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I <4 s ♦ . Thursday, February 15, 1951 THE CLINTON CHRONICLE =w= Page Three Spectator finds himself under strong attack by a major in our air force, a former citizen of Manning and a very attractive personality •when I knew him in this country. He 5cems to dissent so sharply from what Spectator says about our pol icy in Korea that he writes with a degree of bitterness which surprises me. If Major Conant is fully satisfied with our Government’s plan I have no quarrel with him; we has nothing but respect and admiration for our fighting men, from General McAr thur down to every private soldier. I speak the mind of our country in saying that. What I have criticised sharply—and still criticise—is this: We started something in Korea with out adequate preparation; and our policy so tied the hands of our men in Korea that the Chinese swarmed over like a never-ending stream turned into a torrent. If this is not true Major Conant must call most of our newspapers and members of Congress a lot of traitors. Unless our Government failed to do its full part how do we account for the strategic retirements that had to be covered by heavy naval bombardments? Ho one has blamed the fighting forces for any want of complete suc cess. Would Major Conant say that I am wrong? If so ,let tbe Major ex plain the retirement from the North ern boundary of Korea to points far to the South. What is the reason given for our fighting in Korea? That Korea is a victim of Communist aggression and that this nation intended to stop 4, Red M aggression. That being the program of Mr. Truman why didn’t we stop those Chinese even by bomb ing and bombarding their ports and concentrations? I hope the Major is following this carefully. I happen to be talking “tacts,” not indulging in emotional spasms. But since I have had Majors serving under me I am making due allowance for the strain under which Major Conant must be operating. If our country intended to curb Red aggression our State Depart ment should have had more reliable information so as to prevent the swarming Chinese from taking His by surprise. Am I wrong in that, Ma-| jor? If there was no surprise thenj the President and the Congress and the Defense department have let us believe (hat. Because all of us be-1 lieve in the gallantry of our men we! readily accept the explanation that the fault was not their’s. Am I not right so far, Major? Since our nation intended to stop the "Reds” it should have been ready to stop the Red Chinese. We believe that our men did all (hat fleah and blood, brains and devotion, could do. Am I right still? What, theh, was the trouble? We didn't send enough men. Why didn't we send the men? Did we send all the men and sup plies. all the planes, to Korea, to support our men there? Doesn’t the Major know that we have a force in Europe and in England? Doesn't the Major know that while our for ces in Korea were fighting valiantly in the snow against overpowering foes we were building our forces in Europe because the chief enemy to be feared is Russia and our main strategy is to prevent Russia from ever-running Europe? Doesn’t the Major know that? His knowledge of strategy and other military consider ations may be far superior to mine, as he says, but I am giving the facts as 'known in Washington and throughout the United States. The Major may have more facts in Ja pan and Korea, but I am giving the facts as known here. Now since we have not been able to give full support to our fighting services in Korea because of the man- ace of Russia in Europe why did we not stop Russia or stop the Chinese'* And J’U ask the Major if he knows (why we are so aroused today, many months after our retirement in Ko rea? My solicitous interest is all for our fighting men in Korea, Major Con ant included, of course. We on this side of the ocean, including most of the Congressmen, think our course has not been a creditable course, politically, biit we admire the men over there who have suffered and srtill suffer in the name of America. I have not tried to measure bad words, ugly language, with the Ma jor. That would be easy, for nothing is so easy as to say nasty things. I salute Major Conant as a gallant gentleman and think he is suffering from eating too much crab-meat. ground. Some have greater riches than we have, but America has al ways enjoyed such freedom of op portunity that the human spirit, hu man genius, and human will to do have blossomed and had free course. That most extraordinary man, the Apostle Paul, suggested a bold course to Timothy, that the great message should be proclaimed to all, not ar rogantly, but in the confidence of its supernal character of saving grace. We have a great country because we have had great foundations, great people, and a nation founded on the Bible. In the wondrous de velopment of our America the pre vailing tone has been one of recog nition of our dependance on Jehov ah. So, like the Apostle, we may speak the faith and the truth that are in us, the things that lift men above the hopelessness of life in many other countries. These things have to be done with the appropriate approach, for we cannot use the same approach to all people. But the spir it will be the same. Not the spirit of fear, but of power; not an aggres siveness that offends everybody, but the spirit of full assurance, with sympathy, patience, tolerance, com passion. We must learn how to live in peace and quiet in mutual for bearance and trust. THE CHRONICLE Completely Covers Clinton’s Trade Area for Advertisers There Is No Substitute for News paper Advertising J. R. CRAWFORD SURVEYING Clinton, S. C. * Laurens County T. B. Association Reaches Goal The officers of the Auxiliary of the Laurens County TB association and workers are jubilant over at taining their goal of $1,500. Special credit is due the area chairmen, Rev. A. T. Stephens, Laurens, Prof. Aquilla Hudson,, Clinton, and Prof. T. B. Brown, Gray Court. A friendly rivalry and contest between the areas showed Rev. A. T. Stephens reported the highest amount. As a reward $50 on a scholarship will be given a worthy student from Sanders high, at the commencement exercises. Prof. Hudson was second with Prof. Brown third. \ This unprecedented rally was held at Bethel AJME. church January 25. The special guest speakers were State Seal Chairman, Dr. E. W. Brice of the State A and M college, Orangeburg, and Mrs. Helen K. Bass, State Field Worker, D. H. Harris of PitWburg and Bishop-Elect Atchin- son of McComb, Miss.; also two State college students were in attendance. 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