Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-21

I Nor old the q. q. r. pass up
1.-The chance to swat the Demo-
'Icrats and their criticism of the
administration. Counter criti-
Icism of socialism" was flung
around freely.
Mr.. Nixon and others singled
out Adlai E. Stevenson for par
Iticular attention in their
speeches. Mr. Stevenson has de-
Imanded that Mr.. Eisenhower re-
pudiate or fire Secretary of State
Dulles for brink of war" state
Iments.
! Stevenson AssaiIed
Mr.. Nixon. who spoke in Chi
icago, said Mr.. Stevenson has
criticized, auavered. quibbled and
Isniped but offers nothing ex-
Icept a return to the Acheson for
Ieign policy"
; He added that to keep the
peace America must make ii
clear that 1t is capable and ready
to act against potential enemy
ii it engages in aggression.
Sponsors of the dinner in the
, international amphitheater esti-
mated 5000 persons attended the
combined 500 a plate and $12.5G
box lunch ceremony. They said
the dinner had netted $500, 00G
for G. o. P. campaign Golfers.
Former Governor Thomas E
Dewey Of New York, speaking ir
Baltimore at a 500 a plate din
uer attended by 800 4, guests
praised the Eisenhower admin
istration's foreign policy tonight
and said 1.-The aggressor knows
at last. that If he starts a con-
quest he will be opposed by over
whelming force"
He dashed out at recent critics
lof Secretary of State Dulles
brink of war" statements.
I AT this moment we are read
ing violent speeches by some who
seem determined to destroy the
unity Of our bipartisan foreign
policy" Mr.. Dewey said.
! Basis Of Peace Hopes
In New York Secretary of the
Treasury Humphrey told a mil
Ilion-dollar salute to Eisen-
hover" rally that people around
the world are basing their peace
hopes on the President.
Never before in history have
the hopes Of so many millions
of people throughout the world
been centered on the shoulders
,iof one man." Mr.. Humphrey
said.
! Mr.. Humphrey lauded Mr..
Eisenhower as a symbol for
peace" and "the outstanding fig
ure in the world today"
HE has become" said Mr..
Humphrey. "the embodiment Of
the fervent hopes of millions Of
the worlds people for the event.
iual day of just peace among
nations :"
/ Senator Knowland of Cali
fornia. Republican leader of the
Senate and frequently mentioned
as a candidate for the presiden-
tial nomination if Mr.. Eisenhow-
er bows out. told an audience
in Palm Beach. Fla, that he is
opposed to ''get tough" foreign
policy. but that the cold war;
must be won. He said. too. the
time has come for a complete
Ireappraisal of the American at
'ititude toward the United Ma
!tions.
/ Although the dinner was a
tribute to President Eisenhower.
Senator Knowland did not refer
to the President directly in his
speech. mentioning only the
Eisenhower Republican admin
iistration" and its accomplish
ments.
I Secretary of the Interior Nc
Kay, speaking at Casper. Wyo..
and Secretary of Labor Mitchell
at Flint. Mich, swung back at
Democratic complaints that
theirs is an administration de-
voted to big business and spe-
cial interests"
"Giveaway" Charges Hit
Mr.. Mckay declared too that
Democratic charges that the
administration is giving away"
the Nations resources are com
pletely unsubstantiated," and a
purely election year piece of
buncombe."
/ The Democrats. Secretary of
Commerce Weeks said at Mil
Iwaukee. are using the usual sales
pitch of playing up gripes and
greeds To them, he said,
politics is just game, in which
normally responsible men are
making hit-and-run accusa-
Itions" and strewing "reckless
charges and fake promises" with
tongue in cheek so much that
1t is wonder they don't choke. I"
! Secretary Of Defense Wilson
spoke at a dinner in Los An
Igeles. Touching on the issue of
national defense spending, he
told his audience:
President Eisenhower, per-
haps better than any of the rest
of us, understands that military
forces In America are maintained
to defend a way Of life and not
for aggression. Military ex-
penditures must be adequate for
this purpose. but must not be
so great that they will become
an intolerable burden which will
promote depression and political
decentralization.
TRUE security for our country
cannot be founded upon arms
and arms alone, 1t must also
be founded on a constitutional
government which protects the
liberties of our citizens and a
strong and expanding economy,
readily convertible, If need be,
to the tasks Of war"