The Lexington advertiser., 1961-01-05
Looking
Ahead
BY DR.. George s.. Benson, Pres.
National Education Program
f' SearcY. Ark
AIDING THE REDS

can Might and Soviet Myth,
Jameson G. Campaigne, na.lon-
aAy-known editor OF the Ind. a
napolis Star, tells the story of
the shocking failure of u. S.
foreign policy in the little south
east Asian nation, Laos, which
has been much IN the news in
recent months. By our own
governments estimate the
United States has put $3.50 mil
lion into Laos since the end of
World War Ii. Mr. Campaigne
declares that the character and
the actions of U. S. foreign poll
cy are aiding the Communists
to conquer the world. He cites
Laos as an example.
He got his facts on what hap
pened in Laos from a study
made on the scene by tn e
Government Operations Commit
tee of the U. S. Congress and
from other authentic sources.
The whole U. S. effort in Laos
was directed toward protecting
Laos from Communist penetra-
ton and intimate control. News
paper dispatches from Laos to-
day show the Communists to
be gaining in. power.
MONEY DIDN'T WORK
Here is a part of the story,
from Mr.. Campaipne. q dietn-
guished Journalist. From 1858
to 1858 huge sums Of u s.
government mcnov wee nour-
ed into Laos, through its gov
ernment channels. Our govern
ment actually paid the wages
and salary for a 25.00Q-man
Laotian Army. But grievous.
obvious bumbling characterized
t h e entire program "In May,
1883" report Mr.. Campaigne,
special elections were to be
held in Laos to fill % seats N
the national assembly. In the fall
of 1857 Ambassador Parsons de-
cided to use the supposed power
of the United States foreign aid
to help the anti-Communists in
L9oS win the election.
"Over $4O0,O0O in reported
aid was spent by this program
to defeat the Communists in the
election = what actually hao-
pened? The Congressional Com
mite reports; The election w9s
a Communist victory = of the
Fl contested seats, the Com
munists won nine and their SYM
pathizers four = The aid pro-
gram has not prevented the
spread of Communism in Laos.
ANOTHER DEFEAT
"'In fact. the Communist VIC
tory in last years elections,
based on slogans of government
corruption and government in
difference might lead one to
conclude that the United States
aid program has CONTRIBUTES ~
an atmosphere in which the ordi-
nary people of Laos question the
value of the friendship of the
United States In palmer words
American foreign aid in Laos
was responsible for wide Com
munist victories in LooS"
In addition, Mr. Campaigne
continues, "Ambasse1or Persons,
unable to remove the Commu-
nists from the northern provinces
by Diplomatic pressure or mill
tarv force. brought about 2
compromise solution which 3D.
mitted Communists TO the gov
ernment and established tNe
Communist Party, Neo Lao Ha<
Kat. as a legal, above-gro
political party The Laos govern
ment last year was forced r.
adopt dictatorial methods 2 n Il
expe1 the Communists cabinet
members, but the ComnouniSt
Party is still nowerf,,l IN Laos"
CHANGE NEEDED
Mr.. Campaigne's book wa7
published this past Spring. Since
then there has been p revolt
in Laos in which people have
been BROUGHT to power in the
government who are not friendlv
toward the United States. Din
lomatic recognition has been
given to the Soviet Union and
the BIGGEST State celebration in
Laos history was observed unor
the arrival of the new Soviet
Arohassador.
The Laos government now
coils ITSELF "ne,14~a'" in 4he co~-
flict between CororouniSn, onI
tha West Put i is 2 ne,,tra1'+v
obvisiole1v 1naninp toward Mos
cow Qualified observers he-
l'ova thot tho Cor,--,,lr,ic+s no-u
can take over the little co,,ntr-'
whom thev wish. Tho TTniteI
States hos evnenIo1 envo,, veo~4
~e 1'~'or,cotic hI,rrdor;ro orI
$3.50 million of our har1- -earro7
cash in . futile effort ~ fi~',t
Trun1un;co1 withorr+ ,,o1-;no tbe
Communists mad W;11 tLo now
P~oei1er+ char,oe +his dieoS4~o,,e
ro1iev? This o,,e~+io,1 Is IN vow,
hands as n c;+'7en IN 2 Pc
public in which the pnonle rule