Evening star., 1954-01-13
Eisenhower Regards
Attitude Of Russia
Encouraging So Far
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Dor because of the elements Of
surprise.
Gen. Eisenhower seemed to
cast some doubt on reports that
the Communists are building up
men and materials in Korea in
violation of the truce. He said
in general there has been a re-
duction of ground forces there.
Sees Better Balance.
The President told another
Questioner that he believed the
Nation was getting a better
balanced military force. He had
been asked If he thought new
weapons obviously nuclear -
would bring any change in the
concept of what constitutes a
balanced force.
Indicating his belief of a pop
ular misunderstanding of what
constitutes a balancing Of forces.
Gen. Eisenhower said there is a
popular misconception that
balanced force means a force
that is one-third Army. one
third Navy and one-third air
power.
What it actually means. he
went on, is force that is adapt
ed to the needs of the time.
On the subject of the Bricker
amendment, Gen. Eisenhower
said he will never agree to any
return to the 18th century syS-
tenn of allowing the States to
nullify Federal Government
treaties.
But the President said. as he
has before, that he is willing to
go along with a constitutional
amendment spelling out the idea
that any treaty which con-
travenes any article of the Con-
stitution is automatically null
and void.
Need Additional Law.
The President told another
uuestioner that he thought ad-
ditional law would be needed to
carry out his plan to take away
citizenship from anybody joining
in the Communist conspiracy to
overthrow this Government by
force or violence. He was asked
if this recommendation. en-
bodied in the state-of the Union
message. aimed at a redefnition
of loyalty and good citizenship.
Gen. Eisenhower said that it
did not. He added that the Ma
ton is already protected by laws
that deprive person of citi-
zenShip for treason or for join
ing in overt acts designed to
overthrow the Government. He
said he was merely urging that
conSpiratorS be placed on the
same footing as those that ac-
tually make an attempt against
the Government.
Other Subjects Discussed.
On other points the President:
/. Said the whole subject of
trading between West and East
on none-Strategic materials is
being studied. He expressed the
belief that there has been some
misunderstanding about reports
Of trade between the Western
world and Iron Curtain coun-
tries.
2. Said he was uncertain
whether he would recommend
Immediately revision of the Nc
Carran-Walter immigration law
and said there was no Signifi-
canoe to the fact that he had
omitted mention of this contro-
versial statute in his state-ot-
the-Union message.
3. Defended his recently an
nounced plan to channel Gov
ernment contracts into areas
where there is heavy unemploy-
ment. He enviSioned this step
as good for the country as
whole an likened its sectional
application to the Governments
action in moving and helping out
in drought areas.
4. Said that the conditions he
had laid down to justify State
hood for Alaska had not yet
been met. Gen. Eisenhower had
been asked if failure to request
Statehood for Alaska as we'll as
Hawaii in his state-of- the Union
message meant that the situa-
ton was less favorable for the