The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-04-09

| WASHlNGION, April 4-YOu
may not be aware Of it. but
Vice President Lyndon Johnson
has scored number Of epic
tfllmphs in foreign affairs.
Outstanding among these fabu-
lOuS feats are - Singlehandedly
virtually saving Southeast Asia
from being overrun by the
Communists: performing t Il g
same redoubtable feat in West
Berlin after the Reds erected
their wall; and averung dis
aster-lOaded crisis in the Middle
East.
These heretofore unknown &C
conphShments are spelled out
in unabashed candor in a re-
markable memorandum being
circulated in select Johnson
quarters. Prepared with White
House and State Department
assistance. this siX-page single
spaced document has all the
earmarkS of a campaign thesis.
This is particularly significant
in the light Of Johnson wary
refusal last week. during a TV
interview, to disclose whether
| he is a candidate for a second
term. After solemnly disclaim-
ing he had reached for the
presidency in 1860" the Texan
worldly asserted it will be up
to the convention delegates to
decide whether he again runs
on the Presidents ticket.
On the basis of the backstage
memorandum, if johnson ism /
Kennedy's 1864 running mate,
he will have been done wrong.
Following is what it says John
/ son did.
In the spring Of 1861. South
east Asia appe are d to be
crunbling before the Commun-
Isl onslaught. The Vice Prasi-
dent undertook a mission TO
South Wet Nam the Philippines,
TaiWan, Hong Kong, Thailand
India and Pakistan In every
country ne negotiated agree
ments to strengthen either their
military defenses. their econo-
mics, or both The mission was
so successful that Chang Kai-
Shek has been quoted as stating
that it stopped the Communist
drive. Furthermore, according
to embassy reports from all Of
the countries. his public appear
ances so heartened the people
that their will to resist com
mGnism was strengthened.
This miraculous story was
very much the same in West
Berlin:
when the Communists put
up the wall in Berlin, the i'm
mediate reaction was panic on
the part of the German people.
There was so little viii to re-
sist, that the Communists could
have virtually walked into West
Berlin and taken it over. The
Vice President went to Berlin
bringing the people the direct
pledge of the President of the
/ United States that this country
would support West Berlin to
the hilt. The visit reversed the
situation and today Berlin re-
mains free.
| And the Middle East, always
on the verge of conflict, was
saved from explosion in this his
toric manner:
In the late summer anC
early fall OF 1862, the Vice
President was sent on a pre-
yentlve medicine trip to the
Middle East. He visited Leba
non, Iran, Turke y, Cyprus
Greece. and Italy Disturb
ing situations had developed il
each which, if left unchecked
could have developed into seri
GUS hazards for the free world
In each country, views were ex
changed and the Vice Presiden
was able to return with a com
prehensive report on steps tina
could be taken by the United
States to meet the troublesome
situation in the Middle East.
A BIG WHEEL = Through
out, the intriguing memorandum
stresses johnson Weighty i'm
portance and significance in the
Kennedy Administration He X
inSistently portrayed as a key
figure in the making and exc
cutting of policy.
According to this coun t
Johnson is the real author Of
the executive order against dis
elimination in federal employ
ment, as we'll as the basic
policy governing the communi
cations satellites program. Re
garding the former. the memo
asserts:
"As one Of the President
first acts, he asked the Vice
President to draw up the strong
est possible executive order
against discrimination. This was
done, and the order
combined not only work on gov
eminent contracts but work il
the field Of federal employ
ment.
Two other interesting disclo
SureS are contained in a list Of
IlbpS0n'S ir,1pO,.tapt oot;,,itia-