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Today & Tomorrow By Walter Lippmann A VISIT BY MR. K.T There is a certain amount of talk, which the President has now encouraged, about in- I v i t n g Mr. Khrushchev to come to Wash ington. Some who favor it believe that while the ex change of vis its by Miko yan, Kuzlov, and Nixon, can do some- I I 3lt Walter Llppmano thing to make Mr. K. under. stand this country and its at titude, it is one thing to understand a distant and un familiar land and another" to realize what is it. There is no substitute, they feel, for seeing the sights and hearing the voices one's self and so to put Cesh and blood where there were shadows and abstractions. A personal visit, they hold, is the only way to make Mr. K. realize the size and vitality of this country, its determination not to abandon West Berlin, and its will to peace. There are a few others, more sophisticated in power politics, who would like to see an Eisenhower - Khrush chev parley because they have come to think that this is the quickest and most likely way to reach a tolerable compro mise arrangement. The argu ment here is that on the So viet side only Mr. K. can or will make exchanges of con cessions that would seal a bar gain, and that he is more like ly to do this in a two-power parley than in the more com plicated summit talks. On the Western side, the argument is that negotiation is difficult and clumsy between the So viet Union acting alone and the three powers who are four powers because West Ger many is consulted in every stage and is virtually present. Advocates of a two-power parley, such as the "Econo mist" in London, go so far as to think of It "as an alterna tive to the summit." ! FROM the American point of view there is amidst all the subtlety and pitfalls of this question one clear and cer tain rule of conduct We can not appoint ourselves " to ne gotiate with Mr. K. on behalf of the Western world, and even an intimation on our part that we were thinking of a two-power parley as an alter native to a summit meeting would be resisted furiously in Bonn and in Paris. A visit by Mr. K. to Wash ington has its -advantages and its dangers. But if it takes place, it s ho u 1 d follow, it should not precede, a summit meeting in which Gen. de Gaulle is present personally and Dr. Adenauer is present by proxy. It is not certain that anything substantial can be accomplished at such a summit meeting. But the Western allies are committed to the idea that this is the right way to negotiate sub stantial things and that is the only way they can accept. This right way is by four power negotiation with West Germany in fact though not in form making it a five-pow- Crews Extinguish Eight-Acre Fires . Two eight -acre grass and brush fires in Jackson county were being mopped up Satur day morning by crews from the state department of for estry. One blaze was located along Ded Indian rd. and the other was along the Southern Pacific railroad tracks south of Ashland. The Dead Indian rd. fire was believed started from sparks from motorized equip ment backfiring, and the fire along the railroad tracks was believed started by a train. er negotiation. This method will have to be tested out by us in good faith at another summit meeting. It requires, as the ''present Geneva conference has been demonstrating, that the four Western powers must be unanimous not only on the fi nal results, if any. They must also be unanimous in advance on each of the moves during the bargaining process. We must adhere loyally to . this procedure through another summit meeting. But it will be with the knowledge that this is not the only conceivable way to ne gotiate with the Soviet Un ion. It is quite conceivable that we could negotiate direct ly with the Soviet Union, con sulting in advance, consult ing whenever the negotiations arrived at some tensive but substantial p o i n t of agree ment, and, of course, making no final agreement without the consent of our principal allies. There is more latent sentiment in Europe for this type of negotiation than now appears on the surface. THERE is, also, the problem of an American visit by Mr. K. My view is that it will be imprudent until and unless there is a decided improve ment in the general atmos phere. This improvement can come only if there is a provi sional agreement on West Ber-lin-an agreement arrived at by the Foreign Ministers or at a summit meeting later on in Europe. Mr. K. should not come to Washington until there has been eliminated the threat of a blockade and the risk of our having to resist the blockade and to retaliate. There does net have to be a solution of the whole German problem before Mr. K. comes to this country. But he should not come while West Berlin is in such a dangerous position. I do not mean to suggest that an agreement on West Berlin should be marked, as the price of an invitation, or that an invitation should be treated as a reward for good behavior. This approach is be neath the dignity of both coun tries. The reason for saying that the visit should follow an agreement on West Berlin is that then only, will it have a good chance of being useful to both sides. Only when the threat of war has been elimi nated can we explore success fully the chance of greater cultural and economic inter course. MOREOVER, as long as the war clouds hang over Berlin, this country could not protect " Mr. K. completely against unfriendly demonstra tions. : I found in Moscow that this problem was not well under stood. They find it hard to be lieve that any government cannot keep perfect order if it wants to do so. The Soviet with its police and its docile population can control com- Tips Given to Reduce Accidents in Summer Drivers will live longer if they do not permit themselves to be distracted by the scenery as they travel this summer, according to Medford Chief of Police Charles P. Champ lin. He pointed out that while no one will ever know just pletely the behavior of crowds during a visit like that of Mr. Nixon's. We could not do the same for K. He has too many passionate and organized ene mies in this country, and while they are minorities they can make effective demonstra tions if the great mass of our people are themselves un friendly. So let us begin to open the door to a visit, and to pre pare for it. But let us not rush things. Let us prepare without being hurried and with frank explanation as we go along explaining why and when and how the visit, when it comes, will do the most good and the least harm. i (c) 1959 New York Herald 'Tribune Inc. how many accidents are caus ed by drivers momentarily distracted by a pretty girl or a choice bit of scenery, no driver should take a chance on an accident by allowing his attention to wander. Window shopping and driv ing don't mix in city traffic, he commented, just as looking at the view while driving on the open road can be fataL While on the subject of using your eyes in traffic, the chief explained that night driving presents a different problem for drivers, one for which they must compensate if they are to-be safe. This is especially important when going from a brightly lighted city to open country, a time which vision authori ties recommend reduced speed. Another safe-driving tip for night driving passed on by the chief is to relax eye mus cles by looking about to pre vent highway hypnosis. Drivers can also reduce night glare by looking to the side of the road rather direct ly at the source of glare. MAIL TRIBUNE, M.dforJ, Or. Sunday, Augatt 2, 1959 Senator Dimick Speaks at Picnic State Senator Dan Dimick, Roseburg, discussed the im portance of voting for and supporting liberal Democrats with progressive records when he spoke at the annual Jackson County Democratic picnic recently at TouVelle State park. He also citicized Gov. Mark Hatfield for vetoing the saw mill workers lien bill, which had been passed by the state legislature, and which Dimick said was a needed piece of legislation. Tom Quimby, national com mitteeman from Michigan, was introduced. Quimby is on a tour of the nation and will be in California this week. 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