Evening star., 1951-01-07

playing greater aggressivenes
than Hitle. ever did.
1t is true that the Kremlin die
tstors have selected us as thei
main target since we represen
the only real power able to frus
trate their ambitions to conquer
All these are realities and explain
the very grave situation in whicl
we find ourselves.
But a determined policy cal
offset these dangers. If our policy
makers were to think PRACTICAL,
instead of emotionally and if the,
would adopt-for our own sake a
we'll as for that of our Allies;
policy of meeting the present crisi
realistically, the threat to Western
civilization could be reduced ant
direct war with the Russian
conceivably might be avoided.
This is what can be done to i'm.
prove the situation:
Diversion Is Urged
We are fighting for our life il
Korea. The United Nations army
of 100000 men (Americans, South
Koreans and token Allied forces,
are resisting the onslaught o.
more than 100000 Chinese ane
Korean Communists. Another
100000 Chinese Communists arr
standing by in Manchuria to re.
plenish the depleted ranks of thu
Red forces.
So long as MoScow'S Chinese
puppets fight on only one front
they will continue to have ar
inexhaustible supply of man
power. while the U. N. forces can
expect no further reinforcements
from the home fronts. The little
manpower available in the United
States and in Europe is needed as
an advance guard to resist-even
II for only a few weeks-a Red
attack in that area. This possibly
may come next spring or summer
But there is a force of nearly
two million Chinese Nationalist
regulars on Formosa and guer-
rillas in mainland China which
could upset Moscow's applicant if
given the word to go into action.
So far there is no indication
that this is being contemplated
in Washington.
With the best Chinese Com
munist armies engaged in ex-
termination of our forces in
Korea, the Peiping government
has no intention of campaigning
against the Nationalist island.
Meanwhile, the 7th Fleet is
mounting guard in Formosa Strait
to see that Chang does not un-
dertake any aggression against
Moscow's satellite, which is wag-
ing an undeclared, but nonetheless
effective, war against the U. N.
forces.
The administration will ask
Congress this year to appropriate
$8.8 billion for arms for Europe.
All Chang needs is about $3.50
million in tanks, guns and am
munition to create a diversion in
China, principally on the civil war
pattern, and to throw the Mao
regime out of gear.
1t is true that the French and
British have less than 5000 men
in the Korean campaign, while
we have more than 10000. They
do not have a Pacific front to
defend. The security of our West
ern border can be seriously men,
aced, however, by the victory OF
the Chinese Communists. Hence
1t seems inexplicable for the aver
age American-and particularly
the GIs who are fighting ane
dying In Korea-that our govern
ment does not take advantage o1
the real force which is available
to us and try to salvage something
from what could become tragic
adventure in Korea.
Paper Preparedness
For nearly 18 months Europe
has been getting ready to resist
Russian aggression. The prepara-
tions have been only on paper
however. Here again our Allie.
have shown their "regionalism. "
Ever since the Mutual Defense
Assistance Program came into
being, when Congress voted the
first slice of $1,250,000, 900 for thai
purpose, the French and British
governments have demurrec
whenever the military experts
theirs as well as our own-have
insisted that no defense of Europe
can be built realistically unles.
Germany and Spain are taker
into the overall defense setup.
The French, until month ago
opposed fatty the admission Of
WCoUC1 IL oC4 1ld11y W ClIC IlCN
Atlantic army except as mercen.
ary troops in contingents not eX-
ceeding 1000 men under the com.
mand of Allied generals. They
insisted that these units not bt
provided with their own tactica
air force or with the heavies
types of tanks.
The American Government hae
become fully aware of the neee
of incorporating a real German
force in the overall defense pro-
gram of Western Europe. There
is not a single responsible Office
in our Joint Chiefs of Staff VIII;
is not convinced that the rea
defense of Western Europe lie
on the Elbe River line and not OF
the Rhine.
The Germans are not going u
become "Hessians" again. The.
can be induced to fight for West
ern civilization. provided they Cal
fight at the same time for thei
own country. But if Western
Germany is allowed to fall int
the hands Of the Reds, there vii
be little inducement for larg
hodies of Germans tn f7pht m tn