Evening star., 1960-09-18
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Strength, Then
Peace Talk

RALEIGH, N. c., Sept. II
tlAP Senator Kennedy to-
might said the United states
cannot hope to talk about peace
successfully with Soviet Pre-
mIer Khrushchev until it
achieves an "invulnerable
atomic striking force" and the
conventional arms to quench
quickly the bruSh-flre wars of
Communist aggression.
Senator Kennedy climaxed
a hectic day Of criSs-crossing
North Carolina by airplane
with q major appeal here for
this politically dubious States
Il electoral votes.
The, Democratic presidential
nominee sailed into the Re-
publican administration for a
policy Of drift and confpla-
cency" which he said has dam
aged economic growth at home
and prestige abroad. -,
Urges Reversal
"We must reverse the poll
cieS which have confined Mr..
Khrushchev to Manhattan, but
which have not kept him from
moving in Africa and Asia and
Latin America" said the tire
less. tanned, young candidate.
I'VE cannot do this by trad
ing insults with Mr.. KhruSh-
chev or by arguing against his
policieS-or by talking tough, "
Senator Kennedy warned.
I'VE talked tough when the
people OF Hungary revolted--
but he crushed the revolt. We
talked tough when communism
began to grow in Cuba--but
Cuba is a Communist satellite
today.
I'VE have q magnificent rec
ord Of talking tough but we do
not have @ magnificent record
of hating the advance Of COM
munism and strengthening the
spread Of freedom.
THAT will be done through
the strength which alone. can
anSwer Mr.. KhruShchev'S
threats and ambitions"
Throughout the day, at
Greenville, Greensboro and
Charlotte, Senator Kennedy
had met roaring welcomes and
big crowds which must have
eased the anxiety Of his man
ayers over the enthusiastic
greeting given Vice President
Nixon in Greensboro a month
ago today.
Senator Kennedy down.
graded Mr.. Nixon's farm pro-
pcSals made in Iowa yesterday
and said they were rehashing
Of past Democratic programs.
Pledges New Program
He aimed some Of his talks
today at tobacco growers, the
backbone Of North Carolina's
agriculture. He promised q new
farm program-probably to be
unveiled at Sioux City, Iowa.
this month - which he said
would bolster farm income, re-
duce crop surpluses and help
/ preserve the small farmer as
an American institution.
But in Raleigh, he returned
to his dominate campaign
theme-that eight years Of Re-
publican rule have slowed the
country's economic growth and
damaged its military superior
ity.
Senator Kennedy said the
Democrats want an America
with a military strength second
to none-strensth sufncient to
convince any enemy that an
attack would bring disaster.
ITO do this we need two
things: An invulnerable atomic
striking force which can SUR
vive an enemy attack and still
remain in possession Of its abil-
ity to retaliate-and a modern
conventional force Of sufficient
strength, firepower and mobil-
ity to intervene quickly and ef-
fectively to halt Communist
aggression In any quarter OF
the globe.
only when we attain both
Of these objectiveS-and oul
enemy knows and respect our
strength-can we hope to talk
successfully with Mr.. Khru.
shchev about peace"
The tobacco-growing com.
munity of Greenville jammet
$4,000, more than half Of it.
population, into East Carolins
College Stadium at $3.50 am
to hear Senator Kennedy
Greenville is in the most ar.