Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-06
Unit
Hits President S
Foreign Policy
BY GOULD LINCOLN
The new Democratic Advisory


Committee yesterday took a
healthy swing at the Eisenhower
foreign policy and made peace
with the Democratic congress
sional leaders.
The advisory group, which in
cludes outstanding figures in the
Democratic Party. then decided
it would hold its next meeting
February IS or Is in San Fran
cisco, and authorized National
Chairman Paul M. Butler to ar
range for committee staff, in
Guiding a counsel.
The attack on the Eisenhower
administration and its handling
of the Middle East situation
came after members of the Ad-
Ivisory Committee had watched
and listened to President Eisen-
hover deliver his address to Con-
gress. Two television sets were
brought into the room at the
Mayfiower Hotel where the COM
mittee was meeting.
Truman Joins Criticism
Joining in the castigation OF
the Eisenhower policy were for
mer President Truman, Adlal
Stevenson, Mrs. Eleanor Roose-
welt. Gov. Hartman of New York
and Gov. Williams of Michigan
The statement issued by the
committee did not undertake tc
tell Congress what to do about
the Presidents requests fol
authority to use the Nations
armed forces to prevent Commu-
mist aggression in the Middle
East and to provide economic aio
for the countries of that area II
did approve, however, the deter
mination of Democrats in Con-
lgress to give the proposals the
closest scrutiny and study before
acting.
The statement charged Presi-
dent Eisenhower with lulling the
public by assurances during the
recent political campaign that
the outlook for peace in the Mid.
die East was never better. II
continued:
by Mr.. EiSenhower's own ad-
mission his proposals of today
do not purport to cope with al
the problems Of the Middle East
They are, in effect, an effort Il
partially close the stable door
after the horse is partially out.
side the stable.
/ 1--WE hail the announced in.
ltention of Democrats in Congress:
ito put Mr.. Eisenhower's pro-
posals under close and through
scrutiny in order to make certain
that any action taken has the
best possible chance of accom-.
plishing the detectives for which
it is intended"
Root Problems" Cited
I The Advisory Committee de.
manded that the Government adj.
dress itself without delay to The
root problems of the Middle
East-the problems which Mr.
Eisenhower brushed aside today
These are the problems of Sue1
and relations between Israel anc
the Arab states 1t charged thai
increased Communist activity
has followed In the wake of thu
deterioration of the grand al.
lance Of free nations" entered
into during the Truman ad.
ministration.
Small wonder" the commit.
tee continued. that the rulers
Of the Kremlin believe that W,
are confused. uncertain, and per,
haps timid and weak. The cas-,
of Hungary is dramatic proc
that the Kremlin has been en-
boldened by the deterioration
and the weaking of our leader
ship"
In conclusion, the committee
said:
The time has come for Mr.
Eisenhower to face up to thi
larger task and to abandon hi
present improvisations in favoI
OF a foreign policy program tina
faces facts all over the worlc
and seeks to deal with them"
While the statement referred
frequently to President Eisen,
hover it did not refer to hin
as "President"-but invariably
as "Mr." Eisenhower.
"Peace" Breakfast Held
Peace with the congressional
leaders-which both sides in
sisted had always existed-wa
cemented at a breakfast part,
at which Speaker Sam Rayburr
Senator Lyndon B. johnson o
Texas, majority leader of tn
Senate: Senator Smathers O
Florida, chairman of the Demo
cratic Senatorial Committee
Representative Kerwin Of Ohio
chairman of the Democratic
Congressional Committee anC
House Majority Leader John Nc
Cormack were guests Of the Ad.
visory Committee.
Following the breakfast
Speaker Rayburn declared tina
the meeting had been mos
cordial. with no misunderstood
ings: that he. and the othe
congressional leaders welcome,
this committee. and would b
glad to have its advice.
Senator Johnson. like tn
Speaker. said that the Advisor
Committees advice would b
welcome. He added: