Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-03
The Political Min
KnowIund Threot Seen
Rejecting United Front
y. 5. Held Firmly Against
Letting Red Chino in U. N.
J By Gould Lincoln

Letting Red Chino in U. M.
BY Gould Lincoln
Senator Knowland's blast against
admission Of Red China to the United
Nations and any effort to appease the
Communists In Southeast Asia was
made on his own but 1t goes far to ),
bolster the attitude Of the Eisenhower
administration. No comment on the
KnOWland Senate speech was forth :
coming at the White House. Never
theless, II Is wen understood, and has
been many times reiterated, that Presi-
dent Eisenhower is against the recog-
milton OF Red China by the United
States and against admission of the
Red Chinese government as member
or the United Nations. Secretary Of
state Dulles Is firmly committed. too,
against the admission Of Red China TO
the u. N. ss
Great Britain has recognized Red
China, and while none of the baefings
OF congressional leaders and others on
the conversations recently held at the
White House with Prime Minister
Churchill and Foreign Secretary AM
thony Eden suggested that the British
had urged American recognition Of
Red China or that governments adj
mission to the u. NJ, there Is more
than suspicion that these ticklish
subjects were discussed. 1t appears cer-
tain, however, that II they were mem
toned, the British went away empty
handed.
Further, II the French are proceeding
in their negotiations with the Wet
Mini In Indo-C China, promising admis-
sion Of Red China to the United Ma.
lions or even their support Of such
admission, they will receive no en-
couragement from the Eisenhower adj
ministration's attitude or from the
speech delivered by Senator Knowland,
California Republican and his partys
leader In the Senate.
Bypass Security Council.
Ordinarily, admission Of govern
naent or nation aS member OF the
United Nations Is dealt with by the
Security Council Of the U. N. Under
the u. N. Charter, q veto against tho
admission Of an applying nation by
one Of the great powers is Sutdcient TO
deny membership. Such veto has
been exercised by Soviet Russia against
proposed members on number Of oc-
casions. So, Red China; with United
States veto hanging over its head, has
no chance there.
But, 1t Is contended In some quar-
tiers, China, the country, is already q
member Of the u. NJ, and when it is pro-
posed to substitute the Communist
government of that country for the
present Nationalist representation Chat
government is now on Formosal. the
issue may be taken to the General
Assembly of the U. NJ, where we have no
veto. There Is no precedent for the
handling of membership applications by
the General Assembly. The proposal, II
strongly opposed by the United States,
might be turned down Immediately.
II the Assembly should agree to con-
slider the application, then 1t would
have to decide whether 1t is a proce-
dural question and so may be decided
by majority vote, or whether 1t is .
substantive matter and requires q two
thirds vote. Decidedly, in the opinion
OF the United States. such an applica.
ton would be substantive matter.
The belief here Is that, even If Britain
and France both agreed to go along
with the proposal to admit Red China.
this country, with the aid Of the Amer
lean republics and other friendly ma
tons, could defeat 1t.
No Partisan Question.
Obviously. If the British, who have
been our closest ally. persist with a
policy which we regard as appease-
ment, the administration must proceed
with reappraisal Of our foreign policy,
Particularly is this true If France goes
along with Britain. Senate Democratic
Leader Lyndon Johnson Of Texas has
made it clear that this is no partisan
question; that he and other Democrats
in Congress will 60 right along with the
President and with Mr.. Knowland in a
strong stand against any appeasen1ent
of the Communists in Southeast Asia
or anywhere else, and against admiS-
sion of Red China to the United Ma
tons.
Senator Knowland will in all proba.
bility never be called upon to carry
out his pledge to resign his party lead.
ership In the Senate in order to cam.
paign to take the United States out oil
the United Nations, In the event Rec
Chine should be admitted to U. N. Tit
British and the French and other men,
bers of the United Nations, il they firmly
understand that admission of Red
China to the u. N. may well mean the
withdrawal Of this country from that
organization, are likely to take second
and long look.
The thing most necessary today is
organization of the free nations against
further Communist aggression In
Southeast Asia. Secretary Dulles be-
lieved he had the assent Of the British
to such organization before Geneva. II
did not materialize. In consequence
the free nations have been irnmobilized
while the Communists continued to tall
in Geneva and to win military victorie,
in Indo-C China. Neither Senator Know.
land nor Senator johnson is an isola.
zionist. On the contrary, they are in.
ternationally minded. When interna,
tionally minded Americans talk as they
have, British and French should taxi
heed.
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