Warren Commission (09 of 26): Hearings Vol. IX (of 15)United States. Warren Commission
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Warren Commission (09 of 26): Hearings Vol. IX (of 15)
United States. Warren Commission
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination; Oswald, Lee Harvey
But the main problem of countries today is the richness and the
poorness. Now, the rich countries are all of Western Europe, the United
States, Canada, all of the satellite countries of Soviet Russia,
Soviet Russia, Australia, and so on. Those are the countries which are
producing more than they can eat--you see what I mean? And they develop
the tools to produce industrial goods.
While the other countries, the rest of the world, is falling down in
the morass of poverty, and becomes poorer and poorer as time goes on.
You see what I mean?
Right now, I am living in one of those countries temporarily, Haiti,
which is in terrible economic condition because people eat more than
they can produce. Now, what can save those countries?
Either a tremendous injection of money from the capitalist countries,
or a Communist regime, or a Socialist regime. What else can they do? So
that is something to think about and worthwhile reading.
Mr. JENNER. But, on the other hand, as far as your political philosophy
is concerned, the thing that stands major with you is individual
freedom?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. That is right. Naturally, you can see from all my
life that I believe in individual freedom, and I could not live without
it.
Mr. JENNER. Sometimes to excess.
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. To excess; yes. The big discussions I had in
Yugoslavia was always about the freedoms. And I remember that I was
attacked one day by a group of Communists in Yugoslavia about Governor
Faubus, in Arkansas--saying "What happens there? Is that an example
of democracy in Arkansas?" And I told them, yes, it is an example of
democracy. I told them that you can imagine in your own country that
the Governor would object to the order from the President, and the
President had to send troops to make the Governor obey. And that made
an impression on them. A few examples like that.
Mr. JENNER. When you were in Yugoslavia, then, you did have debates
with the Communists?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Occasionally--after a few drinks, you can talk
to them. But they were engineers and geologists--they were not people
active politically--they were not big shots.
With the big shots you cannot discuss it. But with smaller people, you
can discuss.
Mr. JENNER. Are you interested in debate?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Very much so; yes.
Mr. JENNER. Are you inclined in order to facilitate debate to take any
side of an argument as against somebody who seeks to support----
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. That is an unfortunate characteristic I have; yes.
Mr. JENNER. And that leads you at times to not necessarily speak in
favor of, but to take the opposite view of somebody with respect to
communism?
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