Evening star., 1950-09-08
U. 5. Seen Developing
Far Eastern Munich
With Chinese Reds
Would Mean Soviet Bluff
Will Have Worked If
Formosu Is Let Alone
By David Laurence

Formosu Is Let Alone
By David Laurence
If Soviet Russia instigated the
North Korean war in order to
bring pressure on the United
States to permit Communist China
to be admitted to the Security
Council of the United Nations,
then the whole enterprise was
superfluous. For it is beginning
to appear that the United States,
under pressure from Great Brit
ain and other countries which
have recognized Communist China
will accept formula anyway that
enables the Communists to take
the China seat on the Council.
This would be an appeasement
move. It is being developed on
the theory that the American
people don't want a war with
Communist China. It means, in
brief, that the Soviet bluff will
have worked and that Communist
China will have her way provided
she agrees to let Formosa alone
so that the island may some day
be disposed of on some trusteeship
or international basis.
The idea is that this would not
interfere with Chang Kai-shek' S
continued occupation of Formosa
and at the same time might avoid
a conflict between the Nationalists
and the Communists over possess
sion of the island.
Still in Nebulous State.
The plan is still in a nebulous
state and members of Congress
who know about it frankly don't
like it. There will be decided op-
position to such step. In fact,
Senators Tydings and O'Conor
of Maryland, both Democrats.
have just introduced a resolution
asking that the Senate request
the President to use the veto in
the Security Council to block the
admission of Communist China.
The State Departments position
hitherto has been announced as
one of opposition to the seating
of Communist China, but it has
also been stated officially that the
United States would abide by the
view of the majority of the Coun-
Gil and would not use a veto.
The argument now being made
here for admission of Communist
China is similar to the view that
has governed Great Britain and
other governments in extending
diplomatic recognition to the Mao
regime. 1t holds that, because the
Communist armies have overrun
China and are in undisputed con-
troll Of virtually all of that coun-
try. the rule of international law
Is to extend recognition on a "de
facto" basis.
But the State Department
would be in the awkward position
of accepting one legalism while
utterly disregarding another.
The rule of international law also
is to insist that any government
which seeks diplomatic recogni-
ton must show itself capable of
affording protection to foreigners
and Of honoring international
obligations. It is difficult to see.
how America could withhold
diplomatic recognition and yet
sit alongside Communist China
in the Security Council.
Communist China drove the
American consular representatives
out of the country, held them as
prisoners for a long time and
extorted money from them before
letting them go. Communist
China also has been entering
into secret agreements with Soviet
Russia and there is evidence that
the government of China is not
independent but is a tool OF
Moscow.
True Up to a Point.
1t has been contended that
recognition does not as a rule
involve questioning the kind OF
government that is in control
That is true up to a point. II
means that no questions are
asked on a strictly legal basis
as to whether a government Ii
Socialistic or Communistic OF
autocratic. But there is always
a questioning as to the capacity
Of the government to discharge
international obligations anc
whether or not such a country
has hostile intentions toward tht
institutions of other countries
The United States withheld
recognition of Soviet Russia fol
16 years because Moscow was
carrying on propaganda insid;
the United States designed tc
overthrow the American Govern
ment. The Soviets had territorial
control of all Russia.
The Communist government OF
China in message to the U. N
has publicly accused the United
States of aggression in North
Korea. Clearly this doesn't show
that the Chinese Communist
regime has the faintest under
standing of what internationa.
obligations really mean.
But if the State Department
wants to appease Russia by de-
clining to block the admission oi
China, the American people viii
want to debate that issue ex-
tensively. Unfortunately, it ap-
pears that the plan will be te
postpone action until after the
congressional elections SO thai
the American people may not have
- a chance to express their resent
ment or their approval, as the
case may be.
Meanwhile, the administration
argument evidently is going tt
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