Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-29
NIXON
Continued From First Page

COntlnueu from rLrsL rage
wore a little thin when, stand
ing atop an incomplete hydro
electric dam, a workman kept
shouting questions and inter-
rupting. The questioner was
identified as Grigory Belausov
Federovic. 80, an electrician.
1.-THE Soviet Union has no
military bases outside our
borders and the United States
has many in foreign countries.
Why is that, I'd like to know, "
Mr.. Federovic asked.
In replying, Mr.. Nixon dis
closed he had discussed this
with Soviet Premier Nikita
Khrushchev in their nearly six
hour talk at the Soviet leaders
home Sunday.
LAS you know he have po-
iitical and foreign policy diff
ferences with the Soviet
Union" Mr.. Nixon said. when
we both agree on a disarma-
ment proposal with adequate
inspection then we can take
up the question of bases. Now
I'd like to ask you a question. "
Questioner PERSISTS
The heckler interjected, I'm
not satisfied with that answer. +"
In a loud voice Mr.. Nixon
continued: I'm East Germany,
Poland and Hungary, the USSR
has troops. Why are your
troops in those countries?"
I'VE have no Soviet forces
there" Mr.. Federovic con-
tended.
SIS Poland your country?"
Mr.. Nixon went on. rs Hun
gary your country? Why do you
keep troops there?"
AS several hundred work.
men, Soviet officials, Nixon
aides and newsmen crowded
around, the questioner poked
his finger a few inches from
Mr.. Nixon'S chest and retorted.
There are American and
Western troops in Germany
and the Soviet has to maintain
forces for that reason"
Smilingly, Mr.. Nixon shook
his head and countered, you
see you always have a reason.
I raise the question, do you
concede there are two sides to
every question? I am glad to
see you are interested in for
eign policy. Workers of all
countries must look carefully
at the policy of their govern
ments as well as the policy of
Others"
His questioner loudly pro-
claimed: 1--WE know Mr.. Khru-
shchev's policy and we are be-
hind it."
At one point, Mr.. Fedorovic,
talking in rapid Russian, which
was translated for Mr.. Nixon,
said the Soviet Union will take
measure to liquidate those
bases"
Meanwhile, Mr.. Nixon's aides
said a visit by the Vice Pres
ident to West Germany or
Berlin could not be ruled out,
although he has no plan at this
time for doing so.
Mr.. Nixon has a longstand-
ing invitation from West Ber-
lin Mayor Willy Brandt, and
some of the Vice Presidents
aides believe that such a visit
after the stop in Poland would
be a good move.
Weighing against such a
visit is the fact that Mr.. Nixon
Is tired after his Soviet tour.
But if he were asked to make
such visit by Secretary of
State Christian A. Herter, or
other reasons developed, he
probably would go.
Before today'S heckling de-
veloped, Mr.. Nixon told news
men the warmth and enthusi-
asm of his reception in Novosi-
brisk was "by far the most
outstanding" for his Soviet
tour.
Gets Bear Hugs
The arrival of the Nixon
party yesterday in Novosibirsk
touched off spontaneous out
bursts of friendliness that as
founded the Americans and
kept Soviet security agents
busy.
Il was afraid he Nixon was
going to be hurt by a bear
hug" said Georgi A. Zhukov,
chairman Of the Soviet Union
Cultural Committee, who is
escorting the Vice President.
But they were hugs of friend
ship
Novosibirsk, which has grown
from 120,128 to $4,000 in
population in IS years, has
often been called a closed
city" to foreigners.
Few in the frontier city had
ever seen an American. Thou
sands lined the streets to cheer
the Nixon party and in their
enthusiasm almost mobbed a
busload of American newsmen
travelling with the Vice Pres
ident.
Chicago of Siberia
Mr.. Nixon drew rousing
shouts and laughter with sew
eral references to Novosibirsk
as 1.-The Chicago of Siberia" an
expression often used by Soviet
officials.
"We send greetings to the