Evening star., 1960-03-01
EISENHOWER
Responds to Letter
OfChiIeon Students

Government supports this SOL
emn agreement"
In seeking a better world
for the future, he said, young
people must possess more
than technical competence.
They must develop inter-
cultural understanding, possess
high spiritual values and in
tegrity. be imbued with a pas
sion for cooperation and be
devoted to building societies
for freedom"
Replies to Letter
The Presidents comments in
| his earlier speech to Americans
in Chile indicated he was
greatly concerned about "seri-
Gus misunderstanding" of
United States policy in Latin
America as revealed by a letter
he received.
/ He said he got a letter today
from a group claiming to rep
resent $4,000 Chilean univer-
sity students.
While they addressed him
courteously and even affec-
tionately they listed what they
called errors the United States
is making in South America.
Il believe in these young peo-
pie but they are not getting the
facts" Mr.. Eisenhower said.
He recalled that recently he
read a newspaper account of
testimony before Congress by
"a great friend of mine" and
said he was astounded at the
report.
Text Showed Contradiction
Subsequently when he got a
full text Of the testimony "it
was exactly the opposite OF
what the newspaper said it
was" Mr.. Eisenhower told the
American gathering.
White House Secretary James
A. Hagerty later identified the
friend as Robert A. Lovett,
former Secretary of Defense.
The President leaves tomor-
row for Montevideo, Uruguay,
and the last formal calls of his
four-nation, To-day tour. On
Thursday, he flies to Puerto
Rico where he plans to rest
for several days.
News dispatches reporting
Mr.. Eisenhower's apparent
tiredness in Bariloche, Argen-
tina, Sunday, prompted his
personal physician, Mai. Gen.
Howard M. Snyder. to an
nounce last night that the 60
year-old Chief Executive is "in
fine physical condition and in
good health"
Appearance of Exhaustion
At Bariloche, the President
seemed exhausted by two and
a half hours of fishing in a
mountain stream. But after
a nap, he had regained much
of his customary bounce.
Mr.. Eisenhower appeared in
good spirits during yesterdays
arrival ceremonies in San
tiago. Through most of the
Commute motorcade he stood
and waved to the friendly and
Unexpectedly large crowds,
estimated at between 100000
and 100000.
Last night, after a dinner
that lasted until 11:l5, the
President had an almost frisky
look as he returned to the
United States Embassy resi-
dence.
Mr.. Hagerty said Mr.. Eisen-
hover had been taking the
daily midday rest which doctors
had ordered following his 1855
heart attack. Asked if the Presi-
dent was getting as much rest
as he does in Washington, Mr.
Hagerty replied, II don't see how
he could. He is on a trip"
Mr.. Eisenhower and Mr.. Ales-
sandri spent part of yesterday
reviewing plans for curbs on the
arms race-an idea favored by
both. Mr.. Alessandri has ad-
vocated, but not made a formal
proposal, for a special inter-
American conference on dis
armament.
Each country, against its
wish, is obliged to purchase
more armaments than it re-
quires, due to purchases by its
neighbors," the Chilean Presi-
dent told a news conference
following his talk with Mr.. Ell
SenhoWer.
Mr.. Eisenhower told Mr.. Ales-
sandri the United States will
not liquidate its copper stock
pile as has been rumored. Mr.
Hagerty said such a move
would blow the bottom out Of
the copper market.