Difficulties Of Eisenhower

Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29108, 21 January 1960, Page 11

Difficulties Of Eisenhower

I said that President Eisenhower was doing his best to steady public opinion in the United States on the subject of Quemoy and the Matsus. The Russians should, however, recognise his difficulties. This was a subject on which emotions ran high in the United States. The President was trying, in spite of this, to calm things down. If he were given more time, all might yet be. well. Were the Chinese prepared to be equally patient? Mr Khrushchev said that traditionally the Chinese were a patient people. He believed that they would not take any rash action at the present time. The Geneva meeting was worth while if only for the discreet improvement it brought about in the Formosa Straits. By the end of the conference, the Foreign Secretary and I were convinced that all present would have been

sincerely happy to see the offshore islands sunk under the sea. All this seemed to justify the comment I made to the House of Commons on my return: “Geneva has given this simple message to the whole world: it has reduced the dangers of war.” Copyright: The Times Publishing Company, Ltd., London, 1960. All rights reserved. Distributed by Opera Mundi, Paris. Reproduction in whole or in part strictly prohibited. “ (To be Continued