Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-28
Khrushchev Echoes

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Mr.. Khrushchev has made
1t clear that he came to this
country not to be influenced
himself, but to influence
others. Not to learn, but to
teach. Anyone who doubts
this has only to read Mr..
Khrushchev's own remarks.
On Hungary: II consider
this a provocative question"
On freedom Of speech and
press in Russia: What the
Russian people hear and read
is not the business of any
other country. 1t is strictly
the business Of the Russian
people and their government"
Even, of course, when,
through their government,
the Russian people hear and
read pure fabrications about
the American people.
Mr.. Khrushchev has 9de-
clared in no uncertain terms
that we In America are look
ing for trouble unless we &C.
. cept the status quo-the
world situation as 1t is to-
day-and compromise and
negotiate from there. It does
not take a great deal Of in
telligence to see where a series
Of negotiations of this type
will lead-to total Communist
victory, which he has boosted
is his aim.
He has been unwilling to
discuss any subject except as
it aids his own cause. We are
to accept without comment
as an established fact Of his
tory for all time even the
degradation in the captive
countries. This we cannot do.
Not and stand for the ideals
we profess to stand for.
Mrs. L. e. Weiss.
Augusta. KanS.
Twenty years have passed
since the Soviets forced
three small. friendly nations
CLithuania. Estonia and Lat
VIA to allow Russian bases
to be erected on their terri
tory. Only a few months
afterwards the Soviets COM
pletely occupied these ma
tons. Lithuanian President
Smetona managed to es-
cape through Germany to
the United States where soon
afterwards he died in a
mysterious way. Estonian
President Petss and Latvian
President Ulmanis were
promptly deported to Rus
STA.
1 hope those who met with
Khrushchev did not forget
to ask him what has hap
pened to these two, to us,
friendly statesmen. I hope
your great newspaper will
help to uncover the fate of
these two men, thus serving
justice.
Janis Kursa.
Hillside, III.
\
Khrushchev has sent notes
to our allies expressing again
his unyielding demand that
Berlin ought to be made a
free city. without Western
military occupation.
We might consider this
demand only if the Krem-
Inns Muzhik Man orders his
barbarous hordes out of
Hungary, East Germany, the
Baltic states. Poland, Czecho-
slovakia, and all the other
satellites, where the Commu-
mist tyrants maintain their
rule only by force and
violence.
Imants BalOdis.
Chicago. III.
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I am surprised that no one
in this country was able
to straighten out our diStin-
guished visitor on the real
issues at stake between the
two great leading nations of
earth. 1t is not socialism YER
sus capitalism, but slavery
versus freedom; neither is it
communism versus capital
ism, but rather dictatorship
verus constitutional democ-
racy.
Personally, I would not
trade what little freedom we
have left to us in America for
all that Mr.. KhruShchev has
to offer. We have learned that
true democracy cannot exist
apart from a constitution
which is acceptable to and
enforced by all civilized peo-
pie who are interested enough
in true peace and freedom
to study. plan and work to
perfect a democratic govern
ment that is fair, Just and
right in the way that it func-
tions.
y Isaac N. Cramer.