Evening star., 1949-08-05

/ ne SGQEc department uJLtte
paper on China
| China's history Is replete with ex-
amples of encroachment, arbitrary
action, special privilege, exploitation,
and usurpation of territory on the
part of foreign powers. 3 1t is
mandatory that the United States
and those other nations subscribing
to the principles of the Charter of
the United Nations should combine
their efforts to insure the unimpeded
march of all peoples toward goals
that recognize the dignity of man
and his civil rights and, further,
definitely provide the opportunity
| to express freely how and by whom
they will be governed.
Those goals and the lofty aims of
freedom-loving peoples are jeopar-
died today by forces as sinister as
those that operated in Europe and
Asia during the 10 years leading to-
World War II.
Events of the past two years
demonstrate the futility of appease-
ment based on the hope that the
strongly consolidated forces of the
Soviet Union will adopt either a
conciliatory or a cooperative at
titude, except as tactical expedients.
Soviet practice in the countries al
ready occupied or dominated COM
pletes the mosaic of aggressive ex-
pansion through ruthless secret po-
lice methods and through an in
creasing political and economic en-
slavement of peoples. Soviet litera-
ture, confirmed repeatedly by Com
munist leaders, reveals a definite
plan for expansion far exceeding
that of Naziism in its ambitious
scope and dangerous implications.
Therefore, in attempting solution
of the problem presented in the
Far East, as we'll as in other
troubled areas of the world, every
possible opportunity must be used
to seize the initiative in order to
create and maintain bulwarkS of
freedom.
Notwithstanding all the corruption
and incompetence that one notes in
China, it is a certainty that the bulk
of the people are not disposed to a
Communist political and economic
structure. Some have become afflli-
ated with communism in indignant
protest against oppressive police
measures, corrupt practices and NAL
administration of national govern
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hope for China under existing leader
ship and turn to the Communists in
despair. Some accept new leader
ship by mere inertia.
Indirectly, the United States fa-
cilitated the Soviet program in the
Far East by agreeing at the Yalta
Conference TO Russian re-entry into
Manchuria, and later by withhold
ing aid from the national govern
ment. There were justif1able rea-
sons for these policies. In the one
case we were concentrating maxi
mum Allied strength against the
japanese in order to accelerate
crushing defeat and thus save Allied
lives. In the other, we were with
holding unqualified support from a
government within which corrup-
ton and incompetence were SO
prevalent that it was losing the
support of its own people. Further,
the United States had not yet real
lied that the Soviet Union would
fail to cooperate. in the accom-
pliShment of worldwide plans for
postwar rehabilitation.
If the recommendations of this
report are approved, the United
States should suggest to China that
she inform the United Nations Of
ficially of her request to the United
States for material assistance and
advisory aid in order to facilitate
China's postwar rehabilitation and
economic recovery.
The situation in Manchuria has
deteriorated to such a degree that
prompt action is necessary to pre-
vent that area from becoming a
Soviet satellite. The Chinese Com
munists may soon gain military con-
troll of Manchuria and announce the
establishment of government.
Outer Mongolia, already Soviet
satellite, may then recognize Man.
churia and conclude g. mutual sup
port agreement" with de facto
Manchurian government of the
Chinese Communists In that event,