Evening star., 1954-05-12
Hopeful View
On Asia Taken
BY Eisenhower
Says Free World
Should Not Write
I Off Indo-Chinu
By jones E. Roper


write of Indo-C China but should
face the situation there with
optimism and determination,
President Eisenhower declared
today.
He said he most certainly
hoped the Indo-C Chinese states
of Wet Nam, Laos and Cambodia
would ask to join a proposed
Southeast Asia defense alliance
which Secretary of State Dulles
is trying to form.
Naturally, Gen. Eisenhower
continued, all of us want to save
them and he hopes they will
ask us.
The President, in discussing
foreign policy during a news con-
ference, said no nation can be
saved for freedom unless it wants
to be saved-freedom cannot be
for a nation that does not
want it.
The President said what was
needed was an enthusiastic re-
quest from Indo-C China for free
world cooperation.
Asked About Dulles Remarks.
The President was questioned
about yesterdays statements OF
Secretary Dulles that while
Indo- China was important, it
was not. essential to the success
full defense of the rest of South
east Asia against communism.
A reporter wanted to know
whether the fall of Indo-China
might bring into play what
Gen. Eisenhower has called the
domino theory, which might find
one falling domino knocking
over a whole row.
Gen. Eisenhower said the
United States was trying to build
a row of dominoes so that it
could stand, despite the fall of
one.
At Odds With Truman.
The President discounted COM
plants from some Democrats,
including former President Tru-
man, that the Republican ad-
ministration is allowing bipar-
tisanship in foreign policy to
deteriorate.
Gen. Eisenhower recalled that
in the past he has ridiculed the
idea that he would go along with
charges by some Republicans
that the Democratic Party is
the party of traitors.
He made that remark in
response to a request for COM
ment on Mr.. Truman's recent
statement that achievement of
a true bipartisan foreign policy
is impossible unless the Presi-
dent first disavows those who
call the Democrats traitors. Mr..
Truman had applied the state
ment to a series of speeches in
which Senator Mccarthy, Re-
publican, of Wisconsin had called
the Roosevelt and Truman ad-
ministrations 40 years of trea-
SON."
The President said he feels he
has made it clear that he does
not indorse charges of treason
from within the Republican
ranks.
Backs Bipartisan Policy.
He added that as far as pos
sible and practicable, foreign af-
fairs had been handled on a BIZ
partisan basis.
He pointed out that Repub-
lican Senate Leader Knowland
yesterday gave the House a long
list of meetings which the State
Department had held, with BIZ
partisan groups of legislators
The President said the Foreign
Operations Administration. the
Defense Department and other
Federal agencies also have con-
suited with Democrats.
The. President said he person
ally had asked David Bruce. Un-
dersecretary of State during the
Democratic administration, tC
continue in Government and
help the Republican administra-
ton.
Surprised by Question.
The President said he was as
toniShed that the questioning
reporter would be interested in
this subject when so little atten-
ton was given to Senator Know
lands statement of yesterday.
Another reporter told the Pres
ident some Democrats have Sait
they were not consulted on thu
administrations well-publicizet
policy of being prepared for mas
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