Show The Boys Column Continued from Page Page- One I are our European allies ames entitled to help from us but we are entitled to help I from them That Is the first st feature of or ortho tho the Pact that we Americans should learn the authors emphasize contend contend- contending I ing that Western Europe could not now resist an Invasion Inv long enough to give I American forces time to arrive Accord- Accord AccordIng AccordIng According Ing Jo o the best military Intelligence I available Russia has some 35 divi divi- divisions divisions In instant readiness for attack I Against this force France Belgium the Netherlands and Britain the Britain the back back- backbone backbone backbone bone of Immediate could could muster no more than 11 divisions divisions' Despite Spain's strategic geographical position that country has been left out of of the Pact because Franco Is a dicta dicta- dictator dictator dictator tor who violates human fundamental freedoms But in 1778 the authors I observe a less squeamish America mado made a military alliance with a French monarchy which also violated human fundamental freedoms and even today I several Latin-American Latin dictatorships are re our allies in the Inter-American Inter Pact This contradiction will continue until there thero Is full tull realization that both the North Atlantic and the Inter-American Inter Pacts are concerned with resisting ag ag- aggression ag- ag aggression J not with Ideologies Hard and state Turkey and Greece both potentially Important as bases ases should be among tho the nations signatory to the Pact Des Des- Despite pate pite the tho aid we have given Greece 1 and our current appropriation of mil mil- million million million lion to Improve Turkeys Turkey's military forces I neither nation can be counted on for help against aggression so 50 long as It Is excluded from the Pact and thus not bound by a pledge of ot mutual aid I Further Fur P u r the t ii e r to preserve peace our Government should avoid all language Implying that we seek to Interfere In Russia's R purely domestic concerns the the I authors state Officials in Washington from the President down should stop talking about Russia's party one-party system secret police and labor forced-labor camps and leave the exposure of such Iniquities to our private press and radio |