Evening star., 1949-04-02
The Political Mil
Churchill's Red Worninq
Cont Be Treated Lightly
Delivered ., Time Nhen Srs0 {
Was Under Way in Senate
sY Gosl9 Li~re!.

Winston Churceals memorable -.,
Il Boston wAs delivered a; . tine
&alpiag al Tire NcetA A-Arl&e 80
Tgeaty--as W. AS tese eoC'ZnuGscs ~ Cd,
European Recovery Pvog.A1-~WA, fr,,-.
vel under way IN the senate r., ..
unfolding O, sAe threat waSch Soy3c. = 50
holds over the free proples q lar "A
wRs a ssrong plus for adherence - .sr r.su
treaty and a timely oae HIS rc-s a..
his plea are thase a ar Etslaah7eas ls
was heard however. BY millions G. Arr
cans many Q! whom have = t,rrur-
admiration foy the former Prime v ,,~-
wao CID ~ much 20 hold ;se l.as e .-s
dark DAYS when TIE AXIS powecs ;Hrva. .rv-.t
the world,
There VAS no alshtrs trace @: "a al
pars.xzRSalp IN Nj, ChuTchAlls aGagv> e
IS the leader o; the opposition pa. .- 5
uNn country. On the contrary Re sas CIV
praise for the British Fnrrgsn Mgnlsc -
nest Bevin and My, BeVtnS oWn ncssisA....
SAnShlp~~Mf Beytn who is IL WAA&ass.sa
fer the purpose oI slening The North Ajan.ls
Security Treaty, He Akened .uaoea A..
Bey.nx attitude to that oI American Seaa-
tors who like Senator Vandenecsx G! N.sss.
san Republican. are goIns Alons ~3,a tas
Democratic President Truman IN TIE e1o:t
10 make secure from AggreSSlon The Wesern
democraeicS
Faiiaey Of Red Argument
The Russian government has mAdr q.
or4cial protest against the signing q tht
North Atlantic Pact-chargInG thar II =
move toward war and directed against
Soviet Russia and us satellites II lis com
tent the protest Is not unlike some ~ TIE
attacks nov being made ON the treaty n
the United States The tallAey @! the AZ
gument is clear. The proposed treaty ~ Tor
peace and security against wAT--iog consul
tation In the event Of imminent war threat
and for action only IN the event Of Asgles-
Nve war.
No words could better express the Atu-
tude OF the United States--a prime mover n
the negotiation Of the new trrAty-thSn
those OF Mi Churchill Il cannot speak 10
you here tonight" said Mr Churchill in
Boston. without expressing 10 the United
States~-as ! have perhaps some riehl 10
do-the thanks Of Britain and Of Europe
for the splendid part America h PLAYING
in the world Many nations have risen 10
the summit Of human affairs but here IA
q great example where new-Won supremacy
has not been used for self ACCOMPLISHMENT
but only for further sacrifice
The United States has chosen us path
toward the maintenance OF peaee-A path
beSet with hazards but q path 20 which Il
has been forced by the intrAnagenoe of
Soviet Russia II has sought IN vain for
friendly cooperation on the part o' Russia.
first in the organization Of the United Ma
tions and then in the effort 10 make the
new world organization work II nov Russia
nnds the Western democracisS banding to-
eether for security. the Soviet government
has only itself to thank Mr. Churchill re-
marked--with great solemnity had
not been for the deterrent Of the atomic
bomb In the hands OF the United States,
Europe would have been communised and
London under hombardment some time aEo"
Yet this country sought In vain for inter.
national control and the banning Of the
bomb--with Russia unwilling 10 give consent
for the necessary international inspection
and policing TO make such control effective.
Cold War IL Result.
The result OF all this has been the 40
called cold war-and q war Of nerves. Up 10
date the tangible effects have been an up-
building OF Western Europe economically,
and now q pact for security On the other
side of the ledger. as Mr.. Churchill pointed
out has been o weakening Of the situation In
Asia.
The worst disaster since our victory tin
the war has been the collapse Of China un-
der Communist attack and intrigue" he SAID.
The absorption Of China and India into the
Kremlin- controlled Communist empire would
certainly bring measurele8S bloodshed and
misery TO eight or nine hundred million
people"
What can be done, II anythins. about the
Chinese situation is a major problem which
still confronta President Truman
Mr.. Churchiils final warning WAS directed
against thirteen men in the KTemlin." seek
ing self preservation and al the same tirns
working through their NTH columns in every
country TO expand their control. II Ia
warning not 70 be lightly waved aside.