Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-01-28

of its existence? JOHN K. WINNER.
| Disagrees With Editorial
| On Recognizing Reds in China
| To the Editor of The Star:
in general like the editorials in The
| Star for their fairness and ability. Even
when do not entirely agree with the posi-
| ton taken, respect them for their candor
| and the wealth of information upon which
they are based. An exception, however is
recent editorial entitled, "Formosa and
| Common Sense" That seems to me weak
| and inconsistent.
The writer argues that no good can come
| from the proposals of former President
| Hoover, Senator Taft and Senator Know
land, which he says are repeatedly Gin line
with the views of Gen. Macarthur" 1t
might be pointed out that Gen. Macarthur
| at least has the benefit of military expert
ence, experience in the Far East, and per-
Sonal presence in the danger zone. ,
Taking what apparently he considers
"hard-headed" realistic attitude, the ed-
| torial writer implies that the Nationalists
| already virtually are defeated and conse-
| quently no longer should be recognized. Yet
during the war, when Japan overran China,
the United States continued to recognize
the legally constituted government of that
country instead of bowling to the fetish of
| realism
| illegal Conquest" Challenged
| 1t further is implied in the editorial that,
since the Communists are now in effective
control of the whole vast mainland of
China" the fact of their illegal conquest
/ gives them the right to speak for the Chi
| nese people Yet in what country in the
clutches of Red dictatorship do the die
tators really speak for the people?
The writer states that: India has al
| ready moved tn
other Asiatic countries, together with the
British Commonwealth as a whole and
| probably also France and the Netherlands
are likely to do the same thing" He infers
that it would put the United States in
bad light If practically all the rest of the
world were to have diplomatic relations with
Peiping while we stood alone in recognize
ing Chang" Since when has numbers
| made wrong right? There is still such a
| thing as principle in the world 1t is not
unlikely that had the United States adopted
positive and constructive policy with re-
| gard to China, instead of burying its head
in the sand until the dust should SETTLE"
| 1t might have influenced the action of other
| countries and the course of events in the
| Far East.
| In spite of our sins of omission and COM
mission, the implication that practically
| all the rest of the world is ready to recog-
nize" the Communist aggressors seems a
| trlf1e premature. 1t suggests also the DOW
| erful propaganda for the Red regime that
| Tor months has been flooding this country
| Sometimes it has taken the form of trial
balloons on probable United States recog-
| milton OF the Reds; inside" information as
| to administration plans; or inspired fore
| casts as to developments regarding China
1t would be interesting to know the source
| OF this propaganda barrage The Com
mlttGp I'm American Act IL
| render an important service if it could trace
| this propaganda to its source and bring it
| out into the Open
Helping Nationalist Futile?
| After blasting Chang, ''the discredited
| Generalissmo." and inferentially the Ma
| tionalists, your editorial writer goes on to
| say that, cit may be that we ought to offer
| Chlang measure of economic aid and
| military counsel But if Nationalist China
| already is doomed; and further, is complete
| ~ unworthy, why offer any assistance? Is
| 1t to be done as sop to public opinion: to
| an uneasy conscience; or as a means of
| demonstrating that aid to Nationalist China
merely is pouring money down the drain?
| And undoubtedly it is just that when ham
died by Communistic sympathizers Com
/ mon sense would suggest that if it is worth
| while to assist China, either in it's own
interest, or in the interest of this country.
| or OF both, the assistance should be adequate
| in amount and that it should be handled
in such way as to insure it's effectiveness.
u sas E. M. JOHNSON
! Few Kind Words
For Superintendent and Teacher
/ To the Editor Of The Star:
From all published accounts, it is hard
/ to see how there can be merit in the action
/ of those board members who voted against
/ DR.. Corning's recommendation of Miss Nc
Auliffe; and 1t appears petty, indeed, as
| your editorial stated
| Among the teaching personnel, / never
have heard of any expression other than of
confidence in DR.. Corning. In the tremen-
dously difficult job he has to do, he deserves
and needs more support and encouragement
| than he is getting from some other quarters.
AS for Miss McAuliffe, She is considered by
i all who know her to be very fine and ca