Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-16
PRESIDENT KENNEDY!
Call KhrushChev'S Hand Hard at Berlin !

Ibis is an open message to the President
of the United States. Since it is inevitable, Mr.
President, that you will receive many copies of
this broadcast, | am taking the liberty-with
all due respect-o addressingi it to you directly
am only one of many millions of your fellow
citizens who now follow the course of your off
cial conduct with fearful hope, earnest prayer
and heartfelt sympathy. Your immediate re-
sponsibility to all people who now live or will
ever live upon this earth is literally awful
Congress has adjourned. For the next three
months the future, if any, for human civilization
is in your hands and in yours alone. Nikita Khru-
shchev knows that he cannot destroy the free
dom of mankind but he also knows that YOU Mr.
President, can surrender it.
He likewise knows that many of your trusted
advisors are urging you to do that-to surrender
the freedom of mankind-not in so many words,
of course-but definitely and finally to surrender
it nevertheless He hears these people telling you
that Khrushchev ism going to be reasonable about
Berlin, therefore it is up to you to be reasonable
and so save humanity by offering Khrushchev
acceptable concessions
These advocates of Communist appeasement appear to
be confident that you will follow their advice Your special
ambassador to Berlin General Lucus Clay has said that
the government of West Germany will have learn to
live with the government of East Germany and that
must grant East Germany of control over all
movements in and out of West Berlin.
This that General Clay expects you to concede
your official sanction for the permanent captivity of II
million Germans in unlawful Soviet controlled prison
camp popularity known as East Germany.
For fifteen years the government of the United States
has refused to do this Are you prepared Mr. Pres
dent to this humane policy? In Rome Italy after
conference with Khrushchevs son-inaw Senator Hubert
Humphrey announced that confirmation of the Oder
Nesse line the boundary of Russia and Poland would
be another suitable point for negotiation between you
and Khrushchev when you begin to talk about Berlin
(Rome-Reuters September %, 1861
Because of your close official relationship with General
Clay and Senator Humphrey the American people cannot
but believe, Mr. President that these statements
cleared with you before they made public. Must
assume then that your de faco recognition of East Berlin
lawful government actually contemplated? And that
the Soviet steal of historic Polish territory east of the
OderNeisse line to be ratified by your official approval
part of Khrushchevs price for dssovng his contrved
crisis Berlin? say part of Khrushchevs price be-
to his price up higher than the figure already de-
scrbed negotiable by your friends General Clay and
Senator Humphrey
Your ambassador to the United Nations, Adai Steven
son. has said that Red Chinas admission to the U.N is
inevitable and your Secretary of State, Mr. Rusk, has
let it be known that should recognize the Communist
Government called of Outer Mongolia. That being
Mr. President you to hear about these two
inqutous proposals when you begin to negotiate with
Khrushchev on the Berlin question
Assuming that you prepared to make some all
Of these concessions to Khruhchev what will you ask him
to give in return? The continued peaceful to
West Berlin? But entitled to that by terms Of
tme-honored commitments with the Soviet government
that are as binding any that Khrushchev make.
Let's face it, Mr.. President should you make these
concessions of hem you would do for reason
namely, to dissolve Khrushchevs threat of nuclear
In other words you would pay Khrushchev blackmail
with the liberty of hundreds of millions of your eow-men
who would be sealed finally into Communist slavery by