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Evening star., 1952-12-08
u. S. Policy in Korea to Change
Gen. Eisenhower Will Take Action to Resolve Far Eastern War
But He Isn't TeIeqrophnq His Plans to Moscow

capable of fighting a two-front
warm Asia as well as Europe.
America, on the other hand.
has successfully fought a two
front war-against Germany
and Japan-even without a
single base on the European
continent or on single island
in the Far East to start with
in 1941.
There will be no truce in
Korea until Russia is con-
vinced that the cards are
stacked against her in the Far
East. And the next move that
is logical on the part Of the
United Nations is to mobilize
and deploy its strength in such
a way as to force truce, even
though it involves taking a
calculated risk against a Red
China Russian military setup
in, the Far East.
Such a program calls first for
a build-up of South Korean
divisions so that they can take
over most of the front lines
while American troops are held
in reserve. This will take sew
eral months, and in due time a
release of Chang Kai-shek's
troops on Formosa to attack
the mainland also appears
logical as a means Of causing
Red China to bring many of her
troops back to defend her coastal
areas.
Should the Communists at
tack American bases in Japan
by air, this would mean the
immediate mobilization of
new Japanese army of 2 million
men who probably would be glad
to go into Siberia to get revenge
for the treatment given japanese
prisoners since September, 1945.
Such a local war in the Far
East would drain Russian re-
sources, subject the Trans
Siberian railroad to heavy air
attack and could result in the
defeat of Russia in the Far East,
which would be a serious blow
to Communist prestige. The
japanese haven't been afraid
of the Russians since they de-
feated them in 1904 so decisively.
Merely to enumerate these
possibilities is to indicate why
calculated risks can be taken
by the U. N. command in the
Far East to put the squeeze on
Red China and Russia and force
an ending Of the war in Korea.
What the United Nations need
Evening star., 1952-12-08
Macarthur Offers Korean Plan
Former Far East Commanders Desire Get Into the Picture
Brings Story He Wanted Post in Eisenhower Cabinet

creased danger Of provoking
universal conflict"
He explained that he was
withholding details because they
involved basic decisions which
I recognize as improper for pub
lie disclosure or discussion"
1t was Gen. MacArthur's first
public mention of Gen. Eisen-
hover since the election and it
confirmed what has long been
an open secret around Eisen-
hover headquarters. This Is,
that Gen. Macarthur wants to
get into the act.
Now that the ballots are
counted with such o splendid
flood Of them marked Eisen-
hover, the generals backstage
advisers are beginning to loosen
up with the story Of how the
Macarthur problem was han
died. One of long experience
and good repute says it quickly
became clear that Gen. Mac
Arthur, who supported Senator
Taft, would come in but only on
his own terms.
How to ascertain those terms
without appearing to ask for
them or putting Gen. Macarthur
on the spot as crudely max
ing them was the problem. It
was solved by some arms length
negotiations with Maj. Gen. Will
loughby, Gen. MacArthur's for
mer intelligence chief, according
to this source. He deposed fur
ther that Gen. Willoughby sur
rounded them with the conspir-
atorial secrecy which corre-
spondents in the Pacific long
ago learned to associate with his
name.
The Eisenhower adviser
emerged from a session with Gen.
Willoughby. held in a Waldorf
Evening star., 1952-12-08
feated rivals campaign text also

feated rivals campaign text also
when he said:
"All it takes is a continual
ton of the dedication to COM
mon purposes which we have so
far displayed, and we are going
forward with that"
The general now. unwittingly,
is paying quite a tribute to his
defeated rival who insisted on
talking sense, even in q cam
paign.
The campaign is over. The
election is over. This Korean
campaign episode will become
another chapter in political
American. There it will join
other similar episodes relating
to campaign oratory. It could be
valuable as a warning, but very
likely won't be.
Now we look to the future. For
that, it is well that the general
finally has stated the cold truth
to the American people. It may
be a letdown to many who were
misled, but it is good to have our
people Strengthened out and the
illusion shattered in time, 80 the
disillusion won't react harmfully
on the new administration as it
takes up It's heavy problems, in
cluding Korea.
Evening star., 1952-12-08
Constantine Brown:
Allies Worried Over Eisenhower
They Watch for Kremns Attitude New u S. President
And Feor Genero Moy Drop Defensive Policy

President-elect Eisenhower's
visit to Korea has given rise
to many speculationS and con-
lectures in Europe and Asia
as to what he will do after he
has taken the oath of office.
Diplomats are particularly in
terested in finding out what the
real reactions of the Kremlin
will be. The usual slurs and
mud singing against "Ameri-
can imperialists" in general
and Gen. Eisenhower in par
ticular undoubtedly will con-
tinue for some time. But the
real feelings of the Muscovites
usually are ascertained through
other manifestations which can
be gathered in Moscow or in
some OF the satellite capitals.
Our allies in Western Europe
where neutraliSm has made i'm
portant inroads seem somewhat
concerned. They approved high
ly of Gen. Eisenhower before he
became the successful Republi-
can standard bearer. But now
they are worried lest he ap-
proach world problems with
the mind of a general and not
that of a politician. They ap-
preciate the fact that he is a
firm believer in collective Sc
curity. But they fear that he
may balk. as he did in the last
few months of his duty as
supreme commander at SHAPE,
at the idea that it is a one-way
street. He was then as critical
as his position allowed him to
be of the reluctance Of the al
lies to live up to their commit
ments.
While in uniform, Gen. Eisen-
hover was not a policy maker;
He merely implemented the
policies of his commander-in-
chief in Washington. AS Presi-
dent of the United States, his
responsibility will be only toward
the American people. And our
allies suspect that in such a
position he may feel it his duty
to act more sternly than his
predecessors.
London and Paris are partic-
ularly concerned over President
elect Eisenhower's policies in
Korea. Heretofore these have
followed a pattern determined
at the United Nations. Our
European friends felt that
everything must be done to
avoid an even more open breach
with the Kremlin and have in
sisted that the American Gov
ernment instruct its military
planners to move with extreme
caution lest they give an op-
portunity to the men in the
Kremlin to unleash q full-scale
third world war from Asia.
The evaluations of the mill
tary men that the U. S. S. r.
will start another war only when
it feels certain that it has more
than a so per cent chance to
Evening star., 1952-12-08
Doris FIeeson:

In the days Immediately fol-
lowing Gen. Eisenhower's elec-
ton to the Presidency, Presi-
dent Truman repeatedly as
sured callers that the victor
vas a good general who wouldn't
g2t us into war.
The Presidents confidence is
supported by the President
elects conservative handling of
his Korean journey and his en-
phasis on mo panaceaS" at its
end. United States allies are
particularly reassured by his
stress on "the grave risk Of en-
larging the war"
Politically, the only tmmedi-
ate question Is how the many
voters, especially women, who
were 30 captivated by his
promise to go to Korea will re-
Spond to the cool Eisenhower
approach. It may be that the
conference in the Pacific area
this week will produce some
thing to differentiate 1t more
strikingly from the administra-
ton attitude.
The only open challenge
came, rather circuitously, from
Gen. Douglas Macarthur. It
failed to attract much atten-
ton since. by sheer accident, it
coincided with the release of
the first Eisenhower stories
from Korea which overwhelmed
1t in press and radio.
Speaking at a New York din
ner closing the annual congress
of the National Association of
Manufacturers, Gen. Macarthur
expressed confidence that there
is a clear and definite solution
to the Korean conflict" He said
his plan could be carried out
without an unduly heavy price
in friendly casualties or any in
Evening star., 1952-12-08
Thonos [. Stokes:
That No Ponoceos' Phrase AQoin
Gen. Eisenhower Went to Korea to Make the Same Speech
On Bringing Peace That His Campaign Opponent Did

bloodshed. At Champaign he
urged that "Asians fight Asians"
and said the South Koreans
could replace our troops in the
front line, and our Army could
become reserves, which was
translated. If not justifiably, by
other Republican campaigners
as meaning, in effect, that the
boys would be brought home.
All that aroused hopes. Then
the hopes zoomed ecstatically
when he made his final pitch q
few days before the election
with his dramatic announce
ment: If I am elected I will
go to Korea" Just that. It
was enough. It Is credited with
swinging many votes to him.
particularly Of women. Analyses
since the election confirm that
effect.
Now he has been to Korea.
Now he confesses he has no
panaceas. He says now that
we have got to stay in Korea
a long time. He says that it
will be some time before South
Koreans could replace our
troops. He believes the war
should not be allowed to spread,
saying it is difficult "in a war
of this kind to work out a plan
that would bring a positive and
definite victory without pos
sibly running the grave risk of
enlarging the war"
Gov. Stevenson said exactly
those things In the campaign,
and so did President Truman.
The general borrowed his de-
Evening star., 1952-12-08

in Korea is military leverage
and this cannot be obtained
merely by what is done in
Korea-it can be accomplished
by exerting military pressure in
other areas. And that in due
time is what the Communist
governments in Moscow and
Peiping face unless they agree
to a truce now.
The moment the Russian
government discovers that Gen.
Eisenhower will not be bluffed
or intimidated, there will be a
change in Moscow policy toward
a truce in Korea. For 1t all
boils down to one important
fact-Gen. Eisenhower is a
leader who isn't afraid to take
calculated risks.
BY going to the Korean
battle ground. Gen. Eisenhower
kept faith with the American
people to whom during the re-
cent political campaign he
pledged such a trip. He risked
his life and accepted the haz-
ards because he felt a high
sense of duty. He got a far
more intimate knowledge by ac-
tually visiting Korea for three
days and talking to the corps
commanders on the spot and
seeing the terrain than he
could get in a month by reading
cable reports or conferring in
Washington with military chiefs.
Mostly, however, Gen. Eisen-
hover told the mothers and
fathers of American boys and the
governments of our allies that
Korea is first" among the
policies to be made by his ad-
ministration after January Goth.
The present administration has
suffered from a deep frustra-
ton which, in effect, has signi-
fled that a do nothing" policy
with ten years or more of ten
sion and interminable casual
ties was to be accepted while
waiting on Russia to call the
turn toward peace.
Gen. Eisenhower was elected
on the mandate: do some
thing about Korea" It may take
a year or more to bring mat
tiers to a climax, but the Ameri-
can Government will be on the
way toward a "do something"
policy from the moment Gen.
Eisenhower takes the oath of
Office on inauguration day. And
that's the true significance of
the Eisenhower trip to Korea.
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Evening star., 1952-12-08
David LoWrence:

For the last 72 hours Moscow
has been scrutinizing the Ameri-
can press to determine what
Gen. Eisenhower is planning to
do about Korea. Fortunately
for America. the President
elect hasn't given the slightest
indication of what he intends
to do. Being a military man,
he isn't accustomed to tele-
graphing the enemy via the
newspapers. telling what his
next move will be.
Even the emphasis in the
press dispatches on the Cen
erals broad statement that he
doesn't intend to enlarge the
war in the Far East doesn't
. clear up the question of what
America may do to bring the
Korean war to victorious con-
clusion if the Reds step up the
attack, especially with air power.
The basic fact to be borne in
mind is that, under Gen. Eisen-
hover, there will certainly be a
change of policy. Such change
cannot take effect for 43 days
because not until Inauguration
day will he be in a position
actually to make decisions or
issue orders affecting our mill
tary or foreign policy.
This much, however, Russia
can learn both from a reading
of Gen. Eisenhower'S biography
and his statements before and
during the recent presidential
campaign: The general isn't
afraid of Russia and will not
act as if he is paralyzed by the
fear Of third world war.
American policy for the last
several years has been based
almost wholly on fear. Again
and again the administration
has stressed the horrors of a
third world war and has re-
peatedly rejected move after
move because of q fear that
Russia might react and start a
world war. The consequence has
been further involvement in an
1nterminable war in Korea and
a deadlock in truce negotiations.
The question Of whether Rus
sia is ready for a third world
war or for a local war in the
Far East involving Manchuria
and perhaps Siberian bases is
one that can best be answered
by a study of her industrial
capacity and her transportation
system, which adds up to the
simple fact that she Is not
Evening star., 1952-12-08

win it were brushed aside by the
politicians and diplomats. So
were the arguments that the
Soviet government, which has
been proved to be directing the
military and political strategy
in Korea, intends to continue
the blood letting until it has
weakened the United States to
a point where it can expect to
wage war against the remaining
free nations with ample expect
ations of success.
Gen. Eisenhower knows war
and also knows the components
of victory. He believes firmly
in the axiom: You can't win on
the defensive.
The Soviet attitude in the
United Nations; the rapid in
crease Of the Red military capa-
bilitieS in Europe and in Asia;
the Soviet activities in the Mid
die East and in Africa and the
Kremlin's offensive attitude to-
ward the free nations, and in
particular against the United
States, all add up to one thing:
that the U. S. S. r. is stalling the
final attack, either with weapons
or by terroriStic actions, until
the mainstay of the free world,
the United States, has been
sufficiently weakened or has lost
enough prestige.
There is a school of thought
among military men, and also
among a number of political
men and diplomats, that if any
OF the free nations assert
themselves and deal from cour-
age and not fear. the men in
the Kremlin may be slowed
down. The Turkish republic is
Evening star., 1952-12-08
Thomas L. Stokes:

Only a few weeks after the
1910 presidential election, the
late Wendell L. Willkie, the de-
feated Republican candidate,
appeared before the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
to testify in support of the lend
lease program. That had just
been submitted for CongresSion-
al approval by President Roose-
welt to bolster those countries
resisting Naziism.
Mr.. Willkie was twitted by
Senator Bennett Champ Clark.
Democrat of Missouri, now a
Federal Judge here, an op-
ponent of the Roosevelt lend
lease bill, about some of his
campaign attacks on President
Roosevelt's policies. The Sen
ator asked Mr.. Willkie if those
earlier utterances were mere
ly campaign oratory."
The defeated Republican can
didate, grinning a bit sheep
ishly, waved his arms resigned
ly in acquiescence, agreeing to
the words which often since,
mistakenly, have been put into
his mouth in the first instance.
That episode added an apt
phrase to the lexicon of politics
merely campaign oratory"-
to describe an old. familiar, and
generally accepted practice in
our free and easy democracy.
We had it again in the 1852
campaign, especially about Ko-
rea, and from the Republicans
and their candidate, now
President-elect. How guilty
Gen. Eisenhower was of it-at
Evening star., 1952-12-08

Astoria bathroom to insure Sc
crecy, with the firm impression
that Gen. Macarthur wanted
Gen. Eisenhower to state pub
licly that Gen. Macarthur would
be Secretary of State or Secre-
tary Of Defense in an Eisen-
hover Cabinet. This idea got no
support anywhere around Gen.
Eisenhower.
Gen. Macarthur took no
part in the campaign and with
held Endorsement Of Gen. Eisen-
hover. After the election he
expressed pleasure in the out
come but still did not mention
the President-elect. In his New
York speech he called him "the
respected President-elect" and
praised him for going to Korea.
BY one Of the many ironies
Of politics. Gen. Eisenhowe
finds himself in a position with
respect to Gen. Macarthur re-
markably like the one President
Truman occupied toward him
after the Eisenhower pledge to
visit Korea. The President called
on the general repeatedly to Of
fer any Korean solutions he had,
they would be gladly considered.
Gen. Eisenhower can now sug-
gest that Gen. Macarthur so
testify.
BY and large, however, Gen.
Eisenhower is being granted
generous leeway in his vast new
responsibilities, with President
Truman and Governor Steven
son leading the van. The poll
ticians show no disposition to
quarrel with him, even to the
point of isolating Senator Taft
in his attack on the Durkin
nomination. Labor leaders are
all saying, give him a chance. +"
Evening star., 1952-12-08

least in spirits now brought
home dramatically to us by
something we have just OBJ
served-here long after the
campaign and election.
1t can best be put by saying
that. figuratively, Gen. Eisen-
hover went all the way to
Korea to make the speech that
his defeated opponent, Gov.
Adlai Stevenson, made over and
over in his campaign. To read
what Gen. Eisenhower said in
his press conference after his
survey of Korea is, in fact, like
hearing all over again what this
reporter heard Gov. Stevenson
emphasize time after time about
Korea. Gen. Eisenhower even
cribbed the very same phrases.
Listen to him now - after
Korea.
I'VE have no panaceas, no
trick ways OF settling this prob
lem"
That's exactly what Gov.
Stevenson said in his campaign.
The general never said that
he had a panacea, either, in so
many words. But he left such
an impression, which was
picked up by the secondary line
of Republican campaigners and
spread abroad through the land
in campaign propaganda. The
general certainly created the
impression that he could do
something quick about Korea.
He criticized the "bungling"
Of the Truman administration
which he blamed for Korea,
spoke over and over Of the
Evening star., 1952-12-08

a good Illustration. In 1945 and
1916 she was being physically
threatened by the U. S. S. r.
which had concentrated no less
than Is divisions on her eastern
borders and some IL divisions
in Bulgaria on her western
borders.
The Ankara government re-
fused to be intimidated; it spoke
back to the Muscovites and told
them that freedom is more i'm
portant than death" The Turks,
badly armed and equipped.
showed definitely that they
would fight. The Reds never at
tackled.
When American forces, to
Moscow's surprise, were ordered
to Korea, there were no reac-
tionS from the Kremlin. Diplo-
mats in the Red capital reported
that Russia was undetermined
and was watching. The victory
at Inchon worried the Musco-
vites. But they were not direct
ly involved and ordered the
Chinese to enter the affray. They
could continue to play their
cards, since they did not risk
any losses themselves. The tim
idity of the allied powers which
had decided to intervene in the
Korean aggression played into
the hands of the Kremlin.
Now that Russia's Vishinsky
has thrown off the Kremlins s
mask at the United Nations,
Europe is becoming concerned
that the new American President
may insist on a more realistic
and and less timid policy in
Korea, Russia's laboratory for
a third world v,or
Milford chronicle., 1952-01-18
ADVERTISEMENT

Gil and would give the Citizens a
chance to hear it at a Public Meet
ing. Mr.. Kirby and Mr. Sills both
commented along the same lines.
The Mayor stated to Council that
it should entertain this Motion and
pass upon it at the present time
Mr.. Peterman told him that the
time was not ripe at the present
for Councils consideration.
The Motion was then placed be-
fore Council and was not carried
5 Nays and 3 Yeas as follows:
Nays: Haughey, Jewell, Sills, Kir-
by and Peterman; Yeas: West,
Humes and NutteT.
A Motion was then made TO ad-
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Approved: +. c. Evans
Sidney Schwach, Secretary
Signed: Percy r. Haughey. J. R.
West, John c. Jewell. AL
bert Peterman, j. f.
Humes, d. N. Sills, Clayton
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Swim For Freedom

BELGRADE - (A0 - Only one
of four ROmanians who attempted
to fee their COmmunist-dOminated
native land by swimming the swift,
frigid Danube River survived to tell
the tale.
The lone survivor, a 24-year-old
graduate law student, was tOwed
ashore by Yugoslav peasants. ROp-
ed together with him and buoyed
up by automobile inner tubes were
his three dead companions.
After six hours of artificial res
piratiOn the law student was reviv-
ed. Dissatisfaction with the "hOr-
rible" living conditions in Roman
ia had brought them to the atten-
ton of security police and has
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Milford chronicle., 1952-01-18

preaching hour. The trustees,
whose terms expire this year, are:
Minos T. Conaway, DeVerne DOty
and Norman Neff.
The Home Demonstration Club.
of HOllymOunt, the All Club, Of
Lewes and the Poultry Association
held their meeting in COnley's
Church, on Monday night. Miss
Helen Samindinger was the speak
er. She was one of the Youth Farm
Exchange group to travel to Europe
last summer. She gave a wonderful
description of the country and its
farms. She showed some slides she
had taken on her trip, to complete
her message, and was enjoyed by
those present. The speaker was in
troduced by Mrs G. Y. Price, pres
ident of Hollymount Demonstration
/ Club
| Joy B. Griffith, OF ROXana. spent
a few days with Geraldine Hamil-
/ ton this week.
Milford chronicle., 1952-01-18
NASSAU
Rev. w. w. Hamilton
Phone LeWeS 1891

Services Nassau Methodist
Charge, Sunday, January goth.
COnley's Chapel:
10000 am. Church School. Alden
Hopkins. Supt
11:OO am. Worship Service. Ser
mon by Pastor.
Whites Chapel:
10000 am. Church School. Nor
man Neff, Supt.
11:0O am. Class Meeting.
Zion Church:
10000 am. Church School. Ray
mOnd Lank. Supt.
1900 am. Class Meeting.
GrOOmS (LeWeS):
1900 Church School. Sidney
Downs, Supt.
7:30 Revival Meeting.
The Revival At Grooms Church is
now in it's second week. The Ed
wards Family, of Frederick, Md.
have charge of the song service
this week. They will be with us
through next Sunday night. The at
tendance has been good but was eX'
ceptionally good on Sunday. All the
chairs that were available were il
uSe.
, The services at Whites Chape
last Sunday were we'll attended. W.
haven't reached our hundred mari
yet but we hope to achieve GU
goal before long. There will be
, Sunday School Board meeting mex
Monday night and all members ar
urged to attend The meeting will
begin at 500 pm. Two weeks fror
last Sunday there will be an eleC
tion of Trustees and Stewards an
other officers of our church. TIL
election will take place betwee
the Church School hour and tn
Milford chronicle., 1952-01-18

The Edwards Family, of Fred
erick, Md, are assisting in the Re-
vival Meetings, at Grooms Church,
this week, and are staying at the
Parsonage. They will also assist the
Pastor at COnley's Chapel, January
27th to February End. The Sunday
School at Conley's have reached
their 100 attendance last Sunday.
Now that we have reached the goal
that we set earlier this year, let's
keep it up. 1t takes the interest of
everyone to do it.
Miss Joy Hamilton was the din
Ler guest Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs.
Bradford. of Willards, Md.
Rev and Mrs. William w. Hamil-
ton. Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Ed
wards and little David We're dinner
guests of Clifford Johnson Tuesday
evening.