Evening star., 1951-02-04

Coupled with his finding that
nation in the spirit of the free p
phasis should go far to combat the
hysterical defeatism implicit in
the frequently expressed dogma
that the nations opposed to Soviet
imperialism cannot hope to match
the enemy's vast numerical su-
periority on land. Too often and
too loudly have we heard recently
that our allies must be supported
principally by American man.
power. plea that already has led
the Congress and the American
people into protracted and emo
tional argument as to what groups
of American fighting men shoule
be drafted for the task.
We admit that the Western
nations, with their technologica
skill and great industrial capacity
can outmatch the U. S. S. R. il
production. Yet it is production
of implements of war which is es.
sential-and in which we are
tagging.
Present Lineups
There is ample manpower not
only to resist but also to defeat
Russia among the peoples who
have shown determination to re-
main free.
The Russians are said to have
today ITS divisions spread over
an area extending from the Elbe
to Kamchatka Peninsula in the
Pacific. To this force must be
added those of her satellites
which, however. are unreliable
fighters and are likely to go over
to the free nations as soon as op-
portunity affords.
The actual Western forces avail
able for fighting the Soviets
amount at this time to nearly
100 fully trained and partially
equipped divisions.
The nations of the Atlantic pact
have an active military strength
OF only II divisions ready to fight.
Spain. which is still being boy
cotted 1deologically, actually has
40 divisions under arms. Yugo-
slavia has Is battle-ready divisions
and another 10 divisions, trained
but not equipped with modern
arms. Greece has 10 divisions un-
der arms and Turkey is estimated
to have 20 divisions in full
strength.
In the Far East, where the free
nations are confronted with the
Chinese Communist aggression
backed by some 800 divisions. the
breakdown of available strength is
as follows: In Korea, about Is
U. N. and Korean Republican
divisions fully equipped. In For
mosa, 40 fully trained and par
TALLY equipped Nationalist divi-
sions. In Indo-China. 10 regular
French divisions. The potential
of the Philippines and Thailand
must be left out of all realistic
calculations.
While the numerical superiority
OF the Chinese Communists ap-
pears overwhelming, it must be
borne in mind that of their re-
ported 800 divisions less than 100
are trained and equipped. The
rest are groups of men shanghaied
into the service and equipped with
arms of different patterns and
calibers.
Turks Denied Pact
Throughout China are an esti-
mated IA million guerrillas op-
posed to the Mao -tung re-
gime. These are divided into
groups of not more than 5000
men each. They are we'll trained
as guerrilla fighters and are Of
ficered by men mostly 40 years
of age and under. While not
necessarily devoted partisans of
Chang Kai-shek, they are bitterly
opposed to the present predatory
Communist regime.
For the time being the govern
ments of the Atlantic pact are
still on an theological binge. AL
though far more aware of the aims
OF the Kremlin than they were a
year ago, they still hesitate to
join with certain countries which
have well-trained armed forces
but which need assistance from
the industrial nations.
The case of the Mediterranean
nations is typical. Spain, ac-
cording not only to American
military observers but also to Field