Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-16
Lets Stop Kiddino'

Your editorial, Lets Stop
Kidding" will probably get
your White House subscrip-
ton Cancelled. 1t spoke po-
tent truth.
The fact that concurrent
with the passing of election
day the administration has
filled and forgotten" its firm
stand on removal under in
spection of the missiles in
Cuba only underlines the
election-oriented timing of
the firm stand" in the first
place. To ask the American
people to believe that al
though Senator Heating and
many others knew in Sep
TENDER that there were So-'
Wet missiles in Cuba, the adj
miniStration, for all of its in
telligence facilities, did not
find out until the precise mo-
ment that a grandstand play
by the President would have
the greatest impact on the
election took 'unexcelled ar
rogance. But now they would
have us believe that it has
taken three weeks to dis
mantle the same missile sites
tn at the administration
stoutly contends were con-
structed over night!
I would like to know more
about these missile sites that
take longer to dismantle than
was required to construct
them, that is if the. admin
istration has been telling the
people the truth.
1t was bad enough to win
an election by stealing votes
in Cook County, ct al, but to
win one by delaying a vital
decision of national defense
for precious weeks during
which the lives of all Amer
leans were more seriously en-
dangered each day, is politics
of the lowest order. t.
1t makes a fellow wonder
what crisis will be manipu-
lated to win the 1864 cleo
ton and at what possible risk.
Albert w. Highsmith.
Many thanks for your fine
editorial, Let's Stop Kid
ding" on the strange be-
havior of our Government
during this Cuban crisis.
Proponents of democracy
claim that democracy means
freedom of speech, freedom
OF the press, and a free flow
of the truth from the Gov
eminent to the people. The
New Frontier has apparent
ly made changes in two of
these freedoms.
They ask for responsible
Journalism" from our news
media e.g.: don't tell the
public the truth, even if you
see 1t, even if it means our
people are being sold a CON
trolled" bill of goods.
The new secret weapon"
OF the Department of De-
fense-control of the news it
releases to the press-with-
Observation-Disclosures mis-
lead the enemy"
In the interim, however,
the American public is mis-
led, too. They read the news
and their fears are allayed.
No national alarm is
sounded. Apparently our peo-
pie can't take the truth.
II the present or some fu-
ture crisis kicks off a nuclear
war, our uniformed public
will die off by the millions,
simply because they never
had all the facts required to
work out their own deci-
sions = and their own shell
ter preparations.
ID. e. knight.
n y Il
Congratulations on your ed
itorial. Let's Stop Kidding"
Why, if the missiles sent
to Cuba are really being
shipped back to Russia, is
Castro so opposed to on-the-
spot inspections of any kindp
Could it be because many
are being hidden in caves,
Gust as the Cuban under
ground has reported?
Hope Stevens.
4 Il
What with conflicting
statements from Govern
ment officials and the high
level attitude which suggests
that it is almost un-Amer-
lean to ask a question re-
garding our Cuban situation,
we were especially grateful
for The Stars editorial,
Lets Stop Kidding"
If those promises Of hon.
est, battle-ground inspection
are really to be filed and
forgotten; if proof of removal
Of missiles is to consist of
Khrushchev's word, plus our
checking off missile like
objects" in boats it surely
makes a shambles of all