Evening star., 1960-05-23

lie officials ask how we would
feel If we had caught a Rus
sian plane flying over our
country. Well, how do we
feel about Communist agents,
sympathizers, dupes, etc. be-
ing right on our ground floor
$50 to speak,, in our defense
plants, government, schools,
civic organizations, and yes
even in our churches. We
have more Justification for
concern because we know
that the Communist objective
is to "liberate" all of us,
Communist-style, whether we
want to be liberated or not.
We have fought and won CD
wars; how many peoples
have we subjugated?
The mad" Russian wants
to deal with our next Presi-
dent at another summit. I
hope our next President gives
him the McAuliffe one-word
reply, but what we need to
do is to pray that our rep
resentatives and our allies
are given the wisdom of
Solomon in order to deal with
the big cancer communism
OF today's world.
S. johnson.
AS We climb out of the sum-
init wreckage, what possible
explanation can there be for
Mr.. Eisenhower's detour to
that little land Of dictator
ship, Portugal?
1t couldn't have been out
Of admiration for the worlds
most durable dictator, An
tonic Salazar, who has said:
Il believe democracy is a
fiction. I do not believe in
universal suffrage. I do not
believe in equality (among
mem but in hierarchy"
Isn't the United States big
enough to avoid difference to
the 32-year-old regime of this
politically and economically
impoverished land, which
seeks world sanction through
membership in the NATO
military alliance? Unfortu-
nately. it appears to be one
more cold war compromise by
this administration of our
democratic sympathies, such
as have been made in Spain,
Formosa and so many other
parts of the free world"
With the eyes of the world
on the summit, it was hardly
the time to insult our demo-
cratic friends in Asia, Africa
and Latin America, many of
whom Mr.. Eisenhower hasn't
had time to visit.
I can understand why the
President might not have
been in a rush to return to
the United States, but could
MT he have at least chosen
to be lauded in a free nation?
Douglas Watson.
In these days of tension
over world affairs it is up
setting to note the tendency
Of all the news media to
analyze news events, then
analyZe the analysis until
every last possible interpre-
tation of every spoken or
written word or even facial
expression is examined and
explored. In a small group
OF people where there is free
discussion these personal
views Of reporters could be
justified. However, judging
by the weight we in this
country attach to foreign
news dispatches and even
editorials, we must realize
that what is said on an
American radio station or in
an American paper is gen.
orally considered to be a
statement of policy and/or
the opinion Of the American
people. In many cases moth
ing is farther from the truth.
1t is not the duty of a
newspaper on its front page,
nor a radio or TV news pro-
gram, to make policy. We
would be wise TO leave this
where it belongs - in the
hands Of the elected repre-
sentativeS Of the people.
Making assumptions as to
the meaning of carefully
worded official statements,
and calling these conclusions
news" can be downright
risky. Developing an in
formed public opinion
through careful presentation
OF facts is the obligation of a
good news organ, not to be
lightly disregarded. Incendi-
ary reporting of world affairs
by men with too facile a pen
and too clever a tongue is
dangerous and frightening. A
free press has an obligation