The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-31
Behind The New,
Korea Present,
Tough Problem
An BY GLENN BABB
AP Foreign News A..

washington call for
power conference 10 ass'so '9s''
rea's independence turns .5e NJ
light on one OF tn S''
communities in the Dos. ss
world. Korea, like Austria.
sidered a liberated land No. ,.a'
quered enemy territory. Tho ~
nese have been driven o.. '''
other alien rulers have .atsr on.
place, and the coming n MI;
peace, freedom and wsllbei,- .ea.
postponed because the Iher5s..A
can not OF will not agree ''
1t can not be SAID Ina,
the fault Of the Url.ed S.s g.
which shares with Sova, ps'
the occupation Of this to-roor I1sa
anese possession. The An,sr sa2'
government and its re9res.r..
tives in Korea have tried oo~ ..a'
ously ana lhslstently since 1915 -
come to some understand Ma w.
the Russians which wouI5 9o, wig
fulfillment of the pledge of Ta..
an freedom made at CAR, IN Io,,
and repeated and amplitiad , ~.
Moscow conference Of 1915 n.
newest call is further evidence
the United States desire 10 ns.,
those promises real and N
over the burdens of admnis,raa,.
to the Koreans themselves AZ soo.
as possible.
The Russian response in g..
past has been as uaaelDfar .,
most Russian responses 10 Ar.e3
advances in the postwar oert,s
Il requires a considerable do9,ss
OF optimism to expect taa, .5a ~
ply to this invitation will! be NM.
encouraging. Nevertheless Ma,
! cows announcement last n.sa. n
the Russian ratification Of Des,.
treaties with the five Europer
Axis satellites may hersld a.
opening of a new phase Of Sovv
diplomacy. It means that Red
army forces must be Withdraw
shortly from those countries, 4
may indicate that the Krem',
now is so confident Of its pos.,,
in the west that il will be ready
to deal with other nations Or
new basis. Perhaps a greac
readiness to consider the corsl,
dation OF peace iii the Or.en. MAJ
be another corollary,
Easiest Example
Korea is the easiest n uri.
stand the postwar examples !
divided occupation and eu'e. h
cause it is the simplest. I, Is cs
pact geographically, with II.
mogenous population, a comp1
lively uncomplicated cconor
There are only two o~ccuoaam
instead of the four in Germa
and Austria.
But, as in Germany and All
tria. the divided rule means sNI
nomic strangulation. The '1.T
eighth parallel, across WA.c1 Ii
armies of the United States All
the Soviet Union face each o,aa
separates the north, Whage IL
Japanese, using q wealth Of N''''
power and fuel, had built up nt
of the most productive indusf1
communities in the Orient, from
the agricultural south. The ec,0r
my of both sections Withars and
unrest is intensified.
The major question is wae'2S
the Russians will be willing %
permit unified government 10 r.
turn to Korea by truly denocla',
as the western nations unoeFSi3',
the word. Both sides use the %'l
freely, but the Russians III ho",
as in eastern Europe, have s|.
it a meaning all their Own, i
they accepted the American PIE
posals FOR truly free elections
start could be made on what
sure to be a long and d-t-''-.
process. The political .mma1sF
of the Koreans is a major ad'''.'
factor. When the Americas az
rived in southern Korean ,
found 81 different parties, ns
of which had only the E3sas'
programs.
But the Russians insist 2ad u.
continue to insist that there os
purge of rightist parties oe.I'
there a be elections. Inc P.g
gram they support looks at
point much like that followed
Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria a.
Of which began with comp7'a-
~ free elections in "Alc1 o..
Communist parties %3,e NJ ".
mitted to participate Freely IN
fate of these opponents Of %.
munism now has been sealed u
all three countries, TO suco an IL
tent that the Kremlin appa;srD,
feels it can withdra" ne ,! vi.
ed States has been po3sl'e'' -,
hall this process. In AoE5a
case is different; we st-I a'-