Evening star., 1960-10-31
LETTERS TO THE STAR
Candidates, Debates, Issues, Etc.

S, Etc.
critically urgent and that you
as a candidate for the presi-
dency have the opportunity
and responsibility to tell
citizens your 'views in con-
siderable detail. We hope
you will take the opportunity
to do So"
The League is a nonpartisan
organization which never
supports or opposes candi-
dates, although individual
members are urged to play
an active role in the party
of their choice. Members Of
local Leagues are now en-
gagged in a campaign to get
out an informed vote on
November 8.
Mrs. Robert J. Phillips,
President, United States
League Of Women Voters.
I am astounded to hear
that the Administration has
suppressed certain informa-
ton relative to our prestige
abroad. It causes me to be-
lieve that deceit is part and
parcel of this political cam
paign. Most certainly the
public should know il and
when such an investigation
was made in foreign coun-
tries relative to the decline
of our national prestige. and
to withhold such information
for political means is not
only wrong but stupid.
Female Voter.
Defense of Matsu and Que
mov should not have been
made an issue in this cam
paign. I was surprised that
Senator Kennedy would dis
cuSs the issue, especially in
view of his answer that he
would not defend the islands.
Surely he knows that it is
dangerous to give the Com
munistS the notion that GER
tain territory is open for con-
quest. Doesn't he remember
that during and following
the Second World War. the
United States and Britain's
soft policy toward Russia
lost China and almost half
of Europe to communism?
In addition. Russia was
authorized to occupy that
part of Korea which extends
north of the 38th parallel.
and the United States was
authorized to occupy that
part of Korea which extends
south Of the 38th parallel. 1t
had been agreed that the oc-
cupation by both powers
should end as soon as a uni
fed government could be
worked out. It was folly for
the United States and Brit
ain to expect Russia to hon.
or her agreements. And time
has proved that she did not.
It is too bad that Senator
Kennedy does not seens to
profit from the grievous mis-
takes that were made during
the Roosevelt and Truman
administrations.
Nell Bass.
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1t takes courage and stead
fastness to wait and see the
white of the enemy's eyes.
Kennedy applied the term
trigger happy" to Nixon
when Nixon stated he would
not pull back from Matsu-
Quemoy. But Kennedy was
wrong since Nixon indicated
that it would depend on the
situation. In short, Nixon
would wait to see the whites
of the CommieS: eyes.
On the other hand, Nixon
has called some of Kennedy's
actions shooting from the
hip" meaning shooting i'm
pulsively, before being ready,
or without good aim. In this
we think Nixon is entirely
right. Both at Matsu-Que-
moy, and again in Cuba. Ken
nedy took a haSty shot with
very poor aim, and naturally
he missed his target.
The leadership shown by
the Democratic candidates in
this campaign is not very
encouraging. We simply can
not take a chance with a
President who gets buck fever.
Jackson Lee Davis.
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Glib and cocky,
I'm the boy
To lead this world
From gloom to Joy =
I've never tried,
But I know ! can
Because, like Abe,
I'm q gifted man.
J. r. .Sezme.