Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-09
Who'll Follow
Ike?' Is Query
Of Diplomats
BY JAMES z. ROPER
star star Correspondent

BY JAMES z. ROPER
Star star correspondent
UNITED NATIONS. N. Y.-Pres-
ident Eisenhower's heart attack has
added to the chronic anxiety which
the worlds diplomats suffer.
No leader Of q country as power
ful as the United States and no
individual as personally influential
as MIR. Eisenhower could be threat
ened with removal from the diplo-
matte scene without causing the
widest repercussions among the
worlds foreign Offices.
Diplomats. as long-range plan-
ners. encounter new troubles when
ever an additional uncertainty
comes into the picture Mr.. Eisen-
hower's future role Is one Of these
uncertainties.
The impact Of this new factor
has special oyertones because IL
comes just Is diplomats thought
they detected the start Of an i'm.
proving trend IN relations between
tha TI,,ttad atatn, auA +In cn,,;.k
m nm -1 s'ss' ','sN se ostss
sought to appraise Mr.. Eisenhower's
ILLNESS in the light Of the effect it
vi nay natS ~ AiiieIican reiations
WIN Tue 1seus.
Although many factors have con-
tributed TO the easing Of Soviet-
american tensions this year. many
statesmen feel that the personal
prestige and integrity OF Mr.. Eisen-
mower has been an important con.
u1nuting factor.
Relat;or. W;th sov;..
So. ,,,,,ar.... -. $780,.
,oi,,t - AZ T,ss.,hs -. e 1919;
ale t,ons,,;,. .,,t .,S -. -, 49,
cists so,,;s. $500 ~ " oa s 49, 800
%, 70 AZ ~. - - -. 1917 1nu
door. would It be harder tn omen
the door further without Mr. Eisen-
hover himself doing the showing
Arot,er f.c.or 9,....,,,,,,. go. "
finn here e. M r;ss,,,a,.,.,,. $500, 81
n the s,is. ~, -, ,n.,,t ,,.at,~.. ~
IN r Il disarma . n s,vD, Ell. h.r .a
this week the Soviet delegate re-.
49,, $500 ~, aias ns NAG no oouDt
.a,,t,o,, ..'e 49,, J.aS anu soOu II
49, = .s.ns.. w. Iloet,luwe.
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chana. ,,s;,,tas, 49, 80 o ..H -
s,io,. .an.aI .y.I nl asaUn alu
other,s tsr =, \ LII. =, ~ go 49,
S s ss 4.A ~ lluSG DC noeeu'
man referred specificaiiv to M.
Eisenhoucer,s good NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
10 epervone,s good intentions
s,,ch ,n.,s.,,t. :. 49,. -.....
that ,,ar.s,., $3.50 = ' 49, oussess
for Mr.. Eisenhower in dealing with
the Soviet Union on some s,ecif,c
problems
g.. .-,-
that Mr.. Eisenhower.s fitness win
slow the liquidation Of the cold v,ar
--eitier through DELAY on concrete
negotiations ana decisions ~ -.
cause the Russians mioht 10 mora
standofiish il his absence
go.
kesdsions With Allies
While some important Western
diplomats devote most Of their an.
prehensions to the future Of Soviet
American relations, they an know
that Washinrton's relations with IT.
allies would be affected, too, BY
change IN occupant ct the White
House.
Here again some NJ tti. i. r.r..
sonaI. MANY military ana dinIo-
matte leaders of western E,,rona
have come TO know Mr. Eisenhower
personally.
Thssa din,or,... n..,,u.u. -,
tots - sea 49, ra,,a...I l e. ely nesi-
With whor, ti,s, ha,.n -. a alSn
rory wy ""'' een ap4e W
Europe was heart-broken at the
death OF Franklin D. Roosevelt.
lhey knew nun ana MS policies
ana nKed potn.
MANY diplomats also regretted
the departure OF President Truman
from tne WINNIE House Tor they had
learned 10 work with the American
government as Mr.. Truman ran 1t.
for similar reasons. some diplo-
mats VIII regret any new change in
tne american Governments leader
snip.
hlgntiy or wrongly. some diplo-
mats feel that Mr.. Eisenhower is .
mooerating influence on Secretary
o. state John Foster Dulles. Mr..
EISENHOWER and Mr.. Dulles. Of
course, say they are In complete
accord. but some foreign ENJOYS get
the impression that Mr.. Dulles
might be little more free-swinging
In international affairs II it were
not for Mr.. Eisenhower and his !,
talent for compromise. y
Nv... e.. ~.
"s''"sss S'u'ss 'Sow
Thus 1t is that some foreign Of -
fees might no aS uarv nhryaf Ayaa,. Il