Evening star., 1952-06-05
Eisenhower Attacks
Administration in
His Opening Speech
By Gould Lincoln
S,or stuff corrs,pondsnt

GLIoC1I4lOWCI SLdIlQS LOQ0y TeVe0lct
as candidate for President read,
to oppose and to criticiSe tn
Democratic administration and t,
lay down an effectual program
for the Republican Party.
Speaking at long last as civil
Ian to thousands Of Eisenhowe
enthusiasts late yesterday in hi
old home town. the general swunl
at corruption in the Truman ad
ministration. at the failures o
the Roosevelt and Truman ad
ministrations in Yalta and il
China. and at the wasteful ex
penditures of the Democrats
which he claimed are bringinl
this country close to disastrou
imitation and its running mate
depression.
"One party has been in power
too long in this country" he de.
clared.
Faith in America.
At the same time, he expressed
unlimited faith in the American
people to meet the problems that
face them today, both internal ano
external.
II believe" Gen. Eisenhower
concluded impressively, that we
can have peace with honor; rea-
sonable security with national
solvency. I believe in the future
Of the United States"
Never did a candidate for q
presidential nomination get of
to a start under worse weather
conditions. A Kansas deluge
struck Abilene a half hour before
Gen. Eisenhower was due to de-
liver his address at Eisenhower
Park-a mile away from the center
Of the city.
The rain cut the crowd at the
park by 10000 or more, down to
not more than 5000.
Fortunately, the downpour
stopped just before the general
was due to speak at S pm. clad
in a green raincoat. and bare
headed, the general delivered his
address. He concluded it just be-
fore another shower. He was in
terrupted 20 times by applause
and he drove home his points. in
clear, emphatic voice. The first
burst came when he said:
More benefit for America is to
be found in an ounce of real lead
ership and honest speech than
in a ton of law that fails to reflect
the considered will Of the vast ma
jority."
Four Threats Listed.
The -four threats" domestic
to the American people today he
listed as:
/. Unreasonable antagonism be-
tween economic elements Of the
country.
"This." he said, ais a danger far
easier to intensity than to reduce
by depending exclusively upon
legislation" s.
2. The continued shrinkage OF
the value of money.
"A national government can al
ways pay for anything. even its
own folly, by the dangerous ex-
pedient of initiating the currency. '
he commented. Firm action to
bring the national budget under
control IN q time of great pros
perity is the first step back to a
sound dollar"
3. Excessive taxation.
Rates (of taxation) that de-
stroy incentive to excel in skill
and production. he intimated are
already in effect. Only by reduc-
ing expenditures to the essential
and cutting out waste. can taxes
be lowered.
4. Capitalization of Government
which leads in the end to corrup-
ton.
Cites External Dangers. "
Turning to the dangers from
outside the country. Gen. Eisen-
hover said there must be an alert
recognition of external as well as
internal dangers. Grave economic,
social and military problems, he
said, have been intensified by the
announced and implacable hos
tility Of the powerful communistic
dictatorship"
1T has been a global threat -
he continued, "manifesting itself
from the Far East to Europe in
outward extensions throughout the
vast periphery of the Soviet do
main.
Early in its course, China was
lost to the free world in one of
the greatest international disas-
ters Of our time-a type Of trag-
edy that must not be repeated"
He said the scope of the Com
muniSt menace made free peoples
fearful, hampered their productiv-
ity. reduced their living standards
and left them in a state of help
leSsneSS. The United States. he
said. after period of unhappy
confusion" realized that if these
free nations were allowed to sue
cumb to Communist blandisll-
mentS, our own plight would be
serious, indeed.
America Accepts Challenge.
Americans came to understand
that only with their help could a
balance be restored.
America. soberly and with great
courage. has accepted the chal-
lenge." continued the general
Success depends upon the en-
lightened support of our citizens.
He said that the people must
have the fullest information or
every phase of the venture. 1--WE
should" he said. .'be told clearly
and plainly the goal toward which
we strive. We should know what
is expected of other nations which
are accepting help from us. W.
should be assured that those pro-
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