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the world that an armistice was finally signed in Korea the Communists were winning and that the free nations of the world were no longer willing to accept the casualties and hardships involved.
The broad implications of that decision may he iar-reaching. Syngman Rhee and all South Koreans know only too well that acceptance of the pending armistice terms by no means settles the issue which Rhee said was the reason for our participation in the Korean conflict, namely, to protect those who wish to he free from the slavery of Communism and the overriding of those moral and ethical principles which we call the Christian religion.
If the overall efect of that type of settlement on our part is to create the sentiment in the Orient that the Christian members of United Nations are so permeated with materialism that they will make only a half-hearted fight against the evil of Communism the entire Orient may turn toward the Communists. With that victory the Politburo will then concentrate upon the spirit of materialism among our European allies. They will offer to trade with them, holding out the prospects of peace, and will say in effect, why sacrifice your standard of living by a continuation of an
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