The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-06-22
LIE CHINESE HAVE BEEN REATEN IN KOREA

'The enemy is not capable of bringing enough Chi
drive of Korea declares Lieut. Gen. James
A. Van Fleet, commander of ground troops in Korea.
The Chinese according the General have suffered
great losses and he does see how the Chinese
continue present conditions" This is course
the beliefs heretofore expressed by Cen
Arthur but there solid basis for the conclusions
Van Fleet.
What has happened in Korea since there was talk
high command of evacuation? The Communists have
launched two great offensves each of which has been
beaten back with terrific losses the Chinese Moreover
Since the collapse of the last Communist attack April
estimated that the Chinese have suffered addition
al 200 900 battle casualties
The enemy retreated than twenty-five miles
from the point his farthest advance in the Spring but
despite bad weather. the enemy base anchors, Chorwon
and Kumwha, have been captured For the first time the
communicates report heea pture off large Quantities of
enemy arms and ammunition Not only have the United
Nations forces stopped offensive drives but they
major vetorysince the last drive petered out.
Since the dismal and disastrous end the war of
fensive launched in December by Gen Macarthur there
has been steady succession of victories for fighting
and their associates The enemy hassn been check
edhe has been thoroughly thrashed, and there is
doubt about it. OF the Chinese have additional
They may be thrown into battle but if they
the superior poweof the American army will them
pieces
The enemy still has his sanctuary" in Manchura
We still have sanctuary III Japan. No serious air OPP
position exists in No attacks are made upon
key roads along the coast From the Manchuan border
to the fighting front the enemy has and
tera giving air forces opportunity that has rarely
been afforded a aerial fighting group.
No change whatever has taken place in the condi-
tons under which fight Korea They the
as they in the latter days of December when
army suffered humiliating defeat Now, however
instead of fearing another Dunquerque, are on
the offensive delivering whitening assaults upon hard
pressed and retreatng enemy The change remarkable
and enheartening
Let nobody suggest that the fighting in Korea is with
vent successful aggression against South Korea The
North Koreans know that the military did not
pay; the Chinese Communists learning the same les
son is true have way of stopping the warfare
long the Communists want fight but in the end and
may not be long, the Chinese will have had enough
hot lead.
The visit of Gen Marshall to the fighting front has
aroused considerable speculation drectives
the possibility of Until official announcement there
no way to know whether he Korea mission
Secretary of Defense to conditions first hand
for other objective in the realm of politics or stra-
tegy 1t could be either of the three 4oss and
foolish but rather the idea that his
consultation with Gems Rdgway and Fleet was re-
lated to future activity against the Chinese in Korea in
volyng the possibility of offensive designed to infct
heavier losses upon the enemy.