Evening star., 1950-10-24
Diplomacy Of Britain
On Red China Makes
Bad Impression Here
Repercussions Likely
On Back Door Moves
When Congress Meets
By David Laurence

By David Laurence
Great Britain's scheming diplo-
macy is making a bad impression
In Washington. The latest at
tempt on the part of the London
Government to get Communist
China into the United Nations
through the back door is bound
to have serious repercussions when
Congress reconvenes.
There are two resolutions before
the U. N. One, proposed by Great
Britain, says the sole criterion
for admission of any govern
ment should be whether that
government controls most of the
territory and is obeyed by the
bulk of the population. Cuba,
on the other hand, is sponsoring
a resolution which the United
States is formally supporting. 1T
proposes that admission should
be based on four points-effective
control of territory, general con-
sent of the population, ability of
the applicant government ito
achieve the purposes of the u, N.
charter, to observe its principles
and to fulfill the obligations of the
state" and the respect of the
applicant for human rights and
fundamental principles.
1t is apparent that the British,
mindful of their trade and COM
merce in the Far East, recognized
Communist China and are now
trying to assist the Reds in getting
into the U. N.
Inconsistent Position.
But the British are in an in
consistent position. They have
one policy for Korea and another
for Red China. Recently the U. N.
adopted resolution that virtually
usurps the sovereignty of the Re-
public Of Korea which had been
formally recognized by the U. N.
after elections observed officially
by U. N. commission.
Now, although the Korean Re
public has sent its victorious troops
into the North and controls the
entire territory, the q. N. endeavors
to limit President Rhee's power
and undertakes to tell him where
he shall or shall not govern. This
is a remarkable precedent. In
a sense, 1t confirms the Communist
claim that Korea is divided into
two parts. British policy, how
ever, was instrumental in pressing
this resolution to adoption.
Has the U. N. become in one
case a supervisor of the capacity
OF nation to rule and not in
another? Inasmuch as the reso-
luton, laying down the rules for
handling Korea after a war be-
tween two factions, is now a
United Nations dictum, it is diff
flcult to see why the same stand
ard should not be applied to Com
munist China.
The q. ~, theoretically at least,
is Obliged now to send its own
commission to see if free elections
under U. N. auspices can be held
in Communist China. Likewise,
it has right to send in a COM
mission to learn at first hand
whether the Peiping government
means to fulfill the purposes and
adhere to the principals of the
U. N. charter. Until such explicit
assurances are received from Com
munist China, approval can hardly
be given for the admission of that
government to the U. N,
Logic of Situation.
Military control never has
been the sole criterion for the ex-
tension of diplomatic recognition.
The Soviet regime was in complete
control of Russian territory for
II years before the United States
in 1888 made an agreement to
recognize the Moscow government.
That agreement has since been
broken and the logic of the situa-
tion is to sever diplomatic rela-
tions, as so many members of
Congress are now demanding.
To admit Communist China,
moreover, without finding out
what part it played in the North
Korean aggression or to retain
diplomatic relations with Russia
while American boys on ships in
Korean waters are being killed
by Russian-laid mines is to ap-
pease imperialist communism.
Is Great Britain pursuing her
course in the belief that the Tru-
man Administration itself does
not dare to put up an effective
fight to defeat the resolution? 1t
doesn't seem possible that the
United States cannot marshal
enough votes in the Assembly of
the U. N. 10 defeat the British
resolution if it really tries hard
enough. Passage of the British
resolution at this time could put
a real strain on Anglo-American
relations which would be felt in
the next Congress. The British
should withdraw their own and
accept the Cuban resolution.
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