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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 10, 1951)
Democratic Senator Feels Ike Choice lor President Personal and popular admiration for Gen. Dwight D. "Ike" Eisen hower was indicated by Sen. Paul H. Douglas (D.-IU.) while on cam pus Tuesday. Douglas said he felt that Ameri cans, Republicans and Democrats alike, “in their hearts want Gen. Eisenhower for the Presidency." This statement was made during a The easiest writing portable ever built! “BETTER MACHINES" WITHIN YOUR MEANS OFFICE MACHINERY and SUPPLY 30 E. 11th — Ph. 4-S035 radio interview with Sen. Wayne j L„ Morse (K.-Ore.) who said he shared that view. After an afternoon informal cof j fee hour the former economics pro I lessor told a spontaneous group of I students who gathered around him j on his very favorable impression j of Eisenhower's testimony on be I half of the United Nations Relief [and Rehabilitation Administration, though it was Thanksgiving morn ing at the time and the general s wife was ill with pneumonia. Politicians vs. the People. Asked by Glen Stadler of KERG, who conducted the radio interview, who he thought would be the 1952 Republican nominee for President. Douglas said. “The question is whether the professional politi cians or the people will win in choosing the Republican candidate for president" The people want Eisenhower, he said, but the “professional politi cians" in the Republican party will support Robert Taft. Senator from Ohio, “because they don’t feel they can put Eisenhower in their pock ets." They oppose the general, he , asserted, if they can do so “with out being found out.” Asked the presidential nominee question regarding the Democratic ; party. Morse answered. “ have aj feeling Truman will not run and | I hope not—because another four years of Truman would cause seri ous disunity in the country.” Republicans, Too “I could mention some Republi- ] can leaders w hose election would have the same effect," Morse add ed. “but I won't do so out of pat ty loyalty." Both men said they would not be a candidate for their own party's ' nomination, Douglas' refusal re iterating what he had told a press j To Insure A Merry Christmas Free From Car Worries: Why Not Take Advantage of SILVA'S MOTOR TUNE-UP SPECIAL NOW!! SILVA SERVICE SATISFIES 77 11th Ave. W. Ph. 5-3327 JUST . . . 11 MORE SHOPPING PAYS EOT to buy your guy His Xmas gift CASHMERE SWEATERS SUEDE COATS SPORT SHIRTS MANY OTHER GIFT SUGGESTIONS At— 1022 Willamette Ph. 4-6011 conference prior to the recording. At that conference the Illinois Democrat also said. ‘'President j Truman dislikes me intensely. Commenting: later on the presi dent. he said of Truman. "He has been a pretty good president, but his great weakness Is that he s not discriminating in choosing triends. Measures to Combat McCarthy lain The coffee hour later that duy produced discussion on important national issues of the day. Asked about ethics in Congress namely McCarthyism Douglas said Mc Carthy-type charges always re main ahead of any subsequent cor rections. He recommended that un favorable charges against persons be made simultaneously with de fense of those persons by attorneys and or witnesses in scheduled hearing. He said he did not want Con gressional immunity to be elimin ated. feeling such action would muzzle Congressmen who have legitimate charges to make. Other points brought out by Douglas' answers to questions in the coffee hour were that one cause of corruption in government today is the long reign of the Democratic party he agreed with his questioner that "power tends to corrupt," as Lord Acton said, but he said he wanted to know "what kind of new bloom we ore j gelling.” Dislikes National Party Discipline Natioaal discipline of patties is not good, since it would infringe on , individual initiative in Congress and he especially objected because he is "a maverick.” There Is a dearth of political leaders today mainly because Franklin D. Roosevelt overshadow ed Ins contemporaries to the ex tent that few attempted to be come leaders or to get the neces sary training. He approved Truman’s decision to send Gen. Mark Clark as am bassador to the Vatican state in ■ Rome, but he doesn't think that, as I some claim. Catholic leaders in l America should have to register as i agents of a foreign state, because ’ he doesn't want a Catholic-Prote stant split. • Favors Our Two-Party System In the press conference Douglas stated that he once favored a labor party, but now would hate to see ! class lines grow up in American political parties. Since a labor party would lead to socialism and internal bitterness, he said, it is better to have both liberal and conservative elements in each party. The white-haired freshman sen ator said he doesn't think we will get an armistice in Korea, al though we have weakened the Cmomunist troops. We have suc cessfully met their attack, he said, without committing ourselves fully 1 as they wanted us to do in order 1 to permit a diversionary Red \ movement in Europe. Douglas moved from the press meeting to the interview with Morse, and there discussed econ omic, international relations, and political problems with Oregon's junior senator. f T - i IFC Policy to Give Frosh Authority The Inter - Fraternity council, amended it* constitution lust Thursday night to give freshman men more individual responsibility during the coming Jon. i to 11 rush week. One amendment allows rushees to schedule six rushing dates on their own and then complete the rush cards under fraternity Influ ence. The other amendment allows rushees to break succeeding rush inj; date-* after one house. with This year's freshmen will fill out half of their twelve date nn| tht afternoon of .Jan. 7 wlthnot an; fraternity influence and ltfiiltiny each house to a maximum of t*. dates. When they let the I. item ties complete their caul thul ev*. nlriK .each house Is entitle.! to t*. dates. Mmm those BURGERS are SO GOOD! » And that's not all... 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