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Evening star., 1960-10-08

hGUe emphasized the Presi-
dents responsibilities as a
moral leader as nell as an
executive on ciuH rights ques-
tionS. What specifically might
the nert President do in the
eDent of an occurrence such
as Little Rock or the lunch
counter sit-inS?
Sen. Kennedy-Let me say
I think the President operates
in a number of different levels.
First. as a legislative leader
and, as I just said, / believe
that the passage Of the So
called Title III which gives
the Attorney General the pow
er to protect constitutional
rights in those cases where 1t
is not possible for the person
involved to bring the suit.
Secondly. as an executive
leader. There have been only
six causes brought by this At
torney General under the vot-
ing bill passed in 1857 and the
voting bill passed in 1860. The
right to vote is basic. I do not
believe that his administration
has implemented those bills
which represent the will of the
majority Of the Congress on
two occasions, with vigor.
Thirdly. l don't believe that
the Government Contracts Di-
vision has operated with vigor.
Everyone who does business
with the Government should
have the opportunity to make
sure that they do not practice
discrimination in their hiring
and that is in all sections of
the United States,
And then. fourthly. as a
moral leader. There is a very
strong moral basis for this con-
cept of equality before the law,
not only equality before the
law but also equality Of oppor-
tunity. We are in a very difficult
time. We need all the talent
we can get. We sit on a con-
spicuous stage.
We are a goldfish bowl before
the world. We have to practice
what we preach. We set a very
high standard for ourselves;
Communists do not. They set a
low standard Of materialism.
We preach in the Declara- =
ton of independence and in
the Constitution, in the state
ments of our great leaders, we
preach very high standards and
if We are not going to be
charged before the world with
hypocrisy we have to meet
those standards.
I believe the President Of the
United States should indicate
that.
Now. lastly, ! believe in the
case Of Little Rock. would
have hoped that for the Presi-
dent Of the United States 1t
would have been possible for
him to indicate clearly the
Supreme Court decision was
going to be carried out. ]
would have hoped it would
have been possible to use mar
shals to do so, but evidently
under the handling Of the case
1t was not.
I would hope incidents like
that would not happen. / think
if the President is responsible,
II he consults with those in
volved, II he makes 1t clear that
the Supreme Court decision is
going to be carried out in the
way that the Supreme Court
planned. with deliberate speed
then. in my judgement, pro-
viding he is behind the action,
I believe we can make progress.
Now. the present adminiStra-
tion, the President never indi-
Gated what he thought of the
1854 decision. Unless the Presi-
dent speaks, then, of course
the country doesn't speak
Franklin Roosevelt said the
Presidency of the United States
above all is a place OF moral
leadership and I believe in that
great moral leadership. He
should speak out on his views
clearly.
Evening star., 1960-10-08
By the Associated Press

The toLoing Is an unofcal tert of the panel debate
last night between Vice President Nro Republican and
Senator Kennedy Democrat the presidential cGndi-
dates FInk MCGEE Of the National BroadcaStno Co. ,Dds
moderator Panel members Edward Morgan of the
American BroGdcdstn0 Co., Paul Niven OF the Columbia
BToddcGsHg Systen Alu Spvak of United Press Inter-
national and Harold r. LeUv OF NetUsday Garden Citv
Long Island The radio reporters were selected by their
networks. the netDspapermen by lot
Evening star., 1960-10-08
Kennedy's View
On Building Prestige

NAEs DpAbdh - oCHuIO'1 yOs
Iotuinq this up, how mould
you 40 about increasing the
prestige Which tDe haze been
losing and the programs
Which you haue deUiSed and
to do so Without absolutely
tDrecking our economy?
Senator Kennedy-The pro-
gram that was put forward this
summer, after we broke of the
sugar quota with Cuba, was
really done because we wanted
to pass through the OAS meet
ing a condemnation OF the
Russian infiltration Of Cuba
and therefore we passed au-
thorization, not an aid bill
which was the first time really
since the Inter-American Bank
which was founded a year ago
was developed. that we really
have looked at the needs OF
Latin America, that we have
associated ourselves with those
people.
Secondly, believe that it is
| far better for the United States
instead of concentrating our
aid. particularly in the under
developed world on surplus
military equipment-we poured
$500 million of surplus military
equipment into Laos.
We paid for more military
aid. more aid in Laos than in
any country in the world and
we know that Laos is moving
/ from neutralism in the direc-
ton of the Communists.
/ 7 believe instead Of doins
that we should concentrate oul
aid in long term loans which
these people can pay back
either in hard money or in loca
currency. This permits them Il
maintain their self respect. il
permits us to make sure thai
the projects which are invested
in are going to produce greater
wealth-and I believe in the
cases of India and Africa anc
Latin America, this is where
our emphasis should be.
! We tried to provide appro
priations of a billion and a hall
for five years on a long tern
basis, which this administra'
ton opposed.
Unless we are ready to carr!
out programs like that. thi
battle for economic surviva
which these people are waginl
is going to be lost and if India
should lose her battle-35 pei
cent of the people of the under.
developed lands within hel
borders-then believe chat the
balance of power can move
against us.
1 think the United States car
afford to do these things.
think we can not afford not to
do these things. This goes tC
our survival and here in q
country which if it is moving
ahead, if it is developing its
economy to the fullest, which
we are not now, in my judg-
ment we will have the resources
to meet our military commit
ments and also our commit
mentS overseas.
/ I believe it is essential that
we do it because in the next
| 10 years the balance Of power
is going to begin to move in
the world from one direction
or another, towards us OF
towards the Communists and
unless we begin to identify our
selves not only with the anti
Communist fight but also with
the fight against poverty and
hunger, these people are going
to begin to turn to the Com
munists as an example. I be-
lieve we can do it. If we build
our economy the way we should
we can afford to do these
things and we must do it.
Evening star., 1960-10-08
Nixon Approises
Cold War Status

NAVA - as tNC
President. in your speeches
you emphasize that the
United States is doing baS-
icdlly WeH In the cold Wnr.
Can Tou square that state
ment NTH a considerable
mass OF bipartisan reports
and studies, including one
prominently participated in
By Gov. Rockefeller. tDhtch
almost unanimously con-
cludeS that t0e are not doing
nearly so nell as tUe Should2
Mr.. NixOn-Mr. Morgan. nc
matter how we'll we are doing
in the cold war we are not do
ing as well as we should, and
that will always be the case as
long as the Communists are on
the international scene with
the aggressive tendencies that
they presently are following.
Now. as far as the present
situation is concerned, I think
it is time that we nail a few OF
these distortions about the
United States that have beer
put out.
First of all, we hear that
our prestige is at an all time
low. Senator Kennedy has beer
hitting that point over and over
again. I would just suggest that
after Premier Khrushchev'S
performance in the United
Nations, compared with Presi-
dent Eisenhower's eloquent
speech. that at the present
time the Communist prestige
is at an all time low and Amer
ican prestige is at an all time
high.
Now, that of course, is JUS
one factor but it is a significant
one when we look. for example
at the votes on the Congo, We
were on one side, they were
on the other. What happened
There were 10 votes for oul
position and none for theirs
Look at the votes in the
United Nations over the pas
seven and a half years. THAI
is a test of prestige. Every timt
the United States has been or
one side and they have been or
the other, our position has beer
sustained.
Now, looking to what WI
ought to do in the future II
this cold war we have to rec.
ognize where it is being fought
and then we have to develop
programs to deal with it. It i.
being fought primarily in Asia
in Africa. and in Latin Amer.
ica. What do we need, what
tools do we need to At it?
Well. we need, for example
economic assistance, we neec
technical assistance, we neec
exchange, we need programs oi
diplomatic and other charac.
tiers which will be effective ir
that area.
Now. Senator Kennedy a mo-
ment ago referred to the fact
that there was not an adequate
Voice of America program fol
Latin America. would like tc
point out that in the last sis
years the Democratic Congress,
of which he has been a mem.
ber, have cut $40 million of
the Voice of America programs
They also have cut $4 billion
of of future security in these
last six years. They also cut 81
billion off of defense. Now
when they talk about our rec.
ord here 1t is well that they
recognize that they have tt
stand up for their record al
we'll.
So let me summarize by say.
ing this: I am not satisfied with
what we are doing in the colo
war but because I believe VIC
have to step up our activities
and launch an offensive for the
minds and hearts and souls oi
men. It must be an economic
it must be chronological, above
all it must be theological. But
we have got to get help from
the Congress in order to dc
this.
Evening star., 1960-10-08
Kennedy Reply

Senator Kennedy-Of course
] Mr.. Nixon is wholly inaccurate
Evening star., 1960-10-08
Kennedy Discusses
Presidents S Role

Mr.. Levy-Sendtor, on the
same subject in the past you
Evening star., 1960-07-20
Wet Nam Delegation
Leaves on U. S. Tour

SAIGON. July 20 (AP).-Six
members Of South Wet Nam's
National Assembly (Parlia-
ment) left today for a six-week
tour Of the United States, in
cluding a visit to the Repub-
ican convention in Chicago.
The delegation, including
two women, was led by Assem-
bly, President Truong Vinh lie.
They will take a look at
American industry. agriculture,
education and politics and will
visit defense projects, the Ten
nessee Valley Authority and
Operation Bootstrap" in
Puerto Rico before talks in
Washington.
Evening star., 1960-07-20


next week, are saying that they
have no choice but to accept
Gov. Rockefellefss repeated as
sertion that he will not ac-
cept second place on the ticket.
This is taken to mean they
will not urge him to change his
mind. But observers here are
convinced that party leaders
still see q Nixon-Rocke
ticket as the strongest they
could put together.
It is also felt that these lead
ers would be delighted BY q
spontaneous demand for Gov.
Rockefeller for Vice President
at the convention.
No one doubts that Mr.. Nixon
would welcome him as q run
ming mate If Gov. Rockefeller
were to respond favorably to
such q demand.
Others Weighed
But in the meantime, the
Nixon lieutenants are weigh
ing the assets Of other poten-
tial running mates.
And, according to reliable
sources, in so doing they have
placed the names Of Mr.. Lodge
and Senator Morton at the top
Of the list.
The question of who is best
qualified to stand up to Pre-
mier Khrushchev is seen as a
key issue in the coming cam
paign, and this weighs heavily
in Mr.. Lodges favor. partic-
ularly If the Republicans should
decide to build their whole
campaign around it.
Mr.. Nixon himself laid the
groundwork for that theme,
when millions of Americans
saw him on their teleyision sets,
trading verbal blows with Pre-
mier Khrushchev, when the
Vice President visited Moscow
last year.
Former Senator Lodge like
wise has made a name for
himself as a defender of the
free world against Communism
in his present post as United
States Ambassador to the q. N
Mr.. Lodge also demonstrated
his ability to deal with Mr.,
Khrushchev directly when he
served as the official escort
when the Soviet Premier visited
the United States last fall.
Right Geographically
The fact that he is q New
Englander also makes him
right geographically to be
teamed up with Mr.. Nixon, a
Californian.
On the debit side OF the
ledger is the fact that the last
time Mr.. Lodge ran for elective
Office in 1852. he was defeated
for another term in the Senate
by the man who now heads
the. Democratic ticket. Senator
Kennedy.
Those who propose Mr.. Lodge,
however, are not counting on
Evening star., 1960-07-20

Analysis Associates Inc, of
Princeton, N. j. He said it
showed public opinion split up
as follows:
New York-Kennedy 81 per
cent, Nixon 26, undecided %:
California - Kennedy 40 per
cent, Nixon 80, undecided 10;
Pennsylvania-Kennedy so per
cent, Nixon 20, undecided 81:
IllinoiS-Kennedy 48 per cent,
Nixon 81. undecided rs, and
Texas-Kennedy SO. Nixon 27,
undecided %.
The win With Rockefeller
organization does not occupy
the center of the stage, even
at the Blackstone. 1t has taken
over the premises while the
theater is at liberty" but it
uses only the lobby and a few
OIIlCeS upstairs.
Switch Urged
It's principal purpose is to
persuade thousands of people
not merely to sign petitions for
presentation to convention del
egates and party leaders but to
call. contact and convince"
individual delegates to switch
from Vice President Nixon to
Gov. Rockefeller.
This is not an impractical or
impossible job" said C. r.
Mann Of Chicago, one of the
approximately 200 volunteer
lobbists, who hope to put the
Rockefeller show really on the
road.
I'VE might. as well admit
that the Democratic coalition
ticket is going to be hard to
beat. We are convinced Gov.
Rockefeller is the man to beat
.t-and I mean Rockefeller for
President"
Evening star., 1960-07-20

less run. to the Draft Rookie
feller Committee center in the
Blackstone Theater when he
left the Republican Platform
Committee hearing in the ad-
jacent Blackstone Hotel yester-
day.
He explained he was touched
and appreciative" of such faith
in him. But he insisted he was
not a candidate and had no
connection with groups eager
to make him one.
However, the head of the ma
tional Draft Rockefeller Com
mittee said today he is abso-
lutely confident the name of
Gov. Rockefeller will be placed
in nomination for President at
next weeks Republican ma
tional convention.
William Brinton, chairman
OF the group, also told news
men that a recent survey by
a polling organization shows
Vice President Nixon-the ap-
parent COP nominee e-to-be-
is running far behind Senator
Kennedy, the Democratic nom
inee, in five key states.
Mr.. Brinton, 40, a CROP
haired, bespectacled San Fran
cisco lawyer, thus tried to de-
rail the Nixon bandwagon at
q news conference.
A Nixon news headquarters
opened about, the same time
but the whole attitude there
was that the draft Rockefeller
movement was a minor matter.
Gov. Rockefeller's most en-
thusiastic supporters were talk
ing in terms of collecting up
wards Of 900 votes on the first
ballot. This claim had Vice
president Nixon's hackers shak-
ing their heads in incredulous
amaZement.
Leonard w. Hall, Mr., Nixon's
campaign manager without
title, said that as a result of
Evening star., 1960-07-20

his ability to neutralize the
Kennedy strength in New Eng
land. but to strengthen the
ticket nationally on the foreign
policy issue.
If the Republicans turn toI
Senator Morton, it will be for
two reasons: First, because he
comes from . border State and
might neutralize the appeal of
the Kennedy Johnson ticket inI
the South. And second, because
he has an attractive personality
and would be q good CAM
paigner.
Anderson . Prospect
Secretary OF the Treasury
Robert B. Anderson also is still
in the picture for second place,
IL Gov. Rockefeller finally
convinces the q. o. p. leaders
he has no intention Of running
for Vice President.
Although Mr.. Anderson now
lists himself as a resident Of
Greenwich. Conn.,, he was born
and reared in Texas and has
had many important connec-
tions in the Lone Star State, as
a public Official, lawyer and
businessman.
His selection would be de-
signed to Offset the strength
Senator Lyndon johnson added
to the Democratic ticket when
he agreed to be Senator Ken
nedy's running mate.
Secretary of the Interior Fred
Seaton and Senators Heating
of New York and Scott Of
Pennsylvania are others whose
names are mentioned in con-
nection with the vice presi-
Dental nomination.
But old-timers, in scanning
the list, always come back to
the conclusion that Gov. Rookie
feller would be the ideal choice,
not only because Of his ma
tional following but also be-
cause he could do more than
anyone else to deliver New
York's Is electoral votes. Sen
ator Kennedy is likely to prove
a strong opponent.in New York,
in view Of the chance he has of
being Endorsed by the Liberal
Party there.
Evening star., 1960-07-20
Lodge, Morton Believed
Leading for No. 2 Spot
BY ]. A. O'LEARY
star stan Writer

CHICAGO July 20-Henry Cabot Lodge Of Massachusetts,
and Senator Thuston Morton of Kentucky appear the
leading prospects for the Republican vice presidential
nomination If g. o. p leaders unable to prevail upon
Gov Rockefeller of New York to become Richard Nixon
running mate.
For the moment Mr. Nixons spokesen here to get ready
Evening star., 1960-07-20
Rockefeller Feeling
No Droft in Windy City
BY ROBERT K..WALSH
Star Stan Writer

CHICAGO, July 20-Fans Of Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller
have stirred up the breezest preconventon performance
thus far at their NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. headquarters
theater here.
Despite their putting and petionng however
lite feels no strong draft In fact he did walk much
Evening star., 1960-07-20

primary. convention and in
dividual action, around 1,100
iof 1881 delegate votes stand
publicly committed to Mr..
Nixon in one way or another.
No one, outside of a hand
full of Rockefeller enthusiasts,
could fathom the mathematics
by which this Nixon total could
be reduced below the 666
needed for the nomination by
even the most vigorous sort
of draft operation.
That did not keep Rookie
feller supporters from way
laying pedestrians to pin red,
white and blue win With
Rockefeller for President" but
tons on them and urge them
to sign draft Rockefeller petit
tions.
"Pick a Winner"
The big and bold lettering on
the theater marquee proclaims: /:
Pick a Winner" Thames Gov.
Rockefeller as the indispensable
Republican to beat the Ken
nedy-Johnson Democratic tic
ket. 1t was practically the first
advertised attraction to greet
early arrivals for the Republi-
can National Convention open
ing next Monday.
1t nevertheless caused some
thing of a this-is-where-I-
came-in reaction among recent
visitors to Los Angeles. They
were still mindful of the huge
Win With Stevenson" banner
that tapped all last week in
the breeze across from the
headquarters hotel but had lit
tie effect on the delegates.
Mr.. Brinton said that a sur
vey Of five states had been
made after the Democratic ma
tional convention. He reports
it was conducted by Political
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The Republican., 1960-12-29
Listen Americans!
80. by Or. George S. Benson
PRESIDENT - NATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM
Searey. Arkansas

With his inauguration next January the New President
of the United States faces the greatest challenge that has
national Communism which reentessy forward on its
conquer the world To accept the challenge
President rise the stature of world leadership and
must mobilize all free men into mammoth offensive for
victory 1t is the duty of every American citizen who
with this proposition to write to the Presldenteect and
urge such action.
Up to this date in the 27 years that Soviet Communism
has openly made known its objecVes the world
the United States has been outsmartd at nearly every turn
Yet Khrushchev Stain before him. and the other bosses
the Soviet hierarchy today not We have the
intellect and the moral foundations and the material
in America to lead crushing victorious offensive
The facts peril have not been recognized
by leaders, and they have been largely withheld from
people due to subversve influences political eXpedlency
and tratorous activities.
Our political leadership I'm afraid, will not move
into action the scale required for victory
world Communism unless 80 million Americans speak out
and demand it. Two of Americas truly friends
former President of the United Nations General Assembly
and General Carlos P. Romulo Philippine Ambassador to
the United States and himself former President of the
U. N. General Assembly.
In the September issue of the Readers Digest unver-
sally respected magazine Dr. Mak sounds grave warning
to the United States and the socaed free world His article
is entitled rs 1t Too Late Win Against Communism? 2?
challenge to the Vest To win the against Communism
the demoaces must abandon contanmen reject the idea
Most of ALL the West must have faith in the values that made
it great and assert them throughout the world The
tire article is devoted to summation Of the grave peril of
freedom and appeal to the United States to take
sive leadership in an active policy of liberation"
General Romuos article in the November Reader
Digest has the shatterng impact of cearhroated buge
calling citizens of America to action It's title: America
Wake Up The Digest editors, in Introductory note
wise and loyal friend of the United States u.s. The
cold is real 1t is far later than know. The
Communists win without changing their tactics We
cannot without changing ours We must assume the Of
fensive We dare stand still To do to continue
to lose ground This is stern and urgent appeal 1t is
that no American can afford to ignore
Either the American people will now awaken and begin
to bring their fear and to bear leaders,
General Romuo "a dark of Communist toataran-
ism is certain to engulf the human race