The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-11-20


emphasis on the myth that he was a
military genius.
The fact that history does not know
his as a military genius, even
half genius, has nothing to do with it.
Who cares a tarnation about military
history?
POINTED EMULATION OF IKE
The whole truth of the matter is
that Dwight d. Eisenhower simply
doesn't know what he is talking about,
or doesn't, himself, believe what he
is saying. He is either the worst bungler
of the spoken word that the country
has ever seen, or the most masterful at
talking out of both sides of his mouth
at the same time.
Illustrations of this particular char
acterization are prevalent in almost ev-
erything in the way of news from adj
ministration sources. The president
made a speech during the 1852 cam
paign before a large crowd of farmers
at a blowing contest in Minnesota. He
not only declared himself in favor of
parity for the farmers, he went so far
as to state that he supported 100 per
cent? parity. Even a small child could
have understood the meaning-it was
that simple. In the furror of the pres
ent m-price controversy some over
Jealous neWSman had the temerity to
ask about the commitments in that
speech. He was told that it was all
or a misunderstanding; the
president had said no such thing.
Then there was the difference of
opinion" or misunderstanding" be-
tween the president and his former Sec
rotary of Labor, Martin Durkin. Mr.
Durkin, it seems, accepted his appoint |
ment without leaving his convictions
at home. He probably thought, if he
was thinking at all, that the Repub
licans meant what they said when |
they talked about Taft Hartley re-
vision Mr. Durkins story is that Mr..
agreed to "go along with |
certain points" of revision in Taft |
Hartley, then suddenly changed his |
mind.
Now inasmuch as most labor leaders
with two-cents worth of brains know
and have known, that the Republicans
10 not now, or in the future, intend |
20 change Taft-Hartley to any i'm
)ortant degree, such fact might imply
l complete disparagement to Mr.. Dur
1in's judgment. But such is not entirely
he case Mr.. Durkin still knew a pat
IN the back from a kick in the pants.
He quit. And subsequently in a speech
n ST. Louis before the AFL conven-
ion, vice president Nixon (why he was
invited is incomprehensible) told the
boys" that the whole matter was
lOCnluS Out d SlISnC
Then there was the book burning
episode. Reports had leaked out that
certain books, normally considered con-
-entional had been taken from the
helveS of service libraries. 1T was rum
red that these books had been burned.
20 Mr. Eisenhower made a speech con-
emning the burning of books as rep
ehensible, abominable, etc, etc. 1t de-
eloped that certain curious people
wanted to know, then, what finally ,
to these books. They were
ventually told that it was true, some {
f the books had been burned. But
lost of them had just been locked up
n a safe place.
.NYBODY'S GUESS
SO the inference may be established
hat Mr.. Eisenhower is strictly opposed {
o the burning of books-what he t
kinks of locking them up in a safe t
lace so no one is able to read them is t
nybody's guess. {
Over and over we have heard, and t
noes that his only thought is for the
relfare of the whole people; his faith {
4 democracy, and the future of Amer I
"a, and so on and so on. This sounds S
God if one is sensitive to sound only. j
tut it certainly isn't consistent with t
he complete subjugation of the gov I
rnment to the moguls of industry, the {
over trust and the turning over to1 t
few state governments the federal '
IF shore oil reserves where they may {
e exploited by corporation dominated /
legislatures.
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