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Show pa a a n ? jW By WALTER SHE AD GENERAL Eisenhower's acceptance accept-ance of the 20-year program of Democratic social reform as "above politics" may not mollify th Taft faction of the Republican party who fought these reforms every step of the way as "socialistic;" "social-istic;" nor may his approval of the Korean war as preventing an even greater war find acceptance with the MacArthur faction of the GOP; neither will Ike's declaration that there would be.no tampering with farm price supports please the Alken-Alan- Kllne-Brewster-Brldges GOP farm faction. What Is more to the point, these stands of Eisenhower may please the voters, despite the fact they also coincide with Democratic platform and. Democratic leadership thinking think-ing on these Issues. Neither Is the general's half-way approval of the state control of the controversial tidelands oil question .satisfying to the states' rights adherents ad-herents in Texas, California, Louisiana Louisi-ana and other states, for it will be remembered that Elsenhower agreed with the states rlghters "only as far as constitutional." And the Supreme Court has held that constitutionally the federal government govern-ment has paramount rights on tide-lands tide-lands from the low tide mark seaward sea-ward on these rich oil deposits, and that they belong to all the people. Again Eisenhower is on the side of the majority of the people and not with his party platform. plat-form. It seems to objective observers who have been with the GOP standard stand-ard bearer during these past weeks that Eisenhower, the political amateur, surrounded by professional profes-sional politicians, pulling him this Way and that, Is feeling his own way with the people . . . that he is seeking to make his own decisions de-cisions and that eventually he will emerge into the campaign with his own platform. Already some of the large metropolitan newspapers, who were quick to hop on the so-called so-called Elsenhower bandwagon In the early stages of the campaign, are becoming mildly critical of him for what appears to be another "me-too" campaign or for out-doing the late Wendell Willkle in picking pick-ing up the Democratic banner and trying to wave it higher and more vigorously than the Democratic nominee himself. It Is tough to travel down the middle of the road, and dangerous, what with traffic going both ways, but this column feels that the former for-mer five-star general, once he gets the feel of the political hustings, may reverse his field, take the right side of the road and make a race of this election In spite of the Isolationists, the McCarthys, the Jenners and .the Cains who are seeking re-election on his coat-tails. coat-tails. Ike's declaration that peace is the main Issue In this campaign again backs up the oft-repeated assertions as-sertions of President Truman along this line and the same statement made by Gov. Adlal Stevenson at the Chicago convention. But also the Eisenhower line at the Legion convention in New York that our nation Is In the greatest peril In history again backs up the President Presi-dent In his pressure for greater and greater national defense efforts. In the meantime foreign developments, devel-opments, such as the Russian call for meeting of Its top congress, the first in 13 years, nor the election elec-tion here has deterred Washington from continuing Its uninterrupted, -steady pressure .toward its long-range long-range foreign policy, a policy that is likely to be pursued regardless of who Is in the White House next January. In Iran and Egypt ... the disruption dis-ruption of the governments there plays Into our hands In that we stand to gain in those countries over the Soviet Union . . we are steadily making progress In NATO ,and Yugoslavia Is In process of da-veloping da-veloping a defense pact with Greece and Turkey . . . The Korean war Is shaping toward a conclusion with the drain of Red China too great (or that country to maintain. As a result the Chinese war against the Southeast Asian countries in Indo China and Malaya Is deteriorating deterior-ating into purely a guerilla attack instead of full scale war. |