Evening star., 1960-05-23

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Elizabeth BlystOne.
AS a footnote to history
in-the- making, 1t is interest
ing to note that the city
Of Sverdlovsk, where Francis
Powers was shot down, was
formerly known as Ekaterin-
inburg. 1t was in a cellar
there that the Russian i'm
perial family was murdered,
thus destroying the inspira-
ton for resistance against
communism in Russia. This
action was carried out by a
Bolshevik named Sverdlov
In honor of his achievement,
the Reds renamed Ekaterin-
inburg for him.
1t seems as if the city of
Ekaterininburg Sverdlovsk,
from the point Of view of
history, is fast becoming the
graveyard for anti-commu-
niSm.
T. p. MICA.
The Russian Grand Duke
Alexander relates in his
memoirs a prophecy by Gen.
Charles G. Dawes, Vice Presi-
dent Of the United States,
1925-1929, at the Versailles
Peace Conference of 1919:
with everyone predicting
that the Government of the
United States would be called
upon to exercise a sort of
benevolent dictatorship over
the whole of Europe, I was
naturally interested in re-
newing and cultivating my
friendships among the mem
bers Of the American dele
cation. Most Of them were
men of excellent intentions,
proud of their victory,
touched by the misery of
. Europe and firm believers in
the ultimate triumph of
righteousness. They talked
eloquently, shook hands Wig
orously and possessed an
unlimited amount of cheer
fulness. My friend Gen.
Charles G. Dawes constituted
a minority of one in that
group Of inveterate optimists,
maintaining as he did that
the real trouble lay ahead
and that no amount of noble
talk could atone for the dis
appearance of ten million
able-bodied men," (Always
a Grand Duke, p. 43, New
York, 1889
The death of "ten mil
lion able-bodied men" in the
First World War was fol-
lowed by the death of twenty
or thirty millions of men,
women and children in the
Second World War. It seems
as If the world is doomed and
damned because the states
men, the politicians, the Jour-
nalists, the lawyers, the
theologians, the philosophers,
the psychologists, etc., are
m a sters of noble talk"
and avoid unpleasant facts
Samuel Igra.
We as a Nation must make
1T clear to Khrushchev and
his cronies that this country
Will not be intimidated. How
ever, we must not lose sight
OF other events which are of
equal, if not greater, signifi-
canoe than the current til
rades Of Mr.. K.
After months of negotia-
tions and a triumphant
American tour by Mr.. K, a
sum NIT conference was
agreed upon by the four
powers involved. A few short
weeks before the proposed
summit conference Gen. Eli
senhower decided after seven
years of golf that he might
have some important do
. nestle" work to do sometime
during the course of the sum-
NIT conference. Therefore,
stated the general, he might
have Mr.. Nixon sit in for him.
This obvious prediction at
tempt at partisan politics Cat
grave national cost would
have insulted any participate
ing member of the summit.
not Just Mr.. K.
Then came the U-2 Incl
dent. The merits of aerial
spy missions are left for
those competent to decide the
necessity of such missions.
But it was our Government
which initially came out with
the beautiful tale as to how