The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-12-20

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Wet Premier Khrushchev still
doesn't believe that the time is
at hand for peace on earth,
despite his announcement policy
Of peaceful coexistence" with
the West.
The Russian Communist lead
err who claims to be an apos-
tie of peace. fatty refuses to
include the words lin a peace
full world il the preamble Of a
proposed disarmament treaty
now under consideration by U.
S.-Soviet negotiators.
In the backstage preparatory
talks for the coming Geneva dis
armament negotiations next
month, Soviet delegates have
denounced q. S. irsistence on
inclusion Of the lin a peaceful
world phase as an effort to
''retard natural. historical pro-
cesses taking place in society,"
This adamant Russian stand
has not only deadlocked the
preliminary negotiations but is
casting a dark shadow over
Premier Khrushchev's friendly
gestures of cooperation with the
new johnson administration.
Already. President johnson
has concluded that Khrushchev,
by taking this unbudging stand,
has no intentions of abandoning
his policy Of aiding what he calls
wars Of national liberation"
which the Communists are wag-
ing in Africa, Asia and Latin
America.
Unless Nhrushchev backs
down on his stand. President
johnson plans to reject the So
Wet leaders request to raise the
coming Geneva talks to the le-
vel of a foreign ministers meet
ing.
AS countermoye. the Presi-
dent will insist that negotiations
be carried out by representa-
tives with the rank of ambas-
sador until the Russian leader
agrees to the objective Of disar-
mament in a peaceful world. "
! According to White House
aides, Khrushchev can have his
foreign ministers meeting BY
simply instructing his delegates
to accept the last two sections
in the Joint working draft Of the
disarmament treaty preamble
as proposed by the U. S. Des-
ignated in Sections Is and Is,
these provisions declare that the
goal of the signing powers be
"a free, secure and peaceful
world of independent states adj
herring to common standards OF
international conduct, world
where changes take place in &C
cordance with the principles Of
the United Nations charter"
The Soviet delegates have re
fused to accept this statement
unless the words peaceful
world" are eliminated. And in
three other instances the Soviets
have demanded that the phase
''in a peaceful world" be taken
out OF other sections Of the pre-
amble. This the U. S. has re.
fused to do.
MESS IN BOLIVIA - The
shocking foreign aid mess in
Bolivia" is one of the major
reasons behind President John.
sons decision to broaden the
Cuban policy review to in
clude other Latin American ma.
tons.
In moving to help Bolivia dea,
with the hdnapers Of four U. S
officials, the President painfully
discovered that. under a secret
agreement worked out among
factions in that government
President Victor PaZ Estenssorc
couldn't have accepted his Of
fer of additional military aid
without touching off a full-scale
civil war in that Strife-torr
country.
Under the carefully worked
out division of U. S. Aid, Severa,
million dollars year goes tC
both the regular army under
President Paz EStensSoro anc
the armed militia Of proccn
nlunist Vice President Jual
LecMn. which took the Ameri
cans as hostages. The intergov
eminent arrangement provides
that neither faction is to re-
ceive increased U. s. aid with
out advance approval by botf
groups
This secret arrangement. il
effect for several years to keep
the status quo in Bolivia, be
came known to President John
son when he inquired about
President EstensSoro reluct
ance to accept his offer of ad
free from the paralyzing breads
that haunt so many. A former
Buddhist told this writer that al
he could remember Of his child
hood was this: There were 80t