Evening star., 1954-10-15
Wilson Returns Here,
Hopes Hes through
Campaign Duties
BY The Associated Press

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night with echoes Of his remark
about dogs still in the political
air.
Two Of his best-known critics
voiced satisfaction at the OUT
come Of the incident, but the
Moscow radio seized on Mr.. VIII
sons remarks and. berated him
as q cynical capitalist"
Senator Sparkman Of Ala
bama, Democratic vice presiden-
tial nominee in 1852, disputed
the contention of Mr.. Wilson
and other high Republican fig
ures that the furry stemmed
from q distorted Interpretation.
Senator Sparkman said that
critics didn't need to distort the
secretary's they do the
damage. No Interpretation is
needed"
Apology Voiced.
At q Detroit news conference
on Monday. Mr.. Wilson had been
speaking of unemployment, and
he said:
".. I've got a lot of sympathy
for people where a sudden
change catches 'em-but I've al
ways liked bird dogs better than
kennel-fed dogs. You know. one
who'll get out and hunt for food
rather than sit on his fanny and
yell"
A storm of criticism followed,
some of it from Republicans. and
in a speech at Chicago Wednes-
day night Mr.. Wilson said he
was sorry that he had made a
mistake-an unfortunate mis-
take-bringing up those bird
dogs at the same time I was
talking about people"
Gov. william q. Stratton Of
Illinois. who had threatened to
boycott the dinner at which Mr..
Wilson spoke but later relented
and introduced the Secretary.
said yesterday it was "magnif1-
cent work" for Mr.. Wilson to say
he had been wrong. Gov. Strait
ton said he did not think the
incident would have any effect
on the November congressional
elections, but might have done
so had it dragged on"
CIO President Walter Reuth-
er. who had protested Mr.. VIII
sons original remarks and called
on him to retract or resign,
said in Detroit:
ST am pleased to learn that
Mr.. Wilson, after sober thought,
recognizes that he made a seri-
Gus mistake and that his re-
marks were most unfortunate" |"
I'm the final analysis" Mr..
Reuther added, "the American
people will judge the concern
of Mr.. Wilson and the Republi-
can administration by what they
do rather than by what they
say" He said no affirmative
steps had been taken to assure
full employment.
Mr.. Wilson, asked on his re-
turn to Washington whether he
regards the incident as closed.
said, IT would think So" With
q grin, he told newsmen I'm
not In the humor" to make any
more campaign speeches. He
said he hoped President Eisen-
hover wasn't worried about 1t
-he has enough to worry about" ."
Distortion Charged.
Gen. Eisenhower had said
on Tuesday that Mr.. Wilson'S
original remarks were misin-
terpreted. Vice President Nixon,
voicing belief the whole affair
will help the G. o. P. in Mo-
vember, said yesterday he didn't
believe that ever has there
been a more distorted picture j..
of what a man said" Mr.. Will
son himself, in his Chicago
speech, said his remarks had
been distorted by "left-wing op-
ponents."
Senator Sparkman noted that
Gov. Stratton. Senator Ferguson.
Republican, Of Michigan; Rep
resentative Crumpacker, Repub-
hcar, of Indiana, and other Re
publicans had criticized Mr..
wilson's remark. and he asked
"are they all left-wing oppo-
nents?"
Senator Sparkman said Mr..
Wilson may have reduced to
absurdity the popular Republic
can campaign tactic Of calling
everyone who disagrees with
them a left-winger."
Attacked in Moscow.
Commentator Valentine Zorin
of the Moscow Radio. ignoring
Mr.. Wilson's Chicago apology
devoted 400 words to "the scan
DALI he said had stemmed from
MIR. Wilson's remarks. AS mon
itored in London, the broadcast
said:
Wilson attacked the
American unemployed by
accusing them grossly and call
ing them-dogs
Wilson's attack showed
up the true attitude of the
Washington politicians towards
millions of people who are de.
prived Of work by the American
way of life"
In another geological twist
an anonymous tipster phonet
news Offices here and recalled
that MIR. Reuther had twice usec
the figure Of speech stir thu
animals up" in testimony before
the Senate Labor Committee las
January.
Opposed Strike Polls.
A check showed that the CIC
president was appearing in op
position : to an administration
proposal to government-spon
sored polls Of workers on tn
question of striking. One Of tn
times he used the phrase wa
when he said:
"u you really want to stir tn
--s-.I. see. nnA hasa ,rrn~