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Need More Time To Secure West Against Russia Present Weakness Admit ted But Line Can Be Held Within a Year Supreme Headquarters, Allied Powers Europe—(near Paris)— Staff officers at SHAPE told a small group of visiting reporters this week thal within a year the Allies na; i» in a position' to stall a Soviet invasion of free Eu rope 'ong enough for the free world to rush sufficient reinforce ments into the battle to stabilize a line in western Europe. General Dwight Eisenhower re ceived some 17 reporters personal ly at Allied headquarters near Paris and talked off the record for half an hour. Among the reporters received was this correspondent. Eisenhower’s talk was preceded by an hour-long briefing by Gen eral A. M. Gruenther, Chief of Staff to the Supreme Commander. Gruenther told the 17 reporters— selected by the Defense Depart ment to represent a cross section of the United States—that Allied prospects were neither bright noi hopeless. Heponer's -get a "picture uriiioh m western Europe that runs something like this: The Russians have 175 divi sions in .'astern Germany, anc nearby, which could be used tc launch an invasion of western Eu rope. About 65 or 75 of these divi sions are either armored or me chanized. Another 125 second class divisions are available to tht Soviet Union within 30 days. Ir addition, the Soviets can call or approximately 00 satelile divi sions — now formidable division: for the first time in several year: due to modernization. To match-this the Allie today have a small and inadequate force No one attempt* to hide this fact Imi within a year SHAP-E-expects to command the troops necessary tvi hold .v\i enemy invasion to rela tively moderate progress. During Face The Future With Security J. PAUL SIMPSON <>—. Agent Security Life and Trust Company Dial 247i __ lJ illimnston, iV. C. rauor warn casual Movie actrem Sully Fo»e«»l W n< different from other faihion r(-J^t tuuuk (irk. She lore* tc dou • tailored corduroy jacket am -li— akirt in darker cotton corduroy for eaanal wear. The blonde artrrs. jo ue of MCM't riling new alarm this holding period SHAPE hopes to be able to rush Allied rein forcements in sufficient numbers to stabilize a line somewhere in France. Allied headquarters in Europe presents a drab picture for those who expected it to be an elaborate organization. It is more like a temporary army camp, with wooden buildings one story high windows without screens, and few luxuries. Enlisted men in the headquarters are overworked and homesick. Officers are overwork ed. But everywhere there is praise for Eisenhowe as the commanding officer. Reporters who heard General Eisenhower's speech were not un animous in their reaction. Some were inclined to believe it was a political speech, others—-perhaps a majority—thought it was sin cere and straight from the should er. In effect, Eisenhower’s mes sage was not a military one but an idealistic one. The Supreme Commander is a great believer in democracy and the American way of freedom. He believes if we sell the world this story of America— rather than a materialistic one— we will win the global propaganda now in progress and perhaps, pre J vent a war. j At SHAPE there is little talk I about inadequate troops, but ra ther much talk about future cap abilities. The stress s laid upon the bright side of the picture, in the future, rather than the dark ] side of the picture, which is the present—as far as numbers are concerned. j There ts no attempt to hide the '(fact-that- an- fields in .France are lone of the pres, .ing problems of j the moment—and that they are in i short supply. Nor is there any hid I ing of the fact that Allied strength j in first class infantry and armor I cd divisions is below minimum re jquirements. The German problem 1 is one of the biggest being faced I at SHAPE to day—how to utilize i German troops and get other wes j tern European nations to agree to | their utilization. Eisenhower him j seif believes the use of German troops would give the Allies a I great boost. But it seems to be months away, at best. Thus, the present picture is one of waiting for a year, at least, un til we are ready to put up effec tive resistance to any Russian in vasion. It is one of tenseness but of extreme anxiety—lor there are several reasons the Russians might not be inclined to attack the West at this time First — the threat of United States strategic bombers worries the Russians. Second — the Russians have not reached their production goals in steel, oil or coal—as outlined by Stalin himself as necessary for the waging of prolonged warfare. Third—the Russians know they do not have anywhere near the free-world supply of raw mater ials, so necessary in the waging of long-term warfare. Fourth—the Russians would possibly have to use all their sa tellite armies to subdue Yugo slavia in the event of war. Top officials in SHAPE are pleased with Yugoslav disaffecta tion and make no attempt to hide that fact. They believe the Yugo slavs are good fighters, well-led and loyal to Tito. They see in Yugoslavia, Greece and Turkey the strength for a possible South ern front offensive. But over and above all other considerations General Eisenhow er stresses the morale factor. He repeatedly told newsmen invited to his conference a few days igo that morale of troops and peoples in Europe is the key to every thing, success or failure of his missions. Reporters agreed the General was sincere. The big question not asked was whether Ike intended to enter politics in 1952. Several reporters touched on the political side in questions but Eisenhower grace fully explained that he.could not speak out on his views now — though he was emphatic in re minding reporters he had definite views. He saiu that as Supreme Commander wf tW*'Ailied Pew M 8 in Europe it would be highly im proper for him to start .talking politics. Eisenhower did not say when he would return home, when ask ed by this reporter. He merely said he was terribly busy at pres ent—and that the next three weeks were a full schedule for him. Whether the three-weeks remark means anything is ques tionable. When told that his name I was being mentioned more fre quently at presidential press con ferences in Washington than any other, he smiled but made no | comment. i Ike is in god health, good spir its, and going fifteen hours a day, Steals “Cold" Cash From Deep Freeze in Basement Haslett, Mich.—It was really “cold cash” which a thief stole from Ivan Palmer, of Haslett, when someone took $100 from the deep freeze in the basement oi his home. according to SHAPE officers. But reporters who saw him at SHAPE the other day believe he is under a great political strain. 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