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mostly which he has towards
Mr.. Strauss. However. dis
like and animosity are poor
reasons for denying q man O
Job for which he is so great
ly qualified.
And Senator johnson did
not come of looking too
good. His stature has
shrunken to a considerable
degree. It has been stated by
some that Senator johnson
made a good political move
when he voted against Mr..
Strauss. But was 1t the
fright" move from a moral
standpoint? I doubt 1t.
The whole thing boils down
to this: Politics and person.
alities in which petty dislikes
have been to the fore. Yes.
politics. because the apolo-
gists for Truman, the New
Deal. the liberals, ETC.. saw q
good chance to embarrass
and get even with the Presi-
dent, and they did 1t but
goodl Need I say more? The
hatchet men have done q
good CD job on President
Eisenhower and his appointee.
The Kremlin should view all
Of the proceedings with a
great deal Of satisfaction.
C. r. Haughawout.
There we're all sorts Of rea-
sons, political and personal.
for the Senate votes against
/ the confirmation of Admiral
Strauss. There Is little doubt,
however. that in the context
Of the cold war, the outcome
Of the vote represents a VIC
tory for the forces whose
openly declared aim Is our
destruction.
Because Strauss had taken
a decisive part in the devel-
opment Of the H-bomb and
the security firing Of Open
heimer, his rejection, after
these issues had been clearly
raised. cannot but serve as q
deterrent to all American off,
cials who in the future might
be inclined to do likewise.
What public of1icial. depend-
ent on his Job for his liveli-
hood, will now be willing to
take o Fortnight stand
against Communist aims after
he has seen that even a man
with the community and eco
nomic standing Of Strauss
can be shot down?
Especially terrifying to
many Americans is the fact
that none of the Senate'S
presidential hopefuls has
learned that the Communist
world Is strewn with the car
cases Of those who compro-
missed with basic principles in
the hope of gaining for them
selves some immediate gain.
What confidence can we now
have that any Of these men
will, as President, act with
courage in days when the
courage to do what Is right
could mean our survival?
James Watson.
Il II y II
Senators Margaret Chase
Smith, Clinton Anderson and
other liberals had better get
in trim and tone up their
muscles, as those unusually
heavy Strauss in the wind
are sure to boomerang with
a mighty thud.
Elizabeth Hamm
II \ -
The Communists have won
a substantial victory. They
have again demonstrated
that 1t does not pay to be a
staunch anti Communist un-
less one wishes to be vilitied,
harassed and subjected to
attack by powerful forces.
For three months we wit
messed the dissection and
evisceration Of Admiral !
Strauss. He was described
as capitalistic, autocratic,
Jewish. evasive. half-truth-
full, uncooperative, scheming,
dictatorial and secretive.
among other items In this
torrent of abuse.
The Democratic Mccarthy
ites-Morse, Anderson, Nc
Gee, Kefauver ct al-have
done their job we'll. However,
not one substantial charge
was proved against Admiral
Strauss.
! personally am grateful
to Admiral Strauss. He prob
ably saved the Nation by his
advocacy OF hydrogen bomb
development at a time when