Evening star., 1961-09-30

ton. Let me say this-they'd
better look beyond Republi-
can criticism, or heed it, and
concentrate on the more dan
gerouS opposition; otherwise,
there might not be another
election. I, for one, feel that
our very lives are at stake.
We have fouled up Cuba,
and Laos and now are
bumbling the Berlin situa-
tion. You don't appeaSe a
man like Khrushchev: you
either concede to him or tell
him off. I'm for telling him
off straight from the shoul-
der in short words, not
monoSyllabled, polish d
phrases which leave a double
meaning. We used to talk
plain-let's do more of it.
A. Richard StirnI
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One with an insight into
the workings of other mems
minds, and into the springs
of human action, cannot help
regretting the provocative
nature of the Presidents
maiden speech to the United
Nations.
His fine rhetoric about our
love Of peace and our desire
to free the world from the
terror Of mass destruction
faded away quickly when he
got down to cases. He left no
question that we would en-
ploy force, and even drop the
dreaded bomb, if We failed to
get our own way completely in
Laos and Berlin.
Independent" Laos is an
artificial nation of our crea-
ton, 10000 miles from Wash
ington but bordering on China.
yet designed to be dedicated
to us and hostile to China.
West Berlin, 1000 miles from
Washington and in the heart
of East Germany, we have
made the active center Of our
anti-Soviet propaganda and
anti-Socialist attacks.
I am not a disciple Of COM
munisim or socialism, but
neither am I too naive to
realize that the Soviets and
the Chinese must recognize
the Presidents words as a
challenge and a threat. That
the speech clearly produced
this effect is illustrated by
The Stars own choice of such
editorial language as "the
West is not going to capitu-
late in Berlin"
Cyrus Eaton,
Chairman Of the Board,
Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway Co.
Many of us are asking our
selves, What can I do to
save the day and the U. N. in
its most immediate danger
Russia's determination to
prevent the selection of an
effective Secretary General?"
Since the outcome of other
problems before the United
Nations will be affected by
this one, the way will be bet
ter prepared for their solu-
ton If we act effectively on
the immediate crisis.
A ground-swell of world
wide public opinion could
save the day" and the U.N.
If thinking people all over the
world will insist that their
representatives at the U. N.
stand firmly together to pre-
serve a secretariat that can
accomplish the things which
the U. N. was created to do
for mankind.
Of particular weight wclld
be the expressions from ma
tionals of the less aligned"
countries to their own dele
cations and to the ambassa-
dors to the United Nations Of
temperament members of
the Security Council (Ceylon,
Chile, Ecuador, Liberia, Tur-
key, United Arab Republic) q.
Even the USSR cannot af-
ford to disregard strong pub
lie opinion, especially in
countries she still hopes to
catch in her web.
We. the people, can deter
mine the fate of the United
Nations.
Frances B. Ross.
Amid our international
troubles. it may be we'll to
remember the bright spots
in our international rela-
tions. Certainly, one of the
foremost of these is the story
of the Philippines, which this
year celebrated their 18th
anniversary as an independ-
ent republic, guided to that