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other thi ng s, su ch as enslav ementof Rus­ sian s, Hu ngari an reb elli ons , cult ural ex­ cha nge s, Lo uis Arms tro ng, Rob ert Ho pe, Childe Ha rol d Sta sse n an d no nuc lear wa r until Ru ssi a is go od an d ready. Th is is what is kno wn as pe ac efu lcoe xis ten ce. The Na tio na list Ch ine se say the y wi ll veto Out er Mo ngo lia to kee p it ou t of the Uni ted Na tio ns. They sa y tha t i tis a So vie t col ony an d tha t the So vie tsare not pea ce- lov ing . Th ere fore, the y say , Out er Mon­ goli a can not be a UN mem ber ,bec ause the UN Cha rter sa ys memb ers mus t be inde ­ penden t and pe ac e-l ov ing .Th is is what is known as pr incipl e. The Ru ssi an s say the y wil l vetonon-Com­ mun ist app lica ntsto the Un ited Na tions if the Ru ssia n colon y of Out er Mo ngolia is not admi tte d. Th is is wha t is known as blac kmail. Th e Am eri canssa y the y will no t obj ect to Out er Mongo lia, be cause the Am eri can s want in for non -Communistapp lica nts.Th is is what is kno wn as expe die nc y. The Ame ric ans and ma nyother UNmem­ bers say tha t Natio na lis tChin a ma y be ejec ted from its sea t in the ga the rin gof e ent - , arian el ions, l - s, i trong, , ld Stas en ia i ef l tence. ti nalist i se l lia ti ns. t t i ts - . fore, , - , s ers - t e-loving. T i i i le. ans say l to - i li nts ti n y li it ed. is ail. icans lia, use icans uni t li ts. i iency. ericans and - nalist t ring s,

inte rna tion al peace-l ove rs if the Ch ine se Na tio na list s insi st on apply ingmor al prin ­ cip les to inte rna tion al dip lom acy. This is what is known as sku ldu gge ry. Th e Chin ese sea t wil l then be giv en to the pea ce- lov ingChi nese Commun ists, wh o, accord ing to the AFL -CIO Free Tr ade Un ion Committe e,have slau ght eredove r 20 mi llio n anti -Commun ist Chin ese and ha ve anothe r 12 mil lion wo rki ng in slave lab or cam ps as pri son ers of the stat e, thu s qua li­ fy in gRe d China as a fi t mem ber to si t in the Un ite dNa tionsalo ng sid eSov iet Ru ssi a. Th is is what is know n as just ice. Dr . T. F. Ts ian g, Na tiona listCh ine se del ega te to the Un ited Na tions, puts it thi s way : "The UN , for rea son s of 'pr udenc e,' ha s closed its ey es and shu t its ea rs to the cr ies for free dom from the mi llio ns in Eas tern Euro pe. Now it is be ing pre ssur ed int o rec ogn itio nof Commun ist Chin a, int o shu ttin gits ears to the cr ies of 400 mi llio n opp ress edChi nese . Sho uld the UN , for the sak e of 'ex pedie nc y,' hel p inte rnation al commu nismin ma kin g the cha ins of en­ sla vem entstronger and he av ier ? I cal l it bla ckm ail. I c all it uncon dit ion al sur ren der of the UN to the So vie tUn ion ." Lik e oth er step s in rece nt his tor y'sdown­ war d pat h of surr end er to the So vie ts, it is also a crime commit ted in the name of "pru den ce, " a car dinal vir tue so oft en con ­ fus edwit h thevic e ofcoward lycom promis e. Wh en a man and hi s umb rell a flew to Mu nic h 20 yea rs ago , an old wa rho rse snor ted : "Engl and has bee n offe reda cho ice betwe en war and shame . Sh e ha s cho sen sha me and she will get wa r." Sw ift his tor y pro ved War rior Church ill right. In the Un ited Sta tes tod ay the re are ma ny wh o think thi s cou ntr y is abo ut to ma ke the same shame ful choice. Th e na­ tion's leader sand the na tion's propag and a mil ler s, however, vig orously den y tha t Am eri ca' s figh t for wor ld pe ace is an eith er- or dil emma between sha me andwar . Ac­ co rd ing to the Wh ite House and Times tional rs i se i nalists l ing l - l s tio al l acy. l g ery. l -loving ists, , ing I ' e i e, ered lli n unist es r i g s ers , li- g d ti ns side ia. i i . . g, ationalist i se te i i ns, : , s s ' ence,' t i l ns e. ed ition o ist , tti g i lli n e . l , ' iency,' ti al ni m i g i s - e t ier? l ail. c ditional der t i ." y's - er ts, i ted dence," i al - e f ly romi e. ella i h , r e te : "England f ered ice e . . iit y i il t. le y ful i . - l ders i ' anda s, , l ica's fight for eith r- and . - i g it

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