Milford chronicle., 1952-07-11
MacARTHUR-
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applause Long, Deafenlng

At the end, when he predicted
a copied surge to victory in No
vember 80 help us God" the ap-
plause was long and deafening. The
audience gave him a standing
ovation.
Macarthur stayed officially neu-
trail in the fight between Senator
Robert A. Taft and Gen. Dwight
d. Eisenhower for the presidential
nomination. But he took some
swipes at policies with which Eisen-
hover has been identified.
His keynote speech struck two
main chords:
1. The Democratic Party has
been captured by schemers who are
wrecking the American standard of
living, making world conquest easy
for the Russians and setting this
nations course "uneTringly toward
the sOcialistic regimentation of a
tOtalitarian state"
2. The Republicans have a golden
opportunity in the November cleo
ton to enlist Americans with no
! distinctions of race, creed or pOliti-
cal affiliatiOn in a crusade for
peace, prosperity and tranquility.
And, said Macarthur sOlemnly,
the Republicans will do it-"sO
help us GOd!"
The general came before the sec
Ond session of the party's angrily
= split nominating convention with
, political overtOnes cracking around
him.
Macarthur has declared his sup
port Of Taft and has lashed out in
. directly at Eisenhower.
But in the text of his address as
distributed before he spoke, Mac
Arthur carefully avoided taking
} sides in the nomination fight be-
!. tween the two top cOntenders.
He did. however, blast some
policies with which Eisenhower was
= associated during and after World
= War II.
In particular he hit at what he
= called the Administration pat
tern of security agreements"
e These, he said, have divided the
q world into armed camps and have
- left this country dependent on thu
foreign policies and diplomatic
moves of its Allies without as ye
: having mounted either the will o.
/ the physical power, to successful,
meet aggression"
> Eisenhower is a champion Of col
IL lective security and until recent,
) headed the combined West Euro
q pean defense force.
+, Taft has urged reliance on de
10 velopment of u. S. air power an
IS has cOntended too many general
1t depend too much on ground troops
But Macarthur did not nam
either Eisenhower or Taft. Nor di
i he refer to the bitter fight betwee
Il the two for the nomination.
Administration ScOrched
Instead his keynote scorched tn
Truman Administration on domeS
tic and foreign policies alike.
ID 1t was President Truman VIII
p fired him more than a year ago a
L supreme commander in the Fa
~ East.
rs In his address Monday nigl
Macarthur predicted victory fC
the Republicans in "the comm
crusade to re-chart the nation
ce course toward peace and securit
is and prosperity" through "a refo
A. tification of it's will and faith"
~ "Therein." he cried, lies the h
publican Party's challenge to lea'
e ership."
The general was relentless ar
NJ detailed in his attack on the Al
- ministration.
le He said resentment at its actor
rs is pouring from the hearts OF Il
)V American people from North
n South, East to West, with no oil
q tinction of race. creed, color or p
az litical affiliation.'
is He pinned the label of the vi
N party" on the Democrats, then
&c sailed them for failing even to SCI
Vi in Korea this cOuntry's tradition
military goal of victory.
eS Our people" Macarthur sal
In "are desperate for plan whl
- will revive hope and restore tal
al as they feel the oppressive buro
IS of the tax levy upon every sour
n of revenue and upon every prope
nor ty transaction; as they see the
:tS Economically rising public de
IL heavily mortgaging the industl
M the well-being and the Opportunl
.eS of our children and our childrel
children; as they observe the T
ing costs of the necessities OF l
cal imnairing the effectiveness of pc
on sions. insurance and other hxed
10. comes and reducing the aged a
- infirm to appalling circumstance
vi Grows More Castigating
TO MacArthur's words grew me
in and more castigating as he went
The American people, ne sa
ask for leadership and wise COZ
'O- sci but:
..Thev witness instead only
- ceaseless effort to spend Nnd spe
TO tax and tax, only cailous
difference to mounting disclosu
of graft and corruption and wa
in the public administration"
Then he said, after paying trib
. to what he called the high prin
oro ples of the Democratic Party OF
ion past:
or THAT party of noble heritage
became captive of the schemers
ho planners who have infiltrated
con ranks of leadership to set the
,,IJ tional course unerringly toward
nc Socialistic RECOMMENDATION of TOT
ovo tartan state.
a. a. Macarthur blasted Mr.. Trun
~ ~ specifically for asserting what
iioS ii general called fictitious inner
On1 III powers-the claim Mr.. Truman u
soI, III in seizing the steel industry.