Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-18
INTERPRETIVE REPORT

when the qcestions did not
cover all the ground he had
In mind. 1t was his own
idea. for example. to answer
Mr.. Khrushchev's oft-expressed
conviction that communism is
bound to triumph over capi-
talism.
Sees Free System Winning
He summed up in a simple
sentence or two the basic diff
ference between communism
and Americas free way of life
and said firmly that Il believe
history in the long run is going
to decide in favor of the free
system"
His reaction to the oppor-
tunity the free-swinging press
conference gave hiln to put
forward the American view
point amidst all the words
being written and broadcast
about Mr.. Khrushchev's activi-
ties brought a decision by the
Voice of America to broadcast
every word of the Eisenhower
news conference, unedited, to
the Soviet Union in the origi-
nal English and in Russian
translation.
In total. the Presidents per-
Torrance yesterday was
another example Of what some
people have begun in recent
months to call the new Eisen-
hover"
No Change in Philosophy
What ever change there may
be in technique, in the appear
ance of a firmer hand on the
reins. the Presidents basic
philosophy shows no change.
Without saying so in so many
words. he applied his familiar
middle of the road" approach
at his news conference yester-
day to some key questions
raised by the Khrushchev visit.
Mr.. Eisenhower said the
Soviet Premier's attitude in
their preliminary talks has
been extremely friendly" He
added that so far as his man.
ner and department is concer-
ned, his whole attitude is one
of seeking some kind Of a posi-
ton that could be agreed.
The Other Side
Then the President promptly
took a look at the other side of
the road. He warned that it is
too early to talk about any real
evidence of a change in the
Soviet position on issues Great
ing world tension. He reserved
Judgment until after his down.
robustness talks with Mr..
Khrushchev at Camp David
next week end.
Mr.. Eisenhower also advised
what amounted to a middle OF
the road" attitude toward Mr..
Khrushchev so far as behavior
OF the public toward him Is
concerned.
He noted there were big, curl
Gus crowds out to see the Soviet
Premier on his arrival here
Tuesday. But he also noted they
showed "a certain reservation"
which he said is "only natural"
He added that Il just do not
believe that any extreme con-
viction ought to be expressed,
one way or the other"
The President grew unusually
eloquent in talking about the
basic struggle between COM
munism and the free world.
More Effective Control
There was a time not SO long
ago when many people reading
a transcript of a presidential
news conference. replete with
fuzzy, rambling sentences. got
the impression of g., man fuzzy
in his thinking.
Eisenhower p artisans will
argue this was a false impress
sion. 1t may have been that
often he did not express him
self very clearly, even though
he was firm and clear in his
own mind on general policy di-
rection, because he was not so
personally involved in detailed
operations.
In any event, some observers
date the beginnings of change
toward more forceful and clear
cut expression Of Eisenhower
ideas in his own news confer
ences on domestic issues to the
departure of Sherman Adams a
year ago as his top assistant,
and on forei0n policy matters
to last February when the late
Secretary Of State John Foster
Dulles left his desk for the hos
pital and his losing battle with
cancer.
AS he took over personal di-
rection of more and more
things he previously would
have left largely in the hands
of Mr.. Adams or Mr.. Dulles,
Mr.. Eisenhower gradually
swung into a much more eff
fective use Of his news confer
ences to put across his ideas
on key domestic and interna-
tional issues.
Signs Multiply
The signs Of a new Eisen-
hover" in the sense of more
forceful and confident leader
ship than he generally had
been credited with in his pre-
vious years in the White House.
have multiplied rapidly since
he started his great adventure
in personal diplomacy by ar
ranging an exchange Of visits
with Mr.. Khrushchev in the
hope of melting some cold war
ice.
He indicated that one rea-
son he hopes his exchange of