Evening star., 1950-11-29
BY the Asseeiated Press


LAKE SUCCESS, Nou. 29.-A
partial tert of Chief American
Delegate Warren r. Austin's
statement yesterday to the U. N.
Security Council:
The mission of the United States
Of America is glad that the Sc
curity Council has decided to
bracket, for purposes of discussion.
The two questions of the complaint
of aggression against the Republic
Of Korea and the complaint of
armed invasion Of Taiwan For-
mosa). These two agenda items
are distinct, but they are closely
related aspects Of one great prob
lem. It is no exaggeration to say
that that problem is the gravest
one now confronting the world.
That problem is this: Will there
be peace or war In the Far East?
The world waits anxiously the
answer to this question.
The Security Council will un-
doubtedly wish to hear the latest
news from the United Nations front
in Korea. Last week the forces
of the United Nations opened a
general attack designed to finish
their assigned task of repulsing ag-
gression and restoring international
peace and security in the area. This
attack has been repulsed in cir
cumstances which make it clear
that Chinese Communist armed
forces totaling more than 100000
men are now engaged in North
Korea. They are supported by heavy
reinforcements moving forward from
behind the international boundary
1t now appears doubtful that the
war in Korea can be quickly con-
cluded.
Open and Notorious.
1t also appears clear beyond any
doubt that what all the free, world
hoped was an intervention for
limited purposes is in fact ag-
gression, open and notorious. It
will be recalled that yesterday I
used that word, aggression" and
then withdrew it, saying that I
would not use it; I would use only
the word, Intervention" until the
facts came to our knowledge which
would justify the use of the word,
aggression" I now employ it here
in this Council, and before all the
world, by direction of my Govern
ment.
The consequences of these facts
must be faced squarely by the
people of the world, and more
particularly, by this Council. Be-
cause such consequences are poten-
TALLY so grave, I considered it es-
sential to review the recent history
Of events in the Far East. This is
particularly necessary in view of the
presence here for the first time of
q representative of the Peiping
regime.
The statements-that is, the writ
ten statements to which we referred
yesterday-from Pelping bear a
close family resemblance to the
statements made here by repre-
sentatives of the Soviet Union and
reveal the same lack of contact with
reality. The recent history of Ko-
rea, as understood by the vast ma
jority Of governments and the vast
bulk Of peoples in the world, shows
that, first the. United States, and
then the United Nations, have bent
their efforts ever since the end Of
the war with Japan to establish
q free and independent Korea. i
Multi-National Effort.
The multi-national effort in Ko-
rea now includes, among the forces
either in operation or on the way
there, ground troops from 13 coun-
tries. naval forces from 10, combat /
air forces from four, and military
transport frofl seven. Moreover,
non-military supplies in substantial |
quantities have been contributed
by 26 countries. /
Because Of the sacrifices of the
fighting men Of many nations and
the splendid support given the
United Nations operations by the
vast majority Of members, the at
tackers from the North were re-
pulsed. The military campaign
seemed last month to be nearing
its conclusion. The free peoples of
the United Nations felt that their
hopes for Korea were about to be
realized: That Korea should be
free, unified and independent of
outside influence from any great
power, on or off the continent, and