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Show ONCf OVER . This Gl 'Delegate' Begs To Abstain ' By H. I. PHILLIPS 1 T"vEAR BABE: Tell me more about U this "abstention" routine in the U.N. Security Council. It seems to me that whenever the chips are down quite a few of the delegates abstain. If it is okay that far away from the battle lines, why isn't it okay here in Korea? There are plenty plen-ty of times when a G.I. would like to reply to the top sarge with a firm, "I am abstaining. I approve of this war and would not put anything any-thing in the way of the victory, but an abstention will be necessary as I must await instructions from home." If them diplomats stand for a bright new world and an all-out all-out fight against aggressors why shouldn't they show the same guts as a G.I. and not take no runout powder in the tough spots. over here, they can't tune in on diplomatic debates. I am not squawking. This Korean Ko-rean job has got to be done and it will be done. I was a little disappointed with the elections back home as no candidate got elected on a promise of one war to a customer, and I been in more wars already than Humphrey Bogart and the Foreign For-eign Legion. You can be in the army bow and see more new countries In a month than the cameramen for the movie travelogues trav-elogues see in a year. Whenever I start griping the sarge says I am lucky I am not In Tibet or Indo China. Be could be right. I get plenty of uphill work in Korea, but I guess the climbs are longer and harder in them Himalaya Mountains. I want no guard duty on Mt. Everest. Over here in a Korean winter win-ter with light underwear I felt like an abstention yesterday, but when I suggested it to the sarge he gave me a wilting look and just said, "Go ahead and abstain. Just give me a little notice so the court martial can handle your case promptly." I argued with him and told him I am behind D.N., and second to nobody in my yen to finish off the sneak punch enemy and get out of here, but I got previous pre-vious commitments and would like to review the whole Korean matter to make sure I am right on all points, but I get no place with him. He won't even debate no issue with me or listen to no resolutions or amendments from me, so I guess I will forget it and stick to army rules and regulations which I wish also applied to Lake Success. There is one great break the boys get When I get home I am going to that statue of Sherman and his horse in Fifth Avenue and boo them both for understatements. Sherman said war is hell, but he didn't know the half of it. Hell is bad but I think the rules there bar ambush experts in white sneakers, double dealers who hit below the belt at all times and the atrocity specialists which Russia and the Chinese Commies Com-mies seem to stand behind. I miss you like everything and hope you feel likewise. Don't let nobody cut in one me. Have a little patience and me and MacArthur will have this all over soon. Love, EmlL P.S. Troubles attended to any time promptly. Phorte or wire or I write. |