Evening star., 1963-02-03
What Gives in Cuba?

From one Of your recent
editorials 1t now comes to
light that the United Nations
has been putting the pres
sure on our President In the
Cuban situation. We are not
to increase the likelihood of
war with Russia. So we are to
let the Russian technicians
(troops) rem ain in Cuba
and the United States does
nothing to stop the spread
Of communism in this hemi-
sphere. We should remember
1t was this same U. N. pres
sure that caused our then
President of the United States
to withdraw our great gen.
eral from the Yalu River so
as not to increase the like
lihood of spreading the Ko-
rean war. 1t was this same
U. N. pressure that caused the
United States to lose its first
war. If the U. N. has any
thing to do with 1t we will
also lose out In Cuba. Cuba
will become another Korea.
Why do the American tax
payers continue to vote for
politicians who funnel their
tax dollars down the bottom
less pit of the U. N. so that
the U. N. can dictate to the
United States what they can,
and can not do for our own
national security? Russia has
long since quit paying its
regular assessment to the
U. N. Why don't we do the
same? 1t is high time the
American taxpayers quit Sit
ting on their hands and do
something about this situa-
ton. Congress should vote
the United States out Of the
U. N. and then vote the U. N.
out Of the United States."-
L. S. GrOwden.
AS a vitality concerned
American citizen, I wish I
could find some comfort or
hope In this whole Cuban
situation. It seems the words
we are hearing and reading
now, we heard last summer
and fall. We were told then
that the situation was under
surveillance. weapons were
purely defensive. the time
was not right. etc. All sum-
mer, Cuban refugees were
telling Of missile pads being
built and Russian troops and
supplies pouring into their
island. but our Government
kept assuring US all was
under control. Then, one day,
we were jolted with the news
that we faced possible rocket
warfare any moment and the
frightening days that fol-
lowed will not soon be for
gotten.
The situation finally eased,
though Castro got his way
and there has been no on
site inspection Of Cuba.
Even the ship-board inspec-
ton Of the weapons" leaving
Cuba was a farce. Does this
repetition Of words mean we
may face another time of
fear and tension In this area?
] can only hope and pray
those In authority are not
putting their own interests
ahead Of what Is good and
right for our great country.
FL williams.
We are still being told that
the Cuban affair was q great
victory for us and q defeat
for Khrushchev. Actually
haven't the Russians taken
over Cuba without firing a
shot, and Is that not their
policy2 We have permitted
them 10 violate our Monroe
Doctrine and establish a mil
itary base very close TO our
own shores. Are we unable or
unwilling TO enforce our
Monroe Doctrine or are we
deliberately scrapping II and
depending on the United Ma
tions 10 protect our freedom7
We. the people. are entitled TO
honest information and plain
talk II such an important de-
cision has been made.
With few exceptions, Con-
gress has been strangely si-
lent on the vital issues con-
fronting our Nation and our
survival.
Congress should determine
the source OF information
and recommendations upon
which our Cuban policy was
based. We should insist on an
immediate investigation and
prompt action In removal
from office those found
guilty Of giving aid 10 our
enemy. Frank r. Korff.