Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-29

small portion OF the war we
want to win-the war for Asia.
the war for the world, the war
for freedom on earth.
Yet the Republic of Korea has
offered you its 20 equipped di-
visions and the men to compose
20 more. A million and q half
young Koreans askN for nothing
better than to fight for the cause
of human freedom. their honor
and their nation. The valor. of
our men has been proved in bat
tie. and no American has doubted
it since Gen. Van Fleets state
ment that a Korean soldier is
the equal of any fighting man
in the world.
The government of the Repub-
lic'of China in Formosa also has
offered you $4,000 men Of its
armed forces and additional re-
serves.
The Communist regime on the
mainland of China is a monster
with feet of clay. It is hated
by the masses. Although the
Reds have murdered Is million
Of their opponents. thousands
of Free Chinese guerrillas are
still fighting in the interior of
China. Red Chipa's army num-
bers rs million. but its loyalty
is not reliable: as was proved
when 1859 of the Communist
Chinese army captured in Ko-
rea chose to go to Formosa, and
only 22O chose to return to Red
China.
Furthermore. the economy OF
Red China is extremely vulner-
liable. Sixty per cent of its i'm
ports reach it by sea and sea-
borne coastal traffic Is its chief
means of communication from
north to south. A blockade of
the China coast by the Amer
lean Navy would produce chaos
in it's communications.
The American Air Force as
well as the Navy would be needed
to insure the success of the
counter-attack on the Red Chi
neSe regime. but, let me repeat,
no American foot soldier.
China Key to Victory.
The return of the Chinese
mainland to the side of the free
world would automatically pro-
duce a victorious end to the
wars in Korea and Indo-C China,
and would swing the balance of
power so strongly against the
Soviet Union that it would not
dare to risk war with the United
States. Unless we win China
back, an ultimate victory for the
free world is unthinkable.
| Would not the Soviet govern
ment, therefore. launch it's own
ground forces into the battle for
China and its air force as we'll?
Perhaps. But that would be ex-
cellent for the free world, since
it would justify the destruction
of the Soviet centers Of product
ton by the American Air Force
before the Soviet hydrogen
bombs have been produced in
quantity.
I am aware that this is hard
doctrine. But the Communists
have made this a hard world, a
horrible world, in which to be
soft is to become a slave.
7 Ladies and Gentlemen of the
Congress, the fate of human
civilization itself awaits our
supreme resolution. Let us take
courage and stand up in defense
4 of the ideals and principles up
held by the fathers of American
independence. George Washing
ton and Thomas Jefferson. and
again by the great Emancipation
Abraham Lincoln, who did not
hesitate to fight in defense of the
Union which could not survive
half free and half slave.
Let us remember, my friends
that peace cannot be restored ir
the world half Communist anC
half democratic. Your momen.
! tous decision is needed now tt
make Asia safe for freedom, fol
that will automatically settle the
world Communist problem ir
Europe, Africa and America.