Evening star., 1953-11-26
The Political Mill
The Political Mill
Why Will Communism
Be the Issue in 1854?
Democrats Help 6. o.P.
With Cumpuien Ammunition
By Gould Lincoln

BY Gould Lincoln
Prof. Archibald MacLeish of the
Harvard faculty said in a speech de-
livered here last Saturday before the
Anti-DefaInation League of B'nai
Birth that Americans are more bitterly
divided today than at any time since
the Civil War, because of their views
as to what to do about the Communist
issue. He may be right. Former Presi-
dent Truman and Adlai Stevenson, the
Democratic standard bearer in 1852,
and various and sundry Democratic
Senators and Representatives have un-
leaShed an avalanche of invective, di-
rected against Attorney General Brown
ell, Senators Joe Mccarthy of Wisconsin
and William E. Jenner of Indiana, the
Republican administration and the
G. o. P. generally, because of charges
made by these Republicans against the
Truman administration for laxity in
dealing with Communists and fellow
travellers. These charges make Messrs.
Truman, Stevenson. ETC.. see red-even
if they did not recognize Reds earlier.
On the other side, Attorney General
Brownell, Senators Mccarthy, Jenner,
etc, are plowing right ahead in an
effort to show the country that Mr..
Truman and his aides were blind to
Communist inf1ltration into the Gov
ernment and into this country, with
many resulting ills to Americans.
President Lonesome.
President Eisenhower occupies lone
some peak, with the battle raging
i -. y L. YtcN
that the Red issue will be only mem
ory by the time the next election rolls
around. How long he can maintain
that position is becoming $64 ques-
ton.
It will be a sorry day for the Demo-
Gratis if the issue is eventually boiled
down to this question: Is it wrong to
throw Communists out of the Govern
ment of the United States? Or to ex-
pose Communists in Government, either
today or in the past? Yet that is a
danger which threatens. since the lead
erS of their party continue to denounce
efforts to show up Communists and
fellow travellers in Government, past
and present. The Democratic leaders
insist they are against Communists
they don't like the methods of Nc
Carthy, Jenner. Brownell and COM
pany. They are likely to find, how
ever, that the American people are
more concerned with the eradication
of Communists and fellow travellers
than they are with methods.
Adlai Stevenson'S comment on Tru-
man and communism has little rela-
ton to the Mccarthy comment on the
same subjects. Here is what Stevenson
said: I'm series of bold decisions,
President Truman revitalized the free
world, restored its will power, fortified
its nerve, united it's strength. concerted
its purpoSes-against stubborn Repub-
lican opposition most of the way-and
led the free peoples in their fight
against imperialist communism"
Senator Mccarthy said "At the
time President Truman took over the
presidency, the number of people under
Communist domination was l8O mil
lion. During his term as President, the
figure increased from 180 million to
800 million people. This represents
the greatest victory of any brutalitarian
dictatorship since time first commenced
to run" Mccarthy continued that the
pattern of Communist conquest has
been the same in every country--the
inf1ltration Of key government posts by
Communist traitors and then the Creep
ing fear to speak out and expose the
traitors. In this country, he said, it is
the fuzzy-minded liberals and the
"eggheadS" who have nurtured this
fear, along with the Communists them
selves.
Stevenson Jibes.
Mr.. Stevenson himself is not above a
bit of politicking, Notwithstanding his
jibeS at the Eisenhower crusade" for
a better America and his attacks on
Republicans for throwing this Com
muniSt issue. as he says into political
campaign. Speaking in Atlanta, heart
of the South, the Democratic leader
reminded the Southerners that the Re-
publicans, in the days after the Civil
War, waved the "bloody shirt" to keep
themselves in political power. Was this
an attempt to restore the hatred of
Republicans in that section of the
country. the hatred of the South for
the North? Mr.. Stevenson coupled with
this comment charge the Republicans
are now waving ''the Red shirt" in an
effort to keep themselves in power.
Waving the Red shirt may be more
effective than Mr. Stevenson seems to
think. Americans are to ask them
selves: Why are we burdened with
sitting taxation? The answer is Com
muniStS. Americans are to ask them
selves: Why have we had so many dead
to mourn during the last three years?
The answer is Communists