Milford chronicle., 1953-03-13
EISENHOWER VIEWS BEGIN To
TAKE FORM

We know now that Dwight Eisenhower
was speaking with some conscious exactness
when he used the word crusade to describe
his career as soldier, candidate and Presi-
dent, wrote cOlumnist Holmes Alexander
recently. 1.-The emphasis on militant moral
lty or conquest for Righteousness, already
hOted Dy Mr.. ElSenhOWer's friends, is now
being remarked upon by his opponents"
1t is this crusading spirit which, more
than any particular and specific issue. dis
tlnguishes the Eisenhower Administration
from It's immediate predecessors. And it is
the cfusadlng spirit which is giving SUBJ
stance, unity and direction to the policies.
aims and actions of both the President and
the! men who are close to him.
The new President is deeply RELIGIOUS
man, and ancient religious principles heav-
lly influence his thinking. To quote Mr.. Alex
andef again, His own ancestors were mem
bers Of minority sect which migrated from
Pennsylvanla into Texas and Kansas, believ-
ing IN the dignity of toll and never whin1-
perlng Tor the cold charity which govern
mentS Often give In return for subservience.
Much OF the Presidents hatred of Nazisn
and Communism seems to stem from the
godlessness of those systems"
Here, certainly, is key to what we ex-
pect OF the Eisenhower leadership in both
domestic and world aaffirs. And it does
administration
now dong or trying to do in widely varied
fields.
The President, for example, wants eco-
nOmlcal government, thrifty government.
And this is not only because it would save
the taxpayers money, important as that is
Gong beyond the realm of dollars and cents.
the President is convinced that the attitude
OF mind which encourages or fails to pre-
vent waste and prOdigality is the attitude of
hot IooI b
naClonal hber and result in national ruin.
He looks on graft and corruption in govern
ment-whether it be represented by the gift
OF Iur coat or deal involving millions
in much the same way.
The President is also, it is clear. a firm
believer in the idea that the Lord helps those
who help themselves. He is 100 per cent op-
posed to the "give-away'' philosophy.
we nave seen some very significant ex-
ampleS OF that since the Administration took
ONCE. One is in the Department of Agri-
culture. Secretary Benson made # plain fiat
IN his estimation, price supports for farm
products should be regarded as emergency
measures, not as something farmers have
coming as a matter of course. Some loud
hoWls greeted this, but the Secretary Cot
many pat on the back as well.
Another is in the State Department. No
Dooy mas a, stronger desire to cement and
81 eng IIen the anCl-C0mmunlSt countries
tilah Mf. dulles. Nobody is more certain that
the existence of the free world depends ON
this. But he has made it abundantIy clear
that the Western European powers must do
much more than has been the case so far,
both to reconcile their differences and to
gullo tnelr military strength. The American
Treasury, he pointed out in effect. is not q
bOttomless we'll NV "
Finally, the general principle back of the
eisenhower program as a whole is that gov
should not do what private enter
prise or local government or individuals
themselves can do. He wants less Centralized
government, not more. He wants the people
to be self-reliant instead of dependent. #
looks now as if this idea will be the hall
mark Of his administration.
&SONG
HELP WANTED
OF the many chores confronting the Els
ehnoWer Administration, none is more es-
Sentlal to national yVnlfapo o,7v 1ofo,co