Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-03
Cruel Communism

The Red Chinese regime Is
somewhat Of a questionable
government" if one Is to
judge by the current activity
Of citizens Of Red China in
the Hong Kong area. The
fact that the Chang Kali
shek government will take
and feed the refugees from
Red China implies that the
Chang government does
speak, albeit in a limited way,
for the mainland Chinese.
The very least the Red Chi
neSe could do would be to ad-
nit that there is hunger in
China and ask those coun-
tries which can and would do
so, to supply it with food. 1t
appears, however, that in the
Communist tradition, the
Chinese leaders would rather
let some Of their people
Starve.
1t is no surprise that the
Soviet Union cannot help the
Chinese out Of their predica-
ment. One need only note
that the Soviet Union and her
satellites cannot help solve
the food crisis of even a COM
parably few six million Gu
bans.
Those under developed
countries which look upon the
Soviet Union and Red China
as some sort of model to emu
late, would do we'll to note
the food plights Of the Reds.
Compared with their usual
loquaciousness at the U. NJ, in
Belgrade, in Moscow, etc., es-
pecially on Red China's ad-
mission to the U. N, the pres
ent silence of some of the
more vocal leaders of neutral
and/or under-d developed coun-
tries on this Red Chinese
problem is interesting. AS in
the case with leaders in the
Sino-Soviet sphere, some of
these gentlemen must find it
a little painful to learn that
the U. s. can feed Red China,
but the Soviet Union cannot.
Where are you now, gentle
men? Not even a biscuit will
you send to China? No offers
to take even one hungry Chi
naman to your homelands?
Yes, where are all the cham
pions of Red China now?
The U. S., of course, should
help feed those mainland Chi
nese who move to Formosa,
but let it end at that. The
U. S. should initiate no at
tempt whatsoever to feed the
mainland Chinese. The point
is, as Mr.. Khrushchev has so
often implied, when you do
not like your government.
change it. We, of course, do
this by voting, but Mr.. Khru-
shchev has often talked Of
other means. Other means
may not be Immediately APP
propriate for the mainland
Chinese, but centuries of Chi
nese ingenuity show that
change is not entirely impos-
sible, at least in certain areas.
Viewing Red China's hun
cry people, one can ask. what
has happened to the slogans
Of communism: to prole-
tartan internationalism. to
solidarity, to unbreakable
friendship. and especially, to
Communist morality? Are
we to believe that the Com
munist governments will
continue to sell food, even
to much of the capitalist"
world which does not need it,
at the expense of their own
individual populations and
above all, at the expense Of
fraternal, but hungry. Red
China? 1t seems the only
answer is: yes.
Since the Soviet Union
cannot help. let Red China
continue to ask others for
help. Those who are in a
position to help China could
learn whether the Red Chi
nese regime is more willing
to betray its people or change
certain policies, and then act
accordingly. Red China,
after all, is similar to every
other country in one respect:
no eternal friends, only in
terests.
If nothing else, let us at
least try and put an end to
the Communist, and especi-
ally Khrushchevian, fable
that millions" have opted"
for socialism" Let us en-
phasize that the likes of
Khrushchev would have the
world believe that these I'M
fortunates have not only
opted" for misery. but that
they love it and would not
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