Evening star., 1952-02-03
Policy Makers Urging Step Up
In Cold War Against Red China
Naval Blockade, Allowing Chang to Attack
Mainland, Aid to GueriIIos Proposed

munist China. to tighten the pres
ent U. N. embargo aimed at cut
ting the Reds off from Western
strategic supplies, and to stol
trade in non-strategic items a!
well.
Those proposing such steps put
them forward as samples of what
should be merely part of a long.
range psychological and economic
offensive.
The objective would be to force
change in the present rule o1
China. either by unseating the
Communist regime entirely or by
bringing about a "Titoist" split
with Moscow to end Soviet domi-
nation of that key part of Asia.
In principle the State and De.
fense Departments favor the idea
and are actively considering ways
Of making it effective. This repre-
sents a considerable change from
official thinking a year ago.
American policy all along has
been based on the assumption thai
China would not remain under
Soviet domination forever. But in
the past considerable weight has
been given to predictions that the
Peiping- Moscow ties would shat
ter automatically in the natural
course of events. Now, this wish
full thinking" is giving way to a
conviction that the Reds are likely
to consolidate their hold on China
and carry all Asia with them un-
less thesdemocracies find a way to
upset them within the next five
years or so.
Agree Action Is Needed.
There is general agreement
within the Government that some
thing must be done under Amer
ican leadership-relatively soon.
The problem now is to decide
exactly what can be done efec-
lively, without greatly increasing
the risk of all-out war. This prob
lem is being approached eau
tiously. with decisions probably
d matter of months instead OF
weeks away.
Informed officials say every pos.
sibility is being explored-with the
emphasis shifted from arguments
against specific steps to finding
ways to undertake positive action
But they shy away from predict.
ing what the answers may be.
The Defense Department i
reported weighing seriously the
question Of timing, among othel
factors, in connection with thu
suggestion for removing the bar
against action by Nationalis1
forces on Formosa.
Chang Kai-shek's army i
aging and its morale is deteriorat.
ing every month it is kept out o1
action, observers say. On the
other hand, it might be made Q
more effective fighting force by
training and supplies now being
furnished by this country.
In any event, it is emphasized
any program to upset the Moscow.
directed Red rule Of China must
be based on years and not just
weeks or months of effort.
Other Areas Need Hope.
The main thing needed, pro-
ponents of such program in
sist, Is evidence of a genuine
effort that will give hope tc
Japan and other non-Communist
areas Of Asia for a change in the
China situation within the fore
seeable future.
without such hope, they warn
Japan could be expected for eco
nomic reasons eventually to try
to make a deal with the Commu-
mist regime in China because the
japanese cannot exist forever
without access to the raw mate
rails and markets of the main
land. But also Japan could be
a valuable partner in a positive
program to break the ties be-
tween Peiping and Moscow.
These informed observers of the
China scene contend the basic
conditions as the innate in
dividualism Of the Chinese and
their hatred Of foreign tyranny
ARE favorable to any concerted
program to upset the Moscow
oriented rule. There fore, they in
|sist that only authority, time and
money arc rnn,1ired IN uet roSIlIfS