Show Whirligig ir nr Ike Strategy Is All Fix Fixed d dBy By Ha Ray Kay Tucker WASHINGTON President for President strategy has been mapped definitely for the first time as asa asa a result of tell idle ph phonic 0 n i c and personal political political ical conferences r s ces with wilh the General by his 4 b ballot box a I lot box commanders in un the field on the home front The pr pro pro- r Mr Tucker have taken charge and the days clays of or amateur Madison l Square Garden Garden Garden Gar Gar- den rallies arc ended Here is is the program Eisenhower w will r rem remain e m a i n abroad until a few weeks before before be he- fore the Republican national convention at nt Chicago on July 7 The New Ne' Hampshire and Minnesota 1 primary results revealed revealed revealed re re- re- re that thai far from bein being a liability his absence from the United States Stales during the pre pre- Chicago struggle is a distinct asset His backers no longer want him to return In absentia he can continue to lo remain silent or vague on specific issues Moreover he can remain aloof from and above the factional feuds involving involving in in- the Taft Stassen and MacArthur 1 candidacies He will not have to make commitments commitments commitments commit commit- ments to the old guard or to lo lothe the so called progressive wing Silent and Remote As a silent and remote partner in the venture Ike can disclaim or repudiate any promises that may have been made on his behalf by some of his overzealous campaigners Should he win the nomination nomination nomination nomina nomina- tion he will be in a position to appeal to lo liberals and inde made independents independents and rebellious Republicans Republicans Republicans by posing as the most untrammeled man to lo enter the While House in modern times limes Nevertheless in order to win over hard-boiled hard party men secretly sympathetic to Senator Senator Senator Sena Sena- tor Taft Eisenhower will be pictured as a regular Millions Millions Mil Mil- lions of oC copies of his recent letter in which he expressed his belief belie in the thc virtue of oC organization organization organization or will be distributed by his backers where they will do the most good It is essential to weaken Tafts Taft's present hold on the stal- stal warts The New Hampshire- Hampshire Minnesota outcome has already had that effect according to the military mans man's headquarters here and elsewhere Truman In order to enable General Eisenhower to return to the United States Stales in May lay or early June his friends on and off Capitol tol Hill will try Iry to lo harass and embarrass President Tru Tru- man They will raise the cry that by keeping their hero in uniform until after his possible nomination the in Commander Chief is animated by partisan motives Although it may play disappoint some of his more eager crusaders crusaders crusaders cru cru- especially the Dewey Dewey- Duff Lodge faction Ike will make clear that he is a slightly right of man Indeed with respect to federal federal federal fed fed- eral grants to lo health and education education edu- edu cation calion he may wind up somewhat somewhat somewhat some some- what to the right of Senator Taft As a matter of fact the General is miffed by attempts to depict him as an imitation fair dealer For States' States Rights With Wilh a possible eye on the Russell threat in the South Eisenhower will take a strong states states' rights stand He lie favors a voluntary rather than a compulsory compulsory compulsory com com- Fair Employment Practice Practice Practice tice system He lie believes that the stales states should be permitted to lo handle such problems as poll taxes segregation and lynching Ike will make a whirlwind and nationwide campaign if nominated Unlike ke so many G GOP 0 P nominees he will tour lour the South as is well as other sections sect sections sec sec- t ons believing that he can carry many of these states stales on his own and without the aid of a tHird Independent Democratic Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic ticket lie He will concentrate concentrate concen- concen on numerous daytime personal appearances with formal addresses at night As he conducted the invasion of North Africa and Europe he will keep a tight rein on the staff at headquarters and his field forces In military manner manner manner man man- ner he will determine the objectives objectives objectives ob ob- ob- ob the strategy and the tactics I |