The Hindu : This day that age: dated 16th July, 1952

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This day that age: dated 16th July, 1952

Warning by US in Korea:

General J. Lawton Collins, American Army Chief of Staff, said the United Nations Air Force would continue hard attacks against the Communist war machine until the Communists agreed to an armistice. On a visit to Tokyo after touring Korea, he said talks with Gen. Mark Clark, Commander of the U.N. Forces, had convinced him that the Communists could be held and routed. Answering questions at a Press Conference, Gen. Collins added, "U.N. Forces will not withdraw until after the solution of the present situation. The United Nations forces in Korea could hold their present positions indefinitely. This represented a drain on men and money but had resulted in the tremendous gain of spurring the free world into a state of preparedness. On U.N. reserves in Korea, General Collins said, "Of course we would always like to have more reserves. But if the Communists attack, they will be beaten off with heavy losses. Let there be no doubt about that." He added that the U.S. was growing in air strength and "it is practicable now to increase our air power in Korea."

"Red" Dean not to be prosecuted:

The British Government refused to bring a treason charge against Dr. Hewlett Johnson, the "Red" Dean of Canterbury, on grounds that there was not enough evidence. Sir Lionel's statement came in answer to a question by Conservative M. P. Miss Irene Ward, if "in view of the recent visit of the Dean of Canterbury to the Far East, and of his accusations abroad and in this country prejudicial to the interests of Her Majesty's subjects, the Dean will be prosecuted."

Democracy's Future in India:

In a radio interview given in Washington D.C., the US Ambassador to India, Mr. Chester Bowles, declared his belief that India was not likely to turn into a Communist country, despite desperate wooing by Red nations and leftist groups in the country. He said that the Indian people were wedded to democratic government, as was shown by their having successfully completed a national election in which twice as many people voted than in the history of the United States at any time.

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