Evening star., 1950-10-03
u. n. Failure 10 Act
On Korea Arouses
Bitter Comment
Mony Wonder IF u. S.
Joined Debating Society
Or League to Keep Peoce
By Dacid Laurence

By Dacid laurence
The q. N. is on trial with many
Americans today who are wonder
ing If America has joined debat-
ing society or q league to enforce
peace.
Maybe the q. N. In the end will
show resoluteness and begin to
Danish its apparent fear Of dealing
firmly with the Moscow regime.
But 1t does not instill public con-
fidence In the q. N. to read one
day that some of its members
want to admit Communist China
and to read the next day that the
premier Of that government ac-
cuses America Of aggression and
dares her troops to cross the 3Sth
Parallel.
1t win be difficult to maintain
any faith in the Truman admins
tration or in Secretary Of State
AcheSon If there Is any further
dilly- -daIlying with the Russians in
the u. N. The failure on the part
Of the u. N. thus far to call a
spade a spade and to put the fin
ger Of responsibility on the Soviets
for the aggression they committed
in the Far East by manipulating
their puppets-the North Koreans
lis o tragic chapter of frustra-
ton. delay and perhaps even til
midity.
Time for Resoluteness.
With a brilliant military victory
in process. the time for resolute-
ness has arrived. Yet there are
no signs that the u. N. members
appreciate it. There Is still talk
about the wisdom of fighting be-
yond the 38th Parallel and still
talk about the mischievous Soviet
proposals which plainly are de-
signed to block decisions.
II the q. Mn the middle of q
military operation-has to stop
and argue with q filibustering
delegation which is q party to the
crime, respect for the q. N. will
diminish everywhere and particu-
larly in the United States.
Nothing is calculated so quickly
to make Americans, irrespective
Of party, lose trust in the U. N.
than q program of delay at this
time.
What Is surprising is that the
U. N. has not announced any plan
whatsoever to punish the North
Koreans for their atrocities and
has not passed a single resolution
denouncing the Moscow and Pei
ping governments for their part
in the North Korean aggression.
It was General Macarthur the
other day who pointed out, In an
other connection, that in Asia
there could be no irresoluteness
without loss of prestige. It is
likewise true that II the military
commander-in-chief has to wait
for the u. N. to send him instruc-
tionS on whether or not to attack
the enemy or where, critical bat
ties will be lost and strategic ad-
vantages sacrificed while the de-
bate goes on.
80 Sign Someone II Afraid.
The very hesitancy on the part
Of the United Nations forces to
proceed toward North Korea,
which is reflected in the press
dispatches. is sign that someone
is afraid to take q positive stand.
General MacArthur's freedom Of
action is circumscribed. He no
longer receives orders from the
President of the United States
alone. He must wait till the
President finds out what orders
the q. N. will give him to trans
NIT to General Macarthur. Such
. loss Of sovereignty was never
contemplated by America when
she joined the u. N.
The United States has not be-
fore been In the position of yield
ing to another political authority
the sovereign command over
troops. The alliances of wartime
have often placed before supreme
commanders the making of i'm
portant decisions. but such q mil
itary alliance is valueless If II
must conduct its operations SUBJ
ject to the delays that come from
international councils on the po-
litica1 level.
The crisis in which General
Macarthur finds himself today is
unprecedented. American boys
have been killed in battle. Many
have been killed in cold blood
with their hands tied behind
them. Yet the American COM
mander is powerless to avenge
these deaths, because the United
Nations doesn't know whether it is
more afraid of the North Koreans
or the Russian masters behind
them. If it is that easy to bluff
the U. NJ. the danger of a large.
scale war has been irnmeaSurably
increased.
Back in June, the United States
prodded the U. N. into quick ac-
ton. Nobody in the Government
here seems to be prodding the
U. N. today. Members of Con.
sress seem strangely silent.
The broadcast CT O demand by
General Macarthur for surrender
should never have been made
without an ultimatum demandins
acceptance within a given time
Now apparently Macarthur mus
wait while an inadenuate South