Evening star., 1953-01-05
Churchill Says Danger Of War
Has Been Lessened by Battle
Aqainst Communism in Korea
Opposes Extension
Of Conflict Because
Of Risk in Europe
By the Associotsd Press

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NEW YORK, Jan. 5.-Winston
Churchill came to the United
States today and said resistance
to Communist aggression in
Korea had helped lessen the
danger of a third World War.
He asserted the danger of an
other war "has receded during
the last year."
The British Prime Minister
also spoke up against an ex-
tension of the war in Korea be-
cause of the danger in Europe
"We think it would be a great
pity for United Nations armies
or for United States armies to
wander all about this vast
China-that isn't the real CEN
ter Of gravity" he said.
The real center of gravity is
in Western Europe-in front of
the Iron Curtain"
Arrives Aboard Queen Mary.
The British Prime Minister
arrived aboard the Queen Mary
for talks with President-elect
Eisenhower and President Tru-
man.
Wearing a brass buttoned
nautical outfit and smoking a
cigar, Mr.. Churchill told news
men who met him aboard the
Queen Mary that the real sig
nif1cance Of Korea was that
Soviet aggression has been res
olutely and full confronted"
"That has been the greatest
event Of the past five years." he
said.
Mr.. Churchill declined to say
what he would discuss in his
meetings with Gen. Eisenhower
but declared there was moth
ing extraordinary" about it.
Wants Tariff Revision.
To questions from approx
mately 200 newsmen the Prime
Minister:
Indicated that Britain wanted
q lowering of American tariff
barriers so she could earn her
own living with trade, not aid"
Declined to comment on any
possibility that he might meet
Soviet Premier Stain.
Evaded questions as to wheth-
er he would support a blockade
of Red China.
Declared Britain's first atom
bomb went off beautifully
but that Britain was not getting
the full information" promised
by the late President Roosevelt
on atomic matters.
Highly praised President Tru-
man for having taken great and
valiant decisions, which have
made us all feel better"
Said he had no details of Gen.
Douglas MacArthur'S "clear and
definite solution" for ending the
Korean fighting.
Plans No Congress Speech.
Asserted he had not been in
vited to address Congress while
in Washington to see President
Truman and had no plans to
make such a speech.
To a question whether he had
been screened under the new
McCarran- Walter immigration
Act, Mr.. Churchill quipped:
II was told I was okay.
Mr.. Churchill was met aboard
ship by Financier Bernard M.
Baruch, who will be his host in
New York. They went to Mr..
Baruch's home after the Prime
Ministers 25-minute press con-
ference.
The Prime Minister had this
to say concerning Korea:
Nobody likes a prolonged
Gtalemate, but there are worse
things than a stalemate-there
Is a checkmate.
(1n chess, checkmated
king is one that has been at
tackled by his opponent and
cannot escape the attack. That
ends the game: The check
mated king is defeated.
Being stalemated does not
mean defeat. A king is stale
mated when neither it nor any
of the other men on it's side
can make a move without
causing the king to come under
attack. The result is a drawn
game.)
I'VE know how you feel about
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(See CHURCHILL, Page A-6O