The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-12-05
Crisis Talks Taking P|aee'
 In Washington
Truman, AttIee, Bradley Review Serious Sit-
 udtion in Korea


 President Truman said today United Nations forces in Korea are fighting against tremendous odds" But he declared that no matter what hap pens there the fight for freedom will go on.
 His somber- toned report came amid growing talk in Congress and elsewhere that the LIN. military situation has begun to appear all most hopeless and may force a Dunkerque type withdrawal by sea.
 Mir. Truman took time out from a busy. almost-continual round of conferences with American military diplomatic advisers. and with Prime Minister Attlee of Britain. to address the White House Conference of Children and youth.
 Situation Precarious
 His prepared speech stressed CD the precarious situation in Korea and the grave risk" of general war and (2) the nature of the pre- sent crisis as only part of the long range struggle ito uphold the values of peace and justice and freedom" |"
 Beyond stressing the tremendous odds the LIN. forces face. MT. Truman made no assessment of the Korean situation.
 And against the talk of possible evacuation of the troops there, some of the best informed officials are saying it is still too early to pre- dict what will actually happen or that the LIN. forces will have to get out of Korea entirely.
 Situation Reviewed
 MT. Truman and Prime Minister Attlee reviewed the situation yes- terday with Gen. Omar Bradley. chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in the first of their crisis talks. Bradley is reported to have told them that evacuation plans are ready if they have to be used.
 In his address to the conference on children and youth, the Presi- dent said that the intervention of Chinese Communists in Korea had greatly changed the situation con- fronting this nation. Then, in a sentence interpreted by some off, cials as his first move to prepare the country for bad news news of a military disaster in Korea - the President added:
 Tremendous Struggle
 "No matter how the immediate situation may develop. we must re- member that the fighting in Ko- req is but one part of the tremen- dous struggle of our time the struggle between freedom and Con- munist imperialism"
 MT. Truman and Attlee reached no agreement in their opening talk yesterday but diplomatic informants reported they were moving toward an agreement that Western Europe is the place to offset Communist victories in the Far East.
 As far as the present military situation is concerned, it is under stood that the President and Prime Minister dealt with three alterna- tives and found themselves facing a choice between complete and par tial defeat in their initial analysis.
 Korean Line Hopeless
 The idea of establishing and hold ing line across the Korean penin- sula appears almost if not entirely hopeless.
 There was still some belief on the part of American leaders, however, that it might be possible again as it was earlier this year to maintain foothold on Korea. This would be justified if there was reason to ex- pect new buildup of U.N forces capable of dealing with the Chinese Communist masses and so far there is no evidence such a buildup is planned.
 The other possibility which looms bigger with each days news of new Chinese Communist successes on the battlefield is complete mili-