Evening star., 1960-05-20

the vast majority Of our peo-
pie are standing solidly be-
hind their Government at
this crucial time. The course
for all our people, it seems
to me, is to remain united
behind their country, and for
each Of them, without par
tisan overtoneS, to in what
ever ways are available give
good constructive counsel
and support to the President
and those placed close to
him. to the end that our
Nation may weather the
storms ahead on a course
toward a just and lasting
peace for all good men.
Richard w. ROsen.
Why do we base all our
assumptions on the false
premise that the Russians
want a settlement? Why not
now move to a much more
logical assumption that they
do not and never have
wanted a settlement? Why
not admit that 1.-The spirit
Of Camp David" was a psy-
Geological wrath?
The results would be a new
realistic basis for future
foreign policy. do not handy
words with a blackguard!"
Admit our mistakes of the
past as not being mistakes of
commission but of omission.
Our trouble is, and always
has been, since we recog-
nized Soviet Russia back in
1888, our assumption that
the Soviet rulers have OBJ
jectives for peace which
correspond to ours. This, we
should know by this time,
Is a false assumption.
II we review the conduct
of Soviet Russia since 1888,
when they solemnly avowed
that, as the price of our rec
ognition, they would never
spy on us or steal our mill
tary secrets, we can readily
see how faulty is our recent
assumption that we can ever
reach any agreement with
them that is worth the paper
it is written on. Why, then,
should we try?
I am sure that if we do
come back to earth and treat
their rulers as we should
treat the scum that these rul-
ers are, they will have a great
deal more respect for us.
F. r. Eldridge.
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I wonder if the United
States and the free world
have ever thought that the
way to deal with Mr.. Khru-
shchev is through the silent
treatment" If the news
papers, radio and TV would
stop mentioning his name
and completely ignore him,
I believe that it would hurt
him more than all the name
calling could possibly do.
From what I have read
and observed Of Mr.. Khru-
shchev's visit here in the
United States and abroad,
the man is so full Of his own
ego that it only proves if he
were ignored and not given
front-page publicity, it would
show Russia that he is only
a small cog in the wheel and
that the world is not inter-
ested in what he thought or
did.
The insults that Mr.. Khru-
shchev bestowed on our Pres
ident prove to our people
that we can no longer deal
with him as a leader Of
Russia and perhaps the Rus
slams will realize that he is
Just an ordinary man and
not a ruler that should be
respected.
"Silent treatment" is a
wonderful way to get results
and to show Mr.. Khrushchev
that we are not afraid Of him
and don't give a darn what
he thinks.
Ethel b. TilSOn.
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Khrushchev is the one who
conceived the idea of the
summit conference and
fought energetically to see
his idea become a reality.
In a speech in MinSk, Khru-
Shchev insisted that if not
all. then at least some of the
existing contradictions sep
arating the great powers
could be solved at a summit
conference, and that this
was "the only way to pro-
ceed, if we strive for peace,
if we do not desire another
war"
Thus, spoke Mr.. Hyde in
1883 In Nav 1Q6n in poTis