Milford chronicle., 1950-08-11

trap. We would spend our resources in Korea,
while Russia contributed nothing to the con-
flict except some equipment and top leader
ship. In due time, this view holds, the same
thing will happen elseWhere-ln lran' FOr-
rnosa. perhaps Europe. The West will be
forced to spread itself paper thin all around
the world. Eventually, it will be bled white,
and then Russia, with her strength unlm-
paired, will move in for the kill.
That view is enough to send chills down
any spine. There is no question but what
basic Soviet technique is to have other peo-
pies do the fighting. The Aslatlcs are par
ticularly useful grist in this kind OF mill.
They are fatalistic and fanatical. Human
life has small value in their eyes. Americans
who have been at the Korean front have all
been impressed by one dreadful fact-nO
matter how many of the enemy are slaugh-
tered, they keep on coming IN wave after
wave.
However, a strong case can be made on
behalf of the view that this time the Kremlln
woefully misjudged the temper of the United
States. The Korean war has done more than
anv single thing since World War II to ce-
rnent the Western nations. The United Ma
tions is no longer just debating society on
the international leVel-it is a belligerent,
and it's flag flies in South Korea. The war
is saU. N, not merely U. S. operation.
The most encouraging thing that has hap
pened so far has been the response to Trygvle
Lies appeal to the u. N. membership Tor
substantial aid in Korea, including trained
ground troops. An impressive list or cOun-
tries has responded. In many instances, the
size of the forces dispatched will necessarily
be very small but the total will be consider
able. And, going beyond purely mllltafy
considerations, the fact that many countries
will be physically represented in the actual
fChting in Korea must certainly cause some
hard thinking in the POlitburO. At last, the
ranks of the anti-cOmmunist WOrld-and 1t
is most of the wOrld-are gathering.
Some time ago Herbert Hoover proposed
the creation of a United Nations without nus
sia and her satellites. Thls may come aDoGI ~
through the force of events. Russia is still
a member, of course, but she has small IN
fuence now The great majority OF mem
bers has served final notice that communist
: aggression must stop.
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BOYS HAVE FINANCIAL PROBLEMS
BOYS find the high cost of parties causing
e plenty of trouble If a boy asks girl to {
: dance, he is faced with so many expenditure
! running all the way from 81 or so for cor
i sage to taxi fares there and back. Not man.
d bows can afford it, yet they all want to g
to the parties 1t used to be that boy cOul
is take a girl to school dance and it wOuldn'
8 cost so much It's different now. And, II tn
t. bOy tries to cut down on any Of the expenses
ut MANY of the girls say he is a cheap skate
n, That makes it tougher for the boys And
10 makes it even tougher for the parents, mos
It of whom are giving their sons about all tn
IS allowance they can afford. Life used to
to so simple for the boys and girls In hig
to school and college; but the higher costs {
pc an evening out have made life problem II
in the boys, to say nothing of the girls who S
lis at home all night and don't even hear tt
rt telephone tinkle once, because the boys ca
by not afford to ask them.
he <$@Or$S
en- STILL MORE WOMEN THAN MEN
cy Sampling of the decennial census, whi
TN was recently taken throughout the natlo
has already produced an interesting Oftici
on estimate. It is that there are now milli
ng more women than men in the United Stat
ng The turnover could have far-reaching I
.eo litical implications. 1t might greatly stin
an late wOmens interest in politics and IN no
oecc ing public Office. 1t was in 1920 that Il
nation recognized wOman's equality w
pc man in the political picture by adopting
'ui woman suffrage amendment. Since tF
mic women have learned to vote and take an
m terest in political campaigns Some of tn
en- have sought successfully to replace men
nat legislative halls, although governing ag
OI cies generally still remain predOminar
rlC- male in character. Theoretically, this m
'ans dominance could not be upset, but it wO
OF The age Of all-lady legislatures is not
L1s Iso here.
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