China And U.N.

Press, Volume CVII, Issue 31543, 4 December 1967, Page 12

China And U.N.

Sir,—There’s irony indeed in the solicitude of the small band of quasi-rationalist China watchers for Chinese membership of the United Nations. Methinks they protest more loudly than the Chinese themselves, whose contemporary ethos is contempt for all institutions not embraced by the awakening giant herself. Varian J. Wilson indirectly subscribes to the theory that might is right and it seems we must acquiesce in the sad fact that not only social revolution but United Nations membership comes out of the barrel of a gun. Patently no “Yankophile,” Mr Wilson probably believes that America would side with “Old Nick” himself in the unlikely event of this being anticommunist. If China eventually brings her abortive and destructive influence into the United Nations let’s hope her representative leaves his shoes outside!—Yours, etc., GEORGE KELLY. December 2, 1967.

Sir,—The American-backed United Nations has again refused to admit the People’s Republic of China to its organisation. This is disgustingly immoral, the kind of thinking that can. come from corrupt capitalism. Further, they have thought up a plan to keep China out permanently. It is a two-thirds majority. Then they sit on their fat chairs and call China belligerent Belligerent! Who would not be with the American forces in just about every country, including New Zealand? But the U.S.A, has overstepped the mark this time, as they will soon find out.-)—Yours, etc.,

P.J.A. December 3, 1967.

Sir,—ln referring to the United Nations and Western powers, “North West” might have remembered that Chinese. consider dogs a great delicacy: He enthusiastically claims Russia is now on top of the world and China will be up there too. He is extolling something which the 120 members assemble to counter. In 1942 members actually fought to protect the future against world leadership and to free It from fuehrers. It is conceivable that, whatever their other self-interests, the 58 who just voted against admission of the present Chinese communist regime, could not stomach a member claiming, in un-United Nations style, world leadership —this time towards Marxist heaven on earth. The 45 sup-