Evening star., 1959-12-22
Summitry for Peace

Before heading Tor nome by way
Of Spain and Morocco, President EiSen-
hover warned an audience at our En-
baSSy in Paris that mankind'S future
will be black indeed unless people learn
to cooperate in peace and freedom. At
the same time, however, with character
iStic hopefulneSS, he emphasized his own
firm conviction that nations everywhere
will develop collective good sense and
look facts in the face to solve" the grave
problems that divide the world.
1t is in this spirit of confidence,
which he has displayed throughout his
extraordinary goodwill tour of three
continents, that Mr.. Eisenhower has
Joined Prime Minister Macmillan and
President de Gaune in inviting Premier
{ KhruShchev to Paris for Big Four sum-
NIT conference beginning next April 81.
The invitation has been decided upon
after full consultation with Chancellor
Adenauer of West Germany and its
main purpose is to seek Anglo-French-
American-Soviet agreement-or at least
the beginning of agreement-on such
crucial issues as the future status of free
Berlin, the reunihcation of Germany
and ways and means of bringing about
trustworthy disarmament.
AS far as Berlin is concerned, the
Western Big Three have pleased and
reaSSured DR.. Adenauer by asserting
that they have no intention of surren-
dering their war-won occupation rights
in the partitioned city. But this does
not mean that the President, Mr.. Mac
milan and General de Gaulle will hold
fast to completely stand-pat position
when they discuss the question with
Mr.. KhruShchev. On the contrary, as
indicated by White House Press Secre-
tary James C. Hagerty, Mr.. Eisenhower
appears to feel that the issue, though
extremely difficult and delicate, is ne
gotiable and that the rights involved
may lend themselves to safe modifica-
ton on the basis of an effective, self
enforcing quid pro quo agreement with
the Soviet Union.
Conceivably, if Mr. KhruShchev
accepts the Vests invitation with a
genuine desire to speed up an end to
the cold war, such an agreement may
be achieved at the spring summit meet
ing. But the other problems agitating
the world obviously cannot be solved in
week or month or a year. That is
why the President, together with Mr..
Macmillan and General de Gaulle, has
suggested in his letter to the Soviet
leader that there probably will have to
be whole series of heads-of govern
ment conferences over a long period Of
time-a period extending we'll beyond
Mr.. Eisenhower's occupancy of the White
House. Thus, although our next Chief
Executive cannot be committed to it in
advance, Summitry promises to become
fixed feature of international life and
the search for peace
Meanwhile, as between now and
April q, Mr.. Khrushchev is to visit
France, and President de Gaulle is to
visit the United States. Meanwhile, too.
there will be other high-level comingS
and goingS, including some designed to
strengthen the Western alliance as it
strives to work out reliable live-and-let-
live accommodations with the Kremlin.
One can only hope in the circumstances
that events will vindicate Mr.. Eisen-
mowers faith in mankind'S ability to
develop enough collective good sense"
to save itself from an annihilating war
and start buildinp a decent uorId