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University Daily Kansas
Tuesday, Nov. 3, 1964
Foreign Students Comment On U.S. Campaigning
In a scattered opinion sample, foreign students commented on the 1564 campaign, calling it noisy and wild.
While most of them seem to favor President Johnson, feelings were mixed on the validity of the two party system of election.
"I have been watching this for four years and talking to American students," Helena Laaksonen, Finland special student, said. "It is still not the wav I wanted it to be."
SHE CALLED the campaign too personal. "It is quite different from what I am used to," Helena said. "I have always allied all the Americans need is a few more parties."
In Finland there are eight political parties. "It seems the minority groups have more chances this way," she said.
She also said she felt Johnson the better choice. "The people of Europe liked Kennedy," she said. "They are afraid of Goldwater."
"It is pretty important to us what the Soviet Union thinks about these things," Helena said. "It is pretty obvious they don't like Goldwater."
NICHOLAS CALAPODAS, Greece freshman, agrees the campaign is too personal. "I don't like the campaign at all because it deals with personal problems," he said. "This is not a politician's ways."
He does, however, like the two party system because it avoids illusions. In some countries, he explained, the one receiving the most votes is not always the president.
In Europe they do not officially blame situations on personal problems, he added.
Calapodas feels Johnson would probably be the most popular in his country because Kennedy was so well liked there. "Johnson is also a Democrat." he said.
"YOU HAVE a rather complicated system." Saud Alyaahya, Saudi Arabia graduate student, said. "The system is very simple in Saudi Arabia."
He says the campaign has been too "noisy" on both sides. He also said if he were American he would vote Johnson because of his policies on peace and the foreign aid program.
Daniel Kauffman, Paris, France graduate student, said in theory the two parties are very much alike.
"This time there seem to be differences because of the personalities of the two candidates," she said. "Minorities can't come to govern through the two party system."
ALTHOUGH SHE has not seen previous campaigns, she said this one seems quite wild: "The Republicans seem to be noiser." she said.
"I if just believe what I hear and what I see on the bumpers of cars I would think Goldwater would win," Daniel said, "I was quite surprised
to hear that Johnson will probably win."
To Ingrid Gelinek, Austrian graduate student, the two party system seems to be the perfect democratic system. "It is the same that we have," she said.
She called the campaign a poor one. "Everything is done to appeal to the primitive instincts of the masses," she said. "There is no real back and forth argument between the two candidates."
AUSTRIA IS sensitive to world politics, she said. Austria is surrounded by three communist countries. "In view of the Eastern position, Austria will watch the election carefully," she said.
"Goldwater is too radical," Ingrid said. "We are compromising and coalition minded."
Hugh Tavlor, England graduate student, called the campaign vicious and mud slinging. He also said one
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doesn't find this in Great Britain to this extent.
"Very few people in Great Britain want Goldwater," he said. "Johnson just seems the safer man."
TAYLOR QUOTED the "London Times" as saying the very fact Gold-water could even be nominated shows political immaturity.
There are only two major groups in the United States. In Costa Rica
there are two major parties but there are more possible groups who are involved in the election," David Vargus, Costa Rica sophomore, said.
He also said in this election more groups would be better because there are only two extremes. In Costa Rica, he said, they are more in contact with the democratic philosophy.
"The campaign is a little vulgar and common," he said. "It is the
same in my country. They always try to make a campaign by showing the other's errors."
KLAUS BUECHMANN, German graduate student, says this year's campaign is impossible to compare with the campaign in 1960.
"In 1960 it was fought between two equally matched candidates," he said. "This year there is nothing but mud slinging on both sides."
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