The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1963-02-14
Washington
News Notes

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WASHINGTON, D. C - Presi-
dent John z. Kennedy has = ma
io- task facing him in seeking
% counter the influence Of Gene
raj Charles DeGuzIle in Italy and
West Germany. But this is what
the President must do in his
forthcoming trip 20 Europe
Il Is clear in Washington that
France Is embarked On = course
70 keep Britain and the United
States out Of Europe. 50 that
General DeGauIle can be the
dominant factor on the CONT
rent
This entails keeping Britain
out CT the European Common
Mz-ket and reducing u s influ-
e1ce. OF meidling" as Paris has
put Il General DeGsulle is resO-
Lutte IN this program and nothing
Is likely 10 change him As early
as last summer and spring, il
Eas acknowledged in the State
Department that DeGauIle was
the number one L s problem in
Europe
Unfortunately for President
Kennedy and the country. the
State Department and Secretary
Of State Dean Rusk alisnated
both DeGauIle and Chancellor
Konrsd Adeaauer at the same
time This gave DeGaulIe his
opening and ne seized upon il
He EOOed the aging German
Chancellor. who Tas bitter about
an uuwise and harsh letter Rusk
had dispatched 10 the Bonn Gov
eminent. and won him over
Had DeGsuIIe not been able
20 capture the vote Of the strong
est continental power, West Ger
many. he could not now be sue
cessfulIy keeping Britain out Of
the ENC. nor could he 50 openly
defy the United States But De-
GaulIe noE has MS Paris-BOnn
axis. Just as other cTuder dicta-
tors in the thirties arranged the
ROne-Berlin axis
Kennedy's certain gain later
this year is that q new Chancellor
will take over in West Germany.
That could end B0na's allegiance
70 Paris Meanwhile. TO keep q
worried Rome in line. Kennedy
will visit that country. as we'll as
West Germany. There is much 20
be gained especially in West Ger
many. and Ke1nedy's trip might
be his most critical foreign az
fairs mission since his inaugura-
ton
There are indications on Capt.
toll Hill only one tax bill will be
forthcoming al this session Of
Congress, not the twO-in-One pack
age requested by the President
Sentiment in the House Of Rep
resentatives is very strong in fav-
or Of tax reductions in ore bill
first and tax reform later,
Even House Democratic lea1-
ship, on balance seems to f7vcT
the one bill approach Mar leg
islators do not wish 70 Sc *
reform enacted until mex; wear.
In the Senate there may be
more support for the president
ial package bill but tax Iegisla-
ton originates in the House and
therefore the attitude Of the
House, which seems a oHe-bill
attitude as Of now. may be deci-
siye.
There are reports ex-Vice Pres
ideat Richard Nixon may not be
the dead political duck many have
assumed. His defeat in the CUB
ernatorial campaign was a heavy
blow but il was offset TO an IN
known extent by such iII-advised
smears as the now-famous tele-
vision program on which AIger
Hiss was used to degrade Nixon.
The recent Republican con-
gressionaI victory in the First
District in California has revived
hopes the G.. D. p. may be gain
ing strength again. Nixon may be
asked 20 undertake a world tour,
in the tradition of defeated prasi-
Dental candidates.
Yet the odds are still against
a man who lost the gubernatorial
race in his own state, unless he
could win the gubernatorial race
next time. To try that Nixon
might have to be convinced, and
he might have TO do some world
travelling - If the right meet
ings and arrangements could be
made.