The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1951-02-08
THROUGH
HAZEL
EYES
by Hazel BrGnnon Smith

A Mississippi congressman told
the House of Representative on
January 18th his opinion of the
Korean war-an opinion tha at
seems to reflect the prevailing
sentiment in his home state of
Mississippi--as far as we have
been able to determine.
Congressman Rankin said:
I'VE have already suffered
more casualties in Korea than
we suffered in the Revolutionary
War, the War of 1912, the War
with Mexico, and the Spanish
American War, all combined, and
the chances are that if we do
not get out of there we will lose
a million men before it is over,
and accomplish nothing.
Let us get out of Asia. bring
our boys home. stay out of Eu-
rope, build up our own defenses,
including the strongest Air Force
an earth with an ample supply of
atomic bombs, with such radar
and naval facilities as are neces-
sary to protect this continent,
and to enforce the Monroe Doc
trine, then communism in Europe
will collapse of its own weight.
I'm that way, we can develop
the strongest country on earth,
and lead the world by precept
and example into new day of
peace, progress, and prosperity
But, we cannot do 1t by bri-
berry, with money taken from the
pockets of the over burdened
taxpayers of America, nor can
we force the rest of the world
to do it with a bayonet.
I'VE have just gone through
one war which untold millions
of people have already called the
most useless war in history. Our
boys won the fight. and then the
powers that be turned the vic
tory over to the worst enemy
civilization has ever known.
"If we continue to follow this
course, | fear that our country
will not survive.
But we can survive and lead
the world by following the course
which I have suggested.
LET us build up our own
country, let us build up our own
strength. let LIS build LID our own
Nation, then communism in Eu-
rope will fall of its own weight |
and we can protect our country |
and pass it down to posterity." |
It seems to me that America to !
date has concentrated on all her
efforts toward having Red China
declared the aggressor in Korea
making it seem that she is
seeking on paper a moral or legal ,,
right from the United Nations to
press about war on Red China. i
America has taken the side of /
Chang Kai Shek against til
Chinese Reds and has fed Chang
millions of dollars in arms. am
munition and equipment-much |
of which has fallen into IN e
hands of the Red Chinese and has
been turned against American
troops in Korea. Chiang's regime /,
has for years been recognized as
one of the most corrupt in Asia |
yet we continue to. support him
and have since Rooseveltian
days.
After America is success
full in its efforts to have til e |
United Nations declare Red Chi
ma the aggressor natural ques-
ton would be: What happens
next?
Does America fight this war
alone-will America practically /
single-handedly continue to car
ry the flag of the United Ma
tons? Will the United Nations
support Immediately with troops
arms and ammunition its politi-
cal stand?
It will do the United States no
service to put the brand of ag-
gressor on Red China and per-
NIT her to embark alone on a |
war with Red China--without
the firm support of the United
Nations especially Britain n d
India
1t is a sure road to the de-
struction of America.