The Key West citizen., 1952-10-30
Korean Question Provides Fuel For
Last Squirt In Presidential Derby
EISENHOWER STUMPS
SIDEWALKS OF N. Y.
WHILE ADLAI WOOS
THE LABOR VOTE
Nv The Associated Press

Gen. Dwight ID. Eisenhower,
pledging in speech after speech to
seek an end to the Korean con-
flict, just as consistently was being
accused by Gov. Adlai Stevenson
and President Truman of playing
politics with peace to win votes.
Eisenhower, the Republican pres
idential candidate, continued his
campaign in the New York area
where yesterday he repeated prom
ises to visit Korea, if elected, to
see what could be done to end hos
tilities there.
Last night the general released
part of a letter from 1t. Gen.
James A. Van Fleet, United Ma
tons Sth Army commander, saying
the South Korean Army was in
apple pie" order and if more
South Koreans would be brought
into service, American divisions
could be released.
Eisenhower said this supported
Ms own recommendation that this
be done.
Gov. Stevenson, the Democratic
candidate, wooing labor votes in
Pennsylvania for a second day,
bitterly denounced Eisenhower's
proposals as a cynical search for
votes.
President Truman used the same
tone with different words: he
called the generals proposals 'low
down tricks" to win Nov. ballots.
Sen. John J. Sparkman, the vice
presidential candidate, and his
COP opponent, Sen. Richard Nixon,
beamed their campaign oratory at
the little man, the average Ameri-
can, with promises of better living
standards--if their party won.
And again radio and television
fans have a chance to tune in on
the political stars: Eisenhower
scheduled an address a. 10 p. m.
over both radio and TV, followed
half an hour later by Truman over
similar mediums.
Stevenson makes a transcribed
address to women at 3:45 p. M,
and Sparkman speaks at $50 p. m.
over a radio network.
Eisenhower today stumped the
Sidewalks OF New York with Van
Fleets letter, contending II backed
up his argument that South Ko-
reans are potentially capable OF
replacing American divisions now
fighting there.
The letter turned over to the
general by Mrs. Van Fleet-said
the 9Th Army commander had re.
ceived very little encouragement,
and never an approval for his
own efforts to train new South 10.
rean divisions.
Eisenhower, in speech last
night, produced Van Fleets let
ter TO show you that | am not
talking about something that is an
impossible proposition.
Stevenson, wooing Pennsylvania
81 electoral votes as new wave
of optimism swept his camp,
quoted the New York Times as
saying one Of Eisenhower's speech
writer's originated the go-to-Korea
idea 20 give the COP campaign
a ''lift" which, the governor added,
lit sure needed.
"Snch a cynical search for votes
viii neither resolve our problems
nor win the election" Stevenson
said. 81 certainly could not object
to the generals going 10 Korea,
but what worries me is what he
viii do when he gets there"
The Democratic candidate drew
biz and cheering crowds through
out the Pennsylvania hard coal
mining area. He makes a major
speech tonight In Pittsburgh
President Truman mixed scorn
with sarcasm as he moved through
the Midwest.
mo general order is going TO
eliminate our problems. " Truman
said in Chicago last night. mo
superman is going to solve our
difficulties for US. And anybody
who poses and talks like 4 super.
man is Just a. plain fraud T"
The President said most people
blame the Korean fighting ON the
evil designs Of the kremlin" but
he said Eisenhower. Just as easy
as falling off a log" has changed
''the facts Of history" hy trying to
blame Il on the State Department,
Truman whistiestopS through
Michigan today. elimaxing tall
day with a major address tonight
a. Detroit.
Sen, Sparkman said in Butte.
Mont, that the Republicans are
making q ''powerfsd hesd-oa as
Saalt against what be said were
Democratic concepts that the gev.
erument belongs To The people, a8d
DOT "a vested i terests and special
privilege gronps.
Sen. Nixen fron Les Angeles ad-
dFesSed 80 appeal 10 ''she forgot.
ten men and women of America -
the average American family
which ne sad IS caught ln
sqaeess eF hlga prices on ore side
and high taxes On tie ether"
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