The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-05-27

allies ii Korea are sticking Is the
DEinciple that prisoners Of war
must not be forced to 60 home.
Our allies are Ia full accord, z
Eisenhower said.
But Il there was international
unity on that issue, there was i
sharp dissent from South Korea
en- the latest United Nations truce
proposals. And at home, dissatis-
faction was voiced BY members Of
Congress with the current course
et events.
Even the best truce under pres
emit conditions win be extremely
unsatisfactory" said Sen. Taft Of
Ohio, Republican Senate leader. He
suggested that If the present talks
fail, I'VE might as well abandon
any idea of working with the
United Nations in the East, and
reserve to ourselves 4 completely
free hand
Rep. Hand (R-NJ) took issue
with the no-forced repatriation
principle, urged that the admins
tration stop splitting hairs and
get i quick truce.
EisenhoWer's statement, which
the White House said WAS issued.
10 clear up unspecified misunder-.
standings, was . firm declaration
that the u. N. win not agree to
any plan under which reluctant
prisoners win be forced to Com
munist control.
Certain principles inherent Id
tie United Nations Command posi-
ton s. are basic and not subject
% change the President said.
No prisoners win Be repatriated
BY force. No prisoners viii Be Co.
creed Or intimidated ID any way.
And there must be 4 definite limit
to the period 81 their captivity.
'sThe procedures used III han
ding the prisoners must reflect
these principles
South Korea, through Ambassa.
dor You Chan Yang, told the
State Department late yesterday
tIia latest Allied truce proposals
are completely unsatisfactory. 8
Rising anger over the proposals,
which have not been officially dis
closed, was evident ID Seoul.
The objection appeared 10 BE- y
fear that truce would leave Korea
divided with the Chinese Reds u
North Korea indefinitely
Acting Secretary Of State Walter
Bedell Smith, according u infoR-
Inants who may not be named,
treasured Yang that the n. S. win
press for unified Korea despite
plans fol al armiBtice along the
battleline.
II S. officials, disturbed bY this
criticism. expressed condolences
that the South Korean objections
would not upset current neg0tia-
lions. They said the idea Of I uni
fed Korea would BE pressed Il .
peace conference set q follow any
truce agreement.
The Pnnnuniom talks are "a
recess uniGi no weekend but the
Reds asked ios 4 meeting ct liassOn
officers today. The Usual purpose
81 such session Is delivery q 4
message from one ssde y the
other.
sen. Tiff spoke out last night il
i speech read Tor him BY bis son,
Robert A. Taft Jr., 70 the Cinein-
nat chaper 81 me National Con-
ference oE Christians and Jews.
TAFT himself ii ii Cincinnati hos
pitaI I0r observation
II think We should 90 our best
now d negotiate this tFaee he
aaid and L We fail den let Eng
lind and our other allies know that
we IRE Withdrawing ff0KD All tllEth-
81 peace negotiations Ii Korea
Tan tered the y N an lnelfec-
live agency f0r hating aggression
and snld ghak ii that role 4 might
s. ven b forgotten Tor she mo-
Mien
Sen 1enner gR1ndl demanded
Al rs Senate yesterday that Elsen-
hover Nsne j statement that We
win no recognize the blood stained
mufrers AZ Red Chris a. the
legsi government ii China d admit
them Is ths y.
sen b. Alexander Smith ( R-FsJl
nnl Il "A lnserVeW h6 thinks the
Communists want truce n Korea
ln order Is put Us d 1 apo
they want 70 get Us int0 I posi-
ton where they ean say let Us u
lie Ii. N. and ven agrse % 40
independent Korea, otherwise Nle
vent he said.
south Korean sources hare said
ibe latest Allied proposal would
turn over b The q. N. General
Assembly ne faie IL waf prisoners
whose disposition s not settled ~
supposedly neutral e0mmislon
" i've nnti0n.
Smith said this would rive she
Chinese Reds lcehald ID the
u. N.. sinee they probably could
appear IS inserestee parties :
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