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Evening star., 1959-09-28
RUSSIANS SCREEN QUESTIONS
PASSED ON TO KHRUSHCHEV
BY the Associated Press

Premier Khrushchev replied at his news conference
Yesterday only to questions that had been picked out by
the Russians.
This procedure contrasted to the normal press con-
ference method in the United States where the person
speaking to newsmen has to field whatever questions are
tossed at him.
William H. Lawrence of the New York Times pres-
dent OF the National Press Club said the Russians laid
down the rules to him scant five minutes before the
Soviet Premier started his session with Journalists
Since the Press Club only lending auditorium for
the news conference-not sponsoring tit was in no
position TO prescribe the question and
The written questions seemed to be scanned by For
egn Minister Andrei A. Gromyko among others at the
mead table before being passed interpreter Oleg
Iroyanovsky who then read them first in Russian and
then in English,
Evening star., 1959-09-28

that were passed up from the
audience. there we're no needles
and no explosions.
Smiling broadly as he began
his remarks before the ques-
ton period. Mr.. Khrushchev
addressed the newsmen, many
of whom had accompanied
him on his frenetic cross
country tour. as my esteemed
fellow-traveling Journalists"
Asked whether he had been
impressed by American capi-
talism, he replied:
How do I feel after my visit
here? I wish all those present
to feel as well as do"
He appeared amused at his
news conference at a question
that implied there has been
a religious revival in the So
Wet Union, particularly among
young people.
Russian youths 60 to church
for the same reason that Amer
leans turn out to look at a
Communist, he said out of
curiosity. And many Of them.
he implied. 60 only once.
Evening star., 1959-09-28
Reveals Reasons
For Spring Trip

Sam Jaffee, CHS News: What
reason did President Eisen-
hover give you for postponing
his visit to Russia until spring?
Mr.. Khrushchev: I would
like to reveal a secret. although
I have not asked the Presi-
dents permission, but he said
he would follow me on tele-
vision and I will allow myself
to say how this happened.
Yesterday the President was
kind enough to invite me to his
farm where I met his wonder
full grandchildren. I established
direct contacts with those won-
derful grandchildren, and we
held a conference with them
as to whether they should ac-
company their grandfather to
Evening star., 1959-09-28

is a different way toward
peace.
Czech0slOvak Television Cor
respondent: Before your ar
rival and during your stay in
the United States some peo-
pie said you must be taught,
you must be shown q demon
stration of American power
and should be shown that by
demonstration Of the Ameri-
can way of life, Of the advan-
taees Of the capitalist system.
How do you feel after this lee
ture?
Mr.. Khrushchev: Well, the
word teach is not q very happy
word to use. I can say, however,
that this is perhaps not the
proper place for a discussion on
the merits of our two systems.
We are not trying to impose
our system upon anybody. I can
say that after having visited
this country, ! am as con-
vinced as ever that our kind
Of society is the best kind OF
society that there can be where
the relationship between people
is really fraternal.
Now, about the second part
of the question, about how ]
feel. after this. I can say that
! wish all those present here
feel as we'll as do.
A Reporter for UPI: Woulc
Russia allow foreign observers
on its soil at the precise mo-
ment that proposed disarma-
ment began. allow them tc
travel at will during the proc.
ess of disarmament and allow
them to remain there until al
disarmament is completed?
Mr.. Khrushchev: II you reaC
our new proposals presented tt
the United Nations in my
speech presenting those pro-
posals carefully. you will see
I believe, that this point i!
made perfectly clear, but ! an
perfectly willing to repeat the
gist Of 1t here. We believe that
in the process of disarmament
each stage of disarmament, the
development Of disarmament
should be accompanied by the
development of inspection anc
control. That is to say. that ir
accordance with each stage oi
disarmament there should be
introduced appropriate inspec-
ton and control and this
throughout the whole process
of disarmament. When the dis
armament becomes general
the controllers should certainly
remain, in order to make sure
that the agreement is fully
observed.
II our disarmament pro-
posals are accepted, if there is
general disarmament in the
world, then the question Of
secrecy would simply disap-
pear, because then anyone
could go anywhere. see any
thing. except perhaps the
places which a housewife
would prefer him not to see.
Evening star., 1959-09-28
Mould Sign Peace
With Both Germans

John Scali Of the Associated
Press: Do you still believe that
the only way to solve the Ger
man problem is to sign peace
treaties with both Eastern,
and Western Germany
Mr.. Khrushchev: AS day fol-
lows night. so peace follows
war and therefore, peace
should be signed and since
there is no united Germany, we
think that peace should be
signed with the two German
states. I see no other way to-
wards that end. If you have
any other suggestions, voice
them, but I don't think there
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WANT to take a look, to see If he
has a tail as an attribute to his
person.
So there is nothing surpris.
ing about these things.
Ladies and gentlemen, there
are many questions yet to be
answered. I would like to an
swer them all but the time is
UP. we must end this press
conference. I want to thank
you most sincerely for every
thing. I wish you success in
your work and ! would like to
express the hope that you for
your part will make every effort
to improve relations between
our countries, to bring about
peace between us and through
out the world. Thank you.
Good-by and thank you.
Evening star., 1959-09-28
Premiers Last u. S. Press Talk

Following Is the tert OF
Sopiet Premier Khrushchep's
press conference yesterday
My esteemed and fellow
travelling journalists, you will
excuse me for this unusual
form of address, but many of
you have been travelling with
me through the United States,
and therefore. I look upon you
as my fellow travellers, my
sputniks.
I would like to have the in
terpreter read now the text Of
the Joint communique which
the President and myself
agreed upon. (Here the COM
munique was read.)
Now I would like to thank
you for the work you have done
and for the rather wide COW
erage Of my visit to the United
States. You had quite a great
deal Of work to do in connec-
ton with that visit. I know
that various newspapermen
wrote in a different manner
about my visit to the United
States and about our talks with
the President, with President
Eisenhower.
I did read some Of your stor-
les, and I can see that they
were written in a friendly man.
ner, but that has not always
been the case. Some find it diff
flcult to give up the cold war
methods. It is gratifying, how
ever, that the majority Of the
journalists with whom-I came
in contact tried as far as pos
sible to be objective in cover
ing our trip, our visit to the
United States.
Now, a couple of words about |
my impressions. I have many
impressions. I shall talk to you
today as a man who has en-
riched himself by all that he
saw and heard in your great
country. I had meetings with
the President, with the we'll
known political and public fig
ures in your country, with busi-
nessmen and with ordinary
Americans.
We talked frankly and di-
rectly to each other and that
is to the good. All this helped
us better to understand each
other. OF course, IL days is a
short period of time in which
to see everything but, on the
other hand. it is not such a
short period of time to learn
something about the Ameri-
cans and to talk to them. AS
you know, in addition to Wash
ington, we visited New York,
Los Angeles, San Francisco,
Des Moines and Pittsburgh.
Evening star., 1959-09-28
Not All Is Told
On Berlin Talk

william J. Jordan. New York
Times: When President Eisen-
hover asked you for assurances
that western rights in western
Berlin would continue to be re-
spected, what was your answer?
Mr.. Khrushchev: We ex-
changed views with the Presi-
dent on many subjects and I
do not believe that we necessar-
lily have to make evrything pub
lie. We will make as much pub
lie that need be. I think that
we have aleady made pedhaps
more than enough public hut,
of course, the time will come
when more will be revealed. Is
that clear?
Edward p. Morgan, ABC:
Those of us who went to the
USSR with Vice Presid en- t
Nixon were surprised at the
number of young people in
church. If there is an increas-
ing interest religion what will
be your attitude towards
churches?
Mr.: Khrushchev: Well. first
Of all. I believe the question it
self confirms the fact that we
do have a full freedom of con-
science and religion in our
country as we have been saying
all along. -
Furthermore, I would like to
say that this is partly ex-
planned, the large number of
young people in churches, per-
haps is partly explained by the
feeling of curiosity. Young
people are curious. I was tell
ing the President the other day
that Immediately after the war
when our Marshall Tolbukhi
was returning from Bulgaria, I
invited him to my home in
Kiev. My children were very
curious to see what a real mar
shall looked like. They hid and
looked from around the corners
to see what he was like, what
a live marshal was like.
Many of our young people
hear about religion. about God,
about saints, about church
ceremonies, and they have a
curiousity about this. Even If
each one Of them goes to
church only once, they are so
numerous that the doors of our
churches would never close.
This feeling of curiousity is
very important. For instance,
I am sure that many people
in this country ran out to see
me bcause they wanted to see
a living communist from the
Soviet Union. 1t is the same
way in our country. If a
capitalist comes to our country,
our people. our young people,
Evening star., 1959-09-28

our country, and If so when.
At that conference with the
Presidents grandchildren, they
and I reached a unanimous
decision that they certainly
should come with the Presi-
dent. The question of time
arose. and I took 1t upon my
self to suggest that perhaps
springtime would be the best
time of the year for a visit like
that. because everything is in
flower then. the weather is
warm, nothing is frozen up,
and therefore that is the way.
And then we had an exchange
Of views with the President
and came to the same conclu-
sion. So there is no point in
looking for fieas where fleas do
not exist.
If I have revealed something
which I shouldn't have re-
vealed. I ask the President to
excuse me.
I am sure that my grand
children would approve of this
action Of mine, and, therefore,
there is agreement both among
the grandchildren and among
the grandfathers.
Mr.. Segateljan, Tass: What
do you think now of the United
States. Of the American people,
of the possibility of peaceful
coexistence and cooperation
between the USSR and the
USA?
Mr.. Khrushchev: I have al
ways thought that we should
have common sense enough to
coexist, to cooperate, and to
develop friendly relations. AS a
result of. this visit, these con-
victions of mine have become
even more firm.
Sarah McClendon Of the
Manchester Union Leader: II
there is disarmament, how
many men would you thus re-
lieve for your civilian economy?
Mr.. Khrushchev: I think that
this is a case not only of jour-
alistic but Of womanly curiosity
daughter. But / can say that
If we get general disarmament,
which we want very much. all
our generals, officers, admirals.
flyers will return
home,
Evening star., 1959-09-28
PREMIER BARS
CHURCH VISIT AS
SHOCK TO RUSSIA
By q Star stan Writer

GETTYS BURG, Pa,
Sept. 28.-Soviet Premier
Khrushchev declined an in
vitation TO attend church
services with President
Eisenhower here yesterday
because 1T would be a
shock to his people,"
This was the Presidents
explanation TO the Rev.
Robert A. MacAskill, min
lister Of the United Presby-
terian Church, who relayed
it to reporters.
Mr.. Eisenhower left the
Soviet Premier at Camp
David when he drove down
from the mountain retreat
to attend 8 am. services in
Mr.. MacAskill's church.
Mr.. MacAskill said the
President told him: II Of
fered to bring Mr.. Khrush-
chev over to church, but
he declined. He said it
would be a shock to his
people"
Atheism is one Of the
tenets Of the Communist
Party bossed by Mr..
Khrushchev.
The President heard a
sermon based on this pas
sages in st. Matthew's
Gospel: go, ye, therefore,
and teach all nations" He
bowed his head when Mr..
MacAskill prayed for sue
cess of his talks with the
Soviet Premier and for "a
new dawn Of better under
standing and peace and
000d will -
Evening star., 1959-09-28
Whole Cold War
Should Be Discussed

The Izvestia Correspondent:
Which questions in your view
are the most mature for a dis
cussion at a heads-of-gover
ment meeting?
Mr.. Khrushchev: All matters
which up to now have brought
about a cold climate in our re-
lationships with the United
States could be, should be, dis
Evening star., 1959-09-28

cussed at such a conference in
order to warm up the atmos-
phere and melt these matters,
these questions which have
been frozen. in order to i'm
prove relations between or two
countries.
Hans ]. StinitZ Of Der Bund,
Berne, Switzerland: The chair
man said at the national press
club speech that capitalism be-
ing more progressive than feud-
alism, replaced it. and that
communism in time will replace
capitalism for the same reason.
What will in turn follow COM
munism?
Mr.. Khrushchev: The proc
ess Of transition in the change
over Of social systems is going
on. We in our country have
only completed the first stage
of Communist construction and
the other socialist countries
have not even done that. They
are in the process Of complet-
ing the first stage Of socialist
construction.
Now, without even having
had a taste of the pie Of COM
muniSm why would seek a new
pie to eat? I believe that the
Communist pie is the best. we
believe that the Communist pie
is the best. We would we'll like
to eat it and we will be ready
to share it with all who like to
share it:
(QueStiOner Unidentified) t:
Mr.. Chairman, do you think
that a summit meeting is now
assured; where and when dc
you propose to hold it prob
ably?
Mr.. Khrushchev: Only a di-
rector Of some institution can
tell his employee that all is
now ready and sign an order
or an instruction of some sort
This is a different sort of busi-
ness. You need agreement OF
all the parties concerned to
have a summit meeting and for
that reason I cannot say that
everything has already been
done, that all the arrange
ments have been done. The So
Wet government and myself,
we feel that the time is ripe to
hold such a meeting. AS to the
time when 1t could be held,
well.-As to the place where
it could be held, I am per-
fectly Indifferent on that score,
I am prepared to go anywhere
the others would like to hold
the meeting. Perhaps Geneva
would be a good place.
Ernest Barcella of United
Press International: Has the
hope for a permanent peace
increased as a result of your
talks with President Eisen-
hover?
MIR. Khrushchev: Hope in
this respect has never left me
and I always believed that if
the people concerned make an
effort, peace could be assured.
After the meeting with the
President my hopes in this re-
spect increased still further be-
cause I feel that the Presi-
dent is as concerned about as
ciIrinn tAa YNaona oc ,,,a -.
Evening star., 1959-09-28
His Impression
Of the Meeting

The first thing that will in
terest you, of course, would be
my impressions about the
meetings with President Eisen-
hover. We had pleasant talks
with him and on all the sub
jects touched upon, there was
a great deal in common in our
understanding of our positions
and in our understanding Of
the need to improve relations
between our two countries.
It should be realized, Of
course, that it is not so easy
to do away with the burden
that has piled up during all
these cold war years. One can
not hope for a sudden change
of atmosphere, but the process
of improving relations between
our countries would require a
great deal of effort and pa
tience, and above all desire to
achieve that end on both sides.
The Soviet Union. our gov
ernment, and the people I rep
resent are guided by the inter-
est of consolidating peace and
friendship between nations. We
have been and we will make
every effort to put an end to
the cold war and to improve
relations between our countries.
I have no doubt whatsoever
that the President is sincere in
his desire to improve relations
between our countries. I must
say that I believe the President
faces more difficult conditions
than I do. Apparently there
are yet in the United States in
fluential forces which are op-
posed to an improvement Of
relations between our coun-
tries and to relaxations Of in
ternational tension.
That should be taken into
consideration. But I believe
that in the final run, common
sense will prompt the right
course of action in the settle
ment of international prob
lens, of course directed toward
the consolidation of peace
throughout the world.
My meeting with the repre-
sentatives of the business world
of your country show that there
is mutual interest in the re-
vival Of the relationships and
ties which would be beneficial
to both countries. At the same
time, this would afford an op-
portunity to consider in a calm
atmosphere the ways and
means of reconverting military
production to civilian produc-
ton.
I would like to say a great
deal about my meetings with
workers and farmers, the stu
dents and the intellectuals Of
your country.
I like your people. They,
like the Soviet people, have one
desire, to bring about peace. the
prevention of a new war.
They want to know more
about the Soviet Union and the
Soviet people in order to make
use Of the powerful potentiali-
ties our countries have which
could be used for the welfare
Of the people and for the i'm
provement of the international
atmosphere.
I have been asked everywhere
whether I like your way of life.
OF course, I like your way of
life better, but I do not want to
disappoint you and I will say
frankly that irrespective Of any
differences in the way Of life
in our countries, we can CO.
operate well and to our mu-
tual benefit on the interna-
tional arena.
After all. we did have good
relations In the years when we
fought together against our
common enemy and there are
no insurmountable obstacles to
Evening star., 1959-09-28
On Equal Terms
Trade Is Invited


pared to answer your questions.
Robert Barr Of Fairchild
Publications: You have called
for a vast expansion of con-
sumner goods trade between the
United States and Russia dur
ing your earlier press confer
ence at the National Press
Club. Do you think now your
visit to America will result in
increased peaceful trade?
Mr.. Khrushchev: In reply to
this question ! would like the
representatives Of the press
present here to know that the
Soviet Union is not a colony
but a great industrial power
with great industrial capacity
and a high level of scientific
development which enables us
to produce all the industrial
and consumer goods needed.
So, If there is any inten-
ton to sell sausages or shoes
to the Soviet Union, you would
not find a market for those
goods in our country. But we
are prepared to develop trade
with you, to buy what we need
to buy and to sell to you what
you need to buy from us, and
that includes both industrial
products and consumer goods.
The TaSs Correspondent: Do
you not think that there will
be more progress now in the
development of Soviet-Ameri-
can ties in the cultural field?
Mr.. Khrushchev: We shall
not be behind in that respect.
We have favored these con-
tracts in the cultural field, and
we would be prepared to de-
velop these ties further, as
long as the United States is
prepared to do so, too, on a
reasonable basis.
Daniel Schorr Of CHS: Do
you feel that there was any
planned attempt to hinder
your reception in America, and
If so. who do you think planned
it?
Mr.. Khrushchev: agree, Mr..
Schor. with the thoughts you
have in your hand when you
were penning this question. 1t
would be discourteous for a
guest to point any fingers in
this respect as to whether any
one reacted to this visit as a
necessity. 1 do not mean any
high-placed persons in this
country; but, Of course, there
were people-and rather influ-
entail people, I suppose-who
did not like this visit, but I
believe their plans in this
respect failed.
Henry Taylor Of the Scripps-
Howard Newspapers: Mr.. Chair
man, the Joint communique
says both sides expounded their
views on Berlin. Has the posi-
ton of the Soviet Union
changed as a result of your
talks with President Eisen-
hover?
Mr.. Khrushchev: That is, I
must say, a very complicated
question which is not so easy to
reply to because, for one thing,
I do not know how the author
of the question understood our
position on the Berlin question.
But we did have an exchange
of views with the President on
the question, and we found
much in common. 1 think a
reply like that is quite suffi-
cient for the press conference.
Milton Berliner Of the Wash
ingtOn News: What will you tell
the Russian people about the
United States when you return?
Mr.. Khrushchev: Have pa
tience until tomorrow. We ar
rive in Moscow at 3 pm, Mos
cow time. At 4 pm. we will
have a rally, a meeting there at
which time I will speak. If my
speech there will be broadcast,
you can hear it over the radio.
otherwise, you will read it in
the next mornings newspapers.
Evening star., 1959-09-28

the revival and the development
of that cooperation in our mu-
tual struggles for peace.
Our talks with the President
will be followed by his visit to
the Soviet Union. Our people
will meet him with the same
cordiality and hospitality that
your people accorded me and
the persons who accompanied
and the other Soviet repreSen-
tatives who accompanied me.