Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-04
Another Summit PorIey?

Secretary Dulles is still waving
the by now somewhat frayed
red shirt" which is supposed
to signify Red Russia's eter-
nal international intransigence
and insincerity. II the Rus
slams sincerely want to coexist
with the free" world, he smil-
ingly opines, then they should
readily agree to: Cd The uni
fication of Germany inside
NATO; 90 the withdrawal Of
their forces from Eastern Eu-
rope without demanding a gen.
eral European settlement; (3r
exclusion from the Middle
East without a protest; and
"a enlightenment by foreign
bases without being afraid.
Now, Of course. Mr.. Dulles
does not really believe this, for
he is both a well-informed per-
son. and by generally accepted
standards a most successful
one. In fact, the President con-
siders him the greatest Sec
rotary Of State ever. Appar.
emily, however, the Secretary
does not have a very high re-
gard for the intelligence of
people in general, either his
own people or others, for he
obviously believes that q con-
slant repetition Of these pro-
posals. especially when clothed
in official paraphernalia. will
make them acceptable in the
end to most.
Without intending to be
facetious or disrespectful, I
would like to ask the Secretary
on behalf Of your readers, If
he would willingly agree to:
Cd The unification Of Germany
inside the Warsaw pact, even
through free elections; (2) the
exclusion of the United States
from any vital area or discrim-
inatory trade practice against
her. even with a supposedly
satisfactory quid pro quo; and
CD the establishment, by self
determination or other means,
Of hostile governments along
United States borders for use
as enemy bases? There are
other important questions but
they can wait.
The Secretary is right in
asserting that a proper respect
for the opinion Of man re-
quires that all nations be
fortnight and fair in their
dealings with one another.
This is particularly so now
that the fate Of civilization
itself rests upon the integrity,
forbearance and cooperation
Of the great powers. But is
the Secretary being consistent
with this high ethical stand
ard when he sets forth con-
ditions for cooperation with
any other state that no re-
sponsible American leader
would dare accept, save under
conditions of dire necessity?
The kings" cloak Of mo-
rality cannot conceal for
ever the stark nakedness of
18th and 10th century brute
force diplomacy. And there
fore automatically calling every
offer Of ones opponent to
negotiate sheer propaganda
Is likely to become not only
unconvincing. but boresome
as well, to the informed, and
may soon be labeled "im-
pulse projection" by the per-
ceptive: that is. ascribing to
another evil motives that are
really ones own. It has been
said. one can protest too
much"
The President and Secre-
tary are both right in calling
for deeds instead Of mere
words in international rela-
tons. Why not then make
their first deed a call for a
summit" meeting Of the
great powers to halt the pres
ent dangerous and precipitate
drift to war? Marshal Bull
ganin has in recent months
consistently promoted this
idea. Is 1t not likely then
that the informed opinion of
the world will place the pri-
mary responsibility for call
ing such q meeting upon the
President. and II he fails 10
do this, likewise place upon
the United States the respon-
sibility for the world war
which is almost certain TO
develop later as q result OF
this failure?
Hugh b. Hester.
Brig. Gen. U.S.A. (Retired)
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