Evening star., 1952-08-11
Eisenhower Turns
From Indian Tribes
To Southern Leaders
BY the Associcfed Press

friendly p0W-W0W with 50
American Indian tribes, Gen.
Dwight D. Eisenhower changes
pace today to confer with G. o. p.
farm leaders and a delegation of
Dixie supporters.
The Republican presidential
candidate flew back here last
night from Gallup, N. Mex, where
he said he spent one of the most
enjoyable days in weeks as a guest
of honor at the 31st annual inter-
tribal Indian ceremonial.
Il thoroughly enjoy that kind
of a Show" the general told re-
porters-with a trace Of a wistful
thought about booking additional
relaxing appearances.
But today it was back to more
serious business. He arranged to
sit down first Il pm. EST with
a group of hackers from eight
Southern StateS-some of them
representatives from the regular
Republican organizations, others
from Citizens for Eisenhower
clubs in the South.
After that session, the general
was scheduled to meet with a
group of Republican members of
the Senate and House Agriculture
Committees. and other party farm
leaders.
Draw Wider Benefits.
Over the week end, Gen. Eisen-
hover called for expansion of the
social security program to cover
an additional IA million persons,
and for increased old age assist
ance grants.
After comforting with three Re
publican members Of the House
Ways and Means Committee, Gen.
Eisenhower issued a statement
Saturday saying:
Il am particularly concerned
about the present inadequacies of
the social security law and feel
strongly that the law ought to be
extended to presently uncovered
persons"
The general also said that, as
President. he would press for en-
actment of legislation which
would Tighten the burden Of the
high cost of living on our senior
citizens"
Gen. Eisenhower's aides said
such legislation would not increase
social security insurance benefits
to the needy aged. but would raise
payments to such persons under
an aid program made up of a COM
bination of State and Federal
funds.
Reception Is COlorful.
AS for yesterday in Gallup, Gen.
Eisenhower didn't seem to care
whether he had made any POLITICAL
hay, although his associates feel
he did.
The general few from Denver
early in the morning and arrived
at the New Mexico Indian capital
about noon. The reception he re-
Heived was warm and colorful.
The governors of the 35 Indian
tribes on hand to greet him were
a picture of early America in their
brilliant-hued war bonnets and
the awesome paint upon their
faces. The women and children
were equally colorful.
After lunch the G. o. P. poll
ticianS and a Democrat conspicu-
Gus in such company-Senatorl
Clinton P. Anderson-Gen. Eisen-
hover went to the ceremonial sta
dium to watch the pageant and
make a brief speech.
There was a police-estimatedI
crowd of 10000 in the stadium
and an additional throng of about
15,000-the police said-was inI
town. Gallup has population of
5000.
Thousands lined the streets and
cheered the general on his ride
from the airport to a hotel, and
later when he went to the stadium.
Points to Citizenship.
Addressing the Indians as my
brethren of the Zunis, Hopis, the
Apaches, the Rio Grande Pueblos,
the Popagoes, the NavajoS, the
Sioux and others from many dis
tant parts of this great West"
he urged them to exercise their
rights of citizenship.
That was a reference to their
recently acquired right to vote.
The general said it would "show
your white brethren the last and
final example of proper citizen
ship"
And he said "Never once in all
the campaigns of Europe, with 3
million Americans under my COM
mand did ever once hear a
complaint about the battle con-
duct of the North American In
dian"
Gen. Eisenhower billed his
speech in advance as non-political,
and it wasn't until he met with
that he put in a plug for a Re-
publican candidate for the Senate
from New Mexico. He said he
hoped to see his old friend Pat
rick j. Hurley. former Secretary
of War and Ambassador to China,
"gracing a seat in the Senate"
after the November election.
Gen. Hurley is running against
the Democratic incumbent, Sem
ator Dennis Chavez.
Australia to Triple Crop