Evening star., 1949-07-24

the Communist sub
less something is done to restore
hich is the main prop of Western
Who remember how much We
helped the same corrupt govern
nent in bygone days, the defeat
n China was not Chiang's, but
)urs. And with this deeply en-
oedded belief, Moscow's agents
,re working now throughout the
Asiatic continent.
MoscoW's agents in India, Indo-
China, Burma, Siam and Indone-
Sia are losing no opportunity to
ncite people to follow Moscow's
1and- picked leaders and rid them
selves of the domination" of the
West. Even President Truman's
to assist the economical
ly backward nations is being used
against us. Soviet agents explain
that Mr. Truman's plan is moth
ing but an attempt to enslave for
ever the people who happen to
possess raw wealth.
The consequences are visible to
the naked eye. In India, where a
group of statesmen are at the
helm and know the score. there
is increasing agitation. Premier
Nehru. while expecting to weather
the storm. is in difficult position
which, according to reliable re-
ports from all parts of India. will
become untenable if one of those
periodical famines occurs again.
AS things now are. he is being
harassed and bitterly attacked by
a small but active group of Com
munists who have infiltrated In
dia in the last 10 years.
Prime Minister Nehru, faced
with this serious potential prob
lem. has put between 5000 and
900 saboteurs in concentration
camps. But he has only scratched
the surface, as we have in this
country. by sentencing few
proven Communist spies or by ex-
posing their subversive front or
ganizations. In country like
India, which suffers from hunger
the work of these
agents is not difficult.
Open Warfare Stirred Up
A similar situation exists in
Burma. which also became inde-
pendent of Britain after the war
ended. as we'll as in Siam. where
the government has to deal with
a cleverly organized subversive
organization. In Indo- China and
Malaga. the remaining outposts
of British and French colonial
empires, there is open warfare
stirred up by Moscow. Communist
bands from China reinforce the
native elements. This warfare is
draining the French treasury and
is causing a severe headache for
the London government
So long as the United States
was willing to support the Ma
tionaliSt government of China
these movements in other parts
of Asia were negligible. The Rus
slams were preparing the ground.
sending their agents to the most
strategic spots. But it was only
after the summer of 1916, when
the American Government de-
cided to abandon military support
for China, that Communist work
became aggressive and more ef-
fective.
Up to that time whatever as
sistance was given the Chinese
Communists was surreptitious. But
when it became obvious that the
forces of the Marking govern
ment would have to fight on their
own, assistance to the Reds in the
form of war material was speeded
up and military strategy was ap-
piled more extensively.
At the same time cells in the
other Far Eastern countries,
which had just obtained their
freedom. were increased. Arms
were sent from Soviet ports in
Asia by freighter and submarine.
and the people were encouraged
to rise against the established
governments.
More Trouble Expected
Nothing spectacular has hap
pened in India yet. although seri-
Gus trouble is expected after all
China falls into the hands Of
Russia. But in Burma, Siam,
Indo = China and Malaga full
f1edged guerrilla warfare already
is in progress and the government
forces are fighting with their
backs to the wall.
The responsibility for this
tragedy-which could still be
averted by positive and energetic
action-falls to a great extent on
our State Department. Our diplo-
mats IN the field and many trained
officials in Washington have seen
the writing on the wall. But their
advice is obscured by policy-mak-
ers who insist on making over the
world. These men speak glibly
about liberating hundreds of mil
lions Of Asiatics from exploitation
by the colonial powers, but they
do not bother to determine wheth-
sr those peoples are ready to enjoy
the same freedoms we do in this
country, or whether a change in
heir leaders will mean simply q
change of masters.
No one in the State Department.
Gems to bother about whether the
Asiatic leaders are Dimitrovs, Bic
uts, Rakosis and Paukers with
lifferent colored skin. None Of our
,olicy makers appears to worry
bout a period of political transit
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