Indochina: Another Korea?
A new crisis is in the making in Indochina that could well turn into another "Korea."
For some time France has been carrying the war against the Communist forces on its own hook. And up until recently the French wanted no intervention from other allied countries because they thought they would be able to successfully defeat the Communist front.
As a matter of fact, they were even maneuvering for a show down battle with the Communist forces. This show-down came about with the battle for the fortress of Dien Bien Phu which is still going on at the present time.
The French forces probably would have been able to win the fight if it weren't for unexpected support from the Chinese Communists. And this is where the United States comes into the picture.
In a talk before the House Foreign Affairs committee last week, Secretary of State John Foster Dulles said the Chinese Communists were "coming awfully close to direct aggression" in Indochina. Mr. Dulles made public a fresh, top-secret U.S. intelligence report that Chinese Communists had been identified in actual combat alongside the Communist-led Vietminh.
The report stated that Chinese were aiding in transportation and communications in the campaign, furnishing the crews for radar-controlled anti-aircraft guns furnished by the Reds, and that a Chinese general and scores of technical military advisers are aiding the Vietminh leaders.
All this takes on a rather ominous cast when considered in the light of a speech by Mr. Dulles in St. Louis last September warning that the Chinese Communists could not undertake in Indochina the kind of assault they had undertaken in Korea "without grave consequences which might not be confined to Indochina."
Last Thursday, France did an about-face on their "lone-wolf" stand in Indochina and said that
in the event the forthcoming Geneva conference failed to end the hostilities, she would be willing to internationalize the anti-communist front.
At present Mr. Dulles is on an emergency trip to England and France to attempt to gain united front action against the Communists in Indochina. Mr. Dulles wants to establish this united front immediately instead of waiting until after the Geneva conference.
The danger in waiting until after Geneva to take united action is self-evident. France, at present, favors a negotiated peace, and there is great danger that such a peace would lead eventually to Communist domination of all of Indochina.
The loss of Indochina to the Communists would open up the way for possible domination of Southeast Asia.
Two weeks ago in New York Mr. Dulles said the United States policy was that Communist domination of Southeast Asia by whatever means should be resisted by united action. This would mean that the U.S. would resist either political or military conquest in that area.
So, our country stands ready to wind up in the middle of the Indochina dispute in one way or another if the Communists aren't stopped.
The administration has said it is ready to give all out support in Indochina in the form of arms and equipment. As for the use of American soldiers, President Eisenhower says he couldn't imagine any greater disadvantage to this country than the use of American ground forces in meeting each flare-up of violence contrived by Communist pressure around the world.
But the fact remains that among the free countries of the world there exists a philosophy of "let George do it." And in our position of leadership in the fight against Communism, we are "George."
—Don Tice
Page 2 University Daily Kansan Tuesday, April 13, 1954
Originally designed to enforce 20 federal laws, the FBI today is concerned with tracking down violators of 130 statutes. Mr. Hoover expanded and improved his crime laboratory, and began collecting fingerprints, and now has more than 124 million of them on file.
In 1924, when Mr. Hoover was only 29, the FBI was formed, and Mr. Hoover was chosen to head it. Mr. Hoover instituted high standards emphasizing schooling in law and business, which still stand.
John Edgar Hoover, head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, long ago established the policy of avoiding public controversy, keeping himself and his agency out of politics. He has kept the respect of both the Democrats and Republicans, who look to him for his honesty and integrity.
Still, the FBI didn't receive much public notice until the 30s. Its fight with Dillinger and "Machine Gun" might hit the headlines, and the glumup.
Hoover Steers Clear Of Publicity, Politics
Congressmen now listen when Mr. Hoover talks. When he asked for $77 million appropriations for general operations this past year—he got it—all of it.
Mr. Hoover, 58, has devoted his life to being a G-man. After graduation from law school in 1917, he went to work for the Justice department. He rose quickly. Within two years, he was prosecuting aliens in a drive to rid the government of post-World War I subversives.
It was only in the recent Harry Dexter White case that he was forced to "take sides," and then not willingly, for the dispute was oozing with politics. His testimony was straightforward and factual, and it was used to political advantage, much to his chagrin.
With the increase, Mr. Hoover is adding 79 agents and 298 clersk and technicians to his force of 5,379 agents and 7,340 clersk and technicians. The increase, Mr. Hoover told Congress, was made necessary
...Letters...
to the editor:
Wes Santee is known as an outstanding athlete to the students of KU, to the people of Kansas, and to sports enthusiasts of the world. To me he is a very thoughtful and understanding young man.
Several years ago I was flying to Kansas with my two small children. The KU relay team boarded the plane in Oklahoma, returning victorious from the spring relays. A quiet, well-mannered boy took the seat across from us without hesitation. He entertained my three children, mansions and a friendliness persuaded her to eat most of her evening meal. I was busy with my baby and was very grateful for his kind assistance.
by the battle against spies and sub-
versives.
Mr. Hoover decided several years ago that the Communist party in the U.S. and its fringe followers constituted a volunteer spy and sabotage net for Soviet Russia. Through the '30s, his men quietly kept tab on the Communists. After Pearl Harbor, FBI activities were given a new job.
It is unusual to find a sophisticated young college man with such mature understanding. It is unusual to find one so famous who will humble himself to serve others in menial tasks.
Enemy aliens were rounded up and the whole task of combating spies and saboteurs within the U.S. went to Mr. Hoover and his men. German agents, specially trained for espionage and sabotage work, were landed from submarines, only to be nabbed, tried and sentenced—quickly. But the FBI still kept a close tab on the Communists, even though Russia was an ally.
Mr. Hoover does not like criticism and is highly sensitive to it. But he has rarely made any rejoinder. Unmarried, he lives simply in a quiet Washington residential district with his widowed mother
After the war, FBI reports on Communists were regularly submitted to the different departments of government. The reports were ignored—because after all, hadn't Russia been our ally?
He is content to let the FBI record speak for itself, And, after the White episode, he has returned to his old policy—silence.
Tom Shannon
Neel Martindale Kuchs Maryville, Mo.
I know the University of Kansas and the state of Kansas are proud to be represented by this fine man of outstanding character and ability. Mrs. D. C. Gilkison Houston, Texas
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To the editor:
Next weekend when many students can't get home for Easter Sunday they will probably remember their premature "Easter" vacation with fond and happy thoughts.
I wish to congratulate you on your splendid centennial edition.
I have read it all and find it is very complete and it is a credit to any edition whether by a town or a school.
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The main reaction among the big wheels in civil defense over the country seems to be "Whot Hopped?" All of their well-laid plans went down the drain with the H-Bomb explosions.
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