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T Battalion Editorials Page 2 TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 1951 MEMORIES OF THE OID BUOT-EROO Speak Now, Mr. Malik . IACOB MALIK had finished his expected tirade against the United States. He had once again urged that Red China had a “just” claim on Formosa and that Chinese Communists were being denied their right ful seat in the U. N. He spoke, of course, in this country. Then, without any particular relation to his previous words, the Russian delegate to the UN proposed a conference between both sides in the Korean War to arrange a cease fire and an armistice providing for both sides to withdraw from the 38th parallel. From all angles came reactions to this Russian “peace-bid.” Those reactions make an interesting study, especially for those who have been hearing lately of long faces in the Kremlin at the turn-of Korean affairs. Most UN members jumped for Malik’s words like drowning men to the proverbial straw. They admitted, of course, that the bid had been very indefinite. But, they hastily added, we can’t afford to turn our back on anything. With bated breath they waited for further word from Malik or for an acknow ledgement of the peace-bid by Red China. U. S. State Department officials were not so eager. They didn’t leave any doubt that they were interested in the bid, but they hastened to assure the rest of the world that skepticism clouded their interest. This attitude was a very precise one, cal culated to walk as near the middle as possible on the question. They could not scorn the bid, else the other nations might be angry. Nor could they afford to risk swallowing the bait, if that is what it is, whole. Besides, the war-front provided a few confident quotes of “business as usual,” “the situation is well in hand come what may,” and others of a similar nature. One strongly disbelieving voice was heard—that of South Korea. With its citi zens looking back over one year of war that Letters to the Editor had seen 3,000,000 South Koreans slain and another 10,000,000 left homeless (and this of a total population of 30,000,000), the little nation’s spokesmen laid out the terms on which they would listen to peace-talks. That voice, though, drew scant heed in all the excitement. Red China finally chimed in with endorse ment of the Russian proposal arid a threat to the United States of total defeat should the latter nation reject the bid. And Malik? He and his friends in the Kremlin played coy midst pleas for elabora tion of the plan he had suggested. Speculation, of course, was running ram pant. Some suggested that the Korean con flict was becoming an excessive burden to the Soviet Union. Stalin was merely saving face with a withdrawal. Others hinted it was a stall for time. “Propaganda,” said others, hastily adding that there might be at least a little bit to the Russian bid. Running high in the speculation was that repeated undertone that neither Russia nor the Chinese Communists were satisfied with recent Korean set-backs. The idea was ex pressed in almost a sneer—they want to back out graciously, they know when they’ve bit off more than they can chew. Road From Seoul Becomes Heartbreak Highway’ of War CAN FRANCISCO, June 26—(A 5 ) ^—A year ago the road from Seoul to Suwon was a dusty coun try lane. It became the “heartbreak high way” of the Korean war. Today it rumbles with military power. It whispers also of the blood and agony that made this power possible. There is no doubt in Tr r „ on ,ui ol . 0 nvpqumablv 4. The West has proved it will Kicmlin gamble s p ■ abandon the small nations of surveyed the worid to fmd the no a„ and has gaine<| S p c r pSw;iy I to* e aecSe' y the“ S ftah e of once one of Asia’s strongest has their rich holdings in Manchuria, been mangled. Ihe Chnese Com- ^ Communism’s “Pearl Harbor” munists have had startling losses. attacHaned Red Koreans could The result will be weaker armies have cautured the peninsula in and perhaps weaker determination , • ,, , See weeks against unsupported of two of the satellite nations upon Asia that tmee wee^ , of Korea which Russia would depend in glo bal conflict. Debit 1. Allied casualties have been heavy. The financial cost is also Korea opened the third world war. an ^ weak Republic o There is general agreement that forces. t XT what happens in Korea will largely ,u nl woi c i bA determine whether the battle will port wrecked the battle plan, ine erupt into global conflict. Rod 8 were stopped first Y hoc,,,,. North Korean tanks did more raw courage oi bewildere heavy, than invade South Korea when can infantrymen and mi tia a they charged across the 38th Par- strength; then by mstoiy international police force. allel on that dismal Sunday dawn one year ago. 2. Most of the West’s military strength has been hobbled to a ponce roice. peninsula of secondary worldwide This is a rough balance sheet U" tancei The attack meant a significant * e p „y llieS at the end 0 e 3. The Russians have lost only cm fro in Tfvomlin of t*qfoonr Fn vnlo ^ J L * 0116 kllOWll COlYlbclt 1T19.11 111 cl Dctttl.6 Lre<llt that has given them invaluable 1. The first United Nations information on allied fighting raised and in- methods and techniques, initial bloody 4. Conflict has hastened the fi- change in Kremlin strategy to rule the world. Gone was the blueprint for slow subversion as the princi pal imperialistic method. Korea battle force, was was open aggression. It was a tegrated in the clear warning of the future. What Has the Fighting Gained Us? Has Korean Battle Been Worth Price Paid by US? weeks. nancial drawing and made inflation 2. The United States and her more dangerous in the West, allies were dynamited into world- 5. Communism still letains the wide alertness and re-armament, initiative, in Korea and thioughout This could produce enough United the world. This is true militarily, power to postpone a Russian at- politically and in the propaganda tack. 3. American military forces have learned valuable military les sons. By HAL BOYLE the Scanning back over the picture, though, it hardly presents a view of a defensive Rus- respect —and sia. It looks more to us like a disdainfully enjoying the turmoil she had caused with a few simple words. What need would there be for Russia to be particularly worried when the clatter at her door assures her that her proposals, as empty as they have been in the past, are going to fall on eager ears. lives of 3,000,000 of his people and made 10,000,000 homeless. All of Korea, North and South, has about 30,000,000 people. 'From a strictly humanitarian standpoint it therefore appears that we have given more death, misery and confusion to the South . , , , • 0 1 u ?" Koreans than we have liberty. And - —„ -- prima-donna field^annv t0( ^ ay we ^ ave a we have. That is only fair to say. bowl and serve it. But we have kept the pattern m ' s i ;a l ce: He of freedom pretty clear in the United States and elsewhere. And under the United Nations flag a solid right block has been thrown into Soviet Russia’s at tempt to take Asia by force. ]\fEW YORK—UP)—What is ’ price of Korea? Has the battle there been worth while to the United States a year later? What have we gained? \YoUd time to arm When a fellow has nothing bet ter to deliver than a glamorous promise, he should remain a rain bow man. He should never commit himself. Stalin does well as long as he holds out the symbol of a full rice bowl to hungry lands; he does less well when he has to find a way to actually fill the field army. What have we lost? Well, more than 70,000 Americans have been hurt or killed or are miss ing. Along the way some of those 70,000 casualties insisted on getting'right back up into the fighting, and only in the last few weeks have been notated home. The statistics of this engagement that began as a United Nations “police station” are on the staggering side. We claim we killed or wounded ,, _ more than a million of the enemy, from you. bpeak, won t you. Oh, please, kind They don’t say. But the ambas- sir, say something. sador 1 of 0U1 ' Sou „ th Korean ally says the war so far has cost the Ah yes. Now, Mr. Malik, that we’ve up set your careful plans let’s hear something Aggie-Ex Reservist Scorns Policy l or Recall-Rep. Teague Answers I and others from Texas A&M believe we are being seriously dis criminated against. Please give me your views on this matter as I de sire to present them to The Bat talion at Texas A&M. I have been assigned to a second tour in the Pacific starting next month, so (Editor’s Note: This letter and the answer following were for warded to us from Olin Teague, representative from the sixth Tex as District which includes Col lege Station. The person who wrote the letter has asked that we with hold his name because he has not personally informed his family of please reply as soon as possible. a new overseas military assign- " - - - - ment). Representative Olin Teague House of Representatives Washington, D. C. Dear Mr. Teague: _ I have just learned of the pro visions of the enlistment extension bill and am very surprised that months, only a recommendation that such be done if a reservist can be released. Further, it is not man datory that any reservist, regard less of the conditions of his prior service, serve the full 24 months if the need is not present. Let me say now that I do not believe the Reserve situation, or length for World War II sendee to be considered as well as the period months combat in Korea, for which it would be considered. « What men 0 f the 27th As a result one year service be- Fighter w f ng . have done over K o- i DeC ‘ and r f ’ re a speaks far more eloquently as fMS was arrived & t as a fam rule tri ^ ute to valor than any- of thumb’ m the matter. Unfor- thi we mi * ht here today,” tunately, any length of service or T fn m tup should have kept on saying what he would do, and kept on not trying to do what he said he would do. A promise to do something is better propa ganda in our present world than a real effort to improve a situa tion. Sad it is; so it is. Few are left of the two Ameri can infantry companies who first engaged and slowed down the North Korean army south of Seoul. It was a spearpoint of 500 men against a mob of 250,- 000 or more. They had to take the casualties because there was no one else who could break up the Red tide. They got more blame than credit at the time, but the passage of 12 months has shown they did well—consider ing. Those first few who held the Korean dyke until it could be built stronger included a number of teen age kids who had joined the army Austin, June 26—(iP)—The for security. The breaking up of homecoming 27th Fighter Es- their dreams may be a small part cort Wing heard Sen. Lyndon Johnson yesterday call Rus- dreams, sia’s peace talk “two-faced.” The wing is back from seven History may yet say that his attempt to grab all of Korea by pure muscle was one of Joe Stalin’s greatest mistakes. It is there he abandoned promises for attempted performance. Johnson Calls Russia’s Talk ‘Two-Faced’ Name Withheld by Request the handling of the individual re- worked to someone’s disadvantage Teague’s Answer servists during the current Korean who would have been close to being tuiiaieiy, any icngui ui service ur ^ ij fivers any terminal date set would have J ^ it couldbe said today that the job is over for all our Dear Sir: I received your letter of June conflict, has been perfect by any means. As a matter of fact, some employers’ attitudes and other as- included in the recommended cate gory. As to your statement that Texas fighting men. The job is not fin ished,” he continued. “Soviet Russia, the master of In a dozen months a magnifi cent U. S.-U. N. army has been built up able to stay in Korea as long as it wants to, no matter how many more troops the Chi nese may want to waste against it. The story of the Korean campaign has been this: the more they throw against us the less we have to retreat. As the enemy has massed, we have muscled. Let none say that Korea was easy. The weather, the filth, the fortitude of the enemy, the fact 15; 19Uf concerning^the''provisions Pects have caused many reservists A&M reserve officers are being the forces you fought in Korea, n0 end to the campaign was visible of the recent Universal Military to be P e Jl allz . ed insofar as their seriously discriminated against, I talks now of peace. _ thege thi made Eorea diffi _ Training and Service Act which P® 1 ’ 80 ^ 1 bfe ' s concerned. On the do not know it is true of Texas “That talk is two-faced. cu i t and memorable. , related to recall of reservists to ac- iand ’ meet the demands -A&M reserve officers any more “The Kremlin wants peace in Today we hold a new “Chinese the House_ of Representatives tive duty. of the Korean conflict there was, than any other reserve officer re- Eorea on ]y because the Kremlin wall” of our own, a steel shell cur- would permit such inequities to be I believe the specific provision a U: 1S ’ a du ' e nee d for experienced gaidless of the origin of his com-. needs time to make war elsewhere, tain aaginst the iron curtain. Rus- - - ' ' ' • ’ ' nH ' rprs Asarps,llt 11Qft0ft " ffl - ™ 1RR,nn We must not be deceived. The sia’s bid by force has been blocked self placed in the same situation; while men who have never served a day in the armed forces are be ing pi’omoted above me in my civil ian job. The 17 months provision for in active and voluntary reserve was possesses a rating fine, but 1 and others like which is critical, myself who fall a month and a half short of one year 1 , service be tween Dec. 17, 1941 and Sept. 2, 1945, are discriminated against. Why not consider the total length of service up to 1946 or 1947 for involuntary reserves ? The Battalion There can be no lasting peace on Communist terms,” he said. The senator added that the fight must be settled on “our but persons in that category could terms.” “The nation that controls the skies will write the peace,” he said. LI’L ABNER The Bothored Bride perpetrated upon the Organized which you are referring to is that °® cers - ^- s a re S u it, 119,000 offi- mission. llluou „„„ „„ wv »i»vv.. Reserve Corps. It is inconceivable which states unless sooner released J;? rs were recalled from the mac- Certainly, I agree that it is not Communists are not peace-makers, by force, that the period of 21 months should by the Secretary of the branch e volunteei, and oi ganized re- piopei that some men who have pan Vip nn lastine 1 nears on ■»,.* <• be lengthened rather than shorten- concerned, any member of the in- serve in the Y ear J ust ended, at never served in the armed forces ed. In 1945 I had my career inter- active or volunteer Reserve who least half of whlch were non-vol- should be exempted and progress rupted and once again I find my- served for one year between Dec 7 urdeerS- in civilian life while others need ' 1941, and Sept. 2, 1945, shall’be The vast majority of these of- bear the b F’ d ? n and serve twlc ?i released after 17 months of active fieers recalled had World War II but persons m that category couk duty provided: service;' many in the combat arms n °t de considered as a source of re © He applies for the release. bad already seen a great deal of placement for reserve officers even ® The military department con- combat. It was not, however, a W tbeg were called into the ser- cerned does not consider that he question of like or dislike at the vice ; specialty time; it was a matter of the, over- rinal Analysis riding need for their services. I„ the final analysis, the armed Otherwise, at the discretion of Therefore, no matter how you look forces in this current emergency the_ President, reservists now on at it, when the need is there for needed officers for a quick expan active duty or to be- recalled to officers and when most officers sion as well as replacements over- active duty may be required to available are products of World seas; they could only look to the serve 24 months. You will notice War II, the majority of those of- reserve for experienced officers that there is no guarantee that fieers taken will be the position of 0 f the type needed. That situation anyone will be released after 17 having to serve twice. still exists although there is some Now r , the question comes as to hope that the middle of 1952 the who shall be required to serve pressure will lessen due to an in- twice. Naturally, the first qualifi- creased number of ROTC and OCS cation would be that he be a reser- graduates, vist for tw T o reasons But the real price of Korea, the fourth costliest war America has fought, is the same old ex pensive bill paid before — the cost of unpreparedness. And how can you ever pay back the loyalty of ready men w 7 ho died to save an unready nation? n amo PALACE Bryan 2‘$$79 NOW SHOWING 1 TODAY LAST DAY FIRST RUN —Features Start— 1:40 - 3:20 - 5:00 - 6:40 8:20 - 10:00 NEWS — CARTOON STARTS WEDNESDAY FIRST RUN ROD CAMERON : PICTURE NEWS — CAROTON l-.r'irr.::-;-f 7 ;\ QUEEN LAST DAY “Mr. Universe” WED. thru SATURDAY Johnny Weisemueller —in— “Tarzan and The Amazons” B/mDAYS /UNESS SY/HPAEUY Z/Wufjyttz. 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Member of The Associated Press Represented nationally by National Advertising Service Inc., at New York City, Chicago, Los An geles serve’s existence is to have avail able civilian soldiers prepared to go first in time of an emergency comparable to the present one. • You know, and I know 7 , that the officers w 7 ho could most quickly, as a group, take up the threads of the service again would be those of other reserve officers w 7 ho dis like the idea of being recalled, but realize that it is a necessity and obligation which cannot be avoided. As to the conditions of length of service, there might be some room for debate although I still believe The Battalion, official newspaper of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of with the Texas, is published by students five times a week during the regular school year. During the summer terms, The Battalion is published four times a week, and during examination and vacation periods, twice a week. 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I am alw r ays glad to hear from an Aggie-ex. If you ever get by Washington, drop into the office and see us. Sinrerely, Olin E. Teague __ ' Congressman serted a second qualification. This qualification—more to the nature of a recommendation—was based on the belief that some recognition should be given to those w 7 ho served during the period of actual hostil ities in World War II. particularly insofar as those who were in some combat arm. It was necessary, Circulation therefore, to establish a minimum [MY LIFE'S l AMBITION IS TO BE WORTHY | TO WEAR „ THAT UNIFORM.'?’ \»t. y. s o wi:.. Uv m! Civ 1 b • W :<4 i f.i.ii'.s j l l £ Hoi squ oth this P. of rep whi lam T the the the Bei urd B ry An) Fuc AC, O’B mig 1 Rec I 1/ the diva Cor on betl of the tw Bi Ge 300 1 ior urd Per a lo\ \ t Vee stil of plel Brc is Bill v.gi to )e: h 18 {ih V< \ t * I \