Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, who was picketed here yesterday by three housewives–two Jewish and one Christian–in protest against the proposed rearming of Germany, declared today that there is nothing he can do about the situation since as military commander he must follow instructions.
The picketing, which was brief and orderly, was occasioned by fear that the rearming of Germany might strengthen the Nazi elements there and lead to renewed brutalities against Jews. “Two hundred thousand rearmed Germans mean a Nazi army. Will you lead the Nazis, Mr. Eisenhower?” said one of the placards carried by the pickets.
The three women declared that they have the greatest respect for Gen. Eisenhower. One of the two Jewish women, who identified herself as Mrs. Lee Wood, said: “I have a 19-year-old son awaiting induction, and I don’t want him to be an ally of the people who butchered so many millions of my people.”
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