Evening star., 1952-06-04
Arabs Favor Taft. Say
Republican Without
Mustache Can Win
By Ernie Hill

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By Ernie Hill
Correspondent Of The star and Chicago
Daily News
UNITED NATIONS, N. Y, June
Arab Moslems here, there and
everywhere are humping the
campaign tub for Taft for Presi-
dent.
Any Republican, they contend,
would make them happier than
any Democrat but Senator Taft
is their choice over Gen. Eisen-
hover.
Delegates to the q, N. from the
farflung Moslem werld are disin-
clined to pass Judgment on the
candidates. for publication. They
are afraid it might be construed
as interference.
But Middle East. African and
Asian newspaper correspondents
are writing Of Senator Taft as
"the great white hope" for their
areas.
"WithOut q Mustache."
ANY Republican without al
mustache can win the presidency"
Abed Bouhafa, TuniSian, writes
in the Cairo newspaper. AL Misri.
The contention that Taft, Isl
an isolationist is untrue. There
is no real isolationism left in the
United States.
Humans internationaliSn has
given France war equipment and
money. Both are being used toI
continue their exploitation ofI
frances African colonies.
IF this Is internationalism, we
want Taft isolationism. Maybe,
heowill at least stop helping France
exploit colonial peoples in Africa" !"
The chief complaint of the
Middle East diplomats and writer's
against the Democrats is that
President Roosevelt and President
Truman have looked favorably up
on the establishment Of Israel.
praying for Change"
1.-THE Democrats would continue
this same pro-Israel policy" says
Bouhafa. 1--WE are praying for aI
change" !.
Issa Ell KaraSlli Of the Free
Press Of Egypt writes that Gen.
Eisenhower, Averell Hartman orr
Adlai Stevenson would only con-
tinue the Truman foreign poll
cies.
Taft is opposed to the current
foreign policies" says Karashi.
HE would place Herbert Hoover
In charge of Middle East poIiciesI
and Gen. Macarthur in charge of
the Far East.
"The United States has spent
billions in Europe since the end
of the war and is more unpopular
today than it was seven years ago.
It has fewer friends in the Middle
East.
I'VE would like to see a Republi-
can win so we can start with a
clean slate to solve some of the
Middle East problems.
I'VE feel. that bankers and
businessmen would have greater
influence on Taft if he won. They
would put a stop to British and
French exploitation of Africa so
the United States could move in.
Business Government.
Businessmen running the
American Government would put
a stop to the United States wooing
of Israel at the expense of the
Arab states which now control al
most half of the worlds OIL"
The sentiments of the Arab
Moslem correspondents reflect
those Of the officials of their
countries. Most of the pro-Taft
stories they are writing back to
IIlell newspapers quote nlgn
sources" in their own legations in
the United States.
One of the curious ideas voiced
by most of them is that they re-
alize Senator Taft would give
their countries less aid than theyI
are getting now.
However. they are more inter-
ested in gaining independence forI
Morocco, Tunisia. Algeria andI
other colonial areas than theyI
are in getting American money!
for projects in their own coun-
tries.
The Arabs. according to those
who know them best, are strangely
enough just like that.