Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-06

NIT conference
First, this Ia not the end
doubtless be revived. though pl
administration weaknesses-to
the disadvantage OF the West.
Second. Mr.. Khrushchev's
action shows some interesting
weaknesses OF the mono
lithic" Communist bloc.
Il must be said that European
disappointment over the COLI
lapse OF the summit plan Is
not overwhelming.
Government spokeSmen-in-
GLIDING French-Say Russia
could have had q summit meet
ing and the fact II Is called OF
Il confirmation that II wouldn't
have produced much anyhow.
Newspapers representing
every shade Of on-Commu-
mist European opinion tend to
blame Mr.. Khrushchev for kill
ing the conference. but they
blame President Eisenhower for
handing him the death weapon.
No Delusions
One finds when talking TO
European leaders who are most
identified with the summit de-
mand-people such as British
Labor Party Spokesman. Ger
man Socialists and Scandina-
Wan government ofiicials-that
they do not delude themselves
that Russia will end the cold
war II only Mr.. Eisenhower and
Mr.. Khrushchev talk over their
MISUNDERSTANDING.
They know who started the
cold war, who continues 1t and
why. They don't think any
summit meeting win produce
visible results. Russia. they be-
lieve, has nothing TO concede.
At the same time they don't
suggest that the West should
concede anything substantive
to Russia. Europe may toy with
disengagement plans and listen
attentively TO George KEENAN,.
but when the chips are down
all non Communist leaders say
the West must hold firm.
Z Reasons for Summit
Europe Is pushing America
toward the summit for two rea-
sons. First, it might work.
Second, it will give the West a
chance to spike Russia's propa-
ganda guns.
They believe a summit meet
ing-whether of the Big Three,
Four or Five at Geneva or OF
the Security Council in New
York or Of any other formal
might Just possibly find some
little way Of easing the cold
war, so why not try 1t?
And they believe that by APP
pearing to reject summit ses-
sions. the West is giving Russia
propaganda assistance all over
the world. They want the West
TO go to the summit frequently
and either get results or dem
onstrate over and over again
that Russia is to blame.
These opportunities they feel
have been blocked by what they
say Is Mr.. Eisenhower's concern
that he will not stand UP well
against q face-to-face barrage
from Mr.. Khrushchev and by
Secretary Of State Dulles nat
ural-born instinct for mega
tivisrn.
Khrushchev Blamed
The blame for the summit
failure this time is put on Pre-
mier Khrushchev. but many
newspapers point out that
American insistence on ground
rules and that Nationalist
China's Chang Kai-shek at
tend gave Mr.. Khrushchev an
easy out.
Few Europeans-followers of
West Germany Chancellor AIDE
nauer for instance and for,
some reason tough citizens of
the Netherlands - share Mr..
Dulles insistence that a top
level meeting should be eau
tiously prepared in all details.
Most Europeans want a more
relaxed. confident approach.
And they fail to see American
interest in Chang. They see
this as an American delusion
similar to that Of France over
Algeria or Britain over Cyprus.
But the way in which Mr..
Khrushchev dragged the Ma
tionalist China controversy into
the summit meeting intrigues
Europeans. French government
spokesman. for instance, say the
Khrushchev turnabout, coming
after his visit to Red China,
was forced by the Red Chinese.
Macs Reasons
Red China did this, it is felt
here, because the Russian sum-
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