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BETHESDA-OPEN
NUET

BETHESDA-OPEN
LOVELY
SPACIOUS RAMBLERS
YOU WILL BE DELIGHTED
TO SEE THESE BEAUTI-
FULLY APPOINTED, SPA
CIOUS 3-BEDRM. BRICK
HOMES, CONSTRUCTED
FOR LIFETIME ENDUR-
ING BEAUTY, INCLUDING
STEEL BEAMS, PLAS-
TERED WALLS AND HUGE
BASEMENT WITH "a
BATH. LARGE COMPLETE
HENS, PATIOS,
WALKS, NEAR BRADLEY
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
$20,950 AND UP. OPEN
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY,
l TO DARK. 5000 BLOCK
BRADMOOR DR., BETHES-
DA. OUT OLD GEORGE
TOWN RID. TO GREEN
TREE TO EWING, OR,
BRADLEY BLVD. TO RIDGE
RID. TO GREENTREE TO
EWING.
MONTGOMERY
INVESTMENT g. ms. CO.
SH. 8010
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MONTGOMERY COUNTY

S?2. .95O-A dream ram
bier, Just ! year old, Ike new! In
the Alta Vista section; 8 bedrms.
tiled bath. very large liv: rm. with
frepl.. separate din. rm.. lovely kit;
&C. heat; level lot. Ewes, WO.
55?e. GoRMAN p. YOUNG. DE.
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HOUSES FOR sALE-S.E.

6 oD.s 81 s n1nn MINI Row ave- brk l5sa
rms: bedrms;. tile bath and sun
gas h.-w.h.: gar: SI3. 3.75O. HART
MAN REALTY. INC 1345 Good
Hope rd. Sc. LU. 4-3400 and LU.
HGTs.. 400 block Brandy
wine st.-Semidet. brick, 5 rms. tile
dssD 1 lCt; sig i5oo. jiaH HARTMAN NJ RI REAL
CONGRESS HTS. CT, $3.50 down,
includes everything, 544 Foxhall I'd,
Kit. peri. hi throughout. ugh Hs Payments aGa
FR. s sss7. 1897 cox coz & c.. c.. RE: r. 1889. ssIe''
HILLCREST-Well built brick house;
l., d.. k, 4 lge. bedrms.. hall. knotty
Baths S RS half baths reRerseS VerS GOOD buy anIl
Mr.. Randel. LU. 4-723O. JOS.
PISHLER. Realtor.
overlooking city-Det.
brk.; 3 and 4 bedrms.. 2 baths, with
! bedrm. and bath on 1st a. Gas
heat. S22. 900 and up. HARTMAN
REALTY. INC. LU. 4-340O. VI. 1915.
RIGHT NEAR ANACOSTIA n. S.
Beaut.. mod. S-rm.. .tapestry brk.
home; front porch. side-hall plan.
Kssa.s. kSs Max SrHAS Y :? hfSffr SsE es gF
1858: eves.. NO. O006. 90
1909 POTOMAC AVE. S.E.-e-roon
brick: INV. heat. front and back
cash. JOE cURTo REALTY. SSs
H st. ne, FIR. 1900.
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HOUSES FOR sALe-Mp.
RAMBLER
NAInf HAnY EU nT A.

OPEN sun, i 70
Out Conn. ave. to Washington ave
in Kensington. right to our open
sign. This rambler will appeal to
those seeking a home all on ! floor
Large liv. rm. with fireplace. 3 large
bedrooms, . baths. separate din.
rm.. large kit; carport. Mrs. Daw-
son on premises or Wo. 4162 for
appointment.
MARSHALL J. wAPLE CO..
1924 14th st. NV, DI. 3346
IN DAMASCUS, MD. 5-room ram
bier; Colonial block siding, radiant
heat, parquet floors. tile bath, We
netian blinds. modern kitchen; nice
location; new. Price. S12, 500.
S-room 2-apt. brick home: Ia acres
fruit trees. Price. $4,000.
Near Damascus. 4-room brick bun
galow. modern in every respect;
new. Price, $13,250.
Call Damascus 6261, JERRY T.
WILLIAMS 80
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HOUSES FOR SALE-MD.

MIDDLETOwN VALLEY. near Fred
erick---Six-rm. modern home; IA
acres acres; bordered by % cool ripping trout
500. terms. Can Mr. Pryor. Myers
XaENcYl zitlf: Mdn Du. 2ss9; sSsi. or spAkKs MIs
HOUSE AND LOT in Queen Anne,
Md, Eastern Shore, s rms. bath.
furnsse PFce hee. ssSoS eSo-o sss
write cHARLEs sTERNE, Fred
erieksburg. Va. Route 2.
COLLEGE PARK-7 rooms, 2 baths,
finished bsmt., double garage: large
lot: good condition.
$19,250
Silver spring-6-room brick: G1
reighborhood close to schools.
Southeast-Brick. semidetached. 8
rooms: beautiful rec. room: excel
lent condition: $500 down, assume
ONLY S16,500
Near N. o. L.-S2. 600 down, assume
CT: rooms and bath, garage: large
lot. Also 3-room apt. to rent; excel.
location.
MOORE REALTY co.
ia. 1887. WA. 1856. UN. 1857.
SOUTHERN MARYLAND
LA PLATA, MD.-Town residence,
excellent neighborhood; 4-acre lot,
Handicapped. beautiful trees; town
water: convenient schools. churches;
10 rooms. bath. large porch, OIL
burner heat, basement; garage, out
buildings: $1,000.
BRYANTOWN, MD-Early American
brick Groom dwelling. large corner
lot. excellent neishborhood: 2 baths,
original woodwork, oil-burner heat:
landscaped lawn, garden; 20 miles
d. c.; Sis 5000.
COBB ISLAND, MD.-Charning g.
rm. bungalow. completely insulated
storm windows. screens. bath. mod
ern conveniences: landscaped lawn;
good neighborhood; waterfront
privileges: $4,000.
LEONARD SNIDER
Tel 3311, La Plata, Md.
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BETHESDA
DREAM RAMRI .ER

Situated on a lot I0Oxl50, this. well
constructed master bedrooms, ultra
modern kit, exceptionally large liy.
room. din. room. finished room in
bsmt.; overlooking garden; conven-
iently located to Naval Hospital, Ma
tional Institute of Health Owner
has priced this home to sell today
RE 2121 TR 1oRh
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CHEVY CHASE

7ollinswood-Most desirable 2-story
brick home; bedrm. and bath. 1st
fir; 2 bedrms., bath on 2nd hr,:
pvt. sun deck on 2nd fir; that could
screened side porch; built-jn gar:
this home in new cond.; lge. lott
quiet street: price reduced to S2S.-
500; substantial cash. For appt. to
inspect please call F. ELIOT MID.
DLETON. RE. 1881; eyes,. 10.
5-5l07
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HOUSES FOR sALE--N.E.

COLORED-$1,5OO DIN.
1900 block Lincoln rd. me-; vacant;
semidet. o-story brick: Colonial
front porch; 6 largs rms. and bath,
2 rear porches, full bsmt., gas
h.-w.h,; rear yards. Priced to sell
this week. Call till 8 pm. week
days.
VIM. CalomiriS Inv. Corp.
10I5 18th ST. NV, DI. 1855;
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CAROLE HIGHLANDS
1905 18th AVE.

7205 10Th AVE.
GUST OFF N. HAMP. AVE. IN MIDI
OPEN SUN. l to 7 PM.
bdrms.. " baths. picture windows,
lge. liv. rm.. firepl., bsmt., gas heat.
driveway. lovely yard. Priced al
only $4,000. Excel. terms.
Dir. Out N. H. ave. ext, right on
Erskin9 st. to 10th ST.. right to
open sign.
L. H. Carmichael Realty Co.
SH n4od Eues III a-anra.
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COLORED
HOUSES FOR SALE-s.W.

HOUSES FOR SALE-S.W.
NEAR 9Th AND N SITS. S.w.-e-rm
brick, bath. hot-water heat: good
condition, reasonably priced. c. H.
COLORED-1345 4th ST. S.W.-5-
rm., bath brick: like new: S300-$50O
cash. Open Sunday. OWNER. ia.
COLORED-49s SCHOOL ST. S.W.-
5-rm. brick; small down payment,
easy terms. c. H. PARKER CO. MA.
23"6. -23
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COLORED
INDEPENDENCE AVE

Within four blocks Of Congressiona al
Library one of these substantially
rooms on 1st floor. 5 rooms and
bath on second; oil hot-water heat,
full cellar with back. front and in
terror entrances; back stairs first to
second floor; wide lot. frontage on
2S:foot alley: Price, S13,250, which
is less than half reproduction value.
LOUIS p. SHOEMAKER. 1719 K st.
NV. MA. 1166.
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SILVER SPRING

OPEN SUNDAY. 2 TO 2
2 large bedrms.. bath. lily. rm.. din.
rm., kit, full bsmt.. oil heat Space
for 9 bedrms. upstairs. Wood lot
57x20O. Out Colesville. right at ar
row on Rosemere St to open sign
SMITH w ALLNUTT. Sr. SH. 1915
PRE-REGULATION .x'' -.
Silver Spring area bedrms., Ia
baths, bsmt. with garage; beauti-
fully handicapped; rear lot fenced
attrac. financing; $18.500. Shown by
appointment. SH. 1740. ewes. and
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HILL REALTY co.

COLORED-l83I BURKE ST. Sc
open Sun. from > till pm First
time offered. 2-family apt. beaut.
bsmt., , inclosed screen porches,
front and rear yards. Mr.. Driver
on onop premises. p: 3. QUANDER, MI.
cSHSREP&;e1aoa6 sSS5 Ph; 10 BLK. sLfo4S 18th ST. Sc,
Six rooms. modern bath. gas h
VIII, hardwood floors, storm win
dows' screens, full bsmt.; 3 years
old; Terms arranged. Call Mr.
GREENE REALTY z CO.. 7155 Fla.
c%T aye oIE% NV; No; 8l4S.
2.5 pm. 1895 Savannah pl. Sc
S.S,t Sx rooms, 1itS bath, bath, oil h.-w,h.. full
room. stationary tubs. See It today
and make your offer. Call Mr..
GREENE REALTY CO., rs Fla Fla.
COLORED-NR. MINI. AVE. AND E.
CAP. ST. / s 35tt st.-Open 2-5
pm. Vacant, Semidet. brick. 5
HARTMAN REALTY. INC, I345
Good Hope rd. Sc. LU. 4-340O, VI.
COLoRED-sOo BLK. G sr.-Brick
complete apts.. 3 rms, kit, bath
each; bSmt., yard; price, S11,50O:
terms. S. A. YOUNG CO.. Ma.
COIORED-s9sO CASH. bal. like
rent. Home with income. RE Rent am an
apt. to help meet your payments. IS.
Separate kitchens and baths: good
condition; oil. heat; good location:
will sell completely or partially fur
nlShed or vacant. RA, 34lS
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BETHESDA
301 HOLLAND AVE.
MAPLEWOOD

unusually Attrac. Rambler
New red brick rambler on an excep-
tionally fine corner wooded lot. Short
walk from NH: bedrooms. bath,
living dining room, kitchen, large
Screened-in porch with view. Full
basement and garage under porch.
OPEN / TO6
To reach: Out Wisconsin past Naval
Hosp. left on Cedar lane, right on
Locust, right on Acacia, left on Dan
bury to property.
Margaret J. Dunkley
OT 6Sn0 pEATT0D 0Y nSoE
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BETHESDA
OPEN
TODAY, II
nNIISIIAI. TERAHc
EXCEPTIONAL VALUE

EXCEPTIONAL VALUE
custom built brick Cape Cod:
bedrm. and n bath, lst A., de luxe
all-elec. kit: 2 lge. bedrms. and
bath UP: center entrance: huge
screened porch: paneled rec. rm.
and bath in bsmt.: garage: fenced,
shaded lot adjoins pvt. estate: short
safe walk to public. parochial
with as low as $500 cash.
1909 PAGE AVE.
TO reach: Out Old GEORGETOWN rd
approx. 3 mi. from Bethesda Bank
to Beach ave. right on Beach 4
blks; to Page, left to open sign.
WI Q104 10 5-4O55
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BetheSda-Greenwich Forest
u ACRE-SHADE TREES
AIR-COOLED HOME
Custom built Of the finest. Surrounding
properties are of comparable beauty
and quality. Large den, lovely large
liv. rm., gracious din. rm., all open
ing of center reception hall lend
First-tl. powder rm.; de luxe ali-eIec-
trio kitchen with floor to ceiling
tiled walls; 3 bedrms., . baths up
stairs. Exceptionally fine paneled
recreation room, maids room and
bath in bsmt Perfectly designed
extra-large screened porch overlook
ditioning by Frigidaire. An ex-
ouisitely different home.
Town & Suburban, OR. 9400
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KENSINGTON
Possible commercial brick 2-story
house, equipped for two families;
near all shopping and transporta-
ton. Call Mrs. Dawson, WO. 4162.
MARSHALL j. WAPLE CO.
Qaaltnr 1904 1Ath ST N W DI 33A6
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COLORED-BARGAIN
s49 9rFS FKASREin sRH;i l ST! TO NJ.
eix-rm. det home, featuring: Gge.
liv rm., spacious din. rm.,. modern
kit. tnclosed porch. powder rm.:
2nd a., 3 bedrms.. tiled bath. in
closed porch; full bsmt.. oil heat,
lavatory; lge. yard: det. gar; nr.
this home is priced for. quick sale
with low down pymt.. bal. like rent.
Call Mr. Barbour.
CAMPANELLA & CO.
M. 4113; Ewes. and SUM-. AP. 1888
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AMERICAN UNIV. PARK AREA.
Si4.5oo. bdrms,, iiv, rm.., din.
rm., kit. and bath. FuN bsmt
Gas heat. close to schools and
transp. Open today, ] to g.
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NEAR CLARKSBURG-6-r house.
chicken house. excel. cond.. nice yd..
cleo, water. garden and trees. good
neighborhood. Quick sale. $3.50
H. W. BECRAFT. Gaithersburg 555
or 72S-J
din rm., long liv rm., firepl.. mod
kit. oil &C. heat; full hsmt.; att
garage. Over "A acre.. free school
bus to public and Catholic schools
at door. Good transp.. Route $40,
srsdo do ESssh Sss t.,%. 1i es5snsfsSa5s esdas sSsS
srsburs 76NW.
Evening star., 1952-10-21
War to Free Europe
Was a Greet Crusade

Then almost two years later
came Normandy and the liberia
of Western Europe. Despite the
utmost military cunning and
planning, how could Hitler's
fortress Europe have been
preached, and how could the
Nazi armies have been rolled
back to ultimate destruction,
unless the spirit of every man
involved was a spirit of crusade?
Then late in 1850 was asked
to take over the setting up and
direction of NATO. the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization.
The job on paper appeared i'm
possible. It consisted of recon-
Cling the military heritage, the
national prides, the tempera-
mental backgrounds. the ira
ditional fears, the economic
inequalities. the political diff
ferences. and the language bar
riers Of IL nations, and creating
a united Western European
army.
Here again. how could any
one have tackled that job un-
less there was the spirit of
crusade?
I think it is important to point
out that the presence Of these
NATO soldiers has a greater sig
nificance for peace than it has
for war. A defenseless Western
Europe is an invitation to in
vasion, just as defenseless South
Evening star., 1952-10-21
BY the Associuied Press

WORCESTER, Mass, Oct. II.
-Follo,Ding is the prepared tert
OF last nights speech By Gen.
Eisenhower:
Tonight. Monday, October
20, has a special significance
for me. It is the opening
night of my final swing, the
last lap of the campaign. I
think that this is a good time
to draw breath and to take
personal inventory.
Months aso I used the word
crusade" to describe my inner
most feelings on why I had be-
come q candidate for the presi-
dency Of the United States.
Throughout my life. the major
events always had that extra
spiritual factor to make them a
crusade.
Let me try to illustrate what
I mean
How else can you explain the
successful landings in North
Africa, and the campaign that
followed through Sicily and
Italy, except in terms of a cru
sade? We had the ships, and
the arms; we had the necessary
men; but without the spirit of
crusade in our fighting forces
we could have been repulsed.
Furthermore, let's remember,
two years before I had been a
lieutenant colonel in the United
States Army maneuvers in
Louisiana, and here I was head
ing the largest invasion armada
that had yet been seen, with
scores of American and British
career officers senior to me by
many eagles and many stars.
The harmony. the dedication.
the spirit of allied forces head
quarters was not something that
could have been ordered in a
directive; it could only exist
as part of a crusade.
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The worst indictment against
the present administration is
not that corruption exists, but
that it has been consistently
condoned. That is why this
scandal = a day administration
stands before the country dis
credited. That is why you are
going to throw it out Of Office
on November 4.
(5) I believe that imitation is
as dangerous an enemy as any
We face today. Imitation can be
stopped with foresight, intelli-
gence. and determination It
must be stopped in this country
II our savings, our pensions, our
Evening star., 1952-10-21
Gen. Eisenhower Restotes
His Personal Beliefs

Against this crusade of ours
the sole retort of the opposition
has been abuse.
But I said at the outset that
felt this was time to reState
my personal beliefs. I think it
is important to spell out the
beliefs which make this a cru
sade for me.
These things I believe:
CD I believe that the Presi-
dent of the United States
should serve all the people, ire
spective of their race, their
creed. their color. and particu-
larly irrespective of how they
will vote or how they have voted.
I further believe that q presi-
Dental candidate has the first
responsibility to speak for his
party. This I have done. This
I will continue to do.
At the beginning of this cam
paign I said that ! was a mo
deal" man. I said that ! would
make no arrangement or agree
ment of any kind that could be
interpreted as even an implied
promise of future political
favor. have made none. am
still mo deal" man.
(2) I believe that the social
gains achieved by the people of
the United States, whether they
were enacted by a Republican
or a Democratic administration,
are not only here to stay, but
are here to be improved and
extended. Any one who says that
it is my purpose to cut down
social security. unemployment
insurance. to leave the i'll and
aged destitute, is lying.
I do promise, through pru-
dent handling of Government
expenditure. through the elimi-
nation Of the national deficit,
through halting imitation, and
through eventual lowering of
taxes, to preserve for the people
of the United States these Sc
curity gains. do not believe
that these gains should be Sc
cretly whitfield away by creep
ing imitation.
90 I believe that waste is not
Evening star., 1952-10-21
Eisenhower Speech Reviewing Major Points of His Crusade

a necessary part of Govern
ment. There have been in our
history too many efficient adj
ministrations, and there are to-
day too many well-run States
AS Massachusetts, will be un-
der Chris Herter next January
to have use believe that waste
and racketeering are an inev-
liable part of Government.
90 I believe that corruption
in Government is not something
to be shrugged off. I further
believe that when corruption is
discovered. the faster and more
firmly it is rooted out, the less
likely it is to appear again.
Evening star., 1952-10-21

Korea was an invitation. A line
of armed men represent for the
Kremlin rulers not a calculated
risk, but the fateful decision.
And now I am in another
crusade.
BY now in this campaign, I
have had a liberal education in
the use of invective. and, shall
we say. inaccuracies and dis
tortlons. The reason, of course,
is that our campaign is q
constructive. progressive cru
sade to liberate the American
people from the shackles of
expensive corruption and waste,
from the straitjacket of infla-
tion and taxes, and from the
terrifying shadow of war that
vacillating stop-and-go foreign
policy has cast upon us.
Evening star., 1952-10-21

insurance policies, our social
benefits, are not to be destroyed.
Bringing imitation under con-
troll does not mean swinging
over to deflation or depression.
Never again must the crime of
mass unemployment be visited
upon our people. This disaster
must not happen. not only for
the welfare of our own citizens,
but for the security Of the Ma
tion and of the whole free
world. Our pledge is this: We
will enlist all the resources of
the Federal Government to in
sure that this great Nation is
(COntinlled m paoa 40 ToI a
Evening star., 1952-07-14

be repeated. Everybody pres
ent knew what he meant. For
these politicians were still mind
full Of Wendell WILKES disdain
Of the organization and prac-
tical politicians which he hard
ly had tried to conceal. Mr..
Willkie plainly showed his par.
tiality to the independent "Will.
kie Clubs" Of enthusiastic anna
teurs who got 50 much in the
hair of the political organization
in 1910. It was these amateurs
who gave the Willkie campaign
its Crusade" flavor and GER
tainly helped to roll UP what
stands to this day as the biggest
vote ever given to any Repub-
ican presidential candidate
and against the greatest vote
getter the Nation ever saw.
meaning Franklin D. Roosevelt.
and under the obstacle Of lower
ing war clouds when people gen.
orally are not too inclined to
change their rulers.
Evening star., 1952-07-14

he-win eest to the states now
being whipped up here by the
king-makers, including admins
tration appointees and lawyers
with lush Washington law prac-
ticeS.
Nor are the rank and file Of
Democrats, so well-fed, we'll
clothed and well-housed for two
decades, likely to warm up to
elderly "caretaker" candidates.
Even If successful against odds.
such men-the Vice President.
the Speaker - would depend
heavily on regents chosen from
their intimates. who are largely
unknown to the politicians who
must do business with WASH
ington.
It is now clear that Senator
Taft's campaign suffered from
Potomac fever. He had with
him the men best known here
in his party. its principal SEN
ators. In Washington he seemed
invincible. In Chicago. he met
the folks and they had a rally
ing point in a world-famous
leader Of men. When the SEN
ator also presented them with a
moral issue-a handicap in No
vember-he was through.
The Democrats are not so
lucky. They have been we'll
educated in the value of their
issues by Roosevelt and Tru-
man who beamed them-with
malice observation-disclosures the
heads Of party leaders to large
blocs Of voters. But they do
not have their obvious leader.
Mrs. Truman. who prefers the
quiet life, has an iron will.
The President has plainly been
enjoying the relaxation Of re-
nunciation.
Should they resist all pres
Evening star., 1952-07-14
More RedRiots Feared in Japan
Many Koreans Join in Directing Strategy Of Violence
AS Public Backs Newspapers in Pleas for Action

aliens from the Asiatic main-
land" This, the Japanese gov.
ernment fears. will translate it
self into racial riots which will
increase the many headaches
the Tokyo administration II
beset with.
Behind all these serious prob
lens which have escaped Amer
lean public attention because Of
the political campaigns. can be
seen as always. the hand Of the
Kremlin. The narrow body Of
water which divides the Empire
islands from the ASiatic main
land and the few miles which
separate it from the Kuriles per-
NIT the Moscow conspirators to
send to Japan with no difficulty.
trained agents, money and small
arms to bolster the well-planned
Communist instructions.
The government cannot seal
OF the thousands Of inlets and
coves which are being used by
Moscow to bring the material
tools Of revolution to Japan.
Neither can it afford to apply.
for fear Of annoying the West
ern Nations, the old-time harsh
methods for dealing with SUBJ
verSiveS.
Evening star., 1952-07-14
Doris FIeeson:
Move for Draft Of Truman Seen
The Democrats Need Strong Leader and They Are Likely
To Pick Their Candidate on q Con-He-Wn Basis

sures, no matter how confused
the scene, the situation must Of
course be resolved another way.
Certain facts can be fished out
of a sea Of wishful thinking.
The draft-Stevenson drive has
lost its steam. Gov. Stevenson
has largely contributed to that.
The President Is annoyed with
him.
The President is under heavy
pressure to announce for the
only red-hot New Deal candi-
date. Averell Hartman, his ad-
wiser on foreign policy. But
Harry Truman Of Grandview.
Mo-, finds it hard to believe in
Mr.. Hartman Of Wall Street as
a winner against Ike Eisenhower
Of Abilene, Kan.
Senator Kefauver believes sim
cerely in his grass roots appeal.
faces the fact Of presidential
coolness. has found no way to
resolve the situation in his own
favor. He will hang on and
hope.
Senator Kerr is fishing hard
in the troubled waters with all
his great personal resources.
His White House liaison: Clark
Clifford. former Truman coun-
sci.
Vice President Barkley and
Speaker Rayburn insist they
would be as strong candidates
as senators 50 much their
junior.
Senator Russell's case is weak
ened by the strong Eisenhower
appeal to the South. Most Dem
ocrats now want at all costs to
strengthen their case in the
pivotal States where they figure
they can beat Eisenhower
through his ignorance Of domes-
tic problems.
Evening star., 1952-07-14
Toft's Forces Made One Mistake
Key to the Conventions Outcome Found in Break in Souh
1t Was Not Struggle Between Devils and Angels

pie. Public opinion was counted
on to sway the delegates. It
was q strategy that won for
Gen. Eisenhower and lost for
Senator Taft. whose managers
hoped against hope that. de-
spite the detection Of Califor-
mia, they could gain votes from
other States by the persuasive
ness of their argument on the
Southern delegates. In other
conventions it might have
worked-but not In this one.
So Bob Taft wasn't exagger-
ating when he said no candi-
date had ever gone into a con-
vention with such a lead on
first-ballot strength and lost
out. Had he retained the 50
Southern delegates. he would
have been proved right. but the
convention didn't let the So
Taft delegates from the South
cast a vote and actually un-
seated them.
What was right? The COM
plexities Of delegate picking.
especially in the South. are not
widely understood. But it is a
fact that Senator Taft himself
or his associate Senator Bricker.
who tried for the nomination
one year. skillfully assembled
Southern delegates in 1910.
1914 and 1948. This time it
proved a boomerang.
Actually the present process
of selecting delegates has many
defects. AS the Minnesota mem
ber of the credentials committee
said in speaking of the rival de-
legations from the South: "This
isn't exactly a contest between
devils and angels" II all this
hullabaloo results in a better
method of selection by direct
primaries nationally or some
other method that is fair and
that represents the wishes Of
the party rank and file, the
Taft debacle will not have been
without its salutary effect.
Senator Taft does not lose
stature by reason Of his defeat.
He stood for basic principles
that differed from other mem