Evening star., 1952-08-22
Both Candidates
Seem 10 Strain
Party Harmony
Remarks About Koreu
And Capital Mess
Produce Irritation
BY the Associated Press

venson today were providing q
test of the harmony and unity
within the ranks of their two
parties.
Gen. Eisenhower, talking with
Republican leaders of seven West
ern States yesterday in Kansas
City, made two remarks which
raised question whether he
might get adverse reactions within
his own party. They were:
l. Although the Korean con-
1lict was caused by terrible
blunders" by the present admin
lstration, he said, this country had
no choice but to intervene. We
might be much worse off now
il we hadn't acted as we did
he added.
Many Republicans contend that
administration "blunders" touched
of the invasion of South Korea,
but disagree sharply on the sound
ness of American intervention.
Opposes War on China.
2. An attack on Red China,
Gen. Eisenhower said, would mean
starting another war far more ter
rible than the one now going on.
On this point, he seemed to take
direct issue with Gen. Macarthur
and many G. o. P. members of
Congress who have backed Gen.
MacArthur's proposal that the
United Nations bomb Communist
China.
The Democratic picture is this:
Gov. Stevenson may have irked
President Truman with his COM
mentS about mess" in Wash
ington and possibly some of his
decisions on how to conduct his
campaign.
Mr.. Truman at news confer
ence yesterday made it evident in
several ways-by what he said, by
what he didn't say. and by his
facial expression-that he doesn't t
like some of the things Gov. Ste
venSon has said and done.
Knows of No Mess.
He gave a crisp mo comment"
IN answer to an inquiry as to
whether he is satisfied with the
way Gov. Stevenson and Senator
Sparkman of Alabama have
started of their campaign.
Some said If he were satisfied,
he would be quick to say so.
Mr.. Truman said he knows
nothing of any mess in Wash
ington, and would not comment
when pressed for his reaction to
Gov. Stevenson's news conference
remarks that designations and in
dictments have proved there is
crime and corruption in Wash
ington.
Nor would he comment about
Senator Sparkman's remark that
he believed the recent steel strike
had been mishandled.
But Mr.. Truman said he did
not think Gov. Stevenson or Sem
ator Sparkman were making a
target out of him. He said they
couldn't, because he is the key to
the campaign-all the issues re-
volve around what he has done
in recent years.
General Prepares for Kickoff.
G. o. p. National Chairman
Arthur E. Summerf1eld was quick
to make political hay out Of this
last comment. He said it was
further proof Gov. Stevenson
must base his campaign on Mr..
Truman's record.
Gen. Eisenhower was In Denver
today, preparing for his campaign
kickoff. He scheduled a quiet
day. Sunday he flies to New York
where he addresses the American
Legion's national convention the
following day, August Is.
Gov. Stevenson, who called Gen.
Eisenhower a 'me-too" candidate
yesterday during a news confer
ence, ends his vacation in the
Wisconsin north woods and re-
turns to Springfield, ILL.,, to plunge
into preparations for a hard
driving campaign.
He, too, flies to New York shortly
to address the American Legion
convention, the Democratic State
convention, and the convention of
the States Liberal Party on Au-
gust 27-28.
Opens on Labor Day.
The actual formal kickoff of
his campaign will be the Labor
Day speech in Detroit. followed
the same day by addresses in
Grand Rapids, Flint, Pontiac and
Hamtramck.
He told newSmen yesterday that
Gen. Eisenhower seemed to be a
'me-too" candidate because he
appears to approve most of the
Democratic legislation of the past
20 years.
Other political developments:
Senator Sparkman, ending a
four-day home State tour, said in
Birmingham that the Republicans
have only one issue-that it's time
for q change. But, he said, at the
same time they are inconsistent
because they promise to keep all
the Democratic social and eco
nomic gains"
Vincent Hallinan, San Francisco
attorney and Progressive Party
candidate for President, called on
both Gen. Eisenhower and Gov.
Stevenson to join him in asking
Mr.. Truman to end the Korean
war Immediately.
Jack B. Tenney. Republican
State Senator from California, was
named to lead the Constitution
Party Is its presidential candi-
date.