Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-31

Wet Union as an act OF anti
humanitarianiSm.
What Of those millions Of
slaves Of the Communist ty-
rants whom the leaders of
this country have betrayed
by their affectionate en-
brace Of the bloody handed,
lying gangster Nikita Khru-
shchev? Is this act, an act,
which condemns one billion
human beings now and for
ever to the mercy of their
vile and ruthless slave mas
tiers, one that DR.. Schweitzer
has failed to consider? Per-
hapS he, too, by his state
ment, is telling these unfor-
tunate pris oners Of the
Communists that they have
been betrayed by their
friends and that humanitar-
ianism is not for them but
for future generations only.
The shame Of our leaders
and, yes, even of the great
DR.. Schweitzer, will not easily
be forgotten.
I can only hope that DR..
Schweitzer's misguided role
in this whole political affair
will have no influence on the
actions of our Senators dur
ing their deliberations on
this test ban document. The
framework within which their
debates and discussions
should be held, it seems to
me, is solely the security and
survival of the United States.
Frederic w. Barnes
Republican candidate for
Virginia House Of Dele
gates from Arlington
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Drs. Teller and Foster miss
two things in their stand for
a continuation of atmos-
pheric testing:
/. The United States has
conducted 288 test-explo-
sions, as against las for the
SovietS. Anyone concerned
for the national security and
a less radioactive atmosphere
must ask why United States
testing has been so much
less efficient than the Rus
sian. If Soviet testing has
enabled them to move faster
In the past, why won't q
continuation Of testing move
them ahead Of us, instead of
giving us an advantage over
them?
2. Complete testing under
"operational conditions"
would require us to fire a
multi-megaton bomb over
some place like Tucson. to
see If the missile bases there
will survive. While there
would probably be fewer
States after such a test, If
we are to "avoid all risks"
and be sure of our opera
tional systems" this is the
price we must pay.
If, however, the laboratory
methods of science and engi-
neering can be used, 1t will
suffice to test under condi-
tons Stimulating those with
which silo-builders' and anti
missile developers are con-
cerned. Fully operational
conditions-including atmos-
pheric 'testing-will not be
necessary. Is 1t not q fair
assumption that American
science is ahead, having
started earlier in atomic
development, having more
money, and having con-
Quoted nearly twice as many
tests as the Russians2 May
we not also have confidence
that our scientists can ham
die new problems as they
arise, by underground test
ing, and do 1t at least as
well as the Soviets, who have
not developed this technique
so extensively?
An indefinitely continued
race for " better" weapons
may some day. 1t is true. lead
to q ''breakthrough" so great
as TO enable one side to
crush the other. and still
have survivors TO rebuild its
civilization. Fifteen years
ago the United States had
such an advantage, and re-
fused even seriously to con-
slider using 1t against It's OPP
ponents. II any break
through in the future falls
to the other side. will they
be as restrained In their use
Of IL?
Is not our national Sc
curity then more likely TO be
found in q slowing and then
a stopping Of the arms race?
Let us now take the first
step, while the risks are
small and the hopes are
large.
Neal Potter.