Evening star., 1952-05-07
Acheson and Koreu

Acheson and Korea
Secretary of State Acheson, in his
recent speech to the American Society
Of Newspaper Editors, compares Russian
peace offenSives to the NEUROLOGICAL
Golden Apples" intended to create
discord. But on closer examination, we
find Mr.. Acheson's own apples, though
never thrown to create dissension among
his adversaries, are full of worm holes
of inconsistency.
In his familiar recital of American
aid to other peoples to fulfill their
aspirations for self government" never
once does he hint that since the United
States was participant in the division
Of Korea which brought about the pres
ent war in that unhappy land, it is the
obligation of the United States to re-
unite the country. Nor does he men
ton that he, as the Under Secretary
of State and spokesman for the State
Department in 1947, issued a public
statement, when the Soviet-American
Commission failed to agree on unifica-
ton Of Korea, that the United States
would spend up to $500 million year
to make South Korea impregnable both
militarily and economically.
When this plan was abandoned,
Korea was conveniently dumped into
the lap of the United Nations as
buck-passing procedure. After that it
was quietly decided by the National
Security Council to place Korea outside
the American defense perimeter in the
Western Pacific. This decision was sup
posedly secret, but news of it quickly
reached Russia and was an open invi-
tation for the Reds to attack.
When Macarthur was authorized to
cross the 38th Parallel and chase the
Reds into North Korea, the set policy
of the United States and the u. N.
in Korea was "the establishment of
a unified, independent and democratic
Government of Korea" GU. N. Resolu-
tion, Oct Z, 1850. The coming of the
Chinese volunteers" may have altered
military tactics, but not the principles
involved. Yet Mr.. Acheson steered his
foreign policy according to the. winds
of expediency, and announced that uni
not military one-an obviously i'm
possible premise when we consider that
Russia will never allow North Korea
to have a free election for unif1cation
with South Korea.
When the: Red armies in Korea were
in Critical condition last June, ac-
cording to Gen. Van Fleet, the Amer
ican and South Korean forces could
easily have driven them out of Korea
and across the Yalu River. But Mr..
Acheson preferred to listen to Malik's
suggestions about truce negotiations,
thereby converting Operation Killer"
to Operation Stalemate." Now, Mr..
Acheson calls the Korean stalemate "a
tremendous advance for collective Sc
curity." He carefully omits mentioning
that the Allies have lost all the military
advantage they had last summer
The last policy statement on Korea
was issued by Secretary, Acheson on
December 81, 1851, in year-end for
eign policy summary. He said :. I'VE
shall stand firm against any settlement
that rewards aggression, or compromises
the security of the Republic of Korea" )"
This statement. is obviously hollow
mockery in light of the present truce
negotiations which in the end will leave
Korea divided. There can be no security
for the Republic of Korea so long as
she Is forced to sic under the Dan1oelean
sword Of a Communist threat from the
North. s&Si@@ =
1a.'t. sf"1 Henry G. DeYoung,
Former Korean Minister to General
MacArthur's Headquarters in Japan.
Colorado Springs. Colo. >aIoa e