Evening star., 1950-12-03


is that we are at war in the Far
decision, not Europe. Early victor
the intelligent use of all available
including the Chinese Nationalists|
and japanese.
For the present there is not the
slightest indication that such |
moves are contemplated by the
White House, the State Depart
ment and the Pentagon. Deli
cate international implications, -
they say, prevent such steps.
In World War II political ext
gencies made it necessary that we
defeat Hitler first. That strategy,
right or wrong. is now history.
But lest we be deluded by plead
ing Oxford accents, let's study the
problem in the light of the situa-
ton today.
Soviet Intentions Clear
At present, Russia is our deadly
foe. Although in 1941 we had two
enemies, separated by the vast
Eurasian land mass. today that
land mass is our enemy. Russia
fronts on both oceans. just as
the Axis did. In contrast with the
German-Japanese link, Russia
has but q single objective. She
operates on interior lines while
the Axis operated on far more
difficult extended exterior lines.
The Kremlin has made a care
full study of the Japanese mis-
takes and while she has adopted
many of the old Tokyo ideas to
inf1ame the oriental mind-"Asia
for the Asiatics." Down With the
Colonial Power" and hatred of
the "foreigner'-she has been far
more astute in making these poll
cies stick.
Russia now also is reaping the
harvest of the defeats of the
American, British and French
armies at the hands Of an Oriental
power Japan in 1912. The
American victories in 1914 and
1945, when Japan was forced to
accept unconditional surrender,
are obscured, insofar as Asiatic
peoples are concerned, by the lack
Of proper propaganda exploitation.
The abandonment of the Chi
nese Nationalists by the American
Government in 1946 and the vic
tory Of the Soviet-supported Chi
nese Communists has created the
impression throughout Asia that
the Western powers are doomed
and a semi-Asiatic power has
risen. This feeling was cleverly
exploited by the Russians in the
struggle they were preparing
against the United States. Rus
STA now has clearly indicated that
she means to conquer, hold, gov
ern and exploit the areas which
the Japanese merely occupied.
There is no guess work in. this
connection. All we have to do is
look at the developments of the
last five months. It has been
definitely and officially established
that the North Korean attack was
prepared and ordered in Moscow.
So long as we were suffering de-
feat at the hands of the North
Korean armies the Russians and
their Chinese satellites did not in
tervene, except by sending war
materials to the Korean Com
munists from Manchuria and ST.
IBERIA.
Diplomats Seek Excuses
After the North Koreans were
pulverized the Kremlin ordered
the Chinese Communists to enter
the battle. At least 100000 Red
Chinese troops are fighting us to-
oay In the subzero weather of the
Korean mountains. Another force
estimated at between 300, 900 and
100000 regular troops are near
the Yalu River or at Mukden
ready to bolster the Communists
Our diplomats are trying. to find
excuses for the action of the
Pe1plng rulers. Some say they
want to prevent the hydroelectric
plants near the Manchurian bor-
Ger from falling into our hands.
Others seem to believe that the
military operations of the Chinese
in Korea are intended as a diplo-
matte blackjack to force the en-
trance of the Peiping puppets into
the United Nations.
Neither version seems to check
with the actual facts. The Indian
Ambassador at Peiping assured