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He IS CARLOS p. ROMULO, who will head the Philip
pines delegation Banding. Romuo former brgader
general in the United States Army Pulitzer Prize winner
newspaper correspondence and former president OF the
General Assembly Of the United Nations Romuo is likely
be the most effective spokesman for the American and
Western positions in the Asan-Afrean conference.
Neither the United States other white Western
will be present Bandung The meeting restricted
representatives of the yellow brown and black
But though United States did have delegate at
The ndonessn conference, he would likely be less effective
RomuIo The Filipino possesses the psychological sd
vantage Of being native Asian who speaking for indie
pendent Asian nation.
DEFENDER OF u s.
Romvo also in strong position reply TO Communist
and neutra charges the United States is mperialisfie
power He point that the Philippines former
American colony voluntarily granted the islands their
independence
The position RonuIo will almost certainly take at Ban
dung defending the United States and the West against
Communist neuras attacks is set forth in his book
Crusade in Asia" John Day.
Essentially book tells the story Of how the Philippines
made their comeback after Japanese occupation during World
War IT, and defeated the Communicated Hulk rebellion But
in final chapters Rorvo analyses the political situation in
the Far East and recommends the steps he thinks the United
the West should take 10 defeat the Communist
bid for all of Asia
While RomuIo is unqvestionably pro-Ameriesn. he is
openly critical Of some aspects Of American policy in Asia
He thinks for example. wrong in putting SO much
emphasis military power and atomic weapons.
The Asan reservoir Of good will and faith in demoe
rscy will not be kept filled by show OF military power,
said RomuIo ~ has clearly demonstrated that military
power does not impress Assnshs il indeed impress
them in a negative way
What can impress the Asian people is readiness TO
keep in mind their point OF view That point OF view is,
basics ally THE DESIRE TO MAINTAIN THEIR iNDEPEN-
DENcE, TO ASSIST. OTHERS IN ACHIEVING iNDEPEN
DENcE, AND TO PRESERVE PEACE IN THEIR OWN
COUNTRIES THEIR OWN CONTINENT. AND THROUGH
OUT THE WORLD"
Those points vnquestioneby true at least as far as
the masses Of Asia CONCERNED But they don't tell the
whole story The Philippine government would have been
unable 10 crush the Hvks without the Of force.
BUT RoMULo IS MOST CONCERNED ABOUT HOLD
ING FOR THE DEMOCRATIC CAUSE THE ASIAN NATIONS
so FAR UNcoMMITTED TO COMMUNICATIVE $50 MIL
LION INDIANS, 10 MILLION BURMESE, 80 MILLION iNDo-
NEsIANs AND MILLION cEYLoNEsE.
NEW coLoNIALisM
Unless that lob can done the Filipino statesman, sol
der and historian believes Asia will be finally lost TO the
Reds He points out that present the only Asian nation
definitely on the side OF democracy l9 million Thai
snders Pastan Fpnos He refuses 10 accept the 90
million Japanese.
The recent switches in American policy will give Romulo
arguments at Bsndvng We doing best to exfreafe
ourselves from the Formoss crisis without with Red
China The Manila Pact Pacific Charter adopted last
wear pledge freedom independence TO Asian peoples
Millions of Asans who have been the verge OF ae-
eeptino communism hitherto unknown TO them, over The
eoonssm which they have known and hated. said Romulo
nov have proof that democracy really democracy and
that communism only the hated eoonssm in new and
more terrible FORM