Evening star., 1952-07-09


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now cracks its whip over q
horde Of 800 million people.
They are now. armed with 500
divisions, $4,000 tanks and 2O,-
600 war planes. American and
British traitors have given them
the atomic bomb.
Our need today is a cold and
objective look at where we have
got to both abroad and within
the United States under the
Truman-Acheson foreign and
military policies dealing with the
Communists.
Time tonight only permits me
to appraise' where we have got
to on three major fronts. That
is Korea, Western Europe and
the United States. And I shall
add some constructive alterna-
tiveS.
Korea
The situation in Korea was
born at Yalta, and nourished by
American support Of so-called
We Joined with more than
two-score Of nom Communist
members Of the United Nations
to defeat this Communist ag-
gression. But we find ourselves
furnishing 80 per cent of the
military forces sent there and
taking 80 per cent of the losses.
Americas price so far is
10000 dead, wounded and sick
with 100000 Of our youth still
sf1ghting.
Il Gen. Macarthur well said that
in war there is no substitute for
victory. Instead of victory, the
administration substituted ap-
peasement on the 38th parallel,
Just where we started from. After
IL months of negotiation, the
Communists so far do not seem to
want to be appeased. In the
meantime they have so increased
their forces that the military
initiative is now in their hands.
The end is not yet.
But can any one say these
policies in Korea have been a
great success?
Continental Europe
We may also take a cold look
at the second major area Of the
Truman-Acheson policies. That
iS-Western Europe.
Beginning six years ago with
an unrepayable loan of over
So billions to Britain, the Ad-
ministration has poured $35 bill
lions into Europe trying to build
up their will power. their mill
tary strength and furnishing
them an American ground army.
For six years We have listened
to a multitude Of plans, agree
ments. pronouncements and
promises Of great European
armies. What is the net result
Of these efforts?
Three years ago. with the
signing OF the North Atlantic
Pact, we were again told that
great ground armies would at
last spring up on that con-
tinent. And to pass that treaty,
a pledge was given to- the Sem
ate by the administration that
We would not contribute more
ground troops to Europe. Then
we shipped them 100000 more
American boys.
Three years after the At
lantic pact, in February of this
year, there was another con-.
ference at Lisbon. It was inn
pressively announced that by
the end Of this year there
would be-, exclusive of Ameri-
can and British divisions, an
army Of about Is battleworthys
and Is reserve divisions in
Europe.
The London Times, comments
ing on the Lisbon agreement,
published an editorial entitled
"A Phantom Army" The Times
pointed out that even this small
army could not possibly be ready
in 1852.
Six weeks ago we witnessed
the signing of a step toward
freedom of Western Germany,
That was q good deed. A few
days later we saw the signing
Of the European defense COM
munity, treaty by six conti-
mental nations. That will be
an advance In European unity
provided it is ratified by six
distracted parliaments. But it
was announced in the New York
Times of May 28th that. by a
secret agreement, these six ma
tions would by 1854 or 1855.
create SIS divisions Of which Is
would be reserve divisions. X
Aside from American and
British divisions. this European
army seems determined to keep
its phantom quality.
Can any one say that this
size army even three years
hence is any real deterrent in
a ground war to the already s.
times greater forces Of the Com
munist horde? Or. that it could
even avert d Dunkirk Of the six
American divisions We have
placed there?
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