Evening star., 1950-12-02
How People React to the Korean News
To the Editor of The Stor:

"A your newspaper, let me express my
enthusiastic appreciation OF your editorial
upon the appositeness of Partick Henry's
speech to the dilemma of our time.
To give you what I believe your due.
the stirring summary OF our predlca-
ment expressed in your editorial is
real fulfllment of need we have in this
country quite as urgent as the need for
arms and action. We need now states
man-like voice for the American people.
We need to have put into words for our
common understanding what all of us
perceive partially but cannot fathom nor
express completely for ourselves. You
have helped to do this for me.
Through common understanding now,
all of us may be addressed Immediately
to the central problem and so overcome
it while the chance is ours.
Tom Johnston.
Are we to keep blundering along as we
have in the past? Is there not wise
and unselfish leader to be found in this
great country of ours? We have known
from the start that Russia was the insti-
gator of the trouble in Korea and is using
the Chinese to pull the chestnuts out Of
the fire. Why do we continue to fall
into the traps Russia sets for us? 1t
would appear that the U. N. and our
Government is inf1ltrated with Commu-
nists. We all know one cannot kill
snake by whacking off its tail. This only
antagonizes the serpent and. if we do not
look out, it will give us the sting Of death.
Now is the time to strike at the snakes
head-now, before it is too late.
Here we are, inviting these unprincipled
heathenS to take part in the U. N. dis
cussions, which seem to be trying to reach
a solution for peaceful settlement. How
absurd to think that anything can be
achieved when the meetings are contain
mated by their presence! It is just
"get-nowhere' assembly and the taxpay-
ers' money is paying for it. Which Of
us would ask villain into his home when
the villains cohorts were outside murder
ing the rest of the family? 1t would be
idiotic. I'm sure our enemies are laugh
ing up their sleeves and thinking what
fools we are.
had one son in the last war, who is
now lncapacitated as a result. I have
only two, and the other one is now in
the Marine Corps. But let me tell you, I
would not willingly give him up to defend
our country with the blundering that has
gone on and is still continuing up to now.
I'm sure that all the mothers in this
country would concur with me that they
do not wish to pour their sons down
rat hole.
Let us be firm and look the enemy in
the eye and be able to back it up with our
fists. Let's stop this appeasement.
Mrs. Maury Sneed.
The die is cast! Shall we, the Ameri-
can people, pack away our luxuries and
too about high standard of
living, and fight for freedom and peace?
Or shall we continue to believe with our
New Deal and Fair Deal friends that
the Chinese Communists are peaceful
agrarians and the Russian Communists
mere bucolic dreamers? Can our friends
who for so many years have repeated
again and again, There is way to
peace without war;" show us the way
now?
These are strong words, perhaps too
strong to publish. But it is the way I
feel. although I am the mother of
17-year-old boy.
Ajax.
What has become of the spirit Of
America? Russia is bleeding us. before
attacking us. by egging on other nations.
And then, when we lose the flower of our
fighting men, the bear will hug us to
death.
Sue Thornton.
If the Chinese Communist govern
ment continues to allow the mass offen-
sive of it's troops against U. N. forces
in Korea am in favor of an ultimatum
to Russia (not China) to call off this
new war or endure real hot one from
the air within her own boundaries. This
ultimatum should be delivered by the
United Nations. The U. N. failing. then
the United States should deliver it.
If we are calling bluff, all we'll and
good-it will have been called. If this
is not bluff. then why should we allow
the expansion of Russia into more bases
and resources before facing force that
will one day be on our own doorstep?
I am the wife of a service-age hus-
band, veteran of World War II.
Mrs. v. b. r.
More power to Cato Jones, David
Lawrence and Constantine Brown. And
W IlC GOO. L all IC1Cl 1LIS, III Pal
ticular, to The Star of November 27.
The words of these men are plain. and
the truth and proof overwhelmingly evi-
dent. I know it's impracticable, but if
words like these could be put on the
front page, next to articles about the
U. N. and the war, more people would
see the Eight"
This business of the Red China dele
cation at the U. N. is leaning over back
altogether too far. How a group Of
world statesmen can tolerate Russia's
brazen nonsense is beyond my compre-
hension. Have they all forgotten Cham
berlain and his pitiful slogan: Peace In
Our Time?
Hilton b. McLaren.
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What is the matter with the military
intelligence in the headquarters of the
forces in Korea? How could the Chinese
mass such large forces within short