Evening star., 1959-11-29
KENNEDY
KENNEDY
U. S. Should Not Set Birth Control
Policy for Others, Humphrey Says
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nor interfere with the religious
practices Of other countries.
IF we're unable to solve the
problem Of surplus crops In
this country, I don't know how
we're going to solve the prob
lem of surplus people in other
countries"
Mr.. Stevenson is a Unitarian,
Senator Symington an Episco-
palian, Senator Humphrey a
member of the Congregational
Church, and Gov. Brown a
Catholic.
Senate Democratic Leader
Lyndon Johnson is at his ranch
in johnson City, Tex. An aide
in Texas said he could not be
reached Immediately.
On the Republican side, Vice
President Nixon and Gov. Nell
son A. Rockefeller of New York,
the two leading G. o. P. possi-
bilities for 1860, could not be
reached for comment. Mr..
Rockefeller was spending the
week end at his Venezuela
ranch.
The issue spotlighted by the
Catholic bishops restatement
of the church's position was a
particularly delicate one for
Senator Kennedy and Gov.
Brown, also a Catholic.
Senator Kennedy said FRI
day:
Il think it would be a mis-
take for the United States Gov
ernment to attempt to advocate
the limitation of the popula-
ton of underdeveloped coun-
tries"
If the issue of linking foreign
aid to support of birth control
programs ever came before him
as President, he said, however,
he would do whatever he con-
sidered "in the best interests of
the United States"
Senator Kennedy said he did |
not think the United States
should refuse economic aid to
a country which developed a
birth control program on its
own. Gov. Brown agreed, as did
the other potential candidates.
Psychological Mistake"
Senator Kennedy said it would
be the greatest psychological
mistake" for the United States
to appear to advocate the linn
ttation of the black or brown or
yellow peoples whose popula-
ton is increasing no faster |
than in the United States"
Detailing his views in an
interview with the New York
Times, Senator Kennedy sug-
gested the political question
should be put to all presidential
candidates instead of only
those who are Roman Cath
0iicS
The Right Rev. James A. |
Pike, Episcopal Bishop of San
Francisco, had declared in an
earlier statement that it should
be determined whether the
views of the Catholic bishops
were binding on Catholic can
didateS for Office.
The United States Govern
ment has never spent any for
eign aid funds or contributed
in any other way to birth con-
troll projects in other countries.
The issue has been debated
increasingly, however. in rela-
tion to the problem Of rapidly
expanding populations in such
economically depressed nations
as India.
Oral Devices Mentioned
In a study made for the Sem
ate Foreign Relations Commit
tee, the Stanford Research In
stitute warned recently that
the explosive growth in world
population would eventually
make population control" i'm
perative. 1t suggested oral con-
traceptives, still in the expert
mental stage, might offer one
solution.
In another development yes
terday, Glenn L. Archer, execu-
tive director Of Protestants and
Other Americans United for
Separation of Church and
State. said the Catholic state
ment would be made a part of
lawsuits in three States.