Evening star., 1950-07-30

meet what most observers on the
spot considered. inevitable aggres-
sion, the Moscow sponsors of the
North Korean puppets were care
fully preparing. the attack on
South Korea.
The nucleus of the North Ko-
rean Army-some $4,000 men-is
all veterans. Some of them saw
action under the Red flag at
Stalingrad. Others. who had been
trained in Siberia since 1941,
fought with the Russian armies
in their four day campaign against
the Japanese. Later they were
loaned" to the Chinese Commu-
nists to fight the Nationalist forces
in Manchuria.
Soviet Strategy Apparent
The new" army was built
around this core of hardened SOL
diers and lacked none of the most
modern equipment which was pro-
duced in the large arsenals in
Mukden and Siberia. These vast
factories, established by the Jap
anese soon after the conquest of
Manchuria, have been improved
and are reported to be working
"a hours a day.
Because of fear of international
complications" our Air Force is
not permitted to drop incendiary
and block-buster bombs on these
arsenals, which provide arms to
aggressors. Even now we are
playing the game according to
Marquis of Queensbury rules,
while our enemies hit us below
the belt.
Soviet strategy is apparent to
most military observers today.
The Kremlin does not intend to
involve its own forces until we are
spread so thin in our areas of
commitment that they can strike
with more than an even chance of
success.
Even the partial mobilization
ordered by. President Truman on
July 19 will tax American re-
sources to the tune of another $40
billion. This amount is con-
sidered only as a first installment
to meet the emergency in Korea.
But it does not provide for widen
ing of the fighting front to other
parts of the world. Nor does it
include the additional sums
needed for the immediate in
crease of the fighting power of
the nations of Western Europe.
The question of supplying es-
sential military equipment to ma
tions which are not included in the
military aid program - Spain
Germany and Japan-is not Off
cially considered at present. There
is still good deal of resistance or
the part of politicians and some
influential public figures. They
cannot divorce themselves from
the idea that Hitler is still our
enemy. This makes it difficult
for the military to obtain con-
sent to arm all those who are
willing to shed their blood for
Western civilization, which today
finds its highest expression in the
United States.
High officials in the State De-
partment and the White House
shake their heads dolefully when
the question is put to them: "Why
don't we send arms to the / mil
lion Spanish soldiers who are in
doctrinated with hatred and fear
of communism? Why don't we
utilize the military ability of the
47 100000 Germans in the West
ern occupation zones or of the
10 million Japanese, all of whom
hate Russia and what it stands
for under the guise of commu-
nism?"
Matter of Policy
They whisper knowingly and
with an air of mystery: "You
don't understand. A matter of
high policy is involved" This an
SWer is given not only to nosy
reporters. but also to representa-
tives of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
who still must bow before the
dogmas which our diplomats and
politicians consider necessary to
protect our stand in a demo-
cratic world"
Meanwhile. the boys are being
slaughtered in Korea because re-
lief is coming in small bits from
the three under-strength divisions
on which Gen. Macarthur is gam
bling in the absence of other i'm
mediate assistance.
There are still more than 12O,-
600 trained Korean Reds in the
battle. And they are assured of
ample assistance from the $50 900
Chinese Reds, who are concen-
trated on the Manchurian-Korean
border. All these are battle
trained and fully provided with
the most modern war material.
The advantage of quality which
our fighting men possess over
their enemies is Offset by the Reds
overwhelming numbers.
Our Government is a stickler
for formality. The assistance of
none but members of the U. N.
or Atlantic pact signatories can
be accepted. If the Japanese, the
Germans and the Spaniards wish
to "intrude," their offers will be
politely but firmly rejected, as was
the Chinese Nationalists' offer of
10000 men at the outset of the
Korean campaign.
There are always legalistic ar
guments and explanations why
this or that cannot be done. We
must be like Caesars wife, we are
told, in our international rela-
tionships. That is, pure. The
acceptance of Chiang's support
might have caused intervention of
the Chinese Reds in Korea, as