Evening star., 1951-06-03

Une west mas LeuQereQ MIN.
They realize, however, that it
has the decisive word in this matte
intervened last November, the
United Nations has offered three
times to negotiate with the ag-
gresSor:
Cd On November 8 the Peiping
government was invited to send
delegates to New York to discuss
the peaceful settlement Of the
Korean incident" The delega-
ton showed up, but refused to
discuss anything. It returned the
same way 1t came-via Moscow.
The Chinese might have been
tempted by the extremely favor
able peace terms, which included
almost everything Mao Tze-tung
wanted from the West. But Mos
COW restrained them.
90 On December IA the Gen.
eral Assembly set up a three-man
cease fire committee. 1t was en-
powered to contact the Chinese
and offer tempting conditions
leading to an armistice and
eventually to a settlement, heavily
in favor Of the Chinese.
The Indian Ambassador at Pei
ping communicated to his gov
ernment that this committee had
good chance Of getting contact
with the Chinese Communist
leaders, provided it went either
Ito China or some other place in
1.-THE Far East. When this three
man group approached Peiping,
| it did not receive even an answer.
There seems to be no question
that the information of the In
dian Ambassador at Peiping-a
man who is persona grata with
the top leaders of the Chinese
Communist government-was &C
curate. 1t seems highly probable
that Mao Tze-tung and Chou En-
| lai were inclined to accept what
might have been a face-savine
1 device for the West. But Mos
cow stepped in once more.
Blunt Rejection
/ g On January 13 the United
/ Nations Political and Security
Committee decided to send tt
Peiping, over the mild opposition
of the United States, far more
comprehensive plan involving moi
only a cease e-fire-which the Com.
munists had described in theil
propaganda broadcasts as a "traI
to permit the Americans to licl
their wounds"-but also the Gre
alton of a United Nations body tt
settle Far Eastern problems. Tht
question of Formosa, the seat o1
1 the Chinese Communists in thu
IU. N. and other pertinent matter'
were to be included. This time th'
Communists bluntly rejected tn
proposal.
\ In spite of these rehukes to tn
official approaches-as well as
number of unofficial approache
by the representatives Of Indi'
and Sweden at Peiping-the U. n
stands ready to discuss anytime
. anywhere, an immediate armistlce
!, to be followed by a parley TO
settling" the Far Eastern prob
Items. This time. however, Wash
Iington finds itself in dilemma.
4 Before Gen. Macarthur was re
moved from his command, the ad
ministration would have had littl
trouble joining the U. N. in set
vItling the Asiatic problems. But tn
4 situation now is changed.
! The spectacular dismissal o
,IGen. Macarthur has created tur
lImoil in the country. Until he re
}, turned to America only a small
4 group of Republican Senators ant
! Representative were drawing thi
'lcountry's attention to the disas
Itrous consequences of yielding
Formosa to the Communists ant
: permitting them to have a seat il
!, the U. N.
\ The debates which we hav,
witnessed in the last six week
have focused the country's at
,Itention on these matters.
i The result of this unexpected
interest has been an at least ap'
parent change in the administra'
tion's policies. The slow-motio1
assistance given to Chang Kai.
shek since last November wa
speeded up. The token advisory
/, mission which originally was in.
tended to be sent to Formosa be.
came a real military mission. with
a larger number of experts thar
we sent to Greece and Turkey.
Rusk Speech Controversy
Moreover, the State Department
went on record through the voice
of Assistant Secretary Of State
Dean Rusk. in charge Of Far East.
!, ern affairs, to say that we woule
; not yield Formosa to the Ret
Communist enemy.
| Mr.. RuSk went further thar
any American official has gone
!, since 1916 in stating that Chang
had more following on the main.
land than Mao. It is true thai