Evening star., 1950-12-31

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the promoter of the Korean ag-
gression which, in the minds OF
her rulers, was to be more the
laboratory for Soviet war than
the Spanish civil war was for Ger
many and Russia.
While the campaign in Korea
proved to the Kremlin dictators
that the armies of the United
States and her associates were
tough and the command excellent.
Moscow also learned how shaky
was the political platform of the
Western nations.
The exhibition by the peace
loving nations" at Lake Success,
where they pleaded with the
representatives of Communist
China and implored Mao TIE
tung to accept their cease-flre
was worth the price to
the Kremlin-nearly 100, 900 North
Koreans and Chinese killed in that
area since July /. 1t confirmed
for the Kremlin gang its belief
that outside of it's arch enemy
the United States-and probably
Great Britain the other nations
would not have the stamina to
stand up against the Red ava
lanche. Moscow believes today.
more than ever in the past, that
a Russian peace" regardless Of
how humiliating the terms, would
be accepted by most of the con-
tinental Western European ma
tions.
It is against this background
that we have to greet the new
year. 1t is because of this obvious
background that our policymakerS
are wavering and uncertain. That
is why the men in charge Of our
destinies confine their reports be-
fore Senate and House commit
tees to generalities when they
appear to inform the elected rep
resentatives of the American peo-
pie about their activities at inter-
national conferences.
Need Manpower
The problem facing this coun-
try has become global. We must
be prepared to fight in the Pacific
as we'll as the Atlantic. Both
frontiers are equally important
and essential. But it stands to
reason that we cannot be pre-.
pared with the necessary man
power to meet the enemy on both
fronts and with only our own
resources.
We must have support, but we
must derive this support not only
from the nations which signed the
Atlantic contract" with us but
from any nation. regardless of its
political makeup, which is willing
to fight Communist Imperialism
on our side.
There is manpower in Europe.
trained and Immediately avail
able. Turkey, Greece and Yugo-
slavia together have at least 40
divisions, fully armed and able to
sustain themselves in battle for
at least six months. The members
of the Atlantic pact hope to reach
that number within the next two
or three years.
There is an organized army OF
500 900 men in Spain. All that it
needs is modern equipment, which
for the time being is refused be-
cause France and the Benelux
countries oppose arming of Span
ish troops. Moreover, since mill
tary men consider that the Rhine
cannot be defended at this stage
of unpreparedness for more than
a few weeks, Spain offers an ideal
base for future operations against
the Red aggressors in Western Eu-
rope.
Need Realistic Policy
In the Far East, where some
100000 American and South Ko-
rean troops, with a sprinkling Of
other U. N. forces, are fighting
the Chinese hordes, we can draw
freely on the Nationalist manpow-
er in Formosa and on the Chinese
mainland.
A number of Communist army
commanders in Southern China
are of doubtful loyalty. They can
be drawn to our side. provided they
are shown that they would not
risk their heads. They can be
brought if the gold is accompanied
by a show of force through the
landings of Nationalist soldiers.
For reasons which the average
American finds hard to under
stand, there has been no move on
the part of the administration to
help the Nationalists and thus re-
duce the pressure on our men in
Korea. The explanation given by
the State Department last summer
was that the use of the National
lists would cause intervention Of
the Chinese Communists in the
Korean war. This is no longer
valid.
We are fighting the Red Chinese
now more than the North Koreans,
whom we defeated last fall. Yet
there is still an inexplicable re-
luctance on the part of our leaders
to send the supplies needed by the
men who could help us turn the
tide in the Far East.
Unless the administration for
gets the past and undertakes a
realistic policy of aid to all ma
tions which are willing to oppose
Red aggression, there will be more
blood, sweat and tears in this
country than at any time in our
history. But the situation could
be easily improved if the present
selectivity of assistance, based on
political agreements with nations
(Which have neither the will nor
ability to fight) were changed into