The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1953-09-11
Difficult To- Understand

One OF the things hardest for the average Amer
ican TO understand is the kid glove policy taken by
member nations in the U.N. toward Communist
countries and their policies. We've grown incress
ingly tired of having places sought on this world
body for Communist dominated countries. We've be
come even more tired if possible, of the tw0facen
dealings of others who during the Korean struggle
still carried on trade with nations known 10 be in
contact with the Chinese enemy.
We have been chagrned to see Tito codded and
fauned upon We have been ashamed 10 witness out
rage after outrage perpetrsted in East Germany
with only the mildest reproaches-if any.
We have Observation-Disclosures those who
would protect persons known to be engaged IN sub
yersve activities with the cry of rights knowing
all the time that these rights would be the irSt
to fall il the culprfs gained power in this land
And now lately have a new situation at
hand which is again more than difficult TO under
stand We have been watching for hue and cry
to be raised by those who do not understand. We
have been hoping for at least an explanation to be
made in defense of such action. So far neither has
been apparent.
We are referring to the action taken by United
Nations appeals hoard last week in the Of some
Americans who we're fired from the U.N. because
of their refusal to cooperate with a Congressional
Committee which held them suspect guilty of
subVerson.
These four American citizens had been fired
BY the United Nations Secretariat for refusing 10
answer questions leveled at them by the investiga
Ing e0mmUtee aCllnR III lHe name anu Interests Oh
the American people.
In every instance these four UN. employees re-
fused to answer questions as TO their membership
in the Communist party their Communist affil
iatons or sympathies. Cause enough, would
think for easing them out of that body whose main
interest today is safeguarding the free world from
the threat OF Communist domination.
Cause enough ii would Seem-but not TO every
one This UN Appeals Board meeting in Geneva
Switzerland told the United States that it couldn't
have these four worthless fired. Better than that 1t
told Uncle Sam that he must restore TO these four
their jobs at the U.N. and even better than that
and in the same breath pay damages amounting 10
S122 500 10 seven other Americans who had been
discharged under the same circumstances.
The appeals board which met in Geneva was
composed of members from Britain, Sweden Egypt
and France.
Now this Is real great We don't know about
Sweden but those other three fine boys TO do
any Judging in this To be assured Of this
lust look how we'll they've handled the situation
in their own countries: Johnny Bull ave don't
know where the John comes from, but the bull" fits
admirably kissing Titos boots and running
supermarket in the East; France with nineteen
governments since the wars end and taking hol-
iday from work every time the Commies ring the
bell, and Egypt having doublefcature revolution
whenever things get little dull.
Senator Lodge has been spplauded, and rightly
so the many times he has asserted that the Com
munists and their sympathizers who represent the
United States in the u. ~ delegation would be
rooted out. We expected opposition to and TRADES
against these avowals 10 come from Vishnsky and
his ilk-but never from any purporting to have
aligned themselves on the other side Of the fight.
It's little difficult to understand, don't you
think