European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 28, 1962, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Titt stars and Fluk tougher More confident soviet Union Ond satellites new directions. Western Europe latin America o global decisions president Ken who he faced Many weighty de Der inc i tenure in office has confident look a be reflects on the past hectic months lie feels now after More than a year in the White House that he in on top of the  or. Ken Nedy s foreign policy reflected in the in foreign policy Trade asset Latiin Moi Center Chart has atm Down Only on Standard for nation receiving pm. Aid they must be determined to remain in dependent. Map at right show areas interact president1 act would enable of Matei by Donald j. Mav Washington up presi Dent Kennedy s foreign policy staking on a sense of direction and toughness which some thought was lacking la the Early Days of his administration. The Impact could be considerable Over the next few years if the president and his advisers have assessed correctly the course of his tory and political evolution. The president obviously now feels that he is on top of the Job to a far greater extent. His control of the vast and viscous bureaucracy handling foreign affairs is much More Complete. The Struc Ture is becoming More deeply in fused with his ideas and sense of urgency. There have not been and Are not Likely to be any Spect Eulaa changes in policy. But there have been unfolding change in pm Pha afo which. In the Long run May have significant effect isome cold War fleeter. The Kennedy foreign policy essentially pragmatic based on a combination of what the president think will work and what is Best for Tom United states in Skeleton form it consists of increasing and maintaining us. Military and economic strength in preparation for the worst but Al ways standing ready to explore in negotiation any reasonable Chanceton solve outstanding problems. Dealing with allies on a coldly practical basis in tinged by emotionalism or nostalgia recognizing the growing importance of the new naut Haltam weeping aria and Africa with out however letting the pres sures from inexperienced nations have too much influence on life or death Security decisions. Or. Kennedy and his aides have tried to avoid a moralizing tone in International affairs which some times has distressed Many foreign ers in the past. They have acknowledged that the american Way is not necessarily the Best Way for everybody. Some choose forms and ways that we would not choose for our selves but it is not for us that they Are  the president said last january in his second state of the Union address. He has Laid Down Only one Standard for new nations receiving . Aid they must be determined to re main Independent. This represents a vast change since the Day in Manila when the late Secretary of state John. Fos Ter Dulles made it Clear that the Eisenhower administration considered neutrality rather  while conceding the new nation and uncommitted countries the right to great ideological latitude or. Kennedy has not let their opinion deflect him from Tough and unpopular decisions he considers Necea aary for the Wel fare and Security of the United states. His recent decision to resume nuclear tests in the atmosphere was made on a basis of cold Mili tary necessity after analysis of Russia s series last fall showed the soviet Union was making sub Stantial gains in weaponry. He told his advisers he could not even take into account the anti test sentiment of neutrals. The president has been equally willing to incur the displeasure of old allies such As Belgium an Portugal when he Felt that us. Interests required this. He obviously Felt the United states would lose ground in its Effort to enlist african and asian support if it failed to Back the United nations in the Congo and condemn Portu Gal for its colonial policies in an Gola. The president1 frequent use of Theodore Roosevelt s admonition about carrying a big stick Bat speaking softly la symptomatic of his deep conviction out diplomacy is bound to by ineffectual unless it in backed up with military strength and the will to be it if necessary. His intention to increase Ameri can military Power was sharply reinforced at his Vienna meeting last june with soviet Premier no Kita s. Khrushchev. Or. Kennedy went to Vienna with one main Pur pose to see if he could get final agreement on a nuclear test ban. Soviet and american negotiators at that time appeared fairly close to coming to terms. The cold slap he received plus subsequent intensification of the Berlin crisis caused the president to Speed up his military prepared Ness program. His firm stand on Berlin and his decision to resume nuclear testing were the moves of a confident Man balanced budget fading Washington a president Kennedy s Hopes for a. Balanced budget in the coming fiscal year Are fading fast due partly to legislative proposals and partly to the Economy s recent sluggishness. While administration official refuse to concede that the Battle is Tost they Are increasingly less certain about achieving their eco nomic and budgetary goals. In january or. Kennedy pro posed spending 92�37#00,000 in Tom 1962 fiscal year which begins july t he foresaw record revenues of $93 Jurion enough to produced slim Murphu of �433 million. The Al ewer rate of economic and Vance Early in 1962 has put the biggest Damper on january s optimism. And other factors have added to the potential swing toward continued red Ink spending. To list two other factors enact ment of the Public works program which or. Kennedy has just pro posed would add $350 million to spending. And the tax Reform Bill awaiting House action would sub tract $350 million from revenues. The Public works program for areas of High unemployment would whittle the indicated surplus to1113 million. The tax Bill if also enacted would swing the budget into the red by $237 million. These figures assume of course that All other factors would re main unchanged which they won t on the of hand. Congress will be paring Down the administration s spending plans. On the other the possibility of a less Vig Orous economic Advance will pre sent a threat to revenues. So far the House appropriation committee has. Acted on Money ills for five Federal departments. It has lopped $290 million from these much  would have been spent in fiscal 1962 in addition failure of Congress to pass the school Aid Bill would Cut an other $100 million plus from indicated  amount Congress May chop from spending with it econ omy a could easily be More than offset however by a Revenue de Cline. Who is certain that his adversary understands is. Readiness to fight if necessary to defend re Tajn positions and principles. Tae a part it the Elyj Pauey stated of trying to american pm to Faroe militant Nail rna which he my a the Only alter native to sunnier. The president and his aide have tried to show the Long Range nature of the struggle which the believe eventually will be decided on the economic front with some ideological overtones. They hold no Hope for Quick or easy solutions to the cold War. This administration has tried also to divest the East West Strug Gle of some of its ideological mys Tique by exposing the enemy As nothing More than naked Imperial ism based in Moscow and Appeal ing to economic suffering and Dis Content everywhere in the name of an ism that became outmoded at the end of the 19th . 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