Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-02
BY ISABELLE SHELTON


The present world crisis
probably will help President
Eisenhower reelection
chances. If it hasn't come too
late to have any effect on next
weeks election at all.
This was the view Of three
members Of a panel Of news
men who spoke yesterday be-
fore the Women's National
Press Club at Hotel Statler.
ANY President has an enor-
nous advantage in a debate on
foreign policy, because he has
the power to act" said Max
Freedman. Washington CORES
pondent Of the Manchester
Guardian. THE leader Of the
opposition, If he has it. is
armed only with wisdom" he
added. I'm this country, as in
all others, there is an essential
rallying to national leaders in
q period Of strain and danger.
Expressing the same general
view, Martin Hayden Of the
Detroit News commented that
''in the past Presidents have
stirred up foreign trouble be-
cause it is helpful to the
'ins.' +"
Ted Koop, Washington d.
rector Of public affairs for the
Columbia Broadcasting Sys-
tenn, said that the crisis had
come too late to have much
effect. It seemed to him that
Adlai Stevenson would need
more time than the few days
he has left to get across his
story" that the crisis is the
result Of mishandling of
United States foreign policy in
the last four years"
Nixon Got the Pitch
Another panel member,
Peter Lisagor Of the Chicago
Daily News, commented that
Vice President Nixon got the
pitch the quickest" for the
@. o. P. after the Middle East
flareup. Mr.. Nixon hastily
changed a line in his standard
speech, In which he said re-
election Of President Eisen-
hover offered "the best as
surance of peace" to a state
ment that "this Is no time to
replace this great military man
in the White House." said the
speaker.
Mr.. Lisagor suggested that
what is happening in the
Middle East might not be an
unmitigated disaster" Rather,
he said, ut seems that about
SO years too late Britain and
France may be going. for the
wrong reason. to do the right
thing--to tidy up what was
left after World War I, to
slowly unravel the artificial
borders created at that time.
IF Britain and France can
tidy UP the area soon enough"
he added ironically, ut is not
inconceivable that Secretary
Of State Dulles win say much
later that he had 1t pegged
all along. that there were too
many borders all along, that
Eden and Mollet were acting
as agents Of the State De-
partment."
Mr.. Freedman expressed the
view that Secretary Dulles
"wavering. clumsy. cratic poll
cies" had brought on the Suez
crisis last June. But Mr.. Dulles
has acted "magnificently" since
that time trying to restrain
Britain and France on the one
side and Egypt's Col. Nasser
on the other.
Critical Of Allies
The speaker was highly criti.
cal Of Britain and France "for
having badly damaged their al
lance with the United States"
This government showed great
magnanimity" In not publicly
expressing the intense resent
ment II felt towards them, for
acting without consultation
with an ally. he added.
British public opinion Il
badly split" on the issue at the
moment. Mr.. Freedman &C.
knowledged. The Eden govern
ment would be supported By the
people II an election were held
today. he thinks. but he pre-
dicted that the British people
win take q long second look"