Evening star., 1950-11-27
Appeasement Move
In i. n. on Korean
War Denounced
Writer AssoiIs Failure
Of World Group Formally
To Condemn Russiu
By David Lavrence

To Condemn Russia
By David Lawrence
Five months have elapsed since
Soviet Russia instigated the ag-
gression by the North Korean
armies. During that time casual
ties of more than 10000 killed
and wounded have been suffered
by the United States-yet not a
single word of formal denuncia-
tion of Soviet Russia has appeared
in any resolution of the United
Nations.
Today the United States has
borne nearly all of the burden
both in lives and in money while
the U. N. has offered only token
support.
Today, as the American troops
are locked in battle against the
armies of Communist China, not
a single nation-large or small
in the U. N. is making any sub
stantial effort to replace with
adequate manpower those who
have borne the brunt of the fight
ing during the last several months.
Today the U. N. is still debat-
ing, still kowtowing to the Chinese
and Russian Communists, and still
letting Russia retain the initiative.
The movement to appease the
Reds is being led by Great Britain
whose government is not averse
to accepting billions of dollars OF
aid from the United States. yet
nevertheless stands in the way of
an early and decisive action to
halt aggression in the Far East.
British Argument.
The British are proposing ap-
peasement. The argument offered
apparently is that unless the Chi
nese Reds are given certain con-
cessions there will be "war"-as
if what Is happening In Korea
today isn't war.
There are 125, 900 Chinese Com
munist troops in North Korea
right now. Maybe this isn't war
for Great Britain and the other |
nations which have failed to do
their share in furnishing man
power, but it is war sure enough
for the American Army, Navy and
Air Force. It Is war for the 4.500
Americans who have been killed
and for the 4,3Oo recorded as
missing" who probably have
been massacred by the Communist
forces of either China or North
Korea. 1t is war for the $1,000
or more wounded now in the hos
pitals. 1t is war for the families,
too.
The U. N. was established not
only to investigate and condemn
aggression but to carry defensive
war. if necessary, to the aggres-
sor states.
Yet the q. NJ has never investi-
gated the source of all the trouble
-Russia's part in the North Ko-
rean aggression. Nor has the
U. N. formally condemned the
Chinese Communists for their part
IN attacking the United Nations
forces recently in Korea.
Instead. "appeasement" talk is |
predominant and If "appease-
ment" doesn't work out and the
Reds, conscious of the weakness
OF the U. NJ. should renew their
attacks-they have never stopped
their insulting statements from
Peiping-then the United States
Is expected to resume the main
job Of enforcing the peace. Are
token forces always to be the rule
On the part of other U. N. men,
bers? American forces would like
to be home for Christmas. Are
there no other U. N. troops ready
to take their places in Korea?
Macarthur Formula.
The Macarthur formula in the
Far East, as evidenced by his ut
terances in the past, recommends
talking firmly and acting firmly.
Nothing contributes as much to-
ward peace in Asia. in the opinion
OF the general, than to take
strong position. The U. MS back
ing and filling only serves to en-
courage the Communists of China,
and of Russia.
The main bugaboo-war with
China-need never become
large-scale affair. If the Chinese
Communists do not show peaceful
intention-which means with
drawal of their forces from North
Korea as well as from a point at
least so miles beyond the Man
churian border-then American
naval air and United States Air
Force retaliatory bombardment of
Manchurian bases becomes logi-
cal, coupled with active aid to
the Chinese Nationalists who, with
proper support, can carry on the
fighting inside China without
landing any American troops.
Maybe high officials in due time
will point out that the U. N. will
not hesitate TO aid Chlang or to
support movement in
side China. This should not be
the task of America alone but
should be U. N. program. For,
unless the U. N. learns how to
show its military teeth, its soft
words of wrath embodied in reso-
lutions will be meaningless and a
really large-scale war will hardly
be avoided.
If ever there was time for the
q. N. to show that it is a truly
international organization and
not one that merely asks America
to make all the sacrifices, it Is
now-when American boys are
fighting in freezing weather in
North Korea while various men,
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