Evening star., 1951-05-20


90 The lack of unity among the
Allies as to implementation Of the
defense of the free world, and
90 The avowed impotence Of
the United States to resist a Red
Onslaught. Top American military
LEADERS have announced formally
that we are not prepared for q
Showdown with the U. S. S. r. ano
her satellites and must not risk a
world conflict.
Up to last November the tor
military and political strategists OF
the free nations were still con-
vinced that because Of certain
shortcomings in the Soviet ane
satellite armor, they still had al
least two years before the fina
showdown.
1883 Was Estimate
Intelligence from the satellite
countries is spotty. That from thu
u. S. s. r. is mostly guesswork. Blu
by piecing together during the las
three years what information coule
|be obtained through the Iron Cur
tain, responsible officials came tt
the conclusion that not until 1876:
would the Soviets reach the heigh1
of their military preparedness
especially in the output Of atomic
weapons. This evaluation wa!
strengthened by the fact that Rus
sia permitted the Greek guerrilla
movement to die on the vine ant
lit eventually gave up the blockade
of Berlin after nearly a year.
These provocative actions engi'
neered by the Kremlin were
abandoned, it was said. because
the United, States-and to a LESSEE
degree its associates-showed
determination to meet force with
force.
The third attempt of the U. S
S. r. to challenge the free worle
took place on June 25. 1850, wher
the North Korean puppets at
tackled the South Korean repub
lies forces. The immediate
though nominal-reaction by th'
United Nations and the real re
taliation by the United State
was supposed to have given paus
to the men in the Kremlin.
The Korean action was total,
different from our actions il
Greece and Berlin. We actual,
threw fighting men-the f1oWe
of Americas Regular Army-int
combat and after a few weeks
when we had recovered from tn
surprise attack. we succeeded il
practically destroying the Who'll
North Korean Army. It locke
as if we had met successfully tn
first Soviet challenge on the bat
tlefield.
; Threat of Defeat
: Our victory in Korea woul
have been a death blow to Sovie
plans for world domination. Mos
COW threw into the battle million
of Chinese Communist regulars
We suffered painful defeats
, Americas Allies in the United Ma
tions who had taken a chance
, in voting for intervention in Ko
rea became scared.
, Instead of meeting this new on
, slaught with the same determine
; ton as last June, they started beg
ging the Chinese Communists t
, accept a truce which, in effect
would have given them a rea
. political victory. They refused
that is to say the U. S. S. R. in
structed its Peiping puppets t
refuse.
Here was a chance to blee
American armies white. MoscoN
: suspected-or had reasons to b
! sure-that the American force
would not be permitted to us
/ every advantage at their dispose
to defeat the Chinese Red horde!
1t is a strange coincidence that
= was principally our Allies in tn
U. N. who vetoed the use of tn
air forces in Korea to bomb tn
air and concentration centers G
the enemy. not only across tn
Yalu River, but also within Kore
itself, because they were situate
IS miles from the Soviet border,
Orientals know and respect tn
ruthles use of power. Likewise
they take as evidence of fear an
timidity the honest endeavors o
the Westerners to check tn
bloodshed which would inevitabl
'occur in a third world war. Thi
timidity of the Allied high com
mand in Washington and at LAX
Success determined Moscow t
order it's Chinese puppets to rs
sumo their offensive operations.
Meanwhile, they strengthene,
their own electives in Eastern
Manchuria and on Sakhalil
Island. They replied to tn
Western "conciliatory" policie
with a threat of further aggres
sion. They succeeded in intimi
dating not only the Europea,
members of NATO, but also tn
American Government, which di
rected the military operations il
the Pacific.
Changed Public Attitude
But on the other side of tn
ledger the Russians discovere
something their agents in tn
United States had failed to te
their superiors in the Kremlir
That was a change of attitude O
the part of the American peopl
themselves.
While the country by and larg
would not hesitate to make tn
utmost sacrifices for lastin
peace, the people became awar