Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-04
Red Pressures
On Dulles Cited;
COP. Praised
BY the Associated Press

Representative Richards, Dem
ocrat of South Carolina. said
today the Communist peace Of
fensive has put Secretary of
State Dulles under growing pres
sure ito compromise or be de-
stroyed."
Mr.. Richards, chairman Of the
House Foreign Affairs Commit
tee. said he has never been
more disturbed" lest Red peace
talk dissipate "our patience. our
viii and our, determination to
resist"
81 think Secretary Dulles un-
iderstands the Communists and
properly evaluates the issues. I"
Mr.. Richards said in an inter-
view.
1 II don't believe that the pres
Isures that will be exerted on him
in the name of peace will weak
len his resolve to stand firm no
matter what winds blow.
PreSsures VIII Grow
But the pressures will grow
and grow to make concessions to
the Communists, to recognize
RED China, to abandon our COM
mitments to weaker allies, to
enfold in our arms the Commu-
nists' promises of peace"
Senator Mansfield, Democrat
lof Montana. said meanwhile that
the Eisenhower administration
foreign policies Of the past six
months have been "extraordi-
narily successful" But he de-
Iclared the Democratic Party will
I"get a lot of credit from the
voters" for support he said it
has given the President.
| Senator Mansfield. a foreign
relations committeeman. particu-
larry praised President Eisenhow-
Ier's courage" in seeking from
Congress last January special
Authority to use United States
armed power in defense Of Ma
ltionalist-held Formosa and re-
lated areas near Communist
China.
I'm retrospect, Senator Mans
field said in separate interview
I'VE must give Mr.. Eisenhower
and Secretary Of State Dulles
la lot of credit for that resolu-
tion. The results could have
been catastrophe and they
knew it,"
| The effect of overwhelming
congressional approval. he said.
showed solid support for the adj
tministration's Formosa policy
land reversed an unhappy trend
lof repeated backing down by the
administration the previous
year"
Senator Sparkman, Democrat
lof Alabama. also a member of
1.-THE Foreign Relations Commit
Itee. said Mr.. Eisenhower has
been "one of the luckiest Presi-
ldents in the history Of the
] United States with respect to
foreign policy"
! Support Cited
1 The support he has received
from Senator George and all seq
lments of the Democratic Party
lin his search for world peace has
made 1t possible for him to con-
duct foreign affairs the way the
constitution intended-by the ex-
lecutive branch" Senator Spark
man said.
The ALBANIAN said former
president Truman. although
&c constantly harassed and
plagued" by Republican criti-
cism. did more to bring the
United States to q point of world
! political and military strength
! than any other living Ameri-
can"
Mr.. Richards expressed BELIZE
; that the Communists major
objective right now" is to BLEND
! the current United States Red
! China talks at Geneva with the
peace sentiment started at last
) months summit conference "un.
til in the eyes of the world, par.
ticularly the United States, the
] issue are so confused that our
lnegotiators may get away from
our determination to defend ba-
sic principles"
1.-THE Communists want to
whipsaw US with a one-twc
punch" he added. "A smile In
! Europe and a scowl in the Pa
llcific one day, then the reverse
the next day.