Show i Something Wrong With It h This Picture The report made by President Truman Truman Truman Tru Tru- man recently on the status of the Amer Amer- ican-financed ican fight against Communist guerillas in Greece is somewhat disturb disturb- ing Mr Truman revealed that despite in Ameri American an aid a military military mili mili- military tary stalemate has ensued which has prolonged the struggle The Greek government reportedly has asked more mor U. U S S. S aid to expand the Greek army from it its ita present strength of to But the president said in his review review review re re- re- re view that U. U S. S authorities are are convinced convinced convinced con con- vinced the Greek army array navy and air force possess the capability of restoring restoring restoring re re- re- re storing internal security in Greece in the face of a guerilla movement of the present present present pres pres- ent proportions That guerilla strength the report I estimated was men In other words the government has almost eight times as many men in its army as the guerillas and certainly the Greek army with American aid is at least as well equipped as the guerillas It is significant also that guerilla strength 18 months ago was estimated at only Theres There's som something thing wrong Tong with this picture We have poured millions of dollars into Greece for military aid We Ve have sent skilled men in to train and advise the Greek armed forces The Greek army far outnumbers the guerillas las and has been supposedly fighting th them m for many months Yet today there are more guerillas than ever and the admission of a military stalemate is in fact just an admission of failure Could the answer possibly be bo that some money-hungry money Greek politicians are deliberately are failing to put down the Communist rebellion so that Uncle Sam can be induced to pour still more money into Greece Are Greek leaders more interested in feathering their own nests than in s 's saving ving Greece from communism k |