Evening star., 1952-10-01
Eisenhower Pledges Bipartisan
Foreign Policy; Truman Charges
He Shifted Public Power Stand
President Says
General Talks
Like Lobbyist
BY the Assoeioied Pres,

A0OAfCO HUMAN TRAIN
Oct. 1.-President Truman, dedi-
eating Montana's $1O8 million
Hungry Horse Dam, today accused
Gen. Eisenhower of turning
against such projects after learn
ing "the Republican Party line. F."
Mr.. Truman said the Republi-
can presidential nominee is talk
ing "like one of the lobbyist for
the private power monopolies" and
if he is elected, 1T will be a long
time before you see another struc-
ture of this kind"
It was another speech in the
Presidents coolly-calculated at
tempt to destroy Gen. Eisenhow-
er's prestige in a "give 'em heIl''
campaign tour from coast to coast.
Mr.. Truman is working the role
Of the Democratic Party's hatch
ct man"-as the Republicans have
labeled him-with the calm and
relentless assurance of a veteran
campaigner going about familiar
work.
Cites Eisenhower Speech.
Leaving his campaign train at
Columbia Falls. Mont, he viewed
the dam a few miles away and
drove on to Kalispel for dedica-
| tory speech in the high school
Gymnasium.
"All of you who are here today
had better 60 over and take an
other look at this dam, because
If the Republicans win this elec-
ton, it will be a long time before
you see another structure Of this
kind" Mr.. Truman said.
1.-THE Republican candidate for
President made it perfectly plain
in a speech in Boise, Idaho. a few
weeks ago that he was against
dams like this" the President
added.
And he said Gen. Eisenhower
now accepts the "old guard view
that dams like Hungry Horse and
Government transmission lines
and low-cost public power" are
part Of the Creeping socialism
Of which-as Mr.. Truman said
the slogan writer's for the power
monopolieS talk.
Gen. Eisenhower, Mr.. Truman
said, has adopted the line Of the
private power monopoly"
Charges Change in View.
The President cited what he
said was a change in view by the
general after he became the Re.
publican nominee. He said Gen
Eisenhower, visiting the Boulder
Dam last June, learned it wa.
self-liquidating and declared
Here we have a perfect example
of doing something for all the
people and doing it intelligently.'
It was after many men" visited
Gen. Eisenhower at Denver follow.
ing his nomination, the President
declared. that the general changed
his tune.
He quoted Gen. Eisenhower a!
saying at Boise this country has s
government applying the philoso.
ply of the left and adding:
"The Government will build the
dams. the Government will tell you
how to distribute your power, thu
Government will do this and that
the Government does everything
but come in and wash dishes fol
the housewife"
Mr.. Truman went on to say:
1--WE Democrats will plead guilty
to building the dams. And as fal
as washing dishes is concerned, W.
have made a lot Of progress or
that. too.
Points to Opposition.
"We've made it possible fol
housewives to get cheap electricity
so that they can afford to have
electric washers to do the dishes
and we have brought electricity
to millions of homes that never
had it before. And this has beer
done over the opposition of the
Republicans and the utility com.
panies."
And he said he wanted to make
it clear that mo one can accuse
the Republican Party of doing
anything to help the housewife
wash the Dishes"
Hungry Horse, the world!
fourth largest, third highest con.
(See TRUMAN, Page A-6.)