Evening star., 1952-10-31
The Most Explosive, Issue Of All: Korea
To the Editor Of The Stor:

liz
haven't we been bipartisan for years?
want to know who's going to get us
out Of it and how.
Sophie Dressler.
If elected, Gen. Eisenhower pledges an
on-the-spot policy decision of our sui
cidal stalernate in Korea. Senator Ke.
fauver taunts Ike to go now. Gov.
Stevenson ridicules Ike's pledge as q
cheap vote-catcher. He insists the
Kremlin alone decides the terms Of our
survival. Senator Kefauver should know
that general discredited by his Presi-
dent for giving aid and comfort to our
Nations enemies would be futile envoy.
But we who are the parents Of soldiers
wonder what is illogical about decision-
in Korea. Surely the altar of our sacri.
fee Of almost 10000 dead and over an
other 100. 900 casualties is q more fitting
Gethsemane than another Yalta or
Teheran. Gov. Stevenson has not re-
pudiated the Truman record and policies
as the chief issue Of this bitter CAM
paign. Perhaps. as his negativism i'm
plies. another try with good old Joe.
the prisoner of the Politburo, might
bring peace.
Thomas E. Mattingly, M. ID.
The decision of Gen. Eisenhower to
go to Korea, If elected, is that of
military expert, whereas Gov. Steven
sons remark that "the decision rests in
Moscow" is that of typical Truman
cover-up politician.
Had President Truman followed the
report and advice of military expert
given to him long before the Korean
outbreak, this terrible catastrophe would
never have happened.
Stevenson's statement must be very
pleasing to Stain, who no doubt would
like to see him elected President and
also see him hold to that opinion for
the next four years, during which thou
sands of additional young American lives
would be sacrificed, while not single
soldier would be exposed on the Korean
battlefield.
There are none so blind as they who
have eyes and still won't see."
Federal Annuitant.
All I know is what read in the papers
OR hear by TV.
heard professional soldier, FIVE
star general until late. now candidate
for President, say that if elected he
would go to Korea.
But he didn't say what he was going
to do there.
Seems to me he went home to Morn
ingside Heights few weeks ago for a
breakfast with his chief competitor for
nomination, and the net result was UNI
conditional surrender of the general to
the Senator.
Is that what the general is going to
Korea for?
Harold III. Buckles.
Past struggles and present perils have
worn the spirits of Truman and Ache
son: they see no light beyond the present
impasse. Stevenson has given no sign
Of any higher vision: he has subscribed
to their negative doctrine. He asks: Tell
u.s. in concrete terms, what more can we
ever do than we are doing?
Eisenhower answers: Nothing at the
moment, perhaps. offer no overnight
miracle. I offer instead vision that
courage, faith. vigilance, firmness and
persistence, Joined week by week and
year by year in q positive endeavor
toward positive end, will step by step
succeed. until Gods peace encompasses
the earth and the world is free.
AS for me, shall vote for a positive
vision of hope rather than a negative
nightmare of hopelessness. shall vote
for Eisenhower.
Max w. Rail.
Gov. Stevenson's reply to the group
of war mothers who recently appealed
to him to bring their sons home from
the bloody and senseless slaughter in
Korea was deeply disappointing.
He is quoted as saying. every woman
knows in her heart why we had to inter-
vene in Korea when the Russians crossed
the 38th Parallel"
Here is one woman that does not know.
am sick and tired Of quibbling about
the terms of an armistice and such
empty phrases as "peace with honor"
There never was good war, or bad
peace.
Theresa H. Russell.
The war in Korea is becoming more
Of campaign issue as the election
approaches.
For over a year the administration
has worked unsuccessfully in Korea for
what has been variously described as
an armistice or a truce, apparently In
the belief that an armistice or a truce
is the same as peace. What do these
terms really mean?
Both are temporary cessations OF hos
tilities for specific purposes An armi-
stice is usually asked for by the de-
feated side to receive the peace terms
of the victor, like the armistices preced-
ing the peace terms in World Wars
and II.
A truce is usually arranged by agree
ment of both sides, for some such pur.
pose as strengthening the lines or bury
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