The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-02
Eisenhower Tells OF COP
Accomplishments In Fight
Against Communism, Subversion


tration has an impressive list of
accomplishments in fighting COM
munism and subversion.
The President made the state
ment at his news conference after
virtually barring questions on the
sharp controversy between men,
bers OF his administration and Sen.
Mccarthy (R-Wis).
One n e W S m n, nevertheless
asked the President whether he
feels that Mccarthy is hurting the
administrations legislative pro-
gram.
A look Of sharp annoyance came
over the Presidents face, then
after a pause he turned away from
the questioner and snapped out
that he was ready for the next
question.
In ruling out questions about the
Mccarthy administration contro-
versy, the President said that from
now on he has just one objective
to get his legislative program
enacted.
And, in declaring that the ad-
MISUNDERSTANDING the Justice
Department and the Federal Blu
reau of Investigations doing a
good job in fighting communism
and subversion, Eisenhower made
public a report from the depart
ment listing what he called the
accomplishments Of the admins
tration during its first 16 months
in office.
In a prepared statement, Eisen-
hover said ''the constant surveil-
lance of Communists in this coun-
try, is a 24-hour seven-days-a-week
52-weeks-a-year job. It is carried
out by the appropriate federal
agencies in conformance with due
process of law. 1t is being done
quietly and relentlessly and those
who best know its effectiveness are
the Communists themselves"
At the outset Of the conference,
the President said that one word
communism-seemed to get more
attention these days than any
other.
Then he went on 20 mention the
Justice Department report and his
accomplishments.
Then Eisenhower alluded to a
statement which Atty. Gen. Brow
nell issued last Friday and the
President said it was put out at
his (Eisenhower's) direction.
That amounted to reaffirma-
ton Of the administration position
with respect to Mccarthy.
On other matters Eisenhower had
this to say:
The Oppenheimer case - The
President withheld comment on
security boards 2-1 vote against
clearing atomic scientist J. Robert
Oppenheimer for access to atomic
secrets, while unanimously uphold
ing.his loyalty. The President said
he was withholding comment be-
cause Oppenheimer's appeal to the
A,II Atomic Energy Commission
still is pending.
Farm Observation-Disclosures said
he is prepared to stand up and
fight for the principles of his farm
program, part of which calls for a
shift from rigid to flexible farm
price supports. He made that
statement in response to question
for comment on an assertion by
Rep. Hope (R-Kan), chairman OF
the House Agriculture Committee,
that a compromise on the farm
program is inevitable. The Presi-
dent said he didn't know just what
Hope was talking about when ne
spoke of a compromise.
Politics-Eisenhower said that If
anyone in Congress wants to sup
port his general legislative pro-
gram for the welfare Of America,
then it's all right with him if they
want to ride his coat tails.
That remark came after re-
porter recalled that the Presidents
special counsel, Bernard M. Shan
ley, said in a speech last week
that Democrats in Congress are
trying to ride his coat tails to
victory in the November elections
and at the same time are block
ing the Eisenhower legislative pro-
gram.
Southeast Asia-Eisenhower said
that not by any manner Of means
has he reached any decision to
ask Congress to authorize Amer
lean military action in southeast
Asia.
The President was told that two
senator's whom the questioner did
not name had predicted that the
administration will ask for such
authorization.
Eisenhower replied that every
possible course of action which
would serve the United States and
the free world is being explored
daily.
Atomic Pool-The President said
the tenor of Russia's reply to his
proposal for creation of an inter-
national atomic pool for peaceful
purposes has been such as to close
the door to its immediate accom-
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