Evening star., 1951-02-01
The Political Min
Chino Ageressor Tag
Welcomed by Congress
Pressure for Sanctions Due
II Peace Efforts Now Fail
The Political Min
By Gould Lincoln

The Congress of the United States
the great majority of It's members-re.
CARDS the branding Of Red China as an
aggressor as welcome result Of the
long debate in the United Nations. 1t
Is not likely. however, to remain salts
fled with the mere branding unless the
good Offices committee" set up by tho
U. N. resolution, obtains peaceful
settlement in Korea. Without that.
pressure will be brought for the i'm
position of sanctions against Red China
and the all-out bombing Of Chinese
supply lines in Manchuria, and other
measures. In other words, to most
Congressman, the adoption of the u. N.
resolution is just first step-unless it
leads to peace in Korea.
Senator Mcclellan of Arkansas, Demo-
crat, whose resolution for branding Red
China an aggressor nation was adopted
without dissenting vote by the Senate.
has a resolution pending before the
Foreign Relations Committee declaring
for the use of sanctions against the
Communist Chinese. He will, he says.
give the u. N. committee reasonable"
time to get the Chinese to quit their
aggression. If nothing is accomplished.
then he will demand that his resolution
be brought to the floor of the Senate
for action.
War Now Made Official.
The war with the Red Chinese In
Korea, which has been an actuality
for many months, is now made official.
Red China, by that declaration is on
the same footing with the Reds of
North Korea, whose attack on the re-
public of South Korea brought on the
TIy,if faI Mot; ~.
come around to placing the right label
BY so doing the organization regained
some of the respect which it was rapidly
losing in American eyes.
Communist China faces a new situa-
ton as result of the U. N. action.
Not only will the force of world public
opinion begin to operate strongly against
it, but Red China has been placed in
a position where the next step against
her may be the same as that taken by
the United Nations against the North
Korean government. Further, the ag-
gressor designation effectually bars Red
China from membership in the United
Nations; and further still, it may bring
the withdrawal of recognition and dip
lomatic relations which have been ac-
corded the Communist government by
a number of nations.
Most of all, however, the branding
OF Red China as an aggressor has been
effective in bringing together the nations
of the West in support Of a non-ap-
peasement program toward the Com
munist nations. The vacillation which
marred the positions of a number Of
the Western governments in recent
weeks seems on the wane. The British.
with the chips down, stood with the
United States again, and brought other
nations into line.
Door Still Open to Peace.
The cry that the action of the United
Nations, in support of Americas resolu-
tion branding the Chinese aggressors,
has closed the door to peace does not
ring true. 1t has closed the door to
peace on the terms of bluffing and
clustering Red China, and, too, on terms
approved by the Russian Soviet govern
ment. But it has not closed the door
to peace. There is a growing belief
that the war in Korea has become a
worse pain to China-and in less meas
ure to Russia-than it is to the United
Nations and more particularly to the
United States Unless all reports turn
out to be mistaken. the Chinese have
taken terrible punishment in the fight
ing, both in loss of men and in loss of
material. The latter the Communists
can afford less than the loss of men.
The United Nations forces, it is claimed,
cannot now be driven out of Korea
Further, the resolution adopted by
the United Nations does leave the door
open to Red China to purge itself Of
aggression by withdrawing it's Red
armies from Korea and agreeing to
cease fire on fair terms
Now if ever, the United Nations is
being tested as collective security
system. 1t has at last declared a big
power an aggressor. If by it's stand it
wrings fair, even if reluctant, peace
from the Communists. the U. N will
emerge in shining colors.