MONDAY, JULY IB. 1080
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"NEVER ABK THE END"
Los Annoli'S - A friiKimml
of (IIiiIiikiiii tiolwvrn John
Fltr.Kt'nild Kennedy mid III
I) o null nil,
Matter of Fact By Jottph Aliop
liiK IiIh own most vital affairs
with tlio dry humor nnd cool,
iimilytlnil romotenms that
most pimple reserve, for llio
iifrnlm of others.
In mini, tlio Democrats huvo
not nu-roly chiwon a furmld
nlilu conUmtiint; thoy have
chosen a truly rrmurkiiblo
mini, full of promiso, with u
nlrciiKtli ii lid atnturo no one
enn doubt who nlucllfs hi punt
performance, It oiixht to ru
new our fulth In our national
vitality, to mo tho now Kn
erntlon In American pollllci
led Into tills yenr'i Prenldcnt
la) ciiilipiilun by two such
champions nn John F, Ken
nedy nnd niclinrd M, Nixon,
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I youiiK wife
I afford n ma
Jor clew to
tho cliiiriicler
of tho now
D a in o mi lie
nominee. 1 n
tho midst of
tho toilsome,
risky W o t
jOBi.i'ii iMv Vlwinlii pri
mary, Mm. Konnody once
romiirketl Ihul who wished alio
could know how tho Unlit
would end,
"Never ask the end," mild
Konnedy Willi midden stern
ness. "You mliihl learn tho
end would bo failure."
Thla la a man, then, with
an appetllo for content for Ha
own sake, and with u passion
to drive to win which for
bids hla even l think about
tho chance of failure. Another
atory of tho Kennedy trlbo
(appropriate, iiliiee lliey aro
11 10 stronifly tribal) xlvei
atlll another useful Insight.
Mrs. ltoberl Kennedy wus
asked whether she minded a
llrltlsh description of her hus
band us "looking like u Sioux
brave about to take a scnlp."
"Why should 1, since ha
generally Is about to?" she
replied with emtio relish.
aMIE Kennedys, in other
words, not only enjoy
alruKiiUnK nnd prefer win
nlnif; they are also proud to
bo hard-hlUhiK fluhtcrs. Thoy
flKht wllliln tho rules. Olher
wlsc proof to llio contrary
would have beon produced by
now by their many adver
saries, who huvo been eniierly
aeekliiu audi proof. Yet they
aro formidable within the
rules, for the Kennedys com
bine with their grim combat
iveness an astonishing talent
for organization.
No political army In Ameri
can history has hud so many
right men in the right Jobs as
tlio army John F. Kennedy
formed nnd led to Los An
geles. From this, one must
deduce that Kennedy Is an
exceptionally good Judge of
nion. Mo also knows how to
command the dedicated loyal
ty of Uie nustandingly able
mon ho recruits to serve under
him. They regard him. In
truth, not Just as their leader,
but as the symbol of a stir
ring cause.
Much bus been written
about the role of money In
the Kennedy pro convention
campaign. Money has not
been lacking, but It has played
minor rolo compared to the
fnctors above described. No
amount of money will help a
horscpliiyer. either, to muko a
good parlny. Yet Kennedy
won the means of victory,
here In Los Angeles, by what
amounted to a slx-horso par
lay in tile primaries - a feat
which took both guts and
good Judgment of the odds.
SUCH, In Ii let, arc the quali
ties of John F. Kennedy
the politician. To these, Ken
nedy the candidate adds other
qualities of high imparlance.
For Instance, although he is
often as elevated nnd literary
ns Adlai Stevenson, he has
the knack of nlwnys speaking
to tho voters mnn-to-mun. And
ho also had the clear, Invalu
able, chemical power of mak
ing vnst numbers of people
like him - of making them
foci pcrsnnnlly warm towards
him - when they huvo only
accn him dimly and at a dis
tance, on a television screen
or on the platform nt n meet
ing. This Inst power which Ken
nedy so clearly possesses Is
the chief reason for thinking
that Vice President Richard
M. Nixon now has a mighty
dangerous opponent. Ken
nedy Is not liked, cither, be
cause he appeals lo his audi
ences' prejudices or emotions,
or becnuse he blandly prom
ises thnt nil is for tho best In
this best of possible worlds.
Instead of offering bland
promises, ho hns been snylng,
again and ngnln, thnt ours Is
world full of danger ns well
as hope; thnt no nation can
remnln grenl In tills danger
ous world without uncenslng
effort; nnd that llio United
States must gnthcr llsolf ngnln
for efforts worlliy of our
greatness, Tho npponl for ef
fort Is no normally popular,
but It seems lo work for Ken
nedy. HE HAS chosen to risk Ibis
novel political nolo, be
yond doubt, becnuse he Is very
much more Ihnn n hnrd-drlv-lng,
ambitious, combative
young pollllclnn. Ho is, In
reality, a deeply serious mnn,
reflective In his monlnl hablls,
historically minded, and giv
en to seeing men and nations
nnd events In the sobering
contest thnl history provides.
. AsnhumnnbelnK.be is also
humorous, easily bored by
dull roiillno but open lo nil
fresh experience, careless of
of tho superficies of life,
warmly loyal to his friends,
nnd oddly detached about him
self. Ills most curious trnlt,
In fuel, Is his way of discuss-
Foreign Notebook: Kishi Still
Has Influence; Visit Foreseen
By PHIL NEWSOM
UPI Foreign Editor
From tho foreign editor's
notebook:
Old and New Wounds
Out going
J a panose
Prlmo Minis
ter Nobusko
Klshl would
llko to muko
a personal
"h o 1 1 d a y"
visit lo the
United States
this ycur af
lor he resigns
after he re-
V)
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Ills
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Washington Report
By WIUIAM S. WHITE
Ilium a.
Whit
presidential
HARD. TIGHT RACE
Los Angeles The Demo
cratic purty now offers a tick
et for nullonul unity that
would have
been utterly
I m p o s slblo
without the
man who lias
agreed to be
come tho jun
ior purtner.
Sen. Lyndon
B, Johnson's
decision to ac
cept tho vice
nomlnntlon on a
ticket bended by Sen. John
F, Kennedy hnd turned this
convention right nbout. Only
hours beforehand the purty
hnd stood In tho position of
saying goodbye to most of the
south nnd to most of the con
servative opinion all ovor this
country.
Tho platform which had
been adopted here would,
without Johnson's participa
tion on the ticket, have
amounted lo an appeal direct
ed wholly lo the big indus
trial states and urban areas.
Morcver, the nomination of
Kennedy himself for the top
pi nee had been accomplished
largely by Catholic Democra
tic big city lenders.
This was going to raise, In
an embittered way, the re
ligious issue which Kennedy,
himself a Catholic, had long
sought to avoid.
IN A WOHD, Kennedy had
won a nomination In a way
which, on objective analysis,
was very likely to lose him
tho election In November.
Kennedy, himself, who Is a
coolly objective politician,
sensed this situation even as
some correspondents Includ
ing this one were wrltting
about It.
Having analyzed the prob
lem, ho simply approached
Johnson and asked him to
provide the cement so sorely
necded-the Image of a pro
testant southwestcrner so
that the total Image would
not be solely that of a Cath
olic easterner.
What it means, among other
things, is that Johnson In all
probnbility will permit the
ticket to hold most of the
south nnd to do far better In
every farm belt area than It
could possibly have done oth
erwise. -
lyilAT hns been done here
" also underlines a curious
fact of polltlcnl life. It shows
thnt of nil polltlcnl forums
nnd offices, the United States
Senate mnkes tho biggest pol-
iticinns. it was n big thing
for Johnson, who is SI to
Kennedy's 43 nnd hns been
the Senate majority lender
while Kennedy was a com
parative recruit, to agree to
become No. 2 to Kennedy's
No. 1.
By nil ordlnnry polltlcnl
slantlnrds, the post of Senate
mnjorlty lender is Incompnra-
uvciy more powerful than
thnl of vice-president. John
son himsolf never wanted lo
take the vice-presidency and
In fnct hnd left Wnshinaton
privntely determined not to
do so,
He consented to go along
becnuse he Is, In the last
analysis, a faithful Democratic
pnrlisnn. There is also the un-
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presldency In Johnson's hands
would be quite a different
thing from normal, Just as he
has made the post of mnjorlty
leader quite a different thing
from normal,
rpHESE two young and brll-
llant polltlclans-and Vice
President Nixon, the coming
Republican nominee for Presi
dent, would not himself dis
pute this estimate of his an
tagonists - arc going to give
the country ono of the most
professionally able campaigns
wo huvo ever seen.
Another man-a man named
Nlxon-ls going to do the same.
Each of these three Ken
nedy, Nixon, Johnson Is on
artist ot the political trade.
Each Is tough. Each Is frankly
ambitious and quite ready,
as the expression goes, to
tangle with Nlkita Khrush
chev. A few hours back the out
look was for Nixon In No
vember. The outlook now Is
for a hard, tight race and
prudent men will not at this
stage risk a bet of more than
a dime on it.
(Copyright, I960, United
Ftalur Syndicate, Inc.)
cuporutcs from an assassin's
attempt on his llfo. How
ever, Klshl's aides say he Is
"very anxious" about the re
ception ho would receive In
the United Slutes us result of
llio forced cancellation of
President Elsenhower's visit
to Japan.
Inside Politics
Although Kishi stepped out,
ho still will wield considerable
Influence Inside the ruling
Liberal Democrat party and
the government, Insiders say
there Is no chance for Kishi
himself lo make a comeback
as premier, but he will be able
to help Finance Minister El
snku Sato make a bid for It
when the time Is ripe. Mean
while, no real change In Jap
anese foreign policy is expect
ed when Internationa) Trade
and Industry Minister Hayato
ikeda takes over the reins of
government from KLshl. Ikeda
is expected to dissolve Parlia
ment in October or November
and cull for new elections.
This Is believed the only way
to refute Socialist claims that
the Klshl government rammed
the controversial Jnpan-U.S.
Security Treaty down the
throats of the Jupanese people
against their wishes.
Behind Diplomatic Scenes
The French are reported
acting through diplomatic
channels and behind the
scones at the United Nations
to oppose the sending of
Egyptiun Iroops lo the Belgian
Congo. They fear Egyptian
antl French propaganda In
Equatoriul Afrlcn.
No Chang
The new Anglo-American
accord on U.S. use of air bases
in Britain Is expected to be
little different than the one
already In effect. Prime Min
ister Harold Macmlllan has no
desire to reduce the value of
the U.S. bases since he be
lieves they are a vital neces
sity for mutual and western
defense. The new arrange
ments simply will add some
of the bases for delicate mis
sions. Britain will be inform
ed in advance of any mission
such as that which led Russia
to shoot down a U.S. RB-47 on
July 1. Details of the new
agreement will be kept secret
for security reasons.
Asia Rift
The open exchange of ac
cusations between Communist
China and the Indonesian
Army probably has killed
what little remaining chance
there was for an amicable set
tlement of the Slno-Indonesian
dispute over the treatment of
overseas Chinese in Indonesia.
The Army says President Su
karno and the entire govern
ment is 100 per cent behind
the crackdown on the over
seas Chinese.
'Beatnik' Party
Sponsors Gorilla
New York HPli - Tha
week-long convention of
tha Beat Party opens here
today to approve a plat
form calling for the aboli
tion of lb working class
and a H0 billion subsidy
for artists.
Dark hone candidal for
president, who will be beat
before he even gets started,
is Mr. G. A. Gorilla who es
caped from In Brookfield
Zoo in Chicago, according
to Slim Brundag, operator
of the Collig of Complex
es her and in Chicago.
The platform approved
In plenary session Sunday
also advocatos "making
peace with everyone, sine
all bealnlks ar cowards."
MRS. D MILLS DIES
Hollywood IUPD - Constance
De Mille, 86, widow of famed
producer Cecil B. DoMille,
died Sunday night. Mrs. Dc
Mille had been under a doc
tor's care and was confined
to her bed at her Hollywood
home when her husband died
Jan. 21. 1959. They had been
explicit safeguards for the use I married 56 years.
; Mr.
Today and
Tomorrow
By Waller llppmanr,
KENNEDY AND JOHNSON
Boring though so much of
a convention is to the spec
tators, no one is likely soon
lo Invent a substitute for It.
Behind all the hoopla a con
vention Is the
way by
which the
men who
have political
power In
their locality
meet and con
fer face to
fane T h e V
Utpmiiui more than
choose a candidate for Presi
dent. They have also to ap
prove a platform and to agree
to a vice president. They
have to coordinate these
three elements - the two can
didates and the platform. The
Democrats did this by nomi
nating Johnson after they had
taken Kennedy and a plat
form, which in its controver
sial plank is addressed to the
Northern states.
A combination of this kind,
which each party seeks in
each convention, could not be
worked out if the men who
have the political power did
not all come together in one
city.
JOHNSON was nominated
" by acclamation because
the political bosses of the big
Northern states agreed with
Kennedy that he added the
most strength to the ticket.
The civil rights plank in the
platform is a formidable set
of declarations and pledges,
calling for much more moral
and even legal Intervention
by the president of the fed
eral government than the
South has known since the
end of Reconstruction.
Kennedy's choice of John
son cannot fairly, I think, be
interpreted as meaning that
he is nullifying the Dlatform.
that ha mn,ni in run nn nnp '
kind of civil rights plank in
the North and another in the
South.
For Johnson is a Southern
er but not a sectionalism More
than any other man In pub
lic life, more than any poli
tician since the Civil War, he
has on the race problem been
the most effective mediator
between the North and the
South. He Is the man who In
duced the Senate to accept
the Civil Rights legislation
which strikes at the dis
franchisement of Southern
Negroes. Johnson is, in fact,
aware of and ready for the
advances toward equality
which the platform describes.
But no one knows better than
he how much of and how fast
an advance the changing sen
timents of the South Is ready
to accept.
"PHE PROBLEM of accom-
modatlng the North and
the South on the race ques
tion is a problem in both par
ties. Nixon, naturally
enough, has hopes In the
South. Kennedy is a Catho
lic, he is Eastern and urban,
the platform goes far on civ
il rights and it goes further
on the welfare measures than
conservative South erners
like. But Nixon cannot run
in the South as being softer
than Kennedy on the issue of
civil rights. For if he does,
Nixon will be in trouble In
the Northern states.
It is probably true, as many
good observers have been sny
lng, that events abroad, which
cannot now be foreseen, may
decide the contest between
Kennedy and Nixon.
As of now Nixon's main
talking point is that for near
ly eight years he has been
in the know, has had access
to all information and has
been in a position to hear the
arguments which have led up
to the decisions of the Eisen
hower administration.
Kennedy's main talking
point is that in these eight
years the American position,
relative to the Soviet Union,
has declined - and that it
must be due to a failure to
develop American power and
to a lack of wisdom and skill
in conducting our affairs.
TN MY view, Kennedy has
the better of Nixon on
these points. As for their com
parative experience, while
Kennedy has not been on the
inside of the Elsenhower ad
ministration, he has been a
member of the Senate com
mittee on Foreign Relations.
He Is, therefore, far from b-.,
lng' an ignornnt outsider,;
Whnt Is more, he Is far less
committod than la Nixon by
the mistakes and omissions
of the past, and he It much'
freer to set in motion that re-'
appraisal and revision ot the
Acheson-Dulles system of al;
llarices, which Is now Inevtl-'
ble and Imperative, . '
To be four yean older
means nothing when both"
men are in the prime of their
lives. As for political experi
ence and maturity the Ken-.
nedy-Johnson combination is;
a highly professional one. In -domestic
affairs, their com-
blned experience would be I
hard to match. In foreign af-;
fairs, Kennedy, who knows"
the score himself, has within'
reach a great many men, be-
ginning with Stevenson and -Fulbright
and Bowles and In
cluding many of the ablest
members of the foreign serv-.
Ice. These men know very',
well Indeed what the world '
is like today. ,
There is then no danger
that our a:f-ir will fall into.
the hands of inexperienced
amateurs.
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