Evening star., 1950-06-29
The Political Mil
U. N. Action Moy Bring
Long Peuce-or War O.
6. o. ?. Rushes TO Support
OF Trumun in Crisis
The Political Mil
EY Gould Lincoln

President Trumans nrm-and dra.
matic-action in Korea and his an
nouncement that Communist aggression
will be opposed by armed forces Of the
United States have sent a thrill Of pride
through Americans. But further than
that, the Presidents action Is totally In
line with the underlying reason for the
United NationS-to prevent aggression
and preserve world peace It is the i'm.
fermentation Of the United Nations
charter On its successful prosecution de-
pends, therefore, both world peace and
the future Of the United Nations.
A United Nations has been the dream
OF statesmen. Here is its opportunity TO
work. For the first time. the United Ma
tions, by an overwhelming vote in the
Security Council has approved armed
action to restore and preserve peace. In
sequence. the United Nations made its
cease nring order on both northern and
southern Koreans: President Truman.
when the order was not obeyed, quickly
ordered the armed forces of the United
States to back UP that order. and then
the Security Council approved the Presi.
dents course. Other member nations
have speedily come forward with offers
and orders to use their armed forces, too,
TO halt aggression and restore peace. par
ticularly Britain. $"
May Insure Long Peace.
II 1t works. the United Nations will
rightfully be entitled to acclaim and its
position in world affairs will be Of enor.
nous Importance. Soviet Russia, still a ,
member Of the UN. has it in its power to
oppose the United Nations and to plunge
the world into war. But in that event.
when Russia shall have been defeated,
the United Nations can be the agency
to insure long peace.
Republicans, as quickly as Democrats.
have rushed to the support of President
Truman in this crisis. There has been no
faltering there. The unanimous vote in
the Senate for the extension Of the Sc
lective Service Act. and its virtually
unanimous vote-3l5 to 4-in the House
Is a case In point. It is not unnatural,
however. that from Republican quarters
have come criticisms that Mr.. Truman
was late IN acting: that the Democratic
administrations of Mr.. Truman and Mr..
Roosevelt have in the past coddled the
Communists and have been in part re-
sponsiole for the aggressive course which
they have pursued; that 1t was support
given Chinese. Communists (the insis-
tence that the Chinese Nationalists lie
down with the Communists) which lost
China to the free nations.
Nor do Republicans look with any 10y
on the prospect of a Democratic Party
wrapping itself in the folds Of the Stars
and Stripes demanding that it be con-
tinued in power, through the coming
Congressional elections, to uphold the
hands of the President. They insist that
the Administration has been inept in ito
handling of foreign affairs; that the
Truman pronouncement was a complete
right-about-f and that the Democrats
well understand that had 1t not been
made, the American people would have
run them out at the polls next November.
Congress Recess Likely. ~,
Senator Taft of Ohio chairman of the.
Republican Policy Committee of the SEN
ate. addressing the Senate yesterday,
opened campaign to point these things
out to the voters. 1t was previous Demo-
cratic failures in the Far East he was at
tacking. not the present course of the
President Whether the Presidents ac.2.
ton will lead to a war on a wide front
or not, the elections for a new Congress
arc cApeCIeu 10 TAKE place next N0Vem- H
Der, as scheduled. In those elections, the
Republicans will undertake to show the
incapacity Of the Democratic administra.
ton. both in foreign relations and in
domestic affairs.
Members of Congress. Democrats and
Republicans, are still talking about wind
ing up the present session and getting
home to campaign. If the country con-
tinues. however. to sit over a powderker.
with the danger of war always on it, the
prospects for an adjournment sine die
are dim indeed. .'
What may well happen Is that when
the necessary appropriation bills have
been passed and a few other measures.
Congress will stand in recess, subject to
recall Immediately either by the Presi-
dent or by the Congressional leaders.
During the recess or recesses, Democrats
and Republicans will campaign fiercely T
for control Of the House and Senate and
these battles will In no whit reduce the
united support Of the country against
the Communists. aqa