Evening star., 1952-10-19
Both Parties Expected
To Step Up Drive for
Eastern Racial Vote
By J. A. O'leoy
Stor Sfoff cogsesnonejenf

NEW YORK, Oct. l8.-As Gen.
Eisenhower prepared to invade
New England Monday. evidence
was mounting today that the fight
Of both parties for big racial
groups Of voters In Eastern cities
will enliven the final two weeks
|of the campaign.
The McCarran immigration Act,
which has been criticized as dis
terminating against immigrants
from Eastern and Southern Eu-
rope. and the domestic civil rights
program. which affects the Negro
vote, promise to form the basis
for this fight.
A prominent Jewish churchman,
Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver of Cleve-
land, came to the defense of Gen.
Eisenhower today In reply to Pres
ident Truman's Friday attack on
the general for indorsing Republi-
cans who backed the McCarran
Ibill.
Plasted Eisenhower.
In o message to a dinner of
Jewish leaders in Washington Mr..
Truman accused Gen. Eisenhower
OF being willing to accept the
very practices that identify the
so-called master race although he
took q leading part in liberating
Europe from their domination"
DR.. Silver, after a visit with Gen.
Eisenhower at his Morningside
drive home today. called Mr.. Tru-
mans statement irresponsible"
BY q coincidence Gen. Eisen-
hower> was denouncing the Nc
Carrin Act and demanding its re-
vision in Newark, N. j.. Friday
might. the same day the Truman
message was being read in WASH
lington to the Jewish Welfare
Boards Mobilization conference.
DR.. Silver also released today
an exchange Of letters with Gen.
Eisenhower, in which the Republi-
lcan nominee indorsed the plan in
his party's platform. expressing a
continued friendly interest in the
the development Of q national
home for Jewish people in the new
State of Israel.
Tells Of War Efforts.
In his letter to Rabbi Silver
Gen. Eisenhower said:
"As commander of the allied
armies during the last war. had
the fullest opportunity to observe
closely the tragic conditions Of the
war ravaged and Nazi-decimated
Jewish communities of Europe. II
will be one Of the enduring satis-
factions Of my life that I was
privileged to lead the forces OF
the free world. which finally
crushed the brutal regime of Hit
Ter, with its responsibility for ali
those unspeakable atrocities. Our
forces saved the remnant of the
Jewish people Of Europe for q new
life and a new hope in the re-
born land of Israel"
At q press conference outside
the generals residence. Rabbi Sill
yer was asked If he and Gen
Eisenhower had discussed the
Presidents Friday message to the
Jewish gathering In Washington
He replied: =.
I'VE discussed it. I expressed
. my feelings Of shock that an ir-
responsible statement of that
character could be made.
l Cites Generals Humanity.
| much is permitted in a cam
paign. but the attempt by impli-
cation to identify q man like Gen
Eisenhower-whose humanity and
broad tolerance are known all
over the world-with anti-Semi.
tiSm and anti Catholicism is Just
not permissible even in the heat
Of campaign.
! 1T is clear that Gen. Eisen.
hover is opposed to the McCarran
bill. incidentally, the McCarrar
bill was fathered by the Demo
crats and both Democrats and
iRepublicanS were both r,,lpo h1r