Evening star., 1950-10-11
Koreu
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timatum of last Sunday. but the
Red premie" did not mention it.
Allies Mop Up Wonsan.
This was the front-line situa-
ton in Red Korea:
On the east, two ROK divisions
were mopping up small holdout
forces in the strategic East Coast
industrial port of Wonsan, 95 air
line miles east of Pyongyang.
Southeast of Pyongyang about
100 miles, two ROK divisions were
driving ahead on 30-mile front.
The ROK 9Th Division captured
Kumwha, a major road center,
and drove several miles northwest,
West of this force, the 1st Cav
airy drove several miles inside
Red Korea on the closest approach
to Pyonglang. Spearheads were
within 80 miles of the capital but
were meeting strong resistance.
Other cavalry columns famed out
to the east and west, seeking out
holes in the Reds border defense.
Soviet Revolution Cited.
Red Premier Kim, in his no.
surrender message, told the North
Koreans:
1--WE should study the example
of the October Q917 revolution
of the Soviet Union which gained
final victory after numerous diff
flculties
THE example of victory over
British and American imperial
ism is close at hand"
He called on workers to send
More weapons and ammunition
to the front to supply food
and materiel."
The broadcast of Kim's mes
sage. heard in Tokyo, again con-
tended that South Koreans in
vaded Communist North Korea on
June 25-the day the Reds in
vaded South Korea.
Kim said. United States i'm
perialists exploited the United
Nations in order to enslave the
Korean people and to legalize
their invasion of Korea"
The United Nations decision to
go into North Korea. he said, was
cached unilaterally (one-
sidedly) :. without allowing the
participation of representatives of
the Korean people"
South Koreans Reply.
South Koreans quickly de-
nounced Kim's decision to con-
tinue the fight.
The vice minister of defense at
Seoul, Chang Kyung Keun, said:
1T is pity that Kim II Sung
cannot accept Gen. MacArthur's
surrender terms because Russia
would not allow him to do so.
THE North Korean Commu-
nists are not fighting for Korea
but for Russia"
Gen. Gay told correspondents
the opening phase of the U. N.
drive into Red Korea was satisfac-
tory. He estimated the Reds still
could throw as many as $4,000
troops into the fight for their
homeland.
This is the remnant of the 150,-
600 man force laced with Chinese
Communist trained and battle
hardened divisions they were able
to muster for the invasion of
South Korea.
Gen. Gays 1st Cavalry Division
was smashing at Red border de-
fenseS along a 30-mile front in
the Kaesong area, on and f1anking
the main road of Pyongyang.
Believes Reds Are Pulling Out.
"As I read military signs, he
(the enemy is pulling out" Gen.
Gay said.
The general expressed the belief
that the Reds along the border
had no tanks and very little ar
tillery.
But land mines were problem.
The road to Pyongyang is heavily
mined. Reds poured small arms
and mortar fire on the advancing
cavalrymen from commanding
heights fanking the road.
Red Korean prisoners said they
had been ordered to take cover
in the hills when their organized
log pillbox defenses were broken.
They said Kumchon, IA miles
north of Kaesong on the main
highway to Pyongyang, would be
defended with everything the
Reds can muster.
Cavalry troopers spearing west
from Kaesong reached Paekchon,
13 miles to the west, but just
south of Parallel 38.
i The center column has pushed