Evening star., 1961-04-28
Cuban DebocIe

tne united states because OF
the Cuban fiaSco is incal-
culable. Substantial portions
of that damage arise from
the fact that the Govern
ment of this country was at
least far from frank in it's
initial expressions about the
invasion. The world was
given to understand that the
United States had nothing
to do with 1t. Perhaps the
statement Of the President
was Realistically correct.
Even so, it created the i'm
preston, whether intended
or not, that the Administra-
ton had no part in the in
vasion or advance knowledge
Of it. Now it develops that
a branch Of our Government
which is permitted to expend
each year an enormous un-
disclosed sum of tax money,
was not only the prime mover
in the invasion but had the
matter in hand for over a
year.
To those familiar with the
Central Intelligence Agency
it is not surprising that it
fathered the expedition or
that the latter was based on
miscalculation. In instance
after instance these past sew
eral years this hush-hush
agency has demonstrated alb
solute ignorance of the ac-
tivitieS and attitudes Of var
ious foreign countries, even
though it has spent millions
to secure alleged information
for the use or protection of
our Government. If the doors
of the CIA were padlocked
and its hordes Of employees
removed from the payroll
which they cucumber, this
country would be as safe, in
all probability, as it now is,
and the backs of the Ameri-
can taxpayers, almost at the
breaking point, would at least
be relieved of a burden of
unnecessary and unproduc-
tive millions.
JOuett ShOuSe
Newspaper reports seem to
indicate the prestige of the
United States has taken a
considerable drop since the
successful space flight of
Russia's Yuri Gagarin and
the Cuban rebels failure in
their invasion attempt.
President Kennedy is under
standably worried and, like
most Of us. disappointed
that we're not having more
success.
Our foreign relations de-
partment apparently is not
handling its job very eff
GENTLY. When we do come
up with something favor
able, we don't seem to be
getting the full cooperation
and sympathetic un-
derstanding from the coun-
tries we consider our friends
particularly the Latin coun-
tries.
We ought to try to find
out what it is that the
Communists are doing which
makes them so much more
readily acceptable.
Herbert SOmmers.
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If we are to judge from
press accounts of the recent
Cuban imbroglio, there must
be a bit of difference between
the ivory-towered thinking
of Washington and the
rugged realities Of the beach
heads Of Cuba.
Angus Sinclair.
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Since 1948, and actually
since the end of World Wal
II, literally millions of people
have escaped and are still
escaping from Communists
tyranny. There are still thou.
sands of refugees in camps ir
Europe and Asia. If only one
per cent Of these people are
guerrilla potential they woulc
constitute a formidable force
But nothing has been done
to tap this source of dedicated
anti-Communist fighter S
They we're and are left tG
shift for themselves in de.
moralizing refugee camps.
Those who reached thil
country and were drafted intc
the United States Army were
shunted into jobs which
ranged from cooking Qike my.
self, tipping, guard duty, etc
They were subjected to inces.
SAINT security investigation
and-after two years-dis'
charged with a sigh of relief
But this silly business die
not stop with inane militar!
service. Those who may havt
been interested to serve il
Government positions tina
would utilize their foreign
background in the figh
against communism were re-
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