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The opinions expressed are necessarily those of the speakers. Mr. Scott, our audience, of course, knows you as a man who's devoting a great deal of time to promoting the candidacy of General Eisenhower. Now, obviously, you think you're going to have an active candidate, so we won't ask you those old questions about whether or not you think he's going to run. But we would be interested in your interpretation of what you think will be General Eisenhower's positions. Now, sir, do you believe that General Eisenhower expects to wage an active campaign and express his opinions on all the vital issues? I would certainly expect that, yes. I have heard him say on occasion that when not in uniform, he would never have any hesitation in expressing himself vigorously on the issues of the day. And I've heard him use the expression, the American people will be in no doubt as to where I stand on any important matter. You think that he's too good an American to expect to be given the nomination while the people are still in doubt as to where he stands? I think he would feel that the American people are entitled to know from not only his past speeches, but from his future comments exactly where he stands on matters of grave import to them. And I think that long before the time the people will have to act, they will be fully aware of his views stated without equivocation. Now, there are many good Americans who are bitterly opposed to the candidacy of General Eisenhower. Now, for instance, let's take their points that they make against him. Number one, they say that he has no stomach for controversy. What's your opinion on that, sir? Well, I think that's about as ridiculous as any statement I've ever heard because to know General Eisenhower is to know that he has never hesitated to lay down the law to express his opinions as he sees them. I know of some of the things he's had to say to foreign governments. I know of one celebrated difference of opinion with Churchill, for example. And now there's nothing wrong with that man. What about the speaking of intestinal fortitude? How about such ordinary everyday things as we've even heard talk about his weak stomach, literally speaking. Well, I was there one day when some gentlemen had just spread that unworthy sort of smear. And they said to me, the only thing that has bothered me the whole time I've been in Europe has been the fact that this morning I have a cold in the head. And that day in the afternoon he played 18 holes of golf. It's his custom to work eight hours to play golf afterwards if time permits and often to work after that. Certainly he's a strong and virile and healthy man. Well, now let's take the one about his having restrained general pattern. His having generally approved the cooperate with Russia policy in 1945 and 46. His having supported the Morgenthau plan. Now, do you believe that General Eisenhower favored the cooperate with Russia plan in 1945 and 6? Well, on the contrary, I would be inclined very strongly to believe what you will find for yourself in the Forrestal Diaries. Page 76, ladies and gentlemen, in page 264 and 265 where it shows that, where Forrestal reports that Eisenhower very definitely came to grips with Churchill that he complained against the fixing of that line that he wanted to proceed as far as our military potential will permit. And then another thing occurs in another place in the Forrestal Diaries. He expressed grave mistrust of giving any concession away to the Russians at the forthcoming Yalta conference and said to Churchill, I hope you will not make major concessions to the Russians because they can't be trusted. How about specifically the A-bomb, Mr. Scott? There was some talk, you know, about sharing that with Russia at the time in 1945. What was his thought there? I could not answer my own knowledge because I'm not familiar with the controversy, but I do know that his general distrust of communism, his hatred of communism and his distrust of Russia would never have allowed General Eisenhower to concede for a moment that the A-bomb ought to be shared with Russia. And I've heard of his views in the Korean War where he is reluctant to use it as a military weapon unless and until there is no other alternative. Now, you mentioned Yalta a moment ago, sir. Now, number one, it's your opinion that General Eisenhower was consulted before the Yalta conference. It's my opinion that he was consulted generally on military and diplomatic matters and that he did express himself as far as told reports that he did as being very mistrustful of the Russians and hopeful that no concession would be there. In short, it would be your opinion that he would have been opposed to the concessions made by President Roosevelt to Russia at Yalta. Oh, I would very definitely feel that. And I know from very recent conversations how much he hates and fears communism and how anxious he is that the American people, and especially the young people, will become aware of the dreadful and the awful menace which communism is. It's your belief that he understands the nature of the communist conspiracy throughout the world and that he was... No other man does, Mr. Huey. No other man does, in my opinion. I think he is the foremost fighter for the American way of life and the democratic way for the way of the collective security of the free people. Well, returning to the scene here in the United States, it's often been said that his being favored by the Truman administration on so many occasions might be the kiss of death. How do you feel about that? Well, I've seen a letter which the general wrote to someone on a first name basis not so long ago in which he said, I have never been responsible for nor assumed responsibility for the policies of any administration, any administration during the 40 years in which I'd been in the Army. Most Americans... I think that's the answer to that. Surely I know that he's free to combat the things with which he disagrees and that would include a lot of trumanism and he's a highly honorable man of great integrity and he certainly wouldn't go along with this shabby corruption that we are suffering today. What about our Asiatic policy, specifically Mr. Atchison? Do you think you'd have any enthusiasm for Mr. Atchison? I don't know his personal opinion, but I don't see how he could go along with the Asiatic policy and I know many of the strongest critics of the Asiatic policy who have talked to the general and then expressed themselves as entirely satisfied with Eisenhower's views on the Asiatic policy. Now, most people who are any... He wouldn't favor any truckling toward communism or any appeasement. Now, most Americans who are anti-administration, they won a battle in 1952. They think that they lost the truman in 1948 because they didn't have a scrapping candidate. Now, is it your conviction, sir, that if they nominate General Eisenhower, they will get a real scrapping candidate and not another Me Too candidate? Listen, I'd like to say to you, Mr. Huey, and to the people in this television audience, that if they knew General Eisenhower as I know him and as many other people who know him better than I do are aware of, there is no question of the fact that there is much that goes on in our government, in domestic and foreign affairs, which he will feel free to criticize, which he will criticize, and if the people want to fight, by golly, we'll give them to him because there's an awful lot that I hate about this administration and I think that the general's views are those of a good, modern, minded, middle-of-the-road republic. And I would expect him to do the same thing. You know, there was a lot of talk about Eisenhower and MacArthur being at odds. Could you clear that up? I'd like to know how they feel about each other. Well, I don't... I can't obviously say how one man feels about another. That's in his mind. I don't know, but I do know this, that so far as I have any information, they both hold each other in high regard. And if each of them thinks as much of the other as I think of both of them, well, there can be no cause for this faked controversy which a few people would like to throw out. General McLaugh is a great man. And Ike Eisenhower is a great man. And among great men, I find a mutual respect for that capacity. Well, if Eisenhower is such a fighting man, isn't he going to come out pretty soon and state his candidacy, and how soon are we going to find out about it? I think that is a question which you're only going to get answered by General McLaugh himself. But I would expect that long before the convention, he will be in civilian life again, out of uniform, and free to answer these questions for himself. How about in March, Mr. Scott? I wouldn't be a bit surprised yet. We've got the New Hampshire primary on March 11. It could happen in February. It could happen in March. It will depend upon the completion of his job. I think that most of our audience who would like, would be interested in your answer to this question. Suppose General Eisenhower does campaign for the Republican nomination, and suppose for some reason he loses it. Do you think that he would then support the Republican ticket in the campaign of 1952? I have said that I'm entirely convinced that he's a Republican. Therefore, I apply that standard. I am sure that no matter how we may differ now, that after the convention, all of us will be united to get rid of this vile shabbiness that has come to be known as Trumanism, and I would expect that any other Republican, which would include General Eisenhower in civilian life, would feel the same way. Now, do you think that General Eisenhower will get quotes the liberal support in America? Do you yourself consider yourself a liberal, as it's now used in American politics? Well, I don't think that either, like Eisenhower and myself, would want to use the word liberal unless we knew what it meant. I have a quotation from him in which he said, the definition of a liberal has become a man in Washington who wants to play the almighty with our money. No, he's not that kind of a liberal. I think he'd be very careful with the pocketbook and the first strings of the government. If you mean a progressive, a modern-minded middle-of-the-road, mid-century American who shares the apprehensions of other apprehensive Americans, yes. I hope I'm that kind of a progressive myself. Thank you, sir, very much for coming up. The editorial board for this edition of the Laun Jean Chronoscope was Mr. Henry Steger and Mr. William Bradford Huey. Our distinguished guest was the Honorable Hugh D. Scott Jr., United States Representative from Pennsylvania. Four thousand leading jewelers of the United States will answer your question, what is the finest watch you sell? 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