Evening star., 1951-04-29
Senator Moody Says Strength
rs Only Answer to Kremfn

TO kremfn
Iyitation-to-suicide for the bakers
dozen of gangsters who rule the
Red empire,
U. s. Is Playing for Time.
We are playing precariouSly for
time and our atomic superiority
gives US our chance. But TO, as
sumo that we could light the fuse,
assumes also that the strange
mentality which rules the Krena-
lin would not miscalculate, would
think things through on the SANG
basis OF logic that we would. This
is by no means certain.
In deregation of our foreign
policy, it Is often said that since
enduring peace has not been as
sured. and since there is a war
in Korea that is terrible Though
not SO terrible as a bigger war; ),
the policy is a failure. It is ur-
questionably true that our foreign
policy leaders have made mistakes,
some very serious.
But it Is worth keeping in mind
that the principal criticism comes
i'm substantial degree from men
whose alternative policies, had
they been followed, would have
ljettisoned the Marshall Plan and
economic recovery among our
principal Allies, failed to give Gen.
Eisenhower the tools OF leadership
he needs to sustain a strong Eu-i
rope against Communism, and
almost certainly resulted in the
loss Of such key Allies ais France
and Italy to the Reds without fir
ing shot.
"Unpartisan Policy" Defended.
While what the great Senator
Vandenberg liked to call our "un-I
partisan" foreign policy is GER
tainly vulnerable to criticism att
some points, its principal critics
would have isolated us, perhaps
before now, between Red Europe
and a Red Asia.
We would be facing struggle
in which. at best, ultimate victory
would be highly doubtful. And
even if we were able to get along
without the manganese and ura-l
MUM and 165 other vital mate
rails we import, and build mill
tary state which could defend
itself. we would have to shell out
many, many, many billions more
and lose our free system-in the
process.
This "unpartisan" policy which
is being so fiercely challenged in
the Senate today could not have
been created without the vision,
vigor and remarkable legislative
adoritness of such Republican,
Senators as Vandenberg. But it'll
would be unfair to omit that the
leadership. and initiative came
from the White House. Had the
critics Of this bipartisan" policy
been in control of the executive
it could never have existed and
we might be already fighting a
world war. AZ
+ Such a war may come despite
our best efforts. But it is scarcely
appeasement to proceed in this
dangerous moment with caution
rather than bravado. It would bel
appeasement, however, to let thel
Red Chinese into the U. NJ, under
any circumstances. until the, facts
of world power force the Krem-
lin to reverse its basic policy.
World Court Could Decide. =
1t is sometimes said that the
United States cannot veto the en--
try of the Red Chinese because we
have previously protested that the
Soviet veto Of the applications of
Italy and other nations was. illegal.
It is argued we must be ''consis-
tent"
It is perfectly possible to keep
the Communist government out,
and still be consistent" by say
ing that so long as the veto is
operative against some nations,
we will exercise it against Mao
TIE -tung. 1
We could then appeal to the
World Court to decide who is right
about the legal question. If the
Soviet'S technical position was up
held. then the Red Chinese could
not get in. If the veto were not
valid. at least several more ma
tions friendly to us would enter
at the same time if a majority for
Red China were voted over our
maximum protests.
Perhaps the keenest capsule of
Gen. MacArthur's dramatic and
controversial address came from
Senator Monroney, Democrat, of
Oklahoma. He said: go per cent
Iof it was magnificent. The other
20 per cent could get us into World
War III"