Evening star., 1952-10-05
Truman Hits General
As Trying TO Run
u. 5. Foreign Policy
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copyrighted by extremists in the
Republican Party" in their efforts
to win the election.
"The Republican candidate is
saying that the Korean conflict is
a blunder and a bungle. and i'm
plies that it is something he could
fix up over night" Mr.. Truman
continued with sarcasm.
These statements are simply
untrue"
Swinging then into a chron-
illogical account of development
of foreign policy after the war, the
President told of efforts to get
along with Russia. while there
were varying opinions of what the
Soviet would do.
Some men like Adlai Stevenson
and Averell Hartman" he con-
tinued." warned us to be on our
guard. Others like Gen. Eisen-
hover said we had nothing to
fear" At the time Mr.. Hartman
was ambassador to Russia.
The President said he believed
the decision to cooperate with
Russia had a good effect on the
rest OF the world as showing this
country'S peaceful intentions.
When it became clear that it was
impossible to deal with the Com
muniSts, I'VE moved on a world
wide scale to meet them"
One Tragic Exception.
In everything that was done, he
emplif1ed. the Government was
guided by the principles of the
United Nations, and "the one
tragic exception" to the success
that marked efforts to keep free
countries out of the Communist
sphere was the Republic of China.
I'VE sent over So billion worth
Of economic and military aid to
China" he added, "but in spite Of
this. the Chinese government was
unable to marshal it's resources or
lead it's people successfully"
Turning next to the invasion Of
South Korea by the Communists
of the north, the President said
that when the United Nations re-
sisted this move, it proved that
Communism is not invincible, F"
and gave the free world time to
build its defenses."
Explaining that he could not
say when the Korean fighting
would end. though the enemy is
beaten and battered" the Presi-
dent asserted that "it is very dan
gerous to lead people to think that
there is some magical way out of
the present struggle" But that,
he said. is what Gen. Eisenhower
is doing.
Asserting that II am not going
to let him get away with this" the
President paid tribute to Gen.
EisenhoWer's services to the Gov
ernment, in the war and after,
"but when he turns around and
ISLANDERS our national effort as
a procession of blunders and fail
ureS, then am going to call him
on it,"
Citing an Eisenhower speech a
few days ago, when the general
attacked policies in Berlin and
Korea, the President said the gen.
eral had exalted the military and
blamed everything on the State
Department and other civilian
agencies.
This, he said. is the usual Re-
publican line. but he expressed
surprise "that the Republican
candidate should stoop to it in
the cases of Berlin and Korea.
He was personally involved in our
decisions about Berlin and Korea.
He knows what happened in these
cases, and so do l."
The President pointed out that
the decision most often attacked
as political incompetence" was
the withdrawal of the United
States forces in Korea. The Presi-
dent said that that decision
right or wrong-Was reached by
the joint chiefs of staff as far
back as 1947, and that Gen. Eli
senhower, as Army Chief of Staff,
joined in the decision. The con-
tentlon was that there was little
strategic Importance of maintain
ing the forces, MIR. Truman said.
Points to Role in Blockade.
On the Berlin blockade. the
President said "the candidate was
even more deeply involved"
MIR. Truman told of his own
proposals to Stain in 1945, to
give the West free access to Berlin
and said that arrangements were
to be worked out by leaders in
the field.
Gen. Eisenhower, then in
charge. the President said, was in
formed that unrestricted access
to Berlin was to be a condition
of the withdrawal of our troops
and it was his job to work out
the plan. Gen. Eisenhower dele
gated the job instead to Gen
Lucius D. Clay. and left Europe
Mr.. Truman said.
Gen. Clay, the President con-
tinued, got only oral instead OF
written assurances from the Rus
slams, "our troops were with
drawn. our bargaining position