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Evening star., 1952-11-02
War Debate
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VXUF DGU0tS
One of the points that had been
touched upon frequently early in
the campaign loomed as the largest
bone of contention during the final
weeks debate. 1t was the Korean
war.
The candidates were no closer to
an answer to the Korean question
than they were in July, but they
both had collected large supply
of rocks labeled Korean blunder-
ing" and were hurting them in all
directions.
In the center of the ruckus stood
Gen. James A. Van Fleet, 9th Army
commander in Korea. Both sides
used Van Fleet to prove their argu-
ments. Eisenhower quoted him as
saying the higher echelons had
been dragging their feet on train
ing South Korean troops. This
proved, Eisenhower said, that his
proposal to relieve American troops
by training and substituting South
Koreans was not impossible, as
charged by his critics. Stevenson
hackers, on the other hand, pointed
out that Van Fleet had said fatty
that the Republic of Korea army
could not be made strong enough to
man the entire line even if the
United States provided supplies,
advice and technical assistance.
Van Fleets View
What Van Fleet really thought
about the issue was probably
summed up in the statement he
had made to the press october %,
before his opinions were turned
into headlines by the candidates.
Van Fleet said the South Koreans
could not take over the battle line
under existing conditions. One of
those conditions was the presence
in the war of the Chinese Com
munists. AS Red China seems to
be in the war to stay, it is unlikely
that Van Fleet would feel ready to
turn the fighting over to the ROKs
in the foreSeeable future. 1t also
was unlikely that Van Fleet, or any
other area commander, would ever
feel that the higher brass was pay
ing enough attention to his front.
Who's to Blame?
The candidates also blamed each
others parties for laying Korea
open to Communist invasion.
Eisenhower reiterated that the adj
ministration had left South Korea
unprotected and had virtually in
vited North Korea to attack. He
repeated his offer to 60 to Korea to
look for solution. Z
Stevenson and his supporters
quoted hitherto secret reports to
show that American troops had
been pulled out OF South Korea in
June, 1949, on advice of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff, OF which Gen.
Eisenhower was a member. Steven
son said further that Ike's promise
OF a Korean trip was play to the
grandstands.
Evening star., 1952-11-02

be choice of the better alterna-
tive-not one between good and
evil.
The Republican
Gen. Eisenhower is a good man.
He could not have been anything
else, in view of his wartime achieve
ments. He long ago proved his
leadership genius; his great prob
lem, as a presidential candidate,
has been his lack of political ex-
perience. In the six months since
his return to this country from
Paris, he has learned fast. In an
environment wholly strange to him,
he has proved his adaptability. He
has managed, apparently without
sacrifice of basic principle, to unite
the diverse factions of the G. o. P.
behind him-and he has been as
serting his control with surer
hand every day.
His ability to elicit cooperation
among men of differing persuasions
will stand him in good stead if he
is elected. With the support of a
fair-minded majority of congress
sional legislators in both parties, he
has good chance of achieving the
middle-road domestic goals he pro-
fesses to seek. With the same sup
port, he perhaps can deal more
boldly than a Democratic President
would dare in seeking a peaceful
solution of our foreign problems.
In short, if there is to be a Repub-
lican President, Eisenhower looks
like the best one that could pos
sibly be elected this week.
The Democrat
Gov. Stevenson is a good man.
He could not have been anything
else, in view of his record in Illinois.
The campaign has revealed him as
something more than a politician
many of his words and acts have
borne the authentic mark of intelli-
gent craftsmanship. He has brought
to our politics measure of intellect
the like of which has not been seen
in these parts for a long time. His
great problem as a presidential
candidate was the fact that, as the
campaign opened, he was virtually
unknown to the public. But today
he is very well known indeed.
The cross which Stevenson must
bear as a candidate is the cor
ruption record of the Truman ad-
ministration. But the Governor
looks and talks-and has acted in
the, past-like the sort of man who
enjoys making short shrift of
cronies, flve-percenters and the
like. It is hard to picture him con-
Quoting himself in the White House
as the captive of Mr.. Truman in
retirement. His entire career Sug-
gests that he is more likely to steer
the Democratic ship on purpose
full course than to be towed.
In short, if there is to be a
Democratic President, Stevenson
looks like the best one that could
possibly be elected this week.
And the great decision approaches.
Evening star., 1952-11-02
The FinuI Week

THE ABSENCE of sharply defined
= major differences between the
two candidates did little to impede
the campaign juggernauts in the
closing week. As the final blows
were being struck, it was quite evi-
dent that the Marques Of Queens
Evening star., 1952-11-02
The SimiIorities

The Republican partisans of the
extreme right have failed out at
Stevenson as little better than
dupe of Communists. The Demo-
Gratis of the left have assailed
Eisenhower as hardly more than a
tool of Fascists. The charges-and
the directions from which they
come-point up what is obvious in
the spoken words of the two candi-
dates: On major issues they are
quite close together, and quite close
to the middle of the road.
The fact is that their SimilaritieS
are striking on the truly big issues,
and their differences show up only
where they and their supporters
have emphasized these differences
for political purposes. Probably no
battle between the two has been
fought as bitterly as the battle of
Korea. Yet this disagreement has
been mainly one of semantics.
Their own words show Stevenson
and Eisenhower to be of virtually
one mind on the subject of Korea.
Here are examples:
eff we had not reacted against
the communistic forces" Eisen-
hover says, 1--WE would already be
involved in very much greater
and more serious thing" And Ste
venson says, "If they (the Com
munists) had been allowed to
conquer free people in Korea, they
could have picked away at the free
world and engulfed more millions,
piece by piece"
What will be our future role in
Korea? Eisenhower: $50 far as the
United Nations and America have
to stay in that area get them
back into the reserves. ... Let it be
Asians against Asians, with our
support on the side of freedom"
Stevenson: Surely l.. the general
must know that we have been train
ing South Koreans as rapidly as
we could for a long time now"
Should the war be stopped?
Eisenhower: "The first job of the
new administration will be to deal
with this tragic conflict" Steven
son: "I shall count 1t, if I receive
your trust, the biggest demand upon
me that the job our sons are doing
be completed quickly"
Both candidates deplore the fact
that war broke out, but agree that
the Red challenge had to be met.
They agree that the United States
cannot decamp now, but that an
end to the war is a priority
matter. Neither claims to know
a sure way to stop it.
Nor is Korea the only area Of
like-mindedness. Here are others:
Ctuil rights. Stevenson: I'VE must
by effective legislation insure equal
Evening star., 1952-11-02
The Differences

The similarities between the two
men lie in their expressed views
on subjects of the highest i'm
portance. Their principal differ
ences lie in questions of technique
chow to do this or that or of par
tisan politics (who should do it).
Their differences are perfectly
exemplifled in their approaches to
the question of communism. Both
men are implacable foes of COM
Evening star., 1952-11-02
Liqht Thot Failed

Both sides made heavy demands
on the expensive new political
weapon, television. The best ball
lyhooed show Of the campaign
came OF last Monday in Chicago
but 1t didn't come on very well.
Evening star., 1952-11-02

States on a single program Wednes-
day. They were all Republicans
and all for Ike. In a special shirt
tail on the program, broadcast only
in the South, Eisenhower pre-
sented three Democratic Cover.
norS, Byrnes of South Carolina,
Kennon of Louisiana and Shivers
of Texas. They said they were for
Ike and against "TrumaniSm."
Evening star., 1952-11-02

NEOST AMERICANS found them
lV1 selves in agreement, three
months ago, on an encouraging
proposition. The political parties
had just completed their nominat-
ing conventions. The two successful
candidates, it was widely held,
were the best men that could pos
sibly have been selected under the
circumstances. The consensus was
that, come what might, the Nation
would be in good hands during
the next four years.
The public was looking forward,
in those days, to a "high-level"
presidential campaign-one in
which the issues would be exposed
to a maximum of light and a mini
mum of heat. Then, on November
4, the voters would choose .soberly
between fine public servants
offering their services for the high
est position in the land. That was
three months ago. Today, it seems
a long time ago indeed.
The campaign which ends to-
morrow night has been one of the
hardest and bitterest in American
political history. The light it has
thrown on the issues has been
lurid and murky-the heat it has
generated has been immense. Par
tisan emotions have been raised
close to the boiling point.
Each side has done it's best to
prove that the Nation will be ruined
if the other side wins. A Repub-
lican victory, we have been told,
will mean war or depression or
both: a Democratic victory must
result in a continuation of the
mess in Washington" and soft
headed surrender to the Commu-
nists. If the voters on the two
sides were to believe all they have
been told by their candidates, half
of them would wake up on Wednes-
day morning convinced that the
national doom was sealed for good
and all.
The American voter, fortunately,
has a healthy measure of skep-
ticism in his makeup. He has
been around long enough to know
that the world does not come to
an end on the first Wednesday after
the first Monday of every fourth
November. This time, despite all
the sound and fury that surrounds
his decision, he probably knows in
his heart that he is in fact choos-
ing-as he thought last August
he would be-between two good
men. He will probably suspect
that America has good chance
of surviving under either of them.
And, of course, he will be right.
The campaign unquestionably has
failed to demonstrate that either
Dwight Eisenhower or Adlai Ste
venson is unfit to be President.
It has even failed to demonstrate
that these two men disagree with
each other very much-except as to
which of them should be elected.
Evening star., 1952-11-02

A new issue was handed the
Republicans last week when five
percenter" was found working in
the Democratic National Commit
tee headquarters. Whether his
particular S per cent activity was
illegal was not clear, but he was
fired Immediately. The Government
contract he handled was Cancelled
for technical reasons and the Re-
publicans chalked up another claim
of administration wrongdoing.
The complex case seemed to boil
down to this:
A former Army colonel, Lawrence
Westbrook, helped organize firm
which was to control Portuguese
mines that could supply the United
States Government with tungsten
a metal used to harden steel. West
brook negotiated contracts between
the company and the Government.
He and two others were to split a
per cent commission on the
transaction-a fee of $450,000.
The contract went into effect last
month, nine months after Vest
brook went to work as assistant to
the chairman of the Democratic
National Committee.
Unlike the five-percenters who
were uncovered by congressional
investigation two years ago, Vest
brook was a member of the CONF
pany which was giving him the
commission. Technically that would
seem to exempt him from the
standard anti-five-percenter clause
in Government contracts. But
Democratic National Chairman
Mitchell said it was contrary to
national committee policy for one
of its employees to have business
relations with the Government.
Westbrook and his company faced
an investigation by the Defense
Materials Procurement Agency, the
Government faced a suit over cam
collation. of the contract and the
Democrats faced the Republicans.
Evening star., 1952-11-02
Mutiny QueNed

Gov. Stevenson was scheduled
for a whistle-stop talk Friday at
Silver Spring, Md. Democrats in
the District had planned free trans
portation for what they hoped
would be an impressive crowd at
the station.
But it was announced Thursday
night that Stevenson would not be
present. Senator Fulbright would
take his place while the Governor
flew back to Illinois to cope with a
rebellion at Menard State Prison.
For five days rioting prisoners
had held seven guards hostage in
one of the large cellhouses. They
had threatened to kill the guards If
their demands for new warden, a
new State Parole Board and better
prison conditions were not met.
The VitoI Decision
Negotiations on the scene were
getting nowhere. Late in the week
it became clear that decision had
to be made either to give in to the
prisoners or to storm the cellhouse
by force, risking the lives of the
hostages. Gov. Stevenson decided
1t was up to him to make the choice.
He interrupted his transforming
-canceling the Silver Spring whis-
tle-stop-and hurried to the prison.
He consulted quickly with 1t. Gov.
Dixon and prison officials. Then he
gave his order: Tell the convicts to
release the hostages and end the
mutiny or be taken by force.
1t was a dramatic moment. If
the ultimatum failed and the
hostages were killed, Stevenson's
reputation would be injured crit
ically. But the ultimatum worked.
The hostages were released and
the prisoners filed back to their
cells. Stevenson resumed his whis-
tle-stopping.
The net political effect was that
Stevenson, by seizing firmly what
might have been a very prickly
nettle, had seized dramatic head
line at a crucial stage in the
campaign.
Evening star., 1952-06-18
Calvert Street Bridge
Death Ruled Suicide
EMMY LOU

District Coroner A. Magrudel
Macdonald ruled suicide the death
of Arthur Seagren, 81, who was
found dead in Rock Creek on
Monday under the Calvert Street
Bridge.
DR.. Macdonald said the man
apparently had jumped.
Mr.. Seagren, 5723 Twenty
seventh street NV, had been in
the water face down for several
hours, when he was discovered by
strollers. A note in his wallet
asked forgiveness.
DR.. Macdonald also issued a
certificate of accidental death in
the drowning May 80 of Jack
Leroy Woods. 80. of 321S Wiscon-
sin avenue NV.
Woods drowned after he dived
into the Anacostia River to help
rescue Miss Verna Wagner, 2127
P street NV. Mr.. Woods was
among eight people on a party
aboard a cruiser when Miss Wag.
ner fell from the gangplank while
going from the boat to the dock
Mr.. Woods, who was known as
an expert swimmer, was employed
by the American Insurance Co.
The death of James Stroman
57-year-old colored janitor or
Monday, resulted from heat ex.
haustion, according to DR.. Mac.
Donald.
Mr.. Stroman. who lived in the
200 block Of Hollywood place NE.
was taken from his place Of EN-.
ployment in the 5000 block Of n
street Sc. He was pronounced
dead at Gallinger Hospital q few
minutes after his arrival.
Evening star., 1952-06-18
Fire Out, Wreckers Return

HALIFAX, Canada (R.-Fire
engines roared along the streets
and f1refighters doused the blaze
in an old defense department
building here. Shortly after they
left, demolition workers arrived
for the day shift on their job
tearing down the old structure.
Evening star., 1952-06-18
$40 Million Rehabilitation

MANILA.-A $40 million rehab-
iilitation program, financed by the
United States. has been nearly
finished in the Philippines. The
program called for the rebuilding
of war-damaged streets and high
ways and bridges.
Evening star., 1952-06-18

Shook told the passengers. Any
one know where they live?
Some one did. Mr.. Shook drove
to the front of their house and
honked. Two surprised fares came
out and boarded the off-beat bus.
Evening star., 1952-06-18
Bus Driver Tracks
Morning PASSENGERS
By the Associoted Pres,

CENTRALIA, Ill.-Bus driver
Ralph Shook is the answer tc
prayers of all late commuters.
Street repairs blocked Mr.
Shocks run one morning, forcing
him to turn onto a detour al
though he spotted two regular
riders down the blocked street
He wheeled the bus around the
block to reach them. but they
were gone.
Maybe they went back" Mr.
Evening star., 1952-06-18
Cos Tuxes Add Up

DETROIT.-An average United
States motorist pays about 66
cents in combined Federal and
State taxes every time he orders
10 gallons of gasoline for his car.
Evening star., 1952-10-05

NO MORE CUSHION -eluFFlNe. ARFoAM cushions
never have to be shaken, fufed patted back into
shape There's no "after-crush" because ARFoAM
rells with fresh clean air the minute pressure is
removed. That keeps upholstery free from sags and
wrinkles. Women find ARFoAM makes housekeep-
ing far easier.
Evening star., 1952-10-05

REVOLUTIONARY NEW CusNl0Mlllc. AIRFoAM is
Goodyear's de luxe molded-to-shape foam rubber
cushioning that makes furniture lasting joy.
Press down on AIRFOAM and see how it "gives" to
the slightest pressure, yet instantly springs back
to its original form. This natural back keeps
furniture looking like new for years.
Evening star., 1952-10-05

SAVES M0elEY, TOO. Today you'll find this super
comfortable, extra durable AIRFoAM cushioning in
all types Of furniture made by leading manufac-
turers It costs less to because it costs less to
keep up, year after year. And for greatest comfort
and economy be sure to get full-depth AIRFoAM
cushioning.
Evening star., 1952-10-05

COOLER, MORE cOAFORTABlE. AIRroAM is honey
combed with millions Of tiny air cells-so porous
you can blow smoke through it. It's self-ventating
air conditioned-cooler to sit on-doesn't collect
allergic dusts And nothing compares with the deep
restful comfort Of this buoyant multimillion cell
cushioning.
Evening star., 1952-10-05

AiRFOAM CUSHIONED
FOOTWEAR for ereoiest
woiking eose. The
AIRFO DAM is invisibIy built
in TO oil the shortest stylesl
Evening star., 1952-10-05

ENCtANDER AiRFOAM
MATTRESSES with Eng
lander Red Line Fovndo-
tion offer heolthfvl support
never need turning.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-01-29

A testing team has covered
half the 145-mile front, taking
the suit on everything from jeep
rides to combat patrols.
The Vabar tshort for vancr
harrier) suit allows the wearer -
perspire without the former dar-
ger that the prespiration would
freeze.
And the air space between the
cilit and a mans skin makes the
outfit buoyant enough for a man
to float in water with so pounds
of equipment. Siple says he hopes
this quality viii endear the suit
to airmen faced with missions
over frigid waters.
They wear light army fatigues
over the vabar suit.
This provides pockets and pro-
tects the suit from rips and tears.
The suit is made from a nom
critical material. Before any guam
tity production. it must be ap-
proved by the department of de-
fenSe.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-01-29
SOLDIERS FROLlC IN SNOW WITH
EXPERIMENTAL WIflTERIZED SUIT

EASTERN FRONT, KOREA
tAP1-Five Americans walking
around on this frozen front say
its like the climate of Florida,
warm and humid.
They are wearing experimental
winter suits.
They sit in snowbanks, roll in
the snow, enjoy SNOWFALL fights
ard enthuse about a drop in tenn
perature to near zero.
The suit is made Of plyvinyl-
chloride, plastic resembling
foam rubber. It's made in two
pieces-iacket and trousers. 1t
costs about SIS compared to
about $500 for standard military
clothing for freezing temperatures.
1t has numerous nipples on the
inner side to give air space
between the skin and the suit. 1t
covers man like a thermos bot
tie.
It is constructed on the vapor
barrier principle developed by DR.
Paul Siple of Arlington, Va, and
DR.. Henry c. Bazzet of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania. The prin-
cipIe is the same as in the Army's
new cold weather boot.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-01-29

first things an enemy might do.
the Department said, would be TO
try to get animal diseases and
plaques started on farms.
If foot-and-mouth disease,
rinderpest, fowl pest or foreign
types of Newcastle disease should
be allowed TO develop undeteeted.
they could menace our livestock
industry from coast TO coast and
from border to border within
weeks" the department said in an
annual report OF its Bureau of
Animal Industry.
We must be prepared to de-
tect and eradicate these and
any other foreign diseases that
might appear anywhere in the
country.
In view of the possibility that
diseases could be introduced in
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-01-29
Sheep Shearing
Course Planned

A sheep sheerers shortcourse
will he held in Madison County
on February l and 2, at the Ro-
bert Hunter Farm on the Maxey
Road. according to the Extension
Office. Enrolment is limited to
Is and there are 10 persons al
ready enrolled. Ed Warner and
Ralph Grim shaw, Extension
Specialist will give the instruc-
tions. Each participant will be re-
quired to shear s to 10 sheep.
There will be a session on Fri
day evening, February /, at the
Madison Rural School Vocational
Agriculture Dep a r tment, on
sharpening and care of sheep
shearing equipment. This short
course is being sponsored by the
Vocational Agriculture Depart
ment, Veteran Teachers and the
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-01-29

Assorted new styles, shapes
and coiors. All higher priced
values reduced to cIose-out.
Save up to one-haIf.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-01-29

tentionaily at any time, the
planners OF our civilian defense
have asked that the bureau also
be prepared to meet that emer-
gency ii it should arise"
In carrying out this assignment,
the Bureau said ii has started at
the front lines the borders and
ports of entry 1t said inspection
and quarantine efforts have been
intensified in regard to animal
imports.
However, even as ,ne depart
ment announced its new campaign
there We're reports from widely
scattered parts Of the country
that meat inspectors were fired
BY the scores.
There was no immedate ex-
PLANTATION by the department.
L. Fl. Troxel, South st. Paul,
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-01-29
Torch" Swe aters
Sold in Ohio

Torch" sweaters made of
highly inflammable brus h G d
rayon which have already caused
ten cases Of human fires are
now discovered as manufactured
in Ohio as we'll as in eastern
garment factories.
Doll blankets, baby sweaters,
rugs as well as torch sweaters
arc also appearing in the hands
of pcddlers according to State
Senator Theodore M. Gray who
advocates a State Law to profi-
bit the manufacture and sale of
inflammable clothing
Reports from Ohio State Uni
versity testing laboratory showed
the brushed rayon fabric to be
three to six times more rapidly
consumed than minimum stand
ards of fire resistive clothing.