Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-21

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Soviet soldier remains in Cuba,
it cannot be free.
While freedom loving Cubans
are willing to risk their lives
fighting for Cuba's independ-
ence against CaStro'S Cubans,
they cannot be expected to take
on the whole Soviet Empire. &.
Communism is on the move.
1t is out to win. 1t is playing
an offensive game. Where in
the world today do we expect
trouble? In the communist sat-
elites Of Eastern Europe? No
in the free nations of Latin
America, Africa and Asia.
What is the administrations
policy for dealing with this
great Communist offensive? A
common theme runs through
the policy statements - we
shall hold the line against fur
ther Communist gains in the
hope that communism will
eventually wither and die.
AS President Kennedy put it
January 25th. The West has
the power to hold back the ex-
pansion of communism until
the time 1t loses its force and
momentum"
The basis for this strategy
is that we assume time is on
our side and that If we can
only hold what we have we will
win the struggle for the world
because the communists will
lose it.
This is not a policy Of APP
peasement but it is a policy Of
containment. Because it is es-
sentially defensive in character,
| it is doomed to failure.
Strategy of Victory
We can regain the initiative
only by adopting a strategy of
victory for freedom to meet the
strategy of victory for commu-
niSm. -.
To gain the initiative in the
world struggle and to launch
an offensive for victory, ! sug-
gest that the United States
should take positive action in
the following three controver-
sial, but critical, areas.
The Atlantic Alliance-First,
the Atlantic Alliance must be
reaSSembled and strengthened
Nothing less than restora-
ton Of confidence can save the
alliance. Stopgap plans for
sharing our nuclear weaponry
I-multi-lateral. multi-national,
Iinter-allied mixed crews, by
whatever name-turn out to be
form without substance. Each
has a built-in trigger guard,
some gimmick to make certain
that the ultimate control re-
mains in our hands.
The heart Of the problem is
not the possession Of nuclear
weapons by our allies. which
is inevitable, but agreement on
a strategy which would per-
NIT the alliance as a whole to
exercise a unified control. :.
There is only one solution to
the problem. The United States
must take the lead now in ex-
banding NATO from a pure
military alliance to a political
confederation. the primary OBJ
ject of which will be to de-
velop a unified and total de-
Tense strategy for the United
States and our European al
lies.
Revision Of Foreign Aid
An American pledge TO re-
Spond to a European formula
for nuclear cooperation within
a unified Europe and within
the NATO framework could
lead at least to an enduring
solution Of our greatest prob
lens involving our Alliance
friends.
Foreign Adm three areas
our foreign aid program needs
TO be substantially altered.
First, I do not believe we
can any longer justify military
assistance 10 nations that are
not firmly committed TO the
side Of freedom.
Second. In the field OF eco
nomic assistance we should
grant aid only where we are
convinced that II will actually
strengthen the economy ano
political stability Of the ma
ton assisted. -.
A third area In which Amer
lean foreign aid programs must