St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-12-19
Political Mileage" Secondary To
Humphrey

This newspaper does agree with those friends critics
who believe Senator Hubert H. Humphrey concerned
chiefly with making political hay by his with
Russian Premier Krushchcv and other Russian officials
Indeed as the senator pointed out at his press
the airport Tuesday when questioned about the possibility
OF political mileage" being gained by his interview that just
the opposite might easily be true
We thought of this after the huge Of applause re-
eeved from what appeared be from majority of the us
succeeded by the earnings Of few who suddenly conceived
that in Humphreys entering of the Kremn there
plot make the Red palace platform for cam,
pagn for the Democratic nomination and election to the White
House
In all Of the discussion about the Humphrey tri
umph there lack Of appreciation for daring UNI
orthodox approach which gained for the Mnnesoan the longest
interview with the Soviet dictator any had
important any element of the Moscow visit granting
by the Soviet Humphrey speech TV
heard by millions Of Russians This privilege American
official statesman had enjoyed since the of the Iron
Curtain Humphreys timing of request to address the Rus
sian people perfect in that after such unprecedented
conference with Boss ushchev the Kremn in position
refuse allow him the privilege Of stating the American
position to the Russian Tv and radio audience,
In campaign for national prerermcnt Humphreys bold
attempt important truths and get the
Russian leadership people that the u g. only peace
with justice and does plan clay down and play dead be-
cause Russian Russian power may be liability
because the dishonest will try show that Humphrey is soft
towards the Communists other tommy Of this
type,
MIR Eisenhower gained nothing in stature when he
tried appear that Humphrey brought him inform
alton about which he previously The fact
mains that whether Humphrey furnished information,
notwhat rayed from the horse mouth and before
this American representative Of Mr. Eisenhower the
state department had got close enough Krushchcv
Russian ruler offer send Mr. Eisenhower word
Humphreys long talk with Krushchev did worscn
atons with the Reds As matter of fact his visit might have
improved the US position Kushchev and of the Soviet
have Of the cold war; which of Of their
making have become insulated from sincere eff
forts get along with the Soviet Humphreys diplomacy
knowledge and ability and personal charm probably not
lost the Russian leader What have needed much
anything dealing with the Soviet has been rapport
between the American people and the Russian people The Com
munst party in Russia has not wanted this Humphreys
plot breahrough in which he reached the top Russian
and from where think the long conference may indeed
have real impact relations between the two nations That
il politicians who the government forget Ae
partisan political Implications and take advantage of the orcs
set in motion Russian and in this country by Humphrey visit
To dismiss the visit attempt by Humphrey primarily
TO build political platform fence for himself unfair canar
has been distributed for many years The truth that Hum
hrey knows the suffering which TO the world une
the threat to world reduced and he went about in hi