Evening star., 1952-12-18
Gen. Eisenhower
Studies Views
Of Macarthur
Ideas Set Forth at
Conference Won't Be
Detailed Publicly
by the Assoeloted Press

war and world peace views out
lined to him by Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthur.
Aides said Gen. Eisenhower was
studying ideas Gen. Macarthur
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set forth at their history making
conference yesterday. but they
added that no detailed public ac-
count of what was discussed can
be expected.
Gen. Eisenhower made ready,
meanwhile. for meeting today
with group of Republican House
leaders.
Series Of Talks Slated.
The President-elects said the ses-
sion is one of a series he will hold
with the G. o. P. high command
in Congress to chart a legislative
program to deal with imitation and
other domestic and foreign prob
lens.
A meeting with Senate Republi-
can leaders also is being arranged.
Eisenhower headquarters said it
probably would be held during the
week between Christmas and New
Years Day.
After yesterdays Eisenhower
Macarthur conference at the
Manhattan home of John Foster
Dulles, Secretary of State-desig-
nate, the two five-star generals
told newsmen they had discussed
the problem of winning peace in
Korea and the rest of the world.
The meeting was arranged by
Mr.. Dulles. who also sat in.
solution" Not Mentioned.
When it was over. neither Gen.
Eisenhower nor Gen. Macarthur
said in their brief statements
whether they were in agreement
on a course to follow in Korea
Neither mentioned the clear and
definite solution" which Gen.
Macarthur had talked about in a
speech on December S.
An Eisenhower aide said pri-
vately there was no doubt that
Gen. Macarthur had set forth a
plan.
After ALL" the aide said, "that
was the whole purpose Of the
meeting"
The conference started a few
minutes after l pm, and Gen.
Eisenhower and Gen. Macarthur
left Mr.. Dulles home hours
and IS minutes later.
Ignoring microphones which
had been set up to record his re-
marks, Gen. Eisenhower turned
to reporters who were clustered
near the doorway and talked in a
scarcely audible tone. Only few
newsmen among about 100 pres
ent were able to hear him.
General Topic Was Peace.
When the Presldent-elect re-
turned to his Commodore Hotel
headquarters he repeated his re-
marks, as best he could recall
them, to his press secretary. James
c. Hagerty, who relayed them to
reporters. They were:
II have just met with two old
friends for a very enjoyable
luncheon.
Our general topic of conversa-
ton was peace. We discussed the
possibility of peace in Korea, with
particular reference to the world
situation, in which, of course, such
Korean peace would have to be
determined
Gen. Eisenhower turned to Gen.
Macarthur outside Dulles home
and said he hoped my former
commander will say few words"
NewSmen up close heard Gen.
Eisenhower say he and Gen. Mac
Arthur had "a very fine conversa-
tion" and believed he had
described it as a profitable dis
cussion, but Gen. Eisenhower's
recapitulation later did not include
that.
The House Republican leaders
whom Gen. Eisenhower has called
to today's conference are Repre-
sentatives Martin of Massachu-
sets, slated to be Speaker of the
House; Halleck of Indiana. in line
to be floor leader, and Arends Of
Illinois.
Gen. Eisenhower said he and
the House members-and later
G. o. P. Senate leaders-would
discuss "a wide range of public
questions such as the reorganiza-
ton of the executive branch of
the government. methods of con-
trolling imitation and. of course,
many other vital issues relating to
foreign and domestic policy
Also to be discussed, the Presi-
dent-elect said, are "the best
methods of cooperation between
the executive and legislative
branches of the government"