St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-01-01


Asians have seen a different "fj
The Indian government is r
what the President had to say a,
at a moment when the Red Chm
csc seem almost intent on destroy
ing the one great democracy in
Asia. Nehru and Eisenhower have
hit it off better than anyone ex-
pected. The President is said to
have an almost reverent attitude
towards the Indian leader, as if
he were a modern saint, or in the
tradition of Gandhi. And Nehru
reciprocates these feelings.
It's pleasant to know that some
where in the world at this holiday
season there is some measure of
good cheer and something to
cheer about. Relations between In
dia and America have never been
better Ironic isn't it, what changes
there have been in foreign rela-
tons since the passing of John
Foster Dulles?
PRESIDENTIAL POLITICS :
The one question that keeps pop
ping up here with increasing fire.
quency is what role Sen. Estes
Kefauver will play at the Los An
geles Democratic convention. Here
again is a nice piece of irony.
Those very politicians who COM
mitted everything short of may
hem to keep the Tennessee senator
off the ticket in 1852 and 1856 now
can't do enough for him these
days.
That's true of Lyndon Johnson,
Hubert Humphrey and Stuart
Symington. Sen. John Kennedy
may be a bit aloof, but the others
are smuggling up to old Estes as
if he were a long lost brother.
1t is not that they think he is
going to run for President again,
although anything might happen
between now and next July. It is
simply recognition that Kefauver
will probably know more of the
delegates to next years conven-
ton than any of the men now in
the race. A good word from him
might work miracles. And he might
also exercise an important veto
power simply by frowning at one
of the aspirants.
SEN. KENNEDY'S CAMPAIGN
Sen. John F. Kennedy, the in
telligent and personable Massa-
chusetts Democrat, finds himself
in political difficulties as the year
comes to an end. Maybe it was the
birth control issue, or maybe it's
that he looks so young, but it has
been apparent for some time that
his campaign has been slowing
down. He is still far out front,
however, among the Democratic
possibilities and no one yet seems
aIo,a 81 80 lit hin,
A recent Gallup Poll showed
how Kennedy might run against
Rockefeller Last July it was Ken
needy - $500, Rockefeller - 37%o;
September it was Kennedy - 57@o,
Rockefeller - 1870; in November
it was Kennedy - $50, Rockefel-
Ter - 1870. Apparently the gap
is narrowing.
None of this is too unusual for
the front-runner. 1t almost always
happens in the case where a can
didate gets off to a fast start.
What is surprising, though, are
reports that something close to
panic seems to be gripping some
of Kennedy's friends. They are
starting to act as if their candi-
date is being prosecuted" because
of his religion. 1t is not hard to
understand how they feel, because
there are many signs that anti
Catholic bigotry has not died down
in this country as much as some
people have hoped.
The most disturbing story I have
seen comes from Earl Mazo of
The New York Herald Tribune,
who has excellent sources of in
formation inside the Kennedy
camp. Mazo reports that Kennedy
cautioned Democratic leaders
that if he is denied the presidential
nomination because he is a Roman
Catholic, it could grievously dam
age the party"
That, of course, sounds pretty