The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-09-25
"Ah, moon Of my delight
That knows no wan J"

the moon, says Nikita. 1t is the com
mon possession Of us all, and only
property conscious capitalists think
Of such things in terms Of owner
ship. He was teasing but there was
no opportunity to tease back and
say no one Is SO hatefully an d
burtally "posseSsive" as the Soviet
government, especially about satel-
lites.
Chronic wit is supposed to be a
handicap in politics (Adali Steven
sons but badinage to gloss over
what you don't want to be clear
about Is familiar trick Of de-
magogues. To take it seriously
sounds humorless and pettifogging,
vet the domagogic advantage is I'M
fair.
Khrushchev's pleasantries will
need to be answered along with his
serious points.
Another. less teasing blatancy.
was the Russians reminder that
one side was our ally in the East
and West German controversy as
If Employing we were disqualified
in sOmewise by that-the other side
were not Russia total ally by rea-
son of enslavement.
"Nikita, the Old Pro- Scripps-
Howard editorial headline runs, and
the Pr s d G mt warns against
master debaters.' But it is well
known to the President and these
papers and all Of US that much
more than political professionalism
and craftsmanship are involved
now.
| Cold war Is involved. and going
on. There's no limit to these lies
and what they lead TO.
THERE'S NO LIMIT EITHER TO
SEMANTIC confusions. So many OF
our best words mean something
else to the Russians or have been
twisted BY communist sophistries to
a reverse meaning liberty. JUS
tice. peace. democracy. truth.
brotherhood. science. friendship.
The best thing the Russian Premier
has said is that the President was
wise and brave in bringing him
here. The trip will be worth while
if it does nothing more than put
a spotlight on COMMISSIONS. on these
difficulties Of communication. Some
Of Khrushchev lies are calculated
but some are honestly unattended.
believe. rejecting mile-deep mis-
understandings. centuries long diff
ferences in concept.
THE SUPINE APPEARANCE Of
Southerners at the National Demo-
cratic Committee meeting can have
been due to several things. One
was said to be the fact of being
too outnumbered to have a chance
a dubious reasoning. Another can
have been that some Of the South
ern committeeman are loyalist and
put no value on being free since
they wouldn't want the freedom
exercised. Still another can have
been sense Of "the impending
crisis" and the utter iInpossibility
Of getting along at the convention
with those who obviously now will
be dominant.
LABOR HINTS more votes for
COP" says a headline. Being free
to hint like that, labor may find
the COP running to meet ii. with
cajollery and concession. free
South could hint votes for the COP
and have both parties run, but our
b i n d. our sentimental and our
politically vested say no. 1.-THE
you. even if the fourth act is to be
"THE PLAYS THE THING
said the Bard, and Nikita knows it
Especially with Americans. Put or
good show and they can't resis
you. even if the fourt act is to be
their own finale.
Khrushchev' isn't wit, Of course
It is elephantine fun.
He reminds you Of Time Maya
zine He can cover some theme.
with mastery analysis and fair
mindedness, then handle others viii
the truth not in him or anywhere
near him. all venom. prejudice ans
deceit.
Day by day We get away from
the danger Of being so nice t
Nikita. SO overlooking with FRS
Amendment fairness, that we lie
c him do the deadliest propaganda
a job in history.
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ercised its right to have none.