Evening star., 1962-02-15


real service to Washington
area people with its compre-
hensive coverage of the Sen
ate study" Of muzzling Of
our military leaders and
other matters vital to our
security.
In the present controversy
over President Kennedy's
and Secretary McNamara's
executive privilege" deci-
sion which muzzles witnesses
from the Defense and State
departments, 1t seems that
the really vital objective OF
Senator Thurmond Is OBJ
scured to the public. From
my reading of the hearing
events, and an acquaintance
with the events Of recent
history, I conclude that Sen
ator Thurmond's purpose is
not to harass censorS in the
Defense Department but to
uncover a source Of power
and influence in the State
Department which for at
least Is years has led our
Nation into tragic and dam
aging defeats in foreign pol
icy competition with the
Soviet Union.
Senator Thurmond Is not
out after aggrandizement.
He is not a publicity hound.
In fact he Is taking an un-
merciful beating In pursuit
Of his objective Of getting to
the bottom Of q weakness, or
traitorous cell, in the State
Department that has contin-
ously contributed to the
might and expansion Of the
Soviet Communist apparatus
and the loss Of our Nations
relative position Of strength
in the world. In Is years the
United States has not had a
foreign policy victory in the
true sense of victory. In all
engagements with the So
viets, we have lost. We have
sometimes lost less than
other times, and frequently
the administration in power
has succeeded in establishing
this kind of loss as victory"
However, a reading Of the
news dispatches prior to,
during and after each for
eign policy encounter with
the Soviets shows pull
backs" compromises" "re-
adjustments" in an un-
broken string of defeats.
Senator Thurmond's Gre
dentials of service to his
country are at least as good
as those Of Marine Com
mandant David Shoup, who
flippantly diScloses that he
doesn't understand the ma
ture Of Soviet communism.
Observing the history OF
public figures who have ag-
gressively fought commu-
nism. s senator Thurmond
knows he has nearly every
thing to lose and nothing to
gain personally in his pres
ent efforts.
AS a parent Of three sons
one Of whom, a Pfc. in
Army service, knows the an
swers to questions on COM
munism flunked by Marine
Commandant Shoup-I am
grateful to Senator Thur
mond. The people Of Amer
lea need to understand that
the primary purpose OF his
fight Is to direct q public
back-tracking up the stream
of censorship control to the
source, In the State Depart
ment, Of not just the CEN
soring Of hard speeches on
communism, but to the crea-
tors Of a mo win" cold war
policy and a fantastic string
Of diplomatic defeats threat
ening our Nations security
and the survival Of the whole
r free world.
Those who tie his hands
are performing, I think, a
disservice to the Nation.
Glenn A. Green.
The Senate Armed Services
Preparedness Subcommittee
is barking up the wrong tree
in its questioning Of Marines
The Marines are professional
soldiers and have no need oi
theological motivation. They
will fight when, where, and
whom they are ordered. They
will do so with professional
competence and pride. Dur
ing wartime when the Corps
expands and even now, wher
many are in because Of
military obligation, those who
join the Marine Corps are
attracted by its spirit. anc
that spirit prevails. 1t passes
from the old to the new
breed.
The hard core Of Army
Regulars are professional sol
diers too, but the Army mus
do its fighting with either