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But while thus the Republicans are batierly fighting,
we should nor forget the Democrats, The) Democratic headquarters
are showing great confidence, They need not make publicitye All
the dirt is raked up by the Republicans, And this inner strife —
is a great boon to the Democrats. They feel that they have now
much better than even chance to win s even if Eisenhower should
be nominated, The Democrats have many men in the field, but at
this writing it looks still very üuch like Governor Adlai Stevens
son, He would gain ali the support both North and South, He would
ideally blend the Conservative and the Labour Angle of the party.
If he accepts - and in Washington the opinion is general that he
genuinely does not want the job, He feels that he can do mich
better in Springfield, especially since his cleaning up of a cor~
rupt administration is as yet not ended, But he is loyal enough
+o heed his party's call, He would be a good Presidente Hence it
is extremely important that while we watch the Republican contest,
we should not forget the Democrats. This observer wants to say
again : as of today, the odds are still in favour of the Democrats,
especially if they are able to put up a powerful ticket, such as
would be the Stevenson=Russell ticket of which many high offie
cials in Washington speale Be
Againdt this background, the Washington officialdom is
still observing the Pacific situation with cjosest attention. In
the highest circles of the Pentagon, leaders feel, that while the
Korean situation is fairly safe - American forces are sufficient
to meet any foresecable challenge - the seme can not be said of
the Pacific situation in general. What worries most are increasing
intelligence reports of new submarine arrivals in the area, Evidence
is mounting that there is an increasing Soviet Sub concentration
in the area, and that the Subs are roaming far and wide in the
area&e Boats have been recently observed in the Indonesian waters,
as well as close to the Alaska line and on the main waterways
between Japan and America, This creates a feeling of uneasynesse