Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-25
Publishers See
Public Faith
lin Eisenhower

NEW YORK, April IS R.-A
number of the Nations leading
publishers, interviewed here yes
terday. say they have faith in
President Eisenhower's handling
Of the Formosa crisis.
The publishers also said they
believe the United States should
not become involved in a war
over the offshore islands of QUE
moy and Matsu. Some publish
ers, however. advised a tough
stand" on the issue.
A majority ot<the publishers
said they favor talks with the
Chinese Communists on the Far
Eastern Crisis. but advised eau
ton.
The publishers were inter-
viewed by the New York Times
and the New York Herald Trib-
une as they arrived for News
paper Week, which opens today.
Most of the publishers re-
ported continuing popularity of
President Eisenhower in their
respective areas and a healthy
economic picture.
Truman Remark Discounted.
Most of the publishers inter-
viewed on the issue felt that
former President Truman's re-
mark that the press had given
the Eisenhower administration a
CLOAK of protection" was with
out basis.
On the Formosa crisis, some of
the publishers offered these
views:
Palmer Hoyt, publisher of the
Denver Post: 1--WE take a dim
view of any cavalier defense of
Quemoy and Matsu. There is
considerable wonderment about
them. We wonder how important
they are, but trust in Ike's judg-
ment."
William Block, publisher of the
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: MY
personal opinion is that Quemoy
and Matsu are not strategic to
either Formosa or the United
States. The only reason for de-
Tending them is to keep the free
world from falling back. l in
dorse Senator Georges speech
suggesting that we sit down and
talk with our allies and then
with Chou. But we ought to get
concessions on the American
prisoners in China before we
talk"
John Netherland Heiskell, edi-
tor and president of the Arkansas
Gazette, Little Rock, Ark: II
don't think the people in the
United States want to fight over
this issue (offshore islands, ="
Norman Chandler, president of
the Los Angeles Times, said it
was sound and proper" to talk
with the Chinese Communists.
He said he was very much i'm
pressed by the procedure Sena-
tor George advocated"
Roy A. Roberts, president of
the Kansas City Star, said the
outlook for peace is "a little more
favorable" because 1.-THE democ-
racies are showing their
strength" He said he favors a
parley with the Communists, but
latter friendly nations first get
a common course for action"
Comments on Truman
Comments on the Truman re-
mark included:
John r. Reitemeyer, publisher
of the Hartford Comm Cour-
ant: "Of course, Humans state
ment is akin to beating dead
horse i. The function of the
press, particularly in politics, is
erage is concerned, newspapers,
whether Democrat or Republican,
the Pacific, as far as news COW
give complete coverage and are
impartial. One would have diff
f1culty telling our politics from
reading our front page"
Roy w. Howard, president of
the New York World Telegram
and Sun: "All I can say it's prob
ably unfortunate for the Truman
administration that no one
threw such a cloak around it,"
N. G. Henthorne, editor, Tulsa
(Okla.) World: = II think it
comes with poor grace for Mr..
Truman to be making remarks
about covering up for anyone.
Mr.. Truman is a scrappy but