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Since it became independent, Burma has been governed by a party headed by U Nu, who is an avowed Socialist and neutralist. Socialism and neutralism, we are often told, are the purest means of coping with the threat of Communism. Item: in this month’s election in Burma, the Communist vote was tripled.

Richard Nixon is the man the Liberals like most to disapprove of these days. The investigation of Murray Chotiner, California lawyer and sometime campaign manager for Nixon, for influence-peddling sees the Liberals so excited at the possibility of committing a little guilt by association against Nixon that they are dropping stitches all over the place. To be sure, there is no evidence of any kind that Nixon was even aware of Chotiner’s approach to two White House aides. What is going on is a smear, pure and simple. (There is no evidence whatever of Nixon’s implication in any of the allegedly improper activities of Mr. Chotiner.) It is interesting to note that the majority of the news stories on Chotiner credit the Californian with having advanced the political fortunes of Nixon and Knowland, both non grata with the Liberals. But they make no mention of Chotiner’s long-time affiliation with Chief Justice Warren, Untouchable.

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Since it became independent, Burma has been governed by a party headed by U Nu, who is an avowed Socialist and neutralist. Socialism and neutralism, we are often told, are the purest means of coping with the threat of Communism. Item: in this month’s election in Burma, the Communist vote was tripled.

Richard Nixon is the man the Liberals like most to disapprove of these days. The investigation of Murray Chotiner, California lawyer and sometime campaign manager for Nixon, for influence-peddling sees the Liberals so excited at the possibility of committing a little guilt by association against Nixon that they are dropping stitches all over the place. To be sure, there is no evidence of any kind that Nixon was even aware of Chotiner’s approach to two White House aides. What is going on is a smear, pure and simple. (There is no evidence whatever of Nixon’s implication in any of the allegedly improper activities of Mr. Chotiner.) It is interesting to note that the majority of the news stories on Chotiner credit the Californian with having advanced the political fortunes of Nixon and Knowland, both non grata with the Liberals. But they make no mention of Chotiner’s long-time affiliation with Chief Justice Warren, Untouchable.