Show DREW PEARSON deadlock over korea moorea MAJ AJ GEN ARCHER L LERCH military governor of korea gave an off the record talk to reserve officers re cantly expressing great pessimism regarding U S relations with russia in korea latest efforts to get together with russia general lerch sa said d may as well be written off as failure what caused the deadlock was recognition of political parties since russia a la w would not recognize any korean parties not controlled by communists general lerch also revealed 1 dussias Rus sias agrarian reforms in northern korea have back birett creil northern native farmers oppress oppressed edby by a 50 per cent tax en 0 n produce and strict control under the cooperative system are d drifting rifting rif ting south across the parallel paralle 2 border incidents have been reduced along the russian am american ican line however two russian soldiers prowling for or rlee rice lichow ow tho border were shot and killed by korean pollee police 3 only 63 53 japs are left in southern Kore aall hospital cases W 4 russia which controls the industrial liau hall of 0 the country Is permitting a smooth flow of electricity into the american zone without interference general lerch said he was not w worried aried about too many Xo koreans reans becoming converted to communism koreans ho said could never be regimented into communism aarn I 1 am sure sure |