Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-15
CULTURE
CULTURE
Spy Incident Mars
Cultural Exchanges
Continued From Page Al

Continued From Page Al
formed from a spy affair into
a serious diplomatic matter.
The fact that Moscow Radio
yesterday broadcast Mr.. Ken
nedy's denials gave many Off
cials cause to worry. They said
that it Is scarcely likely for
Moscow Radio to publicize the
Presidents denials unless the
Russian leaders wanted to con-
front the United States with
contradictory evidence. This
would rule out an early release.
Other analysts said the Mos
COW broadcast might be a sign
that Soviet officials were con-
sidering the release of Prof.
Barghoorn, or at least the
granting Of permission for
American officials to visit him.
Mr.. Kennedy has generally
been portrayed as a reason
able man in the Soviet press.
and unless Russian officials
wanted to begin an anti-Ken-
nedy campaign, it is considered
unlikely Mr.. Kennedy's strong
defense Of Prof. Barghoorn
would be publicized, the Of
ficial said.
Ignored By Press
A third view holds that Mos
COW Radio broadcast Mr.. Ken
nedy's words simply as part Of
a policy to report on Mr.. Ken
nedy's press conferences. The
Voice of America, which is no
longer damned, would have
broadcast the news anyway.
Yet, the longer DR.. Barg-
hoorn is kept incommunicado
the more frigid Soviet-American
relations will grow-at a time
when Russian policy still seems
intent on maintaining the
: spirit Of Moscow" that fol-
lowed the test-ban signing.
The Soviet press, officials
noted, has not publicized the
: Barhoorn affair. On the other
hand, Izvestia yesterday de-
voted considerable space to
noting the 30th anniversary of
President Roosevelt'S recogni-
ton of the Soviet government.
1t is quite possible, officials
here said, that two different
: PHILOSOPHERS are at work in
the Kremlin. One, dominated
: by party biologists such as
| Leonid nychev, is striving for
: strict discipline, especially in
the wake of the poor harvests
this year ana reports of unrest
, in the countryside.
: On Months Visa
: This group would find it prof.
D. table to arrest an American
2 expert on Soviet affairs. Since
espionage in Russia is inter-
preted more broadly than it is
: in the United States, DR.. Barg-
Y hoorn could be accused of the
crime even if he sought to OBJ
/, tain information that is con-
t sidered public property here.
t 1t is known that Prof. Barg-
q hoorn was in Russia on a
e months visa. His trip was fl
e nanced by grants from Yale
= and the Council of Learned So
= cieties. He was doing research
S on a book he had agreed to
: write for Little, Brown & Co.
on Soviet political institutions.
His publishers said today
that the outline of Prof. Barg-
hoorn's book included such
topics as "how the system
works" how people learn of
politics" how people are drawn
into politics." and "how one be-
comes a political activist."
Steady Campaign
DR.. Barghoorn may have
n been considered "subversive''
It by Soviet biologists who have
e been waging q steady cam
: paign against bourgeois ideol-
ogistS."
n This attitude, however, runs
v, counter to that shared by many
IS Soviet intellectuals who favor
y increased contacts with the
lie West and a freer atmosphere
4. at home.
y Mr.. Kennedy's stout support
of the Yale professor was wide
ly applauded by academic and
II scholarly groups around the
le country, who have made the
% Barghoorn affair their own
y They also praised the Presi-
: dents decision to call off talks
d on a new cultural exchange
agreement.
TO- Not since the Hungarian
,s revolution have I seen peopl,
is so worked up" a Maryland pro
= fessor said today.
" In this area, Georgetown
Maryland and American uni
y verSities all Cancelled program
,e for a visiting group Of Sovie
Is intellectuals.
The 16-member group o