Evening star., 1950-09-01
China, Moscow and the u. N.

Now that Soviet Delegate Jakob A. Malik has
completed his month long fibuster as president
of the United Nations Security Council, reports
from Moscow indicate that the Kremlin-with
a full representation that may be headed by
Foreign Minister Vishinsky-intends to play a
major role in the General Assembly session
beginning September 10. Coupled with the
fact that Mr. Malik apparently is to continue
taking part in the Councils proceedings, what
this suggests is that the Stain dictatorship has
definitely decided against resuming its boycott
of the u. N. in the weeks Immediately ahead.
When it began last January 13, with Russia's
delegates walking out of virtually every agency
of the United Nations the boycott was described
by the Kremlin as something that would never
end until the Chinese NatonaliSts were expelled
to make room for the representatives OF Commu-
mist China. AS result OF that policy, however,
the Soviet Union had nobody on hand to veto
the Security Councils historic June decisions
against the puppet Red aggressors in Korea-a
miscalculation that almost certainly accounts
for Mr.. Maliks sudden return to the Council
despite the u MS refusal to oust the Nationalist.
OF course, If Foreign Minister Vishinsky or
some other Soviet bigwig participates in the
forthcoming meeting of the General Assembly,
his role will be much the same as the one that
has just been played by Mr.. Malik in the Security
for long propaganda speeches, vilification of the
United States, butchery OF the truth and brazen
delaying tactics But the Assembly unlike the
Council, is not at the mercy of filibusterers and
it will therefore be able to make recommendations
and hand down moral judgments even though
lacking power to enforce them. In the circum-
stances apart from what the Russians may be
able to achieve propagandistically, there is some
reason to wonder Just why they seem intent upon
participating in the Assembly's proceedings
The most interesting speculation in this
connection is that the Soviet Union is planning
to use the Assembly as sounding board for
spectacular new demand insisting that the U. N.
oust Nationalist China and seat the Chinese Reds
mot because the Kremlin really wants the Reds
admitted but because it wants them kept out.
Those who hold to this view make the following
points, among others: ID If the Russians had
not resorted to threats and political blackmail
in calling last January for the admission OF
Communist Peiping, Peiping might now be q
member of the United Nations; (2) as long as
the threats and the blackmail continue, self.
respecting countries are going to- be against
Peiping, and 90 although posing as the great
champion of the Mao Tse-tung government, the
Soviets are thus following tactics calculated to
spoil that governments chances for membership
in the U. Ma subtle policy designed to isolate
1t from the west lest IL develop case OF lltolSt
independence.
All this may appear to be bit far-fetched,
but 1t is by no means inconceivable. In many
ways, because of its size, its tremendous popu-
lation, its culture its history, its deep-rooted
bitterness toward foreign domination, China
seems to be fertile soil for form of Titosm that
could make Yugoslavia's look mild by comparison.
That is fact that lends substance to the theory
that the men of the Kremln do not really want
Peiping in the o. N. Certainly, up to now, while
calling for its admission, they have adhered to
line that has done much to keep 1t out, and
they are not likely to shift to new policy when
the General Assembly convenes later this month.