s I FOUR THE MICHIGAN DAILY WEI)NESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1954 iU --!!M POLITICAL FORECAST: The Year Ahead- "When Do They Open This Place, Anyhow?" Problems & Programs DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN Jd THROUGH THE traditional Washington political haze of rumors of coming Con- gressional battles, conflicting economic fore- casts and public debates between represen- tatives of Democratic and Republican opin- ion, several major problems facing the Pre- sident's program have become discernable. And Congressmen on both sides of the aisle are keeping at least one ear to the ground in attempts to determine public opinion in this critical election year, which will reveal whether America's voters approve of Re- publican policies enacted under the present Administration. A delicate balance of party power in Congress remains a perplexing problem to Republican leaders. At present there are 48 Republicans and 47 Democrats in the Senate. Independent Senator Wayne Morse, who generally votes with Demo- crats- except on organization of Congress, and Vice-President Nixon may, on some crucial votes, hold the outcome of the particular issues in their hands. In the House, Republicans hold a bare four-vote margin,- which becomes virtually non- existent after deflections on party ranks are considered. In the first session of the 83rd Congress Eisenhower would have gotten very few of his major policies through Congress with- out substantial aid from the Democratic members of both houses. Republican stands on off-shore oil, appointment of Charles Bohlen as envoy to Russia, foreign aid ap- propriations, admission of extra refugees into the country, extension of the excess profits tax, a grant of wheat for Pakistan, extension of the Mutual Security program and reciprocal trade agreements are among those policies passed only with Opposition support. To what extent Eisenhower can continue getting such bi-partisan support for his program, however, has become very uncer- tain.. Not only has the President's personal popularity dropped to its lowest point since the election (according to recent polls), but his political power has waned considerably since there are few political appointments left for him to bargain with and because it second term as President. Is generally believed he will not run for a Even the traditional alignment of con- servative Southern Democrats and right- wing Republicans may be partially upset because of recent addresses by Attorney General Herbert Brownell and New York's Governor Tom Dewey. In two separate speeches both of the Republicans virtually equated being a Democrat and a Truman supporter with being a traitor to the country. Even Governor Dewey's recent attempt to soften the words of his Hart- ford speech, in a second address delivered at Columbia University, has not substan- tially lessened the anger of many Demo- crats. Realizing the need for near-unanimous agreement on key issues, Eisenhower called Republicans together in a Washington con- ference to discuss the policy he would pre- sent to Congress this month. Almost before the conference ended, however, Senate Ma- jority Leader Knowland took an unprece- dented step in openly challenging the President's stand on distribution of defense contracts. Eisenhower favored distributing them in areas where hints of an economic recession become evident, but the Senator from California-a state that shows signs of increased prosperity, but still wants such contracts-publicly announced he would not attempt to get such a policy through Con- gress. Eisenhower's refusal to reveal any part of his program to Democratic leaders for bi-partisan discussion of Administration goals brought complaints from the op- position party that seemed entirely un- expected by the President. His final deci- sion to show Democratic leaders his State of the Union address less than 48 hours before it is scheduled to be delivered make obvious the fact that Democrats will have virtually no say in determining the pro- gram, and thus Eisenhower has done little to appease that party. Perhaps the most important factor in de- termining whether the President can put through a major part of his program is his personal leadership. Last year, the po- litically-inexperienced Executive made no real attempt to lead the balky new 83rd Congress toward an effective legislative pro- gram. The result was that Congress got very little done. With a year of experience behind him, the President now seems to realize the need to act as the real, as well as nominal, leader of his party. THE PRESIDENT'S PROGRAM ALTHOUGH the GOP legislative program will not be officially known until tomor- row afternoon, when the President delivers Thirty Dollars on the Line LTHOUGH THE prospect of shelling out $30 by June 30 as an advance rent pay- ment may not appear pleasant at first glance to dormitory residents, the new ad- ministration policy should seem more rea- sonable on second thought. Moving- up the contract forfeit date from Aug. 15 to June 30 and establishing the $30 prepayment are two actions taken to help insure that students who sign contracts In the spring and early sum- mer will show up in the fall. Empty rooms earn no revenue for the Residence Halls. The earlier room assign-" ments which will be possible under the new system will help fill the empty rooms with students whose rent payments will ease the financial burden on all other residents. Incoming students, who will be hit for $50 (a $20 room deposit plus the $30 pre- payment) will also benefit by the new plan. They'll know earlier where they're going to be living. Of course, students will have to make up their minds about living in the dorms a month and a half earlier now, too. And scraping up $30 may prove a real hardship to some students. However, easily available University, loans should take care of this problem. In general then, the new administration plan for "crystallizing students' inten- tions earlier" would seem. to have some advantages for students. It is at worst a necessary evil if recurrence of miscal- culations like those which resulted in the last minute Chicago House switch of sexes are to be avoided. The University's procedure in announcing the new plan was a step in the right direc- tion. Instead of receiving a terse note in the mailbox, students got the word through their house officers and The Daily. The house officers heard a careful explanation of the plan, and their questions were ans- wered. Calling in the student leaders in this way indicates a healthy desire for im- provement in administration-student un- derstanding on the part of the adminis- tration. However, an announcement, no matter haw friendly, is not a consultation. The pro- cess Monday afternoon looked a little like Ike's "consulting" the Democrats on his message-after it was already finally writ- ten. There was at least one big difference, though. The Democrats can vote. -Jon Sobeloff . his State of the Union message to Congress, several major policies already seem certain. First of these is a bill for Hawaiian Statehood. Voting on this issue seems, at present, likely to fall nearly on a straight party basis. Traditionally most Southern Democrats have opposed Hawaiian state- hood because of their personal narrow ra- cial prejudices. Liberal Democrats have attempted to attach a bill for Alaskan Statehood along with Hawaii, partly be- cause they genuinely feel Alaska is ready for statehood, but also to maintain the present balance of party power. (Hawaii is considered a Republican state, while Alaska has voted the Democratic ticket, except in the last election when it too went along with the Eisenhower land- slide.) Louisiana Senator Long, however, recently announced his decision to vote for Hawaiian Statehood, and his decision may sway other members of the Opposi- tion to vote for the measure also. President Eisenhower's attitude toward "McCarthyism" will be revealed in Repub- lican votes on a resolution to be introduced by Senator Guy Gillette. The Iowa Demo- crat has proposed that all investigations of United States foreign affairs be conducted by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, thus preventing any future jaunts of Mc- Carthy investigators such as the one con- ducted by Cohn and Shine last year. Eisen- hower could either request Republicans to vote against the measure, or could quietly pass the word along to vote for the resolu- tion-a move which would insure its adop- tion. One of the most important programs to be introduced by the President is Secretary Ezra Taft Benson's farm policy. The in- creasing price differential between manu- factured farm equipment and agriculture produce has raised a storm of protest from farmers used to guaranteed high price sup- ports. Secretary Benson, however, has strongly favored a sliding price support scale rather than the rigid 90 per cent of parity on basic goods now in effect. Although a sliding scale will no doubt be introduced into Conress, it is unlikely that vote-mind- ed farm-belt Republicans or Democrats will support the Benson policy. Most political forecasters have already predicted re-enact- ment of the 90 per cent price support policy. Republican policy toward the Taft- Hartley Act and other labor legislation has not yet been made public. Some changes will be recommended in the Taft- Hartley Act, but they will probably not be major ones. Even several Union lead- ers, realizing there is little chance for the Act to be repealed even if a Democratic Congress were elected in the fall, have made attempts to tone down their oppo- sition to the so-called "slave-labor law." Perhaps the most complex problem now facing Congress concerns the nation's econ- omy and fiscal condition. Treasury Secre- tary Humphrey will again try to get the 75 billion dollar debt limit hiked in spite of strong opposition on both sides of the aisles of Congress. Although government spend- ing may be cut down even from last year's expenditures, there will also be substantial reductions in revenues due to cuts in income and excess profits taxes and extremely lax collecting of corporations taxes (which has already lost the government several million dollars according to estimates). Reports in- dicate that Secretary Humphrey will at- tempt to make the cash books balance for the coming fiscal year by including money collected in social security insurance funds under incoming revenues for government. Meanwhile, in the economic picture, Sena- tor Douglas has asserted that the country is already in a recession, and leading econo- mists in the country predicted last month that the country would see an approximate five per cent recession in 1954. How such a predicted recession will develop seems un- doubtedly the biggest political question of the year. Defense contracts for the new proposed "push-button army" will probably, even above Sen. Knowland's opposition, be dis- tributed whenever the first weak signs of any recession become evident. Reports have indicated that an "atomic works project" is being drawn up as a major works project in case any major nationwide recession should come about within the next few years. Another policy which will undoubtedly become a major issue if it is put before the present session of Congress will be Attorney General Herbert Brownell's pro- posal to legalize wire-tapping evidence in court. It seems quite likely that the At- torney General may dig another Harry Dexter White case from the grave in order to sway Congressmen who are at present reluctant to lose another of their civil rights. The position of the 83rd Congress on these major issues cannot help but be a major factor in determining America's fu- ture course in foreign and domestic policy. Without President Eisenhower's candidacy in fall Congressional elections, Republicans will have to stand or fall on their own rec- ords. Democrats have the choice of working out an effective opposition program or fol- lowing the "me-too" line in supporting the President's program. Whatever decisions Republicans or Democrats make, their vot- ing record in the present session will deter- mine whether the country will remain under Pn ii.lna" l al-re i - nr c ai -a-nr -h ,951w '!K w~iMrNow f ,sr w. * * * * TODAY AND TOMORROW: Ike--In and Out of Character. ON THE WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND WITH DREW PEARSON WASHINGTON-If you talk to Wall Street or to certain conserva- tive GOP leaders today you would almost think that Franklin D. Roosevelt was in the White House. This results from the liberal ad- visers now influencing Ike and is the biggest change to come over the Administratioon as it prepares to do battle with Congress. One year ago the President leaned almost exclusively on mil- lionaire businessmen for advice. Gen. Lucius Clay of Conti- nental Can, Sidney Weinbeg of the Goldmann-Sachs Investment Firm, Alton Jones of Cities Service, were not only golfing partners but business advisers. Today he still sees big-business advisers, but relies more on his White House staff. Even millionaire Secretary of the Treasury Humphrey, rated the closest Cabinet member to Ike, does not have quite as much power as before. Instead, here are the men who are chiefly charting the Eisen- hower program through Congress in this the most crucial year of his Administration: THE PALACE GUARD KEVIN McCANN, president of the Defiance College, Ohio, a liberal on domestic issues, one of Ike's chief speech writers and advisers. Dr. Arthur Burns, former Columbia professor, now chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, new dealish in his economic slant. Charles Moore, former liberal public-relations counsel to the Ford Motor Co., who helped stabilize Ike's drooping popularity. C. D. Jackson, former publisher of Fortune magazine, chiefly responsible for Ike's atom-pool speech, also is credited with stopping the popularity sag. * * * * ROBERT CUTLER, Boston banker with liberal Republican ideas, close friend of Justice Felix Frankfurter who masterminded his ap- pointment. Cutler is secretary of the National Secruity Council, to which Ike has entrusted deciding defense problems. Max Rabb, assistant to Sherman Adams and adviser on immigra- tion-minority problems; sometimes called the David Niles of the Eisenhower Administration. These are the men with whom Ike consults most of late, the men who have molded a program which they believe will win back both liberal Republican and Democratic support. They realize, of course, that the time is late. But what they may not realize is the bitterness of the right-wing GOP opposition and the fact that some of the latter are planning a conservative isolationist third paryt if Ike swings too far to the left. * * * * OLD-AGE PENSIONS SIGNIFICANT ILLUSTRATION of what Eisenhower is up against from GOP reactionaries and big business is the current backstage battle over old-age pensions. This affects several million oldsters, though few people understand what's been,,happening. Here are the two opposing factions battling inside the Republican party: Faction No. 1-The White House wants a liberalized social se- curity bill with a $10 increase of old-age pensions, but paid for by spreading the salary base on which the wage-earner is taxed. Faction No. 2-Is headed by Congressman Crutis of Nebraska with the quiet support of Congressman Dan Reed of New York. They want liberalized pensions, but have adopted the U.S. Cham- ber of Commerce plan of paying for them by dipping into the trust fund already accumulated. This would make farmers and others, who originally said they didn't want pensions, now bene- fit from the funds deducted from the salaries of wage-earners. Important for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, this plan would reduce the general tax burden paid by business. However, not even all Republican members of Curtis's subcom- mittee studying social security will accept the U.S. Chamber of Com- merce formula. Here is the inside story of what happened. When Nebraska's Curtis was made chairman of the subcommit- tee to study social security, he carefully avoided putting Bob Kean of New Jersey, a Republican who is an expert on the subject, on his committee. Instead he picked Republicans whom he described as "unprejudiced," but who actually knew little about pensions. They included GOP Congressmen Baker of Tennessee, Goodwin of Massa- chusetts and Tom Curtis of St. Louis, Mo.} * * * * BIG-BUSINESS STAFF BUT HE ALSO picked a staff thoroughly prejudiced-in favor of the U.S. Chamber. They included: Rita Ricardo Campbell, wife of the U.S. Chamber's No. 2 economist; Howard Friend of the Indiana Chamber of Commerce which has now made the Indiana unemploy- ment compensation program one of the weakest in the nation; and Karl Schlatterback of the Brookings Institute, long an opponent of social security. Also on the Curtis staff are Howard Metz of the Brookings Institute, a rabid critic of social security and a drafter of the Taft-Hartley Act; and W. R. Williamson, formerly with Trave- lers' Insurance, but who has become so vigorous in his views that he has parted company from insurance groups. This staff, has now brought out a report. However, the Congress- men for whom they made the report, namely the subcommittee, did not issue the report. And the reason they did not issue it is thatj Chairman Curtis knew he couldn't persuade them to sign. Curtis himself issue d n nnrt hest not his committee. Hover. (Continued from Page 2) Lectures University Lecture, Seventh Sociology Colloquium. Dr. Robert F. Bales, Re- search Associate, Department of Social Relations, Harvard University, "A Study of Combinations of Personalities That can Maintain Stable Groups," Wed., Jan. 6, 4 p.m., Auditorium A, Mason Hall. The Ziwet Lectures in Mathematics at the U. of M. will be given this year by Prof. A. M. Gleason of Harvard Uni- versity. The lectures are scheduled for Mon., wed., and Fri. at 4 p.m., 3011 Angell Hall, for the two weeks begin- ning Jan. 4, The title for the series is "Locally Compact Groups and the Co- ordinate Problem" Academic Notices Seminar in Applied Mathematics will meet Thursday. Jan, 7 at 4 p.m., in 247 West Engineering. Speaker: Dr. R. K. Ritt will continue on Theory of Dis- tributions. Engineering Mechanics Seminar. R. M. Cooper will speak on "An Experiment Concerning Limit Theorems of Bend- ing of Circular Plates" at 3:45 p.m. on Wed., Jan. 6, in 101 west Engineering Building. Refreshments will be served. The seventhreview session for stu- dents of French I will take place on Thurs., Jan. 7, beginning at 7:30 in the Romance Languages Building. Course 401, the Interdisciplinary Sem- mnar in the Application of Mathematics to the social Sciences, will meet on Thurs., Jan. 7, at 4 p.m., in 3409 Mason Hall. Professor A. H. Copeland of the Mathematics Department will speak on "People as Complementary Ideals in a Boolean Algebra." Doctoral Examination for Robert Gil- bert Hoffman, Public Health Statistics; thesis: "Control Chart Methods in the Clinical Laboratory," Wed., Jan. 6, 1522 School of Public Health, at 1 p.m. Chairman, C. J. Vel, Doctoral Examination for Harry Ed- ward Bailey, Aeronautical Engineering, thesis: "Wing-Body Interference at Supersonic Speeds," Wed., Jan. 6, 1077 East Engineering Building, at 2 p.m. Chairman, A. M. Kuethe. Doctoral Examination for Gilbert Richard Horne, Business Administra- tion; thesis: "The Receivership and Re- organization of the Abitibi Power and Paper Company, Limited," Wed., Jan. 6, 816 School of Business Administra- tion, at 3:30 p.m. Chairman, W. A. Paton. Doctoral Examination for George Stern Quick, Economics; thesis: "Industry In- tegration Committees of the Army Ord- nance Department: A study of govern- ment-encouraged cooperation among certain armament manufacturers in World War II," Thurs., Jan. 7, 105 Eco- nomics Bldg., at 9 a.m. Chairman, wil- liam Haber. Doctoral Examination for Alexander Weir, Jr., Chemical Engineering; thesis: ls"Two- and Three-Dimensional Flow of Air through Square-Edged Sonic Ori- fices" Thurs., Jan. 7, 3201 East Engi- neering Building, at 2 p.m. Chairman J. L. York. Doctoral Examination for Arthur Ner- sasian, Chemistry; thesis: "A Study of Some Azo Nitriles," Thurs., Jan. 7, 3003 Chemistry Building, at 3 p.m. Chair- man, L. C. Anderson. Concerts Student Recital. William Doppmann, pianist, will be heard in a recital at 8:30 Wednesday evening, Jan. 6, in Auditorium A in Angell Hall. A pupil of Benning Dexter, Mr. Doppmann will open the program with Kreisleriana, Op. 16, by Schumann. It will continue with Beethoven's Sonata in A-flat major, Op. 110, and Barber's Sonata, Op. 26. The general public will be admitted.with- out charge. Student Recital. Julia Hennig, pian- ist, will play compositions by Bach, Milhaud, and Chopin, at 8:30 Thurs- day evening, Jan. 7, in the Rackham Assembly Hall. The recital is to be pre- sented in partial fulfillment of the re- quirements for the Master of Music degree, and will be open to the general public. Miss Hennig is a pupil of Mar- ian Owen. Events Today A.S.P.A. Social Seminar. All students and faculty and their friends are In- vited to attend the social seminar of the Michigan Chapter of ASPA tonight at 7:30 p.m., in the West Conference Room, Rackham Building. Dr. John A. Perkins, President of the University of Delaware and President of the Ameri- can Society for Public Administration, will be the speaker of the evening. Junior Girls Play Tryouts. Singing adspeaking tryouts-Wed., Jan. 6- from 7 to 10 p.m.; Thurs., Jan. 7-from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 10 p.m.; Fri., Jan. 8-from 2 to 5 p.m. Dancing tryouts-Wed., Jan. 6, from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 10 p.m.; Thurs., Jan. 7, from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 10 p.m.; Fri., Jan. 8, from 2 to 5 p.m. Room numbers will be posted at the League, where all tryouts will be held. Pershing Rifles All pledges are re- quired to attend regular drill at 1925 hrs. to take the pledge exam. All mem- bers report in uniform at TCB. Hillel. Class in Modern Israel 3:30 p.m. IZFA Dance Group, 8 p.m. Reservations for Kosher Dinner Fri., at 6 p.m., must be made by Thursday. The Congregational-Disciples Guild. Discussion Group at Guild House this evening at 7 p.m. La Sociedad Hispanica will have its last meeting of the semester at 8 p.m. in Room M&N of the Michigan Union. The chorus and guitarists will be there to entertain you. All members are in- avitedto attend this infornmal social gathering. Chess Club of U. of M. will meet tonight, 7:30 p.m, Michigan Union. All chess players welcome. Lutheran Student Association. Coffee and tea hour at the Lutheran Student Association, Hill Street at South For- est Avenue from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Every- one welcome. The Literary College Conference Steering Committee will hold a meeting today in Dean Robertson's office at 4 p.m. UOLLR Ski Club. Everyone is invited attend tonight's meeting at 7:30In the Union. Refreshments will be served. Coming Events Seminar on "How Shall We Define Religion?'" Presentation and discus- sion led by Prof. Thomas S. Kepler, author, editor, and theologian from the Oberlin Graduate School of Theology. Lane Hall Library, Thurs., Jan. 7, 8 p.m. Phi Sigma Society. Dr. Harlyn Q. Halvorson, of the Department of Bac- teriology, will speak on "Recent Ad- vances in the Study of Enzymatic Adap- tation," Thurs., Jan. 7, 8 p.m., Rackham Amphitheater. Refreshments after the meeting for members and guests. Open to the public. Final Speech Assembly for the fall semester will be held at 4 p.m., Wed., Jan. 13, in the Rackham Lecture Audi- torium. The guest speaker for this as- sembly will be Russell McLauchlin, Drama Editor for the Detroit News, who will use "The Fabulous Invalid" as his topic. The speech assembly Is open to the public with no admission charge. 2nd Laboratory Bill of Plays, present- ed by the Department of Speech, will be presented in the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre this Thursday and Friday, Jan. 7 and 8, at 8 p.m. Included on the ill are G. B. Shaw's satiric-comedy, PRESS CUTTINGS; Noel Coward's hilarious, WAYS AND MEANS, from the famous "Tonight at 8:30" series; and William Butler Yeats' poetic dance-drama DEIRDRE. There is no admission charge, and the seats are not reserved. The Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre will open at 7:30 p.m. Tartuffe; or, the Impostor, Moliere's classic French comedy, will be present- ed by the Department of Speech, at 8 p.m., in the Lydia Mendelssohn Thea- tre, Wednesday through Saturday, Jan. 13, 14, 15, and 1. Mail orders are being accepted now for $1.20, 90ceand 60c. A special student rate of any seat in the house for 50c is in effect for the Wednes- day and Thursday performances. Roger Williams Guild. Yoke Fellow- ship meets Thursday morning in the Prayer Room at 7 a.m. The Congregational-Disciples Guild. Mid-week Meditation in Douglas Chapel, Thurs., Jan. 7, 5 to 5:30 p.m. Fresh- man Discussion Group at Guild House 7 to 8 p.m. Episcopal Student Foundation. Stu- dent breakfast following 7 a.m. ser- vice of Holy Communion, Thurs., Jan. 7, at Canterbury House. Christian Science Organization. Tes- timony meeting Thurs., Jan. 7, at 7:30 p.m., Fireside Room, Lane Hall. All are welcome. International Center Weekly Tea will be held Thurs., Jan. 7, from 4:30 to 6 at the International Center. La p'tite causette will meet tomorrow afternoon from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. in the wing of the north room of the Michigan Union Cafeteria. Everyone welcome Industrial Relations Club. Last meet- i ng of the semester will be held on Jan. 7, 1954 (Thursday) at 7:15 in the student lounge of the Bus. Ad. School. The program will be a "Mock" arbi- tration case with Club members pre- senting the companies side and the unions side. This is an actual case that Meyer Ryder arbitrated for a company and union. Coffee will be served. Alpha Phi Omega. Important pledge meeting, Thurs., Jan. 7, 7:30-8:30 p.m., In G-103 South Quad. All pledges must attend. The rest of the pledge fee-must be paid at this time. The test onknow- ing the campus will be given. Kappa Phi. There will be a meeting Thurs., Jan. 7, at 5:15 at the Methodist Church. Please bring money for our Ensian picture. The Michigan Crib-Pre-Legal Society -and the STUDENT BAR ASSOCIA- TION of the Law School are co-spon- soring the final event in this semester's lecture series this Thursday at 8 p.m., in 120 Hutchins Hall. The speaker for the evening will be the Hon. Ira W. 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IL By WALTER LIPPMANN LOOKING BACK over his first year and forward to his second, the President must be aware that in the great mass of our people, who wish him so well, there is a strain of doubt and disappointment. It would be an exaggeration, in fact it would be quite misleading, to say that he is in trouble with the people, or that he has lost their confidence and his popularity among ,them. Their willingness and' their eager- ness to rally around him are if anything greater than they were when he was draft- ed out of the Army to run for President of the United States. It may be too bold, perhaps even pre- sumptuous, to put into words what it is that is lacking. Yet the President will be hearing a great deal in the months to come from his partisan opponents and from his hidden enemies, and it can do no harm for one of his supporters, and an early one, to speak his piece. What has been lacking in this first year too much of the time has been a clear re- alization by Eisenhower himself of why he was drafted for President and what the multitudes who rallied to him are looking for. But when he has been true to himself, when Eisenhower has been himself in his appointed role, the response of the people has always been quick and very great. His appointed role, the role for which he terms, and when he has not been himself he has become separated from and not united with the people who wish to follow him. To be a dynamic, progressive, and cru- sading President calls for a knowledge and an experience of civil affairs and of Ameri- can politics which Gen. Eisenhower did not have, and could not possibly be expected to acquire at the age of sixty. Nobody who knew him, and the Ameri- can scene in which he would have to work, would have turned to Eisenhower if in 1952 the times had demanded a dynamic progressive crusade. The fact was, how- ever, that by 1952 this country and the Western World had had all the dyna- mism, all the innovation, all the crusad- ing, that human nature can take. For more than twenty years the people had had more than enough upheaval in their lives, of ups and downs, of being drafted, taxed, of big words and hot feelings. They had lived through the great depression, through the innovations of the New Deal, through a double war-one in Europe and one in the Pacific-through the cold war, through the terrible and mean Korean War, through all the turmoil and effort of bol- stering up the non-Communist nations, and of re-arming the United States. By 1952 the time had come when more dynamism, more excitement and more frenzv. nnld lea nnv n omitarnne {' T J