Evening star., 1953-11-25

saying to our allies and alleged
allies-'if you continue to ship
to Red China while they are
imprisoning and torturing
American men, you will get not
one cent of American money"
Senator Mccarthy called on
voters to threaten with defeat
at the polls any elected officials
who fail to crack down on China
trade as he suggested. PreSum-
ably, unless the administration is
prepared to change its stand,
this threat would extend to
President Eisenhower himself, as
we'll as to members of both par
ties in Congress.
Senator Mccarthy made 1t
clear, too, that he was not
worried about the possible effects
of his proposed policies on
Americas relations with her
allies. To bolster his go-it-alone
views, he cited what he called
a quote from Abraham Lincoln:
"All the armies in Europe, all
the armies of Europe and Asia
combined, with all the wealth
of the world in their military
chests, with a Bonaparte for a
commander, in time of a thou
Nsand years, could not place one
foot upon the Blue Ridge Noun
tains, could not take one drink
from the Ohio River"
Kefauver Replies.
Senator Kefauver, Democrat,
of Tennessee led congressional
reaction to the Mccarthy speech
with the following comment last
night:
Il hope the American people
will remember that the
battle against Communism is
not overland that it will not be
won by following the type of
leadership exemplified tonight
which seeks to undermine not
only the former President but
the present President as we'll
for what motives I do not know
and do not care to speculate.
John A. Carroll, a former
Democratic United States repre-
sentative and adviser to EXPIRES
ident Truman. last night called
on "all Democrats" to stand
with Eisenhower against Nc
Carthy." He said in an inter-
view with the Associated Press:
What started out as a crit
icism of Truman ended as a vio-
lent attack on Eisenhower, Nc
Carthy's own chief and the man
who was overwhelmingly elected
in a personal victory which was
of the people. not of the Repub-
lican Party"
Mitchell Refuses Comment.
In Chicago, Stephen A. Mitch
ell. Democratic national chair
man, declined comment on the
talk, saying: II am leaving Nc
Carthy to the Republicans"
Mr.. Truman said at his Office
in Kansas City this morning he
would have no comment on the
speech.
II didn't even listen to it. I
was asleep" he said.
Nor was there any immediate
comment on Senator McCarthy's
speech from President Eisen-
hover, who is at Augusta, Ga,
for the Thanksgiving holiday.
The State Department had a
firm no comment on all aspects
of the speech.
Senator Mccarthy had de-
manded and received time on
major networks to reply to Mr..
Truman's reference to him in
the former Presidents speech a
week ago.
Mr.. Truman said at that time
in his explanation of his role in
the Harry Dexter White case:
1T is now evident that the
present administration has fully
embraced for political advantage.
McCarthyism. I am not refer
ring to the Senator from Wiscon-
sin-he is only important in that
his name has taken on a diction-
airy meaning in the world. That
meaning is the corruption of
truth. the abandonment of our
historical devotion to fair play
1t is the abandonment Of the
due process law"
Reference Is Denounced.
Mr.. Truman had been accused
by Attorney General Brownell of
promoting White in Government
service, despite two FBI reports
that White was a Soviet spy.
Senator Mccarthy opened his
/ speech last night by .denouncine
! Mr. Truman~S reference IN him