Evening star., 1951-11-22
Truman nForeienPoIicy
Best Issue for 6. @. P.
In 81, Mccarthy Says
BY the Associated Press

IIuIlidH, Senator McCdfthy, he
publican, of Wisconsin today
termed foreign policy the Repub-
licans' best issue" for the 1852
presidential and congressional
election campaigns.
Senator Sparkman, Democrat,
of ALBANIA, on the otherhand, said
he agrees with Mr.. Trumans pre-
diction the Democrats will come
out on top at the polls if Re-
publicans make foreign policy an
issue.
In a speech here Tuesday night,
the President declared Repub-
licans would be playing with dyna-
mite if their party takes the
fatal step and decides to throw
our program for world peace into
the midst of a political fight"
Mr.. Truman said a group of
Republicans wants to do so. and
he added that if that happens 1T
will be the best issue the Demo-
cratic Party has"
Truman Claim Disputed.
Senator Mccarthy, critic of the
administrations handling of for
eign policy. told a reporter the
situation actually would be the
other way around.
Il am convinced" he said,
that the best. the ll-important
soper-riding issue the Republicans
have is the suicidal, Kre.9lin- di-
%rected foreign policy of the Tru-
man administration. From it have
flowed all Of the evils besetting us.
/ ANY Republican who fails to-
recognize it as the outstanding
issue doesn't deserve to win next
year"
Senator Sparkman said he be-
lieyes the Democrats are pretty
solidly united behind our foreign
policy" He added. There are
more Republicans behind it. too,
than is generally recognized.
Senator Sparkman said that in
his opinion the public wants a
bipartisan foreign policy and
would resent deeply any move
! tending to divide us on that mat
Ater."
y Noting the Democrats have
been split in their own ranks on
such domestic issues as Mr. Tru-
mans civil rights program, Sena-I
tor Sparkman said a COP attack
on foreign policy would have the
effect of uniting us as perhaps
nothing else could"
Elsewhere on the political front,
Senator Dut. Republican. of
PENNSYLVANIA said he is support
ing Gen. Eisenhower for the
Republican presidential nomina-
ton because, among other things,
can furnish the leadership so
necessary at this critical hour TO
prevent World War III and to
bring this country safely back to
peace and sanity.'' 80
Senator Duff said he was max
ing the prepared statement. I'M
reply to a question he said had
been put to him by the Chicago
tribune. The question: Are youi
allied with President Truman inI
promoting Gen. Eisenhower. for
President?"
Senator Duff replied: "OfI
course, I am not allied with presi-
dent Truman, have never been
and never will be, as everybody
knows, including the Chicago Tri-
buhe.~
Senator Duff said the Tribune
winch IS supporting Senator Taft
OF Ohio for the COP presidential
nomination. put its question to-
him yesterday.
No Reply Received.
i told them I would certainly /
answer the question immediately |
provided they would guarantee to
print my full answer and not |
merely such parts as, suited their
evident purpose" Senator Duff
said. I
He added that he waited five
hours without hearing further
from the Tribune, and then de-
clded to make public his state
ment anyway because I believe
In the independence of opinion
and expression" There was no
comment from the Tribune, which
today printed a 400-word story on
Senator Duff's statement.
Gen. Eisenhower has kept pub
licly silent on whether he would
be available for the presidential /
nomination of either party.
Senator Duff, a leader of the Re-
publican Eisenhower for -PresidentI
group. said in his statement deal
ing with the Tribune question:
Surely every reasonable per-
son who looks over the political I
situation in America must realize
that in view of five successive
national defeats. this is the last
call for dinner for the Republican
Party.
Il firmly believe that a strong
two-party system is vital to the
future of this Nation. Therefore
want a Republican candidate
now who will surely win and not
one who might possibly win. For
that reason. too, I am supporting
Gen. Eisenhower for the Republi-
can nomination "