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SPANISH ISSUE rs JUST
RUSSIA'S RED HERRING
By PAUL MALLoN


RUSSIA'S RED HERRING'
WASHINGTON. - The British
handled the Communist-pushed
Spanish questions in the security
council and deity, they worked
affairs around SO no important
action was taken, and the United
States merely went along. Behind
their energy was their knowledge
that installation of an unsympa-
thetic regime in Spain would threat
en- Gibraltar, still the rock or at
least the pebble of empire.
The seven to four vote against
the Polish resolution, urging a
break of relations of all nations with
Spain, was about as good as the
Communists will do in the security
council. On the CP side were Soviet
Russia, Poland, France and Mexi-
co, while the British got Australia,
the Netherlands and Egypt and we
may have helped some in lining up
Brazil and China for the majority
Of seven.
The division showed that as
long as the u. s. and Britain
stand together In the council,
the free democratic side is not
In much UNO danger. But if
they ever break and either sides
with Russia, there may be
trouble. The difficulties of Com
munism are due to Russian
joint antagonism of the British
and Americans, driving them
together. This is not unnatural
because of the common associ-
alton Of ideals, our joint favor
ing Of the parliamentary sys-
tenn, and. corresponding Chris
tian ideals.
In this case, the British had an
easy opportunity. The whole LANCE
Russian case was founded upon the
assumption, as stated, that Spain
sis serious danger to the main
tenance of international peace and
security" which everyone knows
is not fact. You can see it. She
borders on only two countries,
neither of which considers her
actually a threat. She has not in
vaded anyone. She is not world
power. These things are evident.
The councils own investigating
committee found only that Spain lis
not an immediate but a potential
threat to peace" according to DR..
Lange, although the British do not
agree with this Interpretation. No
body said when she might be a
threat.
BRITISH ON DEFENSIVE
But the first Lange resolution
hoped and expected "the Spanish
people will regain the freedom of
which they have been deprived"
The same hopes and expectations
could be expressed about the Rus
slams. All free people would like to
see other people free also, but no
proposal was made to have every
nation sever diplomatic connections
with Russia.
So the Communist proposition
i. was rather absurd. The truth is
it was cooked up by the Rus
slams, who put the Poles up to
it, i'm order to make the western
world stop debating Iran, the
Communist revolution in the
north province there, and to put
the British automatically upon
the defensive. The Russians
themselves vetoed one move
to send the problem to the large
assembly of nations, where they
can expect to fare worse than
in the council. About the only
thing the Russians achieved
was the putting of the British
on the defensive and SUBJ
mergence of Iran for a time.
Thus the status quo of Spain is
likely to continue, with only in
creased Communist agitation with
in its borders where strikes are re-
ported, and the usual Communist
methods developing.
You must remember Communism
does not really recognize free dem
ocracy as a proper philosophy of
government. They like to think of
the world as divided into two parts,
one Fascist, and the other dom
mated by themselves. This does not
happen to be the case. The two
great parts into which the world
is divided is free and slave. On one
hand are we, believers in freedom
of the individual. parliamentary
systems, elections for all parties,
even the communists. On the other