Evening star., 1949-06-16
Urges Aid to South China
As Well ax In Karenu Ranmhl


In your editorial Of June II on aid for
Korea" you pointed out that: "Unfor-
tunately Korea's position has been worsened
by the Communist triumph In neighboring
China How right you arel You
might, however. have used words stronger
than unfortunately" and "worsened" and
still have been on the conservative side.
Looking at the utterances Of the admins
tration spokesmen, one cannot but wonder
what kind Of blinders our policy makers
are wearing and what kind of adding
In the course Of his message to CONGRESS
on June 7. proposing $50 900 900 for new and
to China, President Truman said: Korea
has become testing ground In which the
validity and practical value Off the ideals
ana principles Of democracy which the re-
public Is putting into practice are being
matched against the practices Of COM
munism which have been imposed upon
the people Of North Korea. The survival
and progress Of the republic toward self
supporting, stable economy will have an
immense and far-reaching influence on the
people of Asia.
Such progress by the young republic VIII
encourage the people Of Southern and
Southeastern Asia and the islands OF the
Pacific to resist and reject the Communist
propaganda with which they are besieged.
Moreover. the Korean Republic. by demon
strating the success and tenacity OF democ-
racy in resisting communism. will stand
as a beacon to the people Of Northern Asia
in resisting the control Of the Communist
forces which have overrun them"
The Acting Secretary Of State. Mr.. Webb.
is reported to have said to the House Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs: ''The rest OF Asia
Is watching us In Korea. cannot assure
you that approval Of the present legislation
will guarantee the survival Of the Korean
Republic and the achievement Of our objec-
tive Of truly free and independent Korea.
can only say that disapproval OF this pro-
gram or an inadequate approach 10 the
problem involved viii guarantee failure.
With the approval Of this program there Is
hope-without 1t there Is despair. In the
light OF present world conditions we cannot
afford to risk return to DESPAIR.
Our Policy Being Watched.
The Director of EcA, Mr.. Hoffman. Is re-
ported to have said Tin the same context,.
q. Union between the north ana soutn
of the country can be achieved on satisiac-
tory terms only IL the government ano
economy of South Korea become so clearly
vigorous and sound as TO convince the people
of North Korea that their best interests lie
ip union"
DO the young men In the Department OF
STATE who initiate such proposals and draft
such utterances not realize that for every
person watching us In Korea" there are
tens. hundreds or thousands "watcning
and far more impressed By the inadequacy
Of our approach since ls45 to the proolems
involved-in China2 And does the DepaIt-
ment 20 much as dream that. with Com
munist rule In force In Siberia. In MAI
ch,iria and In Northern Korea. an American
approach to the problem OF Korea IN terms
of frst having undermined and abandoned
friends In China who are resisting com
munism and thereafter Withdrawing United
States troops from Korea and giving the
Korean Republic substantial amounts OF
military supplies and $50 0000. 600 worth oi
ecorovnie Aid Ia an approach which oners
hope?
DO they not know that the people" Of
North Korea viii have no decisive VOICE.
that the leaders Of North Korea are alresdy
convinced that their best interests nc N
union: that, as Hanson baidwm nas
pointed cut. The North Korean Commune
ist-dominated puppet government aIeaU
has made its intentions toward SCUM
KOREA obvious: that they intend 10 bring
about union between North and South
Korea by their own methods and with
themselves and communism In control. and
that the more we give Of aid 70 South Korea
while persisting In refusal 70 give aid 70
South China. the more attractive We make
Eouth Korea t..sfrategicaliy indefenxfnaep
as 4 target for Communist aggression md
conquest?
.In the lisft of world conditions We
should indeed give aid TO the Korean Re-
public: but we should at the same time
realize that aid 20 that Republic without
aid 10 China has about - much chancs g