Evening star., 1952-01-03

lenge to his support in these
states.
"As the first major decision of
our campaign" Mr.. Stassen con-
|tinued, my managers and + have
concluded that we will accept this
challenge and will enter the presi-
Dental primaries of Minnesota,
Ohio and Pennsylvania. We will
present my platform to the voters
of these States for their decision
lat the primary elections.
The Minnesota primary takes
place March 18 and the Pennsyl-
vania primary April %. Mr..
Stassen said that in Minnesota
the entry of his name will auto
matically include with it a slate
of Stassen pledged delegates. The
arrangements for this primary, he
said, will be completed by the vice
chairman of his national volun-
tteer committee, Warren Burger
land his associate, Donald Dickey.
In Pennsylvania, Mr.. Stassen
will support Gov. Fine, and the
two Republican Senators, Martin
and Duff. for membership in the
delegation to the Republican Ma
tional Convention. He will indi-
cate, as various other delegate
candidates file, whom he will back.
Gov. Fine so far is uncommitted to
any Of the presidential candidates.
Senator Duff is working for Gen.
Eisenhower, and Senator Martin
has spoken favorably of Senator
Taft. Mr.. Stassen will enter also
the direct presidential preference
primary in Pennsylvania, where
the mass O fvoters have an oppor-
tunity to vote on the candidates.
To Speak Here Feb. 28.
In addition to the address which
he will deliver in Willimantic, Mr..
StaSSen said plans had been made
for an address February Z on profit
sharing throughout American
business. The place has not yet
been selected. On February 81. he
will speak at the National Repub-
lican Club of New York City on
the subject of an honest admins
tration of the Government. His
fourth major address will be de-
livered in the Statler Hotel here
on February %. and in it he will
deal with foreign policy. The ar
arrangements for this address have
been made by the Washington
Republican Club.
Mr.. Stassen said that plans were
being made to have these four ad-
dresses carried by television and
radio throughout the country.
Mr.. StaSsen was asked where he
stood on foreign aid appropria-
tions. His reply was that he had
supported these appropriations
when they were before Congress.
The question now, he said, "was
one of direction"
To Be Active in South.
He was asked if he favored an
American Ambassador to the Vati-
can, as proposed by President
Truman. Mr.. Stassen's reply was
that he had favored representation
at the Vatican, but he had not de-
cided about an Ambassador. If he
were elected President, he added,
he would try to bring together
leaders of the Protestant churches
and of the Catholic church and to
endeavor to get an agreement on
the subject.
The candidate said his decision
on entering the New Hampshire
primary, the first to be held, might
be influenced by whether Gen.
Eisenhower's name were entered
there. However. he said that the
chances seemed good for his
entering the New Hampshire,
Wisconsin and Nebraska prima-
ries, although the decisions had
still to be made after consulta-
ton with supporters in those
States. He said, too. he would be
active in the South and probably
deliver a major address there
later.
"We have to keep plodding at
this stage of the game" " Mr.. Stas-
sen said, referring to the start
which Senator Taft has already
made. EFT may turn out to be
another race between the hare
and the turtle"