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delegate who does not believe
that I can do something not for
him or me but for America. (Ap-
plauSe.)
@. General, getting back to
your answer of winning allies
or getting allies. as you know,
you were asked this question
about FEPC in Kansas. You
said that it was a matter for the
States to act on. Thirty-Seven
States have not acted on it. !
am just wondering If we are not
playing into the hands of the
Kremlin propagandists in Asia
and other places if there is not
Federal legislation barring dis
elimination.
Eisenhower: This is what
believe: I don't quarrel with this
idea, that every error we make
in our form of government and
in our republic when we fall
away from perfection in attain
ing the ideals that our fathers
set for us, that gives propaganda
fuel to the potential enemy.
There is no question about that.
My problem becomes this: This
is a republic. We have reserved
to the States specifically, be-
lieve the Constitution says, that
all rights and authority not
herein given to the Federal Gov
eminent is reserved to the States
respectively and to the people.
So when we come with all our
hearts and all our minds to ELI
inmate discrimination between
citizens Of America because of
race and color-and I will re-
mark parenthetically as long
as we are doing that, so far as
I believe the Constitution and
the proper functioning Of our
Government, and of me as an
individual, whenever I am, per-
mit-I will be in that fight with
you. I am unwilling to believe
that a punitive Federal law it
self, particularly if it penetrates
into areas that have been re-
served to the States and to the
people. I am unwilling to be-
lieve that that is the very best
way. I am afraid very much it
will intensity rather than anne
liorate the problem. I do believe
that it should be the aspiration
of every American to do his part
in helping solve this problem.
@. General. you Endorsed the
1850 Republican platform.
Gov. Dewey and Senator Lodge
were opposed to it. How do
you put those two things to-
gether as they are your two
hackers and do not agree with
you on your point?
Eisenhower: Because your
premise was not quite correct.
said there are many things in
the statement that was agreed
upon by the Republican Sena-
tors, and Republican Represent
atives and the Republican Ma,
tional Committee on February
6, 1850, to which I did not agree
when it applied to method,
when it resorted merely to
criticism and so on. But if you
will read carefully the statement
of principles that they are 60
ing to support in there. then
find myself in complete agree
ment. AS a matter of fact, sir,
just before I came to this meet
ing I went through again and
checked out and outlined what
I consider the statements of
principles. You may read it,
SO I won't take the time to re-
peat them. But in foreign af-
fairs, what we are trying to do
in the preservation of freedom
and liberty here, and equality
for all, I don't see where you
could state the principles bet
ter. I believe that every true
American could subscribe to
them. I will add one more
thing, have been told by one
or two of those individuals that
they voted against them, not on
the statement Of principles but
on some of the other parts of
that same statement.