Evening star., 1960-06-09

is not simply one of partisan
politics. but the politics-per-
hapS the destiny-of all the
world.
This is not extreme. 1t is
merely realistic.
In this spirit, I am COM
PEELED to say two things blunt
lily.
One: I find it unreasonable
in these timeS-that the lead
ing republican candidate for
the presidential nomination has
firmly insisted upon making
known his program and his
policies not before, but only
after, nomination by his party.
Two: I find it reasonable
and urgently necessary - that
the new spokesman of the Re-
publican Party declare now,
and not at some later date.
precisely what they believe and
what they propose. to meet the
great matters before the Ma
ton.
I had hoped-in months past
that anyone aspiring to lead
the party would do precisely
this.
I have been waiting for this.
1t has not been done.
can no longer be silent on
the fact.
We cannot, as a Nation or as
a party, proceed-nor should
anyone presume to ask us to
proceed-to march to meet the
future with a banner aloft
whose only emblem is a ques-
tion-mark.
Asks "Plain Talks"
The duty of this time is no
less binding on myself than
upon others-this duty to talk
plainly.
In this spirit, I wish to state
a number of problems, concrete
and crucial, on which the
Republican Party-and any of
its leaders - must state their
stands.
l. I believe that the future
development of our foreign
policy must begin with the fact
that our position in the world
is dramatically weaker today
than is years ago, at the end
of World War II. The blame
for this can be placed on no
one party, on no one admin
istratlon. The fact is that world
upheaval, exploited by commu-
nism, now challenges America
and the West more gravely than
at any time in our history.
These facts must be honestly
faced. To speak of them is To
confess neither, weakness nor
fear.
Strength begins with truth
Future pretenses could dam
age us far more than past
reverses.
We can begin clearly to sue
ceed in the future only as we
begin to know clearly where we
failed in the past.
We, as a people, must act
with f1rmer knowledge of the
dynamo nature and aggressive
purpose of Communist imperi.
aliSm.
| We must quickly strengthen
the forces of freedom and the
unity and common effort of free
peoples.
For Stronger Defense
2. I believe our national de-
tense needs great Strengthen-
ing to meet the physical danger
IN which America lives. This
danger has to be made COM
pletely clear to the people whose
freedom - and lives -a are al
stake. And this danger is
measured by such plain facts
as these:
A. Our long-range missiles
are not only inferior in num-
ber to those at Soviet disposal,
but also are dangerously vul-
nerable to Soviet attack.
B. Our strategic bombers
though reasonably large in
number, are concentrated on
less than so bases, all clearly
identified by the Soviets, every
one defenseless against a direct
missile-hit.
c. For all our reliance upon
Polaris submarines, not one is
operational now, and only two
will be operational by the start
of 1861.
D. For all the dangers OF
local aggression, our forces for
limited war are inadequate in
strength and mobility.
Every one of these facts is
fully known to the Soviet Union
8. believe these facts re-
quire immediate actions to in
crease both the strength and
the efficiency of our defenses
including:
A. An additional SO billion
for immediate defense needs,
including additional and i'm
proved bombers, airborne alert
more missiles, more Polaris
submarines. modernized equip
ment for our ground forces.
A.