Evening star., 1953-07-11
Wiley Sees Possible
Disaster in Korea
II Rhee Won't Yield
BY W. II. Shippen


CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, July
11.-A plea for unity and under
standing on the home front in
the face of the threat of "hor-
rible military disaster" in Korea
was voiced here last night by
Chairman Wiley of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee.
In a major address on United
States policy abroad, the Wis
consin Republican declared that
If DR.. Syngman Rhee continues
in his attitude, the very lives of
100000 American boys in Korea
your contribution and mine
may be endangered by a poten-
tial horrible military disaster.
The gravity of the Senator's
tone and subject made an OBJ
vious impression on a large au-
dience assembled in the amphi-
theater at the University OF
Virginia for one of the closing
sessions of the University's goth
Institute of Public Affairs.
Those who object to the pro-
posed truce, the Senator sug-
gested. ARE sadly in error" if
they insist on perfection while
dealing with tricky Chinese and
Red negotiators at Panmunjom"
who have "a million armed troops
behind them"
Okays "Stalemated Peace"
Senator Wiley declared that
"in seeking the perfect we must
not lose the possible" and that
a "stalemated peace" is to be de-
sired over a "stalemated war"
The speaker expressed the fer
vent hope that the Korean Pres
ident will realize that his present
course might be a fatal blow to
the whole future effort of free
mems coalition for collective
security"
If DR.. Rhee arbitrarily upsets
these decisions, the act will
jeopardize NATO, the European
defense community, the proposed
Middle East defense command
and the Pacific pact now being
planned.
While the valiant, long-suf-
fering South Koreans have q
right to their own opinions, the
Senator continued, the very
basis Of a coalition is that all
Of it's members shall give Of
themselves, of their people, of
their material for the common
cause, and that they shall be
bound by common decisions"
Cites Danger to Yanks.
Senator Wiley expressed doubt
that "the American people have
considered the fullest potentials
of what could happen if the
South Koreans, holding two
thirds Of the battle line, should
rashly undertake independent
action by severing themselves
completely from the United Ma
tionS command.
Our people may not fully
realize the fact that the entire
American Army in Korea is sup
piled by South Korean civilians
and troops. from ports of entry
across the railroads to highways
and trails"
If these supply lines were in
terrupted or Sabotaged, or if the
South Koreans choose to "ad-
vance in a reckless, suicidal ac-
tion," the Senator continued,
"onc shudders to think of the
awful consequences which might
occur from allied disunity."
Hamilton Owens, editor in
chief Of the Baltimore Sunpapers,
said yesterday the Nation s
founding fathers foreSaw that
the right of free speech would be
abused and that it would be
used Ito spread forth lies and
subversion.
Addressing the Institute, Mr.
Owens said:
when it was decided. in the
18th century, that Americans
should be a free people, it was
also decided that life in this
country should be dangerous and
never truly secure.
Free speech is a dangerous
doctrine. It leads to all sorts of
difficulties. It makes government
a precarious undertaking. But
it makes tyranny impossible and
that is a great virtue. That's
why would-be tyrants abolish it
as soon as they have come to
power.