Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-07
Strauss Still Issue


for and who is in favor of
most what they oppose,
should be made a cabinet
member. 1t was my feeling
during the course of the long
hearing that the Democrats
in the Senate would have
done we'll to, in so far as
possible, avoid any semblance
of prejudice and base their
opposition to Strauss on the
above principle.
It is true that Strauss
pleases the President. We
had the ironic picture of the
President being accompanied
by Strauss, the arch foe of
publicly owned utilities and
other developments, as he.
the President accepted" the
Saint Lawrence Waterway on
behalf of the United States.
Those who opposed Strauss
could take comfort in the
probability that Strauss felt
no little irritation when he
contemplated the great prof.
ect built with public funds
and the benefits and profits
of which will not have to be
shared by any privately
owned corporation. but rather
will be shared by all the
citizens of Canada and the
United States.
Strauss opposition to the
use of atomic energy in the
generation Of electricity
should have been sufficient
reason to deny him the cab
met post. But for Strauss
opposition, the development
of such a power source might
have been far in advance of
what it is now. There are
those who believe that,
through atomic power, cleo
tricity can be generated far
more cheaply and in much
larger quantities than is now
possible. Many believe that
the universal availability of
such cheap power would do
as much or possibly more to
promote peace than has the
hydrogen bomb.
Charles L. Stout.
X \ 4 4
In rejecting the nominal
ton of Lewis Strauss, the
so-called Democratic leader
ship made it plain that it will
strike down anyone who does
his best to advance the in
terestS of the United States,
and who is known to be
anti Communist.
The American people are
in effect being warned that
a victory for the Democrats
next year will mean a re-
turn to 20 years of treason!
r. Blagden.
East Hampton, Conn.
4 Il 4
The rejection Of Admiral
Strauss was perhaps in
fluenced by these facts:
His nomination occurred
shortly prior to the national
elections. His appointment
became a jumbled mess with
Sherman Adams out of the
White House.
In 1858 Admiral Strauss
realized that he had made a
number of enemies in Con-
gresS. For that reason he did
not seek reappointment as
chairman of the Atomic En-
ergy Commission, and he re-
turned to private life. In Oc-
tober 1858, he was recalled by
President Eisenhower to &C
cept the recess appointment
as Secretary of Commerce. In
January. the Democrats
gained control of Congress.
H a d Admiral Strauss ap-
pointment been delayed until
after the elections, the pos
sibility of his confirmation
could have been more readily
ascertained.
However, this was not done
due to the fact that no per-
SON in the White House was
capable of handling the af-
fair.
Furthermore, the pro-
Strauss forces were hard at
work enticing members of
Congress. Wealthy and prom
inent men would call vari-
GUS Senators and Represent
ativeS appealing for their
votes. Admiral Strauss per-
sonally promised to put re-
strictions on world trade
such as limiting the imports
of japanese textile indus
tries and certain foreign pc
troleum companies.
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