HUGHES, LODGE IN TV DEBATE ON U.S. MOVES IN CUBA CRISIS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000400110015-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 13, 2000
• Sequence Number: 15
• Publication Date: September 30, 1962
• Content Type: NSPR

WORCESTER, MASS.
TELEGRAM pp 3 0 1962
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Hughes, Ledge in. TV Debate.
Qn U.S. Moves in Cuba Crisis
The Telegram and' Gazette ward solving the Cuban problem.
Boston Bureau He said that he )-Hakes no apolo-
EOSTQN - Ii. Stuart Hughes; bee is for
better than the dictator h t
independent can i 0
munism now, citing China, Poland
and other Communist pations as
examples. He said the}, pbjectrves
are sometimes far different than'
United States Senate,, urged last' ousted, Moscow's. i'
night that the U. S. withdraw from Lodge said that the United Lodge responded that the cold
its naval base in Guantanamo Bay,' States should have compelled Ba-j war "can be and must be won.
tista 10 years ago to liher;~lize,He said that Hu he
Cull and that the Russians with g s "makes a
t his regime. If i ld sp coiximon mistake" by thinking the
dr its military support of the Y B
Caro regime. we might: not n 10 Caa9-cold war is just a competition be-
is all tween different economic systems.
I ,a tel is .cl0?~,9 e~.,'?tb He
I ,iiow
history and the question is Lode said th eventual Corn-
pu n Senate candidate Geor e b e
C. ' Hughes urged-Wiese tiVhal o' ? nee aid there munist goal is world domination.
ste as a way toward ''normal no at tdenc c that the " Cuban Lodge said he favors a differ-
izing" our relations with Cuha. people hapt?Y with the Castro cot emphasis in our foreign aid
Lodge responded that the l' s., 1-1program, including a greater of-{
far from withdrawing pressure ftonoftc Pressures fort to organize peasant and work-i
against Cuba, should, work to in cr leagues in other countries.
cease an economic blockade or aid hq, ttrould not favor ex-, Hughes responded that he was,
41. e mca,,ltes such as invasion, .,
the island. Cyb but that we. Should try!pgladvent; to agrees my Republican op-
i~L .~ . with me on the
Kennedy in Chicopee to rally our allies in South Amer-!wed for a revolutionary foreign`
Edward M. Kennedy, Demoua-''ilea to increase economic and oth policy.'
tic candidate for the Senate, was'1er pressdrtzs against Cuba. Not Concerned
invited to participate in the de- _ estion of nuclear weap
bate but.did.not attend. His head- o . ' es said the U.S. should, Hughes said he couldn't agree
quarters announced he had al PIe r, to use a .omic weap-1 with Lodge's recommendation that
speaking engagement in Cliiccipec. firms $rst in any showdown with Pwe call t`q, I'ther 'Latip American,
An empty chair and podium' thd`tot I Pittnlsts. nations to "alert them" to the
L oce.said such a pledge might'; to the dangers of Communist sub
were placed on -the stage for Kett
en the way to tussia's sweep-version from Cuba. He said L atin
tiv'V.t' Europe' because of _ it.s American leaders. are not nearly?
pacity crowd of 1,200 Al . Jo[,, i g
ri ma3l tower and top as are concerned about Cuba as
Hancock Hall, was televised by "l~'
ffonawea we are.
WGBH, Channel 2. Hughey nti vvn pons'. ,. ;-~ .~T ? .
Lodge, under rules agreed upon , s xh would favor a We said any such meeting wouIdi
?result in another humiliation Pori
'fir r] f ul
-n
other, frequently 'eliaillcnging tl; "u a t ; ary basis," if t s ` e `TIM Maio; a sal ou
,u reduce the o nicrican leadejj can't understand.
other to comment on one rn? an p ssibifilty
other aspect of the topic `ic' - it ear war. wliy "elephants should be afraid
r,f a mouse,"
that the cold war c?-n1 hr i6tl.' tt catkin l critic 1
Lodge said thaf as the leaders
s'Ccntralnt -,
Hisses and La gti e N ., -1 she. free world it is our ie-
n $"--, Ile sa t~ be af f t P. i nta~iv
The session was pin ata?: ,1 lc' sporsibility to 'be more worried'
,tiers are
Rev. W.;'Sea'ey Joyce,, ,::c mined _ could make' oisrf t" '' the Latin Amerieai?,~eaders
thepstp'n College lord ' l-.us f?d is than the dircci,,rs ?t rt' and to bring the problem of
tress Aaminlstration. _ , forcefully to their attention.
c He said the agency
The session was maA,60 hy> fry a t iidous htrn
quent hisses and la frs~ I,-r in, tcring hi,,cnhea
the audience, Lodge sec' cri to tration when it avcr
the butt of most r,f the Ius'ii _ ,;torte neutralist govetnn c'nt to
at the start ?of the dchatr. I i t marl} a rightwing prince.
on, however, the Lodgel i)o'.(crs, Lodge had strongly Criticized
In.the audience got in eiii -mu' i4 (sir policy in Laos, saying that
7~itr \i cm e ,3, hacking a government includ-
of things and at the X1, hissing and laughing.
ri.+u.' ofaiitg Communist elements we were
Hughes' comments. lopening the NO, "for a eventual
Hughes declared that outd1,Communist take-over in that na-
restore trade relation. y1' ihr tion. "w
Castro regime as a first Irp to_ Hughes said that the cold war
cannot be Won in the sense that
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