Thursday, August 10, 1961
THE UNC NEWS
Paore 3
Nationalist Chinese:
((,
Position Of Free World Ridiculous
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(The following letter was ori
' ginally signed by more than one
' thousand Nationalist Chinese uni
versity students in Taipei, and
written to U. S. Vice-President
' Lyndon Johnson. The reason for
the writing of the letter was to
express to Johnson the Chinese
student response to a speech he
'made in Taiwan during his May
tour of the Pacific. The open
' letter was sent to Hank Patter
son, acting president of the UNC
student body with the request that
it be printed in the university
newspaper. We are happy to do
so.Eds.)
The Vice President of the Unit
ed States of America, Washing
ton, D. C, U. S. A.
ttear Mr. Vice President,
We, the under-signed, the uni
versity students Of Free China,
,who have heard your remark
able and inspiring speech, want
- to write this letter to you to ex
press our great admiration and
thanks to you for the invaluable
advice you gave us, so rich in
deed, in the course of your
speech. We want also to avail
ourselves of this opportunity to
express to you, Mr. Vice Presi
dent, and through you to our
young American friends, what we
honestly think and believe.
Mr. Vice President, your words
will stir the mind of every one of
us, kindling in every bosom a fire
-which is destined to accomplish
. something not to disappoint you
when you should look back upon
this visit which you have just so
ably and satisfactorily concluded.
You said: '. . . . everywhere I
have gone, I have looked upon
the future of Asia and the fu
ture is the young people like you.
You are the hope of tomorrow for
Asia. You the light along the way
, to the future of freedom for all
men and women." Hearing these
words we cannot but have a very
mixed emotion, on the one hand
greatly encouraged while on the
other not without a sense of fear.
But happily, you have again ad
vised us with what President
Roosevelt advised your country
men "We have nothing to fear but
fear itself." Our faith is thus re
inforced, and with your continued
interest in us and your undying
friendship and advice, we hope
that we shal be able to live up to
your expectations.
"HIGH TIME"
We want, however, to say a few
words on our own behalf for
which we wish to ask for your in
dulgence. We, the young people
of China, welcome you to visit our
country with all our hearts. Be
cause this is a high time for both
of our countries. We have been
the victim of world communist
aggression and you are now be
ing menaced in the first magni-
tude by the same communist ag
gressive force. It is this aggres
sive force that brings us togeth
er. So we are together determin
ed to fight shoulder to shoulder to
crush this enemy of mankind, our
enemy as well as your. We think
this fundamental fact and truth
whoever wishes to promote the
profoundest understanding bqf
tween our two peoples should al
ways keep in view, bear in mind
and should in no circumstances
allow to be obscured.
We understand that you have
come with the sole purpose of
promoting a better understanding
between your people and the
peoples of this part of the globe.
Therefore we want to do our part
to let you correctly understand us.
CHINESE COMMUNISTS
1. Mr. Vice President, in regard
to the Chinese communists we
want to point out to you one all
important fact. The Chinese com
munists need at the present mo
mentthey are now in the depth
of difficulties and engulfed by
untold reverses a b o v e every
thing else, a period of consolida
tion, and consolidation means
growth of power which in turn
means ever greater menace not
only to us, but also hj.no less de
gree to America's security for
the Chinese communists have re
peated singled out America as
their arch-enemy. Let us be ab
solutely clear about this, no mis
understanding whatsoever. T$t
indulge ourselves in the delusive
hope that the island of Taiwan
could hold out permanently side
by side, vis-a-vis, a growing com
munist regime on the mainland is
simply a wishful thinking. History
forbids it! Therefore a change of
mentality and policy is desperate
ly called for.
The mainland Chinese have
. been waiting for ten long years
and now have become increasing
ly impatient for the signal to be
. given. .As in the . past Chinese
history, the despot,' however pow
erful he may appear outwardly,
will asuredly fall before the spon
taneous uprising of the people.
For everywhere are the people, in
front of him, -behind him, around
him, to bleed him white, to wear
him out, to tear him to pieces.
Our Government should seize the
earliest suitable moment to
launch such a liberation move
ment against the mainland and
the American government should
be glad to see it launched and to
be crowned with success.
2. We fight communist aggres
sion, we must know where the
strength of communism lies. Len
in said: "To be lenient to your
enemies is to be cruel to your
comrades." This should account
in no small measure for the solid
arity of the communists and for
their high morale against their
enemies. How about ourselves?
We lack this clear-cut attitude.
While we are fighting our com
mon communist enemies with all
that we have, you seem to har
bour accomodating them, hold
ing interminable talks with them.
This undermines our morale. This
cripples the spirit and will of
the entire free world. So, we ap
peal to you to take a clear-cut
"That's
stand vis-a-vis our common ene
mies. The Chinese communists
need no more encouragement and
you should not give them any
more.
RIDICULOUS POSITION
3. Mr. Vice President, lastly we
wish to make manifest to you
how ridiculous the position of the
free world has been in the past.
No one can refute that the com
munist bloc is knit together with
a well coordinated and highly ar
ticulate program of aggression.
But where on out side is to be
found the same co-ordinated and
articulate program of defense?
Can division fight unity? Since A
merica's responsibility is world
wide and America's Interests are
not to be limited In any region, so
we venture to suggest to you, Mr.
Vice President, that American
Urgent
Last month, in a new aerial
show at the Tushino Airport near
Moscow, Russia displayed its
latest bomber the Bounder, a
supersonic four-jet aircraft. A
snapshot, appearing in "News
week" for July 24, shows a delta-wing
craft with engines built
close in to the airframe, the nose
tapering sharply. Though not de
scribed as a heavy bomber, it
seems larger, heavier, and more
streamlined than the USAF B-58
Hustler, pictured opposite.
Commented Senator Syminton:
"Those who took the picture nam
ed it Beauty. I prefer another
code name Danger." He charged
that the United States had been
"hoodwinked" into cutting down
on the B-70, designated successor
to the 5-52. The blueprints for
this bomber were furnished by
North America Aviation in 1938.
Ever since then, with plans for a
prototype to fly in 19C2, the B-70
advocates have fought a seesaw
ing battle with the Pentagon.
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diplomacy should find it expedient
and imperative to bring about an
over-all anti-aggression past ' to
be brought under art. 51 of the
U. N. Charter, to unify the free
nations, to co-ordinate their de
fensive efforts, with the purpose
of making them at least equally,
if not more .articulate than that
of "our communist enemies. Such a
step entails no additional respon
sibilities to America, but greatly
enhances America's prestige
throughout the world.
'
Moreover, the II. N. is no long
er -united, but hopelessly divid
ed with ho prospect of repair.
What is worse, It fs fast becoming
a gangster's body to blackmail
America, to insult America, to
make mockery at America, and
yet America is still to bear the
major portion of the -organiza
Wade Wellman
Need" For B-70
Their arguments, weighted again
st . those who say that manned
warplanes are now per se obso
lete, seem impressive:
The six-jet B-70 wil do 2,000
mph at a cruising altitude of 75,.
000 feet, attainable in a three
minute climb. If . ordered into
production, it will probably be
our No. 1 strategic deterrent dur
ing the years 1965-75. Looking like
a giant pterodactyl, its fuselage
protrudes from a triangular del
tawing platform which could fire
missies at the target from a dis
tance of $1,500 miles. Its sup
porters want a fleet of 250 planes,
which would cost over six billion
dollars, but SAC figures that Rus
sia would have to spend the equi
valent of 40 billion to make an
adequate defense surely a jus
tifiable swap.
Adovcates of this "manned mis
sile" pointed out that it would
be far more dependable for pre
cise marksmanship, when an in
stallation is hidden. A ballistic
Lifo
tion's financial burden and to of
fer a piece of her precious terri
tory for the convenience of such
gangsters. Could we find a more
ridiculous case in all the an
nals of human history? Our above
proposal could also be made to
serve as a preparatory step to ef
fect a reorganization of the U. N
to make it become truly a United
Free Nations. Here, we believe,
lies the real salvation of the free
world, but where comes the lead
ership? Never will America, v.e
believe, fail to answer this his
toric cell.
God Wess China! God Bles A
merica! Wish you every success,
Mr. Tice "President.
Respectfully yours,
(Signed by more than on
thousand college students in
Taipei)
missile cannot be used against
targets where precise geographi
cal information is lacking; the
guidance computer c a n n n o t
search out a target, as a pilot can
on the basis of general area.
Whether these arguments will
knock down the opposition is hard
to decide, but there's some ground
for optimism. Air Force Chief cf
Staff Curtis LeMay fs persua
sive and influential, and if he has
his way the USAF will get the
green light on the B-70.
The fight for the B-70 reminds
one powerfully of the struggle
for its earliest predecessor, the
B-36. Plans for this aerial be
hemoth were drawn up in 194J,
when war with Germany seem
ed imminent, but squabbles over
the design gravely retarded its
development. Finally in August,
1946, the prototype B-36 trundled
out cf Consolidated Vultee. Its
enormous dimensions looked
clumsy, but the test flighfs
brought good results: six Pratt
& Whitney Wasp Major piston en
gines gave a top speed around 300
mph, the range was calculated
at 10,000 miles, and early flight
took it to 46.000 ft. Altitudes, com
fortably above Soviet radar
range. In 1948, after two years cf
top-level bickering, the Berlla
blockade forced a rapid decisica
the B-36 program won full ard
belated priority.
The relatively slow speed re
mained as a drawback, end m
1949 a more advanced model, the
B-36D, made appearance, with,
four auxiliary J-46 jets to reach
450 mph or more. Army with 15
heavy cannos, the new mot-el
seemed invulnerable. But the
need for all-jet bombers, wi'Ji
greater speed and mobility, bed
already supplanted it, and in
August of 1954, eigbt years aftc t
the first test flight, the last cf
384 B-36 superbombers ro"ed
off the lines at Consolidated Vul
tee. SAC had not been idle while its
so-called "Flying Cigar" went ca
the ropes. To penetrate Russia's
defenses in this pre-missile era,
the USAF needs bombers with
higher speed, superior armament,
better navigational equipment,
and tremendous shock-absorpfion.
All these qualities are merged i.i
the B-52 Stratofortress, Ameri
ca's rine-million-doRar Sundcy
punch, which first flew in 1&52.
Here all caviling must cease
the B-52 has met every perform
ances requirement. Deliveries be
gan in l!?.35. and now in I9C1. with
tthe B 36 completely rhafed cut,
the Stra'ofortre5s is the only
heavy bomber we have in prod .ac
tion. Although ro exact figure has
boon jriven. the current isue cf
"Air Progress" states that mere
than 500 were f-ervtofcbJe Lst
(CcE'Jnued cn Pr.re E)