Evening star., 1961-12-14
COMO Mess

and the Deeds" pointing out
the apparent incongruity be-
tween Secretary Rusk's state
ment as to the mission of
United Nations forces in Ka-
tanga and the action of such
forces. probably suggests more
than the writer thereof suS-
pected; to wit, one of the main
causes of conflict in interna-
tional as we'll as in interper-
sonal relationships. 1t is one
of the most significant of the
uniformly constructive Star
editorials which I have been
reading for about As years.
Admitting, as 1 do, that
I cannot know completely my
own motivationS, I cannot
even hope to guess those of
the world leaders who are re-
sponsible for this most COM
pleX news front. In fact, of
all the trouble spots in this
seething old world, Katanga
is topmoSt in my don't un-
derstand" category.
But, this editorial prompts
me to again broadcast" the
lessons to be learned from
KorZybSki's Science and
Sanity" and Freud's "Civili-
zation and Its Discontents."
If the next war may be
an accidental" one due to
a communications blunder,
those who are unlucky
enough to survive may look
back at your editorial as
pointing out the germ of the
culpable contagion.
James Edward Hughes.
Can the United States
continue to criticize the
Soviet Union for bloody
suppression of the Hunga-
rian revolution while sup
porting the U. N. in its Com
munist-inspired brutal action
against Katanga people fight
ing for their own freedom?
This is another day Of
infamy". when the champion
of freedom Joins in to en-
slave a nation.
Our diplomats apparently
refuse to see that the Con-
golese Central Government
is almost as Red as Castro.
Insofar as prestige" is
concerned, the United States
has nothing to gain and very
much to lose by supporting
the U. N. decision on Ka-
tanga.
Felix r. MOnat, DDS.
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AS one American trying to
keep her head above what
sometimes seems a swirling
mass Of slanted propaganda.
we are grateful to The Star
for carrying the Katangan
Presidents side, and for The
Stars follow-up editorial
which expressed the deepen
ing concern of many: That
our country no longer seems
to know where it is going or
how it expects to get there.
1t is indeed incredible"
and heart-breaking to see
America - whose national
creed is independence" -
join her Soviet enemies in a
ruthless United Nations mill
tary action to crush a
country trying to maintain
its independence.
Lila d. SOnnemann.
Regarding your editorial,
Russia to the Rescue. 1 am
much relieved that one re-
sponsible newspaper, to wit
The Star, has the sense and
temerity to question the Gov
ernment's policy and actions
in supporting the U. N.
against Katanga in the
Congo mess.
There is a moral issue
involved in this Katanga
affair which is not fashion,
able as a primary conSidera-
ton among our policy-mak-
ing officials. Nevertheless,
the avoidance of such an
issue as the main conSidera-
ton will inevitably bring
further trouble and future
payment with interest to the
peoples and countries respon-
Sible. Katanga is one African
area recently given its free
dom that has the sense and
organization to align itself
with Western ideas and
ideals. This country could be
a show case" area of what
can be done in African
inspiration and example to
other countries that have
recently been colonies.
One can be sure that a
people who believe in a
Western-type civilization,
with equal rights to all
before the law, personal