Evening star., 1952-09-01
Gen. Eisenhower
0pposesAny
U. Strings
Tells Letter Carriers
He Will Ask More
Frequent Deliveries
By jones DevIin y
Associated Press Stoff Writer

Associated Press Stoff Writer
NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-Gen.
Dwight D. Eisenhower today as
Sured the Nations Federal work.
ers that if he becomes President
he will neither authorize nor
condone any f1rings of civil serv-
ice employees.
The Republican presidential
nominee declared he was "soNe"
because of a Kansas situation in
which a Democratic leader al
legedly sought $100 campaign
contributions from mail carriers
with the admonition they might
lose their jobs if the G. o. P. won.
Gen. Eisenhower addressed the
biennial convention of the Ma
tional Association of Letter Car
riers and was wildly applauded
before, during and after his brief
speech.
The general said he had come to
the convention in Manhattan Gen.
ter, a large amphitheater in down.
town Manhattan, just to say
Hello"
But he declared that he found
himself making a political speech
because when get sore, get
sore"
Blames Democrats for Slack
Gen. Eisenhower directly &C
cused the Democrats of having re-
duced the postal services eficien-
cy. He said if he were elected he
would work for a more efficient
service with more frequent deliv-
cries of mail.
The candidate said that every
man who carried letters was
friend of his. He said he had been
in the Army too long not to place
the mail call above any other call
that a bugle might blow.
Gen. Eisenhower spoke extern
poraneously for seven and one
half minutes.
The charge that Democratic
leader solicited campaign contri-
buttons came from Senator Carl
son, Republican. of Kansas in a
speech Immediately preceding
Gen. Eisenhower'S talk.
Both Speakers Cheered.
Both Gen. Eisenhower and Sem
ator Carlson were decorated with
leis from the Hawaiian delegation
to the convention.
At a signal from William c.
Doherty, president of the associa-
tion, the convention gave three
resounding cheers, first for Sena-
tor Carlson, then for Gen. Eisen-
hover.
Approximately 1000 people
filled all but the top balcony OF
the midtown center.
The Democratic leader accused |
of soliciting campaign contribu-
tions from mail carriers was Ken
meth T. Anderson, Democratic ma
tional committeeman for Kansas
Mr.. Anderson said at Topekt.
Kans., last Saturday that he had
sent letters to more than 1000
Kansas postmasters and rural
mail carriers requesting contribu-
tions.
He said the practice is not
illegal land is followed by the
Republicans as we'll"
General Starts Drive.
Senator Carlson leveled the
charge as a prelude to an Eisen-
hover speech at the annual
convention of the National Asso-
citation of Letter Carriers.
The Generals Labor Day speak
ing date was the first of nine for
a week that marks a critical
point in the campaign of the
Republican presidential nominee.
The speeches will tip off the
direction the campaign goes from
here, whether in the same direc-
tion it has been heading all along
or OH on some new turn.
Some Eisenhower rooters have
been complaining that so far the
General has not put enough punch
into the campaign. Gen. Eisen-
hower's staff says he will start
swinging political haymakers any
day now.
In a brief talk of his own pre-
pared for delivery to the letter
carriers convention, Senator Carl
son said Mr.. Anderson had put
this very shocking statement"
into his letter:
LAS a Federal employe, you
should not be misled into thinking
that you will retain your present
position should the voters choose
a Republican President and Re-
publican Congress. j
Mr.. Anderson, in an interview,
said the letters went out to num-
ber of Democratic business and
professional men in addition to
the postal employees and added
that similar requests will be sent
(See EISENHOWER, Page A-8.)
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