Evening star., 1954-06-02
Presidents S News Conference
Puts Accent on LEGISLATION
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he has submitted to Congress.
He wants to devote all his at
tention to talking about that.
he said.
In his statement about ad-
ministration accomplishments in
dealing with subversives, in
which direct quotation was per-
mitted, the President empha-
sized that the job being done
by appropriate Federal agencies
is carried out quietly and re-
lentlessly" He added that
those who best know its ef-
fectiveness are the Communists
themselves"
Latest Figures.
Summarizing the latest figures
received from the Justice De-
partment, Gen. Eisenhower said
in the 16- month his admins
tration has been in Office, the
Attorney General, working with
the Federal Bureau of Investi-
cation and the immigration and
Naturalization Service, has:
/. Arrested seven Connecticut
leaders of the Communist Party
last week end.
2. Convicted Al Communist
Party leaders in various cities.
3. Indicted 20 additional Com
munist leaders in Philadelphia
and Cleveland.
4. Added 81 organizations to
the Justice Departments list of
subversive groups, making a total
of 255.
S. Secured conviction of one
person for treason; two for
espionage; eight for making false
statements to the Government
and three for perjury.
s. Deported "a alien subver-
sives.
Z. Ordered deportation of 268
persons with records of sub
versive activity or affiliation.
8. Started decentralization
proceedings against "a natural
lied citizens charged with being
subversives.
9. Barred entry into this coun-
try of 127 Subversive aliens, who
had arrived at American ports.
Mentions Legislation.
After discussing those accom-
plishmentS, the President turned
to his legislative program. He
mentioned his proposals for
flexible farm price supports, tax
refor, promotion of foreign trade
and housing, health and social
security measures. This program,
he said, comprehends major
needs of the country within the
responsibility of the Federal
Government.
Declaring that positive action
in that direction is the thing to
which he is going to give his
exclusive attention, he said he is
going to talk to everybody he
can about it because he believes
the program is a must require
ment for the United States.
Gen. Eisenhower explained he
did not mean that every detail
and the timing of action was a
must in his view, saying that the
democratic process requires chm
position of differences.
The President dealt with few
specific details of his program
in the news conference discus
sion. But he did serve notice
that he will not compromise on
the principles of his flexible
farm price support proposals.
And he said he still believes the
voting age should be lowered.
He was asked about a state
ment made by Chairman Hope
Of the House Agriculture Com
mittee after "a recent White
House visit that. some compro-
mise on the administrations
farm program seemed inevitable.
Basic Purpose Of Program.
Gen. Eisenhower said he had
no idea what Mr.. Hope was
speaking of. He added he always
had insisted that the basic pur-
pose of any farm program must
be to prevent violent fluctuations
in farm prices, remarking that
he was not insisting on the pre-
else details of the proposals he
had submitted to Congress.
But the President emphasized
that he is prepared to stand up
and fight for the principles of
his farm program proposals, and
is not prepared to compromise
on those principles.
He told a questioner he had not
heard of any such idea as re-
port that the Senate rejected a
proposed amendment to lower
the voting age to 18 years be-
cause the Republican leadership
did not intend for it to pass.
Gen. Eisenhower said he still
believes that young men who
have to fight wars should have
some voice in their Government.
Asked if he thought a code of