Show ECONOMIC highlights there are two diametrically opposed views concerning the origin n of the korean war one is that it IL was stimulated by the russians Hus on the theory that the united states and its allies would do nothing more than write formal letters of protest that the north koreans would overwhelm the ill equipped south korean defenders in a couple of weeks or so and that another nation would easily be added to those within the kreslins kremlins Krem lins lints spere of influence if that view is correct the russians could not have been more moire wrong the other view is grim it is that russia anticipated in advance what we would do and that it was a deliberate kremlin conceived trap we would spend our resources in korea while russia contributed nothing to the conflict except some equipment and top leadership in due time this view holds the same thing will happen elsewhere in iran formosa perhaps europe the west will be forced to spread itself paper thin all around the world eventually it will be bled herl white and then russia with her strength unimpaired will move in for the kill that view is enough to send culs chills down any spine there is no question but what a basic soviet technique is to have other people do the fighting the are particularly useful griets in th this 81 kind of mill ill they are fatalistic fatal t I 1 and fanatical human life has small value in their eyes ameri j cans who have been at the korean front have all been impressed with one dreadful fact no matter how many of the enemy are slaughtered they keep on coming 21 in wave after wave however a strong case can be made on bf behalf half of the view that this time the kremlin woefully mishu misjudged aged the temper of the united states ohp korean war has done done more than any single thing sin since ce world war il II to cement the western nations the united nations is no longer just a debating society on the international level it is a belligerent beli gerent and its flag flies in south korea the war is a U N not merely a U S operation the most encouraging 0 thing so far has been the response to tryg trygvee vie lies appeal to the U N membership for substantial aid in korea including trained ground tl troops OOPS an impressive list of countries has responded in mapy many instances the size of the forces will necessarily be small but the total will be considerable sid erable and going beyond purely military considerations the fact that many countries will be physically represented in the actual fighting in korea must certainly cause sine hard thinking in the politburo at last the ranks of the anti it world and it is most of the world are gathering some time ago herbert hoover proposed propos cd the creation of a united nations without russia and her satellites this may come about through the force of events russia is still a member of course but she has s small mail influence now the great majority of members has served final notice that communist egression ag must stop |