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The ANews
WASHINGTON
DAILY
A SCRIPPS-HOWARD NEWSPAPER
"Give light and the people will find their own way."
Richard Hollander,
Ray F. Mack.
Editor
Business Manager
MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 1969
1013 13th ST. N.W. (Z0005)
DI. 7-7777
SCRIPPS HOWARD
In Metropolitan Washington: By carrier, 37c per week; $1.60 per month. By mail: 3 months, $5.25
Nixon a Smash in Romania
PRESIDENT NIXON'S official deal-
Nixon preached aggressive efforts for
ings with President Nicolae Ceausescu
peace, and down-played differences in
in Romania appear to have come off sa-
ideology. This theme was echoed in
tisfactorily. That was predictable. He
Bucharest by President Ceausescu
would not have been invited and he
when he called for "peaceful co-exist-
would not have gone if that had not been
ence and respect for independence,
assured.
sovereignty, equal rights and non-inter-
But the telling event of his visit to
ference in the internal affairs" among
that communist-run country was the re-
ception he got from the people. He was
all nations obviously having Soviet
a smash.
Russia foremost in mind.
The people poured out in huge crowds
The intransigence of the Soviets was
and the enthusiasm of their reception
illustrated by the grudging way in
clearly was spontaneous and genuine.
which the peoples of other communist
Communist bosses, as they often have
countries were permitted to learn of
shown, can order the people into the
Mr. Nixon's visit to Romania - bare
streets for a visiting celebrity, but they
can't make them throw kisses and flow-
mention of his visit usually being ac-
companied by snide allusions.
ers. They can't generate such ardor as
was shown by the crowds in Bucharest.
But whatever the ultimate fate of Ro-
manian-Soviet relations as a result of
It was a dramatic and inspiring dem-
Mr. Nixon's visit, the remarkable out-
onstration and it ought to have a mes-
sage for politicians the world around -
pouring of the Romanian people has to
and especially the politicians in the
be put down as evidence of the possibili-
Kremlin.
ties if only communist leaders else-
where would come out of their totalitar-
On arriving in England later, Mr.
ian holes.
Nixon said he was convinced from his
The President's visit to Romania was
round-the-world trip that the people ev-
a daring effort (by both Mr. Nixon and
erywhere want peace. There never has
been much doubt of that. It isn't the
Mr. Ceausescu) to alter the whole cli-
mate of relations between the Free
people who foul up the world's harmony
World and the Communist World. If it
- it is the blundering politicians.
doesn't pay off, it won't be the fault of
Wherever he went on this trip, Mr.
the Romanian people.
EDITORIAL
OF THE
snaff
8/5/69
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