Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-12-15
To the Editor of The Stor:

To the Editor of The Stor:
BELIEVE that any attempt to negoti-
l. ate settlement with the Chinese
Communists is simply appeasement. The
Chinese Communists are aggressors in
Korea and should be treated as such.
Any other course would weaken the
United Nations and make it ineffective
to curb aggression.
believe the Chinese Communists can
be driven out of Korea with the help
of Nationalist Chinese troops, by the
bombing of Manchurian bases. by the
blockading of Chinese ports. and by ade-
quate help given to Chinese guerrillas.
This course of action could conceivably
result in the overthrow of the Chinese
Communist regime and re-establish the
Nationalist regime in power.
Given time and assistance, the Ma
tionalist regime could establish a true
democracy. in China. The overthrow of
the Chinese Communist regime would
automatically relieve other Asiatic coun-
tries of the threat of communism.
Samuel r. Bauer.
st. Marys City. Md.
lIlC VIII UlI1S 10 OOflouoAJ Oil VAlC "eAAA'
If we declare war on Red China, we will
be playing the deuce when Stain holds
the ace If we can delay the overt act
which will touch off World War III until
we can gain sufficient strength both at
home and in the free countries OF the
world, then there may be chance OF
preventing World War III altogether.
Our course of action should be clear.
oiI 10 Croir anH Vl1pn-
slavia and help rearm the Western Euro
pean countries as we'll as mobilize our
own war machinery The power of these
combined countries can certainly out
weigh that of Russia and her satellites.
William w. Beckett.
We should withdraw our men from
Korea, stop all aid to foreigners
particularly communistic Tito of Yugo-
slavia-and build up the strength ana
power of this country. The strength OF
this country is in its traditions, its hight
ing men and its resources. BY scatter
ing our wealth and power all over the
map, we are becoming weak.
willard r. Moody.
am an America firster. Those who
are blind to the fact that Siberia lies
across the Boring Strait from Alaska,
and argue that Europe Is OF more
strategic Importance to US than Asia,
are Europe flrsters, though they nave
never been called by the right name. l
will bring out my points with series OF
questions to these gentlemen:
/, Do they realize that, while across
the Atlantic the Russians would have to
fight and occupy West Germany, France
and a number of other countries before
they could attack us, across the Paclnc
our enemy could strike at us directly?
2. Have they forgotten that in World
War II it was Japan, rather than Nazl
Germany, that attacked Pearl Haroor
and destroyed part of our Navy there?
3. Is it not quite clear that Russia does
not care to bog down her forces IN
q fight with our Allies in Europe, but
prefers to strike at us directly whenever
opportunity offers? If she cared to hight
in Europe she would have sent punitive
expedition to Yugoslavia when the latter
rebelled against the Cominform.
4. How can Titoism ever prevail in
Red China when Russia and her satellite.
Outer Mongolia, could attack her from
across the border at any moment? What
has been done in far-away Yugoslavia
is not applicable to Red China except
by the most fantastic wishful thinkers.
S. Have these theorists taken notice OF
Chou En-lai's demand about the Jap
anese peace treaty? Are we going to
reverse all our former policies, give up
japan. Formosa and the Riukius to
the Communists, and lay our Pacific
Coast more open to attack?
6. Have they forgotten that German
Nazis, with all their technical know-hoW,
occupied Western Europe for five years.
but were yet unable to defeat us by
utilizing its industrial resources? Why
should they lay so much emphasis on
these resources. when the Russians are
much inferior to the Germans in their
know-how?
7. Above all, why should we let our
Europe-f irsters clamor for further rein
forcements for Europe when our boys
are outnumbered by great odds in Korea
and need more help from home? Do our
own boys not deserve more attention
than our European allies?
C. T. Lawrence.
A good general chooses the battlefield
The battlefield in the Far East has been
chosen by the Kremlin. Instead Of hold
ing the line from Japan through For
mosa to the Philippines, line that could
be held with least expenditure OF lives
and war materials, we are now fighting
on the Asiatic mainland. Whether we
win, lose or reach stalemate in this
first battle Of World War III, it will in
volve tremendous loss in manpower
and resources
Since we are now faced with force
many times as great as our own on
battlefield of the Kremlin's choosing,
elementary wisdom would seem to sug-
gest that we try to get into less vul-
nerable position, and hold the island line
recommended by Macarthur.
o. ]. McAdam, jr.
If it takes half a million men, we must
regain and hold all Korea. We must do
this because if we do not we will be
continuing down the same road which
we trod in North Africa in 1942-paying
no heed and giving no aid to thousands
of individuals on the spot, who are not