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S Voter V Interest By Elmo Elena Roper per By this time next week the tho quadrennial spectacle of ot the presidential presidential campaign will be under underway underway underway way In earnest Except for what Henry Wallace might say It appears appears appears ap ap- ap- ap pears now that the Issues of ot foreign foreign for tor- eign policy will be bo removed from the tho campaign Though Dewey re recently recently recently re- re tried to score a political point over the Italian colonies the Republicans and Democrats have forged a bipartisan approach to most matters which e ext extends x t e end n d a 15 beyond the waters water's edge Most of ot the arguments offered by the candidates for tor the attention attention attention atten atten- tion of ot the American people durIng during during dur dur- ing the next two months will be concentrated on affairs at home Yet the latest Fortune survey found that a majority of Americans Americans Ameri Amen cans think It more Important that thata a president be good on foreign affairs affairs af af- af fairs than on domestic affairs A section cross of at the voters were asked On the whole would you say it Is ts more Important this year to elect a president who Is 15 especially good at handling dome domestic do do- me mestie affairs or ono who Is fA especially good at handling International affairs and foreign relations Total Voters oters Domestic International No Opinion Almost twice vice as many people are cancer concerned ed with the way the next president conducts our international international inter inter- international national affairs as are concerned with the way he handles domestic problems The mounting tensions abroad such as those over relations relations rela rela- relations with Russia have a higher priority with the tho public than even the pocketbook crisis of high prices at home Curious Picture The coming c campaign the then poses a curious sort of picture policy polley that phase of the next presidents president's job which mos most S people think is most important is likely not to play an Important S part In the election campaign In more than one way that Is isS appropriate The two major candidates candidates candi- candi S dates running for the presidency Truman and Dewey are arc no not looked upon as the men who have done m most st to shape our foreign policy By way of contrast th the thc two men who have requested that tha they be allowed to remain above the strife of partisan campaigning Secretary Marshall and Senator receive most of th the credit from the thi public for tor fo fOrmulating fOrmu- fOrmu lating the bipartisan approach Heres Here's the tho question F For Fortun 0 ft tun un asked I t I. Which SWitch one of these men d d. d you ou think has done the most mOlt to t form fonn our present sent foreign p policy Tot Tt 1 Voters 1 l Dewey Dowey I 22 l Marshall Il l' l Dulles Dulie 29 S Truman 94 91 No opinion i There Is 18 howe however hower r one oth othir r significant fact which which from these theo results Secretary ry Mat shall far tar outstrips any other pe per son In the mind of ot the public u pour p J Jour our chief policy maker In foreign affairs And when the list of ot five tIVe is divided into Republican an and Democratic party affiliations it i is Is' found that almost twice j ai ia- ia many people give cr credit fa tor forming international policy f. f to Democratic appointee Mara and Democratic nominee Truman than to Republicans Dewey Van denberg and Dull Dulles Dullea s. s Held Responsible i Thus while the public reco the role which Mr Ma Mashall shall has played in adhering l to th tb the Uie i bipartisan policy the secretary o 0 state under the Democratic K 41 4 ministration is still looked up upon p n as being responsible for our pur pre pre ent foreign policy PUI-i PUI j Despite this fact It seems U ua u. f likely that either party m make e political capital of the Intern policy Issue even if it it were ete so minded For there Is i Is eVe every indication that the people of ct America would not look with favoron favor favoron on any campaign maneuver which would destroy the bipartisan sp ap I Among both Truman and Dewey supporters there Is strong sentiment to k keep ep Mr Marshall or Mr at the helm In running our affairs a ab abroad b road rodJ Fortune asked 4 Regardless of who Is elected f president which of ot these mendo men mea do you think w would make mako the best secretary of state du during the next four years years l Marshall Dulles or S I Total Truman De i Voters Voters Marshall Dulles 67 30 80 J JNo No o opinion 28 18 l' l lo j These results show that the itt voters as a whole are evenly divided between Senator and Se Secretary r tary M Mar M shall as to which should toe fee secretary of state during the n next nest n four years year Truman voters prefer Mr Marshall a little more mO strongly although one out of every four would find Senator perfectly acceptable Dewey voters have ha a slight pre preference I for Mr but bur three out of ot every ten would p go along with Secretary Marshall Not ot So Well Yell Known j The relatively low vote for Mr r. r Dulles Dullea is probably more moro a an n of the fact that he is not well known than it is any dislike the voters may have for him Since Mr Dulles is frequently mentioned as Dewey Deweye secretary of ot state it would seem seem Important for the Republicans to take steps to allow Mr Dulles Dunes to earn the same degree of prestige and stature in the eyes of thY people that Mr Marshall and ad d Senator have today But if the people themselves lv have anything to say about i it international policy will above the partisan campaigning g of the next two months In fact act the party which breaks the bl 1 partisan pledge not only would appear to be imperiling the pea J but might also be endangering Its Ita candidates candidate's chance of ot election Copyright 1948 1048 N Y Herald |