Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-17
Eisenhower Doctrine

Eisenhower Doctrine
If Congress approves the
Eisenhower program for the
Middle East. such action will
close a huge gap in our ma
tional defense, and the de-
tense Of Western democracy.
1t will be the first real gen.
uine defense move since the
Formosa doctrine Of like ma
ture. At the present time and
for many years. the demo-
cratic world, led by the United
States, has been standing sew
eral steps down from the in
ternational platform built by
the Soviet Union. and it has
been gazing upwards, while
the Soviet Union has been
hurting down threats and in
suits. and Selling one demo-
cratic country after another
until it now controls about
one-sixth of the earth's sur
face.
The power that controls the
oil Of the Middle East will
control the form Of social, po-
litical. and economic life Of
Western democratic Europe.
It viii hold democratic Eu-
rope by the throat. No oil-no
Industrial life. There will be
dead factories. dead power
plants, dead transportation,
yes even dead home heating
and lighting. Such will be the
consequence if Soviet Russia
is allowed to continue to look
down from its self-made lofty
position, to continue to hold
the democratic world in con-
tempt. and take over the oil
Of the Middle East.
The Eisenhower doctrine
will put a definite stop to So
Wet Russian brigandage, and
prospective blackmail Of West
erh European democracies.
The Soviet leaders have
carried out and will continue
to carry out the strategic plan
given by Lenin until their
bluff is called by a real dis
play of strength, accompanied
by a declared intent to use 1t.
Undeterred. they will not de-
viate from that plan to en-
circle the United States, the
last bastion of capitalism.
James F. Moriarty,
Brig. Gen., United States
Marines (retired).
Orlando, Fla.
I oppose the Presidents
proposal for so-called stand
by powers for troop use and
economic aid In the Middle
East.
Any legislation enacted to
effectuate the proposal would
amount to a surrender Of con-
gressional power to the execu-
tive branch of the Govern
ment. contrary to the spirit
and the letter of the United
States Constitution, which pro-
vides only Congress shall de-
clare war, and troop use be-
tween nations is war. If this
or any other administration
has facts to prove satisfactorily
to Congress a war is ever nee
essary to protect America, Con-
gress would. as always. take
the necessary steps to protect
our country.
The Presidents proposal,
basically, involves the SUCCESS
ton that America police the
Middle East, which suggestion
is not embraced either by the
great majority of Americans
or Middle Fasteners.
The Presidents proposal, If
adopted. would mean more
expenditures on the part Of
the Government. which would
mean more taxes for the tax
ridden American public.
The Presidents proposal
directs attention to the Middle
East and would employ arms
and wealth for the advance
ment of the Middle East. Ira
ditionally. the leaders and the
people Of the United States Of
America, in the past, have
realized that the futures Of the
peoples Of the North Ameri-
can continent and the South
American continent are so in
terdependent as to constitute
one single future. To adopt
the Presidents proposal would
mean a continuation of the adj
ministration's impractical lack
Of policy as regards our friends
in the Western Hemisphere,
since we cannot help the
Middle East as much as the
President says we should and,
at the same time. build greater
Western Hemisphere solidar-
ity, military strength. prosper
ity and cultural achievement.
Ralph Lucian Payne,