Evening star., 1952-10-18
Stevenson Denounces.
6. 0.P. Ideas in Fight
0nWorId Communism.
BY Crosby S. Noyes
Sior StofF Correspondent

Sfor Stoff correspondent
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Oct. 18.-I
Gov. Stevenson today assailed Re-
publican proposals in the battle
against world communism as only
a political DDT guaranteed to-
contain no taxes, no anxiety and
no effort"
In a talk prepared for delivery
at the Alamo, he said this coun-
try'S most imposing weapon is
willingness to defend liberty at
any cost.
Obviously striking at his Re-
publican opponent, Gen. Eisen-
hover, the Democratic presiden-
tial nominee expressed contempt
for "those whining politicians who
try to tell us that the American
people don't know what they are
fighting for and have been fight
ing for for more than $50 years.
when they tell us the struggle
in Korea is unnecessary and
meaningless, then they ask us to
deny the very meaning of America
ITSELF" he asserted.
Gen. Eisenhower has charged
that stupid bungling trapped us
into the Korean war" Senator
Taft, whom Gov. Stevenson de-
scribed as "quarterbacking" the
Eisenhower campaign. has called
the Korean conflict a needless"
war.
Pays Visit to Garner.
Gov. Stevenson came here after
interrupting his campaign trip to
pay a courtesy call on John Nance
Garner. The Governor had break
fast with the 87-year-old former
Vice President. whose name still
holds considerable magic in the
State.
Like President Truman did in
l94S, the Governor visited Mr..
Garner at his ranch in Uvalde,
making the overnight train trip
from Dallas last night. From
there, he resumes his scheduled
trip. speaking this afternoon in
San Antonio and Houston before
planning to return to his head
quarters at Springfield, Ill. ~
Mr.. Garner was Spry and Jocular
as he and Senator Connally met
the Illinois Governor at Uvalde.
There was a crowd of about 300 in
the railroad station.
Gov. Stevenson spoke briefly
from the doorway Of the home of
Mr.. Gamers son, Tully Garner,
after a pheasant breakfast. A
crowd estimated at 500 was pres
ent for the impromtu talk.
Two Big Issues.
But If visiting Mr.. Garner is a
traditional part of Texas cam
paigning, the rest of Gov. Steven
sons bid for the States "a elec-
toral votes is not.
There are two big issues in this
election, so far as Texas is con-
cerned. One Is the business OF
holding on to what the voters have
gained under the New and Fair
Deals. The other is tidelands oil.
So far as the first issue is con-
cerned. Gov. Stevenson's line in
this beef and oil empire Is
the same as elsewhere: "You
never had it 50 good" On the
tidelands question, he has with
great urbanity spit in the eye
of professional tub thumpers
throughout the State.
The question Of who owns the
oil resources of the Texas coast
might not seem to provide an
especially powerful political issue.
But it has been made into one in
this campaign. It Is the issue on
which Texas Gov. Allan Shivers
has bolted the Democratic Party
and offered his support to Gen.
Eisenhower.
Intense Propaganda.
The propaganda has been in
tense enough so that the man in
the street has strong opinions on
the question of State or Federal
ownership. whether or not he un-
derstands all the details.
Gov. Stevenson, who had taken
his stand on the issue months ago.
came up shooting in Dallas.
Speaking to a crowd Of some
$4,000 at the Dallas State Fair
Grounds, he reminded them that
the Supreme Court had decided
two years ago that these off shore
deposits, If any, belonged to the
Federal Government rather than
the State.
He added:
when the Supreme Court de-
cided recently that the Govern
ment had no right to seize the
steel industry, the people of Texas
accepted that ruling. as I did
some Of them with shout of
enthusiasm. But when the same
court handed down its ruling on