Evening star., 1951-04-22

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whole diplomatic strategy, which
seemed to be running smoothly at
the end of the great debate
Legislators of both parties feel
strongly that American foreign
policy must be carefully exam
lined once more. Important facts
tare expected to be disclosed be-
lfore the committees of both
houses by Gen. Macarthur and
ltop officials who will be called be-
lfore these committees.
| Until the dismissal of Gen. Mac
Arthur, the administration exer-
lcised sufficient pressure to force
Congress to accept Western Eu-
lrope as the main line of defense
Iof the United States and to agree
that 80 per cent of our effort
must be applied to save that part
Iof the world from the Russians.
Labeled Limited War
When some voices were raised
Ito ask whether the war in Korea
might not result in grave COM
Iplications in areas which are of
paramount Importance for our
security in the Pacific, the an
lSwer was that there was no war
lin Korea, but only a United Ma
ItionS police action"
Last week President Truman
abandoned that fiction. He stated
publicly that this country was
lengaged in a limited war;" which
lhe was endeavoring to keep from
spreading farther. Many military
lmen consider a limited war to be
impossible. And so do many
Senators and Representatives,
who are becoming increasingly
laware that Moscow is arming for
la general war extending from Asia
Ito Europe.
| The Russian aggression in Asia
now is militant and can be far
more dangerous to the United
Estates in the very near future
than the Red pressure on West
tern Europe.
Turks and Spanish Ignored
A re-examination of our foreign
policy appears in order for our
Legislators. They feel that we are
putting all our eggs in one basket
when the administration asks
that nearly 78 per cent of the
$40 billion appropriations pack
age, which will be submitted to
Congress next month, go to the
western Allies.
Nothing is provided for the
Spanish forces, which admittedly
: could be made into a valuable
Icombat force if provided with
lenough war materials. Only q
Ipittance is set aside for the Turks
who have by far the best anc
most reliable army among nations
j threatened by the U. S. S. r.
Ell Instead of building ups avail,
able military forces numerous
: enough to oppose the Reds, w
are endeavoring to create new
81 armies in countries which, pas
experience has shown, have LITTLE
heart In fighting. Moreover, il
4 Ian Western European countries
E which we now are determined tt
: build up as barriers to the Krem.
e lin aggression, there are strone
0 Communist organizations which
i may become serious deterrents te
the rearmament of those nations
What irks Congress most il
Brltain's attitude in the FarlEast
> ern crisis. The British agreed re
= luctantly to the police action" il
: Korea because they realized tina
the United Nations would fold i
South Korea was abandoned. W.
must not forget that when tn,
! decision to act in Korea was takel
last summer Ernest Bevin, who's
: recent death was a serious blow
to the British nation, was still
Foreign Minister. u.
5 Mr.. Bevin was a conservativ.
Laborite. His successor, Herberi
Morrison, is a left-winger Whose
political ideas and ideals dovetai
more with those of Secretary O.
i State Acheson than did Mr.
r Bevin'S.
l
AppeaSement Move
Soon after the Chinese Com.
lmunists actively entered the wal
in Korea against the United Ma.
$ tions last November, the British
government started a movement
y Ito appease them. The variou.
5 truce offers from Lake Success
originated by the Arab-Asiar
group-were prompted and en-.
couraged by the London govern.
ment. which had freed itself from
the conservative" influence of Mr.
Bevin.
The campaign of villificatior
D against Gen. Macarthur wa.
spearheaded by London. In thi.
country it was taken up by so.
called liberal newspapermen ant
radio commentators, whose lip.
frequently criticize Russia but al
the same time support everything
which plays into the hands of the
Kremlin.
There were leaks from the anti.
Macarthur cliques in some Gov.
ernment departments, leaks which
helped those 'molders of public
opinion" to wage a war of word.
against Gen, Macarthur, the mar
most hated and feared by the
Communists.
Suggestions from Tokyo tha
the 100000 Nationalist troops il
Formosa be permitted to join tht
battle with incursions onto tn,
Chinese mainland were rejected
by the State Department.
The unofficial spokesmen Of thu