort of counter-drive that
must be waged to offset the storm
following the Macarthur custer.
When the National Committee
meets Friday, the principal busi-
ness will be selection Of conven-
ton city. Here, the Democrats
are expected to 60 along with the
Republicans, and select Chicago.
With the COP prepared to open
their convention July 7, it is ex-
|pected the Democrats will take
July 81 for the opener.
Kerr, Hartman to Speak.
Senator Kerr. Of Oklahoma,
staunch defender of the admin
istration in the Macarthur up
roar will start carrying the ball
on that issue at the opening meet
ing Wednesday, and the delegates
will hear also from w. Averell
Hartman, White House foreign
policy adviser. who stumped for
the party in last falls congress
sional elections. Vice President
Barkley also will be on hand, as
will Interior Secretary Chapman,
Secretary of Commerce Sawyer
and Secretary of Agriculture
Brannan.
Senator kerr's chief attempt
may be to hang the Macarthur
policies squarely on the shoulders
of the Republicans, who SHE'D
away from any such sponsorship
at their own party meeting in
Tulsa. Okla, recently.
See Trend to Administration.
The Democrats apparently are
beginning to feel that despite the
Macarthur promise for a quicker
victory and end Of the bloodshed
in Korea under his program, they
are making headway politically
with their contention that Gen.
Macarthur and the Republicans
threaten to involve the country
in a more costly and bloody war.
Democrats in Congress still
concede privately that their mail
favors Macarthur, but they de-
clare it is falling off and swinging
somewhat more to the admins
tration viewpoint.
House Democrats, meanwhile,
let it be known they are going
to go after Republicans in the
Midwest with a black and white
record on agriculture and Interior
Department appropriations, al
ways touchy politically.
Will Cite Fund Bill Vote.
On the two big money bills
passed recently by the House,
Democrats forced nine separate
roll calls. They showed that a
majority of Republicans voted for
cuts and a majority Of Democrats
pposed them.
One Democratic strategist said
the idea was to compile a record
for use in the 1852 congressional
ne added:
I'VE need an official record to
answer Hepupllcan charges that
they are not responsible for what
the 82d Congress did to the farm
ers and to the rural residents
depending on Interior Department
projects for their electricity"
On the Republican side, Senator
Taft, Of Ohio, said over the week
end that it will be some time be-
fore he makes up his mind on
bidding again for the Presidency
next year.
Mr.. Taft's friends said the
Ohioan will run if he thinks he
has a good chance of getting the
nomination but won't beat his
brains out" trying for it If condi-
tions look adverse.