Evening star., 1960-05-26
Echoes From Summit

Democrats supporting his
critical views of the Presi-
dents handling of the sum-
init conference have accorded
themselves the kiss of politi-
cal death by none other than
Mr.. KhruShchev, who figures
he can handle Stevenson or
any other Democrat elected
President six or eight months
from now. Mr.. Khrushchev
doesn't say Democrat, but he
eliminates Nixon and Ike, so
the voters can draw their
own conclusion. With Steven
sons Chicago performance,
calling for the right to crit
icize Eisenhower, no one will
quarrel, but his timing and
anxiety for nomination for
the presidency exemplify his
complete lack of judgment in
this critical period, when
unity behind the Presidents
action is all important. Let's
not use the sledge and crow
bar Stevenson decries to pry
apart the American people in
this dire hour.
Frances Charles Peters
y
The statesmanlike attitude
of Senate Majority Leader
Lyndon johnson regarding
the summit failure is in
marked contrast to that of
presidential hopefuls Steven
son and Kennedy.
Stevenson's position, given
at a recent Democratic din
ner and apparently indorsed
by Senator Kennedy, who is
reported likely to appoint
Stevenson his Secretary of
State if he wins the White
House, is that now only a
Democratic administration
can do business with the Rus
slams.
Would he, If fate should
at last smile on his presi-
dental hopes. apologize to
the Kremlin; promise like a
good little boy that it would
never. never happen again;
admit United States aggres-
sion: and punish those re-
Sponsible for it? Would he
accede to the Kremlin's terms
for a successful" summit
conference? Would he. to
secure an agreement with
KhruShchev, abandon West
Berlin to the Communists?
Would he have this country
disarm and discontinue nu-
clear tests on the promises
the many times broken
promises-of the Red Rus
slams?
Would he recognize Red
China, which killed thou
sands of American boys and
still holds American pris-
oners? Would he favor ad-
mitting into the United Ma
tions the same Red China
that has waged a brutal war
OF determination against
the Tibetans, although the
charter of the U. N. requires
that only peace-loving coun-
tries are to be admitted to
membership? Would he favor
turning over Quemoy, Matsu
and Formosa to the mercies
OF the Red mainland?
He should make his posi-
ton on these matters clear.
And he should understand
that If he is willing to abase
himself before Khrushchev
and Company, the great ma
jority of Americans are not.
The youthful Senator Ken
nedy should also bear this in
mind. The American public,
reawakened to the grave
dangers that threaten from
the Communist world, is not
likely to trust its fortunes to
appeasers. ...
E. Mclean johnson.
The Advisory Council of
the Democratic National
Committee is absolutely
right! The Republican for
eign policy has failed mis-
erably - failed at getting
America into war. The Dem
ocrats can point with pride
to their last three war Presi-
dents, Wilson, Roosevelt and
Truman. Whatever the cause,
that is the record!
The result at Paris has
postponed the Berlin crisis
for eight months. Is that
bad?
Observer.
= 4 y x
We're all so confused about
foreign affairs today we don't
know whether to cry or cheer
over the summit collapse.
Was it a blunder, dumb luck,
or a stroke of genius on our
part?
My old pappy used to say,
"Son, when you're confused,
take new look at your major