Evening star., 1950-08-05
Ma|ik Out 10 Wreck
U. n, Split Common
Front in Korean War
Trump Cards Are Held
By Soviet in Drive for
Diplomatic Victory
By Dorothy Thompson

BY DOrOthy Thompson
We presume that the Russian
delegate returned to the United
Nations and assumed the presi-
dency Of the Security Council for
the following purposes:
Cd To wreck the United Ma
tions, which only came to life and
began to fulfill the purposes of its
Charter after Russia had left it.
CD To split the common front
against North Korean aggression
by diverting the issue to China.
90 To advocate a ceaSe-flre
order at a time when the aggres-
sors hold almost the whole of
Korea and are already prepared
to follow a military coup by a
political victory, and to shift the
charge of aggressor to those who
refuse such a ceaSe-f1re order
which is wholly to the advantage
of the aggressors.
(4) To be on hand with a veto
against any future United Ma
tions action against future ag-
gressions already planned.
Reds Hold Trump Cards.
The Russians hold Several trump
cards.
A majority of the Security
Council, prior to the Korean war
already had recognized or were i'm
clined to recognize Peiping and
unseat FormoSa in the UN. OF
the five great powers. the U. S. S.
r.. Great Britain, and France have
been prepared to seat Red China
OF the six non-permanent mem
bers. India, Yugoslavia and Nor
way are known to favor Peiping.
The United States has stated that
it will accept the will of the ma
jority. If, therefore, any one of
the three remaining non-perma-
nent members. Cuba, Ecuador, or
Egypt. should vote for seating
Peiping, only the veto of the
Chinese Nationalist delegate would
prevent it.
AS president of the Council, Mr..
Malik has considerable juridical
powers, to hamper the Chinese
delegate-who is biased toward
the issue-from exercising the
veto.
This column does not believe
that Great Britain and France de-
cided in favor of Peiping without
a previous nod from the United
States State Department. The
State Department has been under
strong barrage from supporters of
the Chinese Nationalists who, in
turn, have heavy support from
American public opinion. To
come straight out and vote for
Peiping against Formosa would be
politically embarrassing and pos
sibly suicidal for the administra-
ton. Better, therefore, to wash
ones hands of the ticklish issue
while encouraging Britain and
France to recognize Red China,
declaring that the United States
would accept the majority will.
rejecting the offer of the Chinese
Nationalist to send troops to
Korea. and ordering a cease fire
from Formosa against the main
land.
Hard to Explain to GIs.
But, of course, to seat the Chi
nese Communists in the Security
Council, cum veto, while American
G1s are fighting Korean Commu-
nists also would be rather hard to
explain-to the GIs. It is difficult
to understand why one Commu-
mist is good and another evil.
when, as everybody knows, for
the time being at least, all Com
munist regimes but one belong to
the same StaliniSt alliance. 1t
must be hard to explain to the
Marines why it is right for them
to risk their lives repellir.g agrees
sion, and wrong for Chinese
Nationalist to risk his for the
same reason.
So it is quite impossible. po-
litically, to elevate the Chinese
Communists to the seats of the
mighty in Lake Success while
American blood is flowing against
Korean Communists 5000 miles
away. And probably even Mr..
Malik knows that.
Mr.. Austin's order of priorities
is more politically rational: First,
settle the Korean war, then dis
cuss China.
And If Mr.. Malik gets de facto'
a North Korean victory Cor stale
mate) plus another veto (Chi-
nese) in the Security Council, to
help stop United Nations action
against the next (and, we pre-
dict. more vitaD aggression, why
should he really care which item
in the package is on top?
And especially if an outbreak of
peace slows down American re-
armament.
The West is in imminent dan
ger. And not chiefly, or most i'm
portantly, in Korea.
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