European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 4, 1962, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes red failures at Home abroad make by Arnold Burnett Styfs managing editor a wave of optimism is sweeping Over official Washington it is cautious but it is a Complete re Versal of the pessimism which ruled the Early Days of the Ken Nedy administration a year ago. Then the Outlook was grave an few could see any Hopes for improvement. Now the Outlook Stillis grave but officials from the state department the Pentagon the White House self have Defi Nite Hopes for improvement what is the optimism based on four factors nationalism China s population problem. The soviet agriculturist failures. The Geneva disarmament talks which wore a failure but nationalism when an official presents a figure which is verifiable but which you had not thought about it can be stagger Liik hens is an example since Arnold Burnett managing editor of the stars and stripes has just returned from a week in Washington tin ring which he talked with officials in the Pentagon and the Stute department and with other editors from All parts of the United states participated in background briefing by High . Officials. This to the tint of two article on the world situation a viewed by official Washington. Authority. Is incompatible with nationalism. These new nations of the world have achieved a Long dreamed of Independence. They Are not inter ested in transferring control of their affairs from some colonial Power to Moscow. They want control of their fortunes in their own hands for Good or ill. So nationalism vital new Factor in the world embracing a third of he world s population is a continuing irritant and in Many respects a continuing defeat of communism. China s population prob Lem it used to be said that China s greatest single asset was its tremendous population. The chinese and even the chinese believed this and Many still do could engage in any kind of War because its vast population could not be wiped out and would in time crush the most ruthless an capable enemy. Now however it is coming to be world War ii one third of the world s population has of marked from colonial status to Imle Pend _ ence. This Means More than one i realized that China s vast popu billion persons find in fms the first Lime citizens dependent nations. The significance of of i i s Ull Prat per d development to us Lios in the fart that in spilt of Delco mini find almost in Netti foils. The soviet Union has faint Dlo Fon Vert nationalist revolutions into communist revolutions. With one exception Cuba. However Culm for i " Ion is not wholly an asset for in a very simple reason food. 4 million tons � year the natural increase in China s popu Hixion each year requires four million tons More food per year. This is probably the most significant single statistical fact in the world today. Mow can China increase its food sate Lutes to bound to be. So con Sider China s dilemma shall it unleash aggression to obtain More food from conquered countries How else can it feed its enormous mass of. People but because of its push for Power in the communist world be cause of its growing rift with the helps to Lessen its threat to Theresa of the world second the simple conclusion that we have far More resources than the .s.r. Vast farmlands interspersed with a few Industrial complexes is the picture of the so Viet Union. In the United states we have cities great and Small a Busy Active contributing to the National Effort in one Way of an other dotting our entire area. The farmlands Are not nearly 30 vast not nearly so extensive. And directly tied to the failure of soviet agriculture to produce an abundance of food is the red chinese demand of its fellow a cannot be considered among he output four million tons each year new nations which have in b usin fertilizer it takes a to peered so basically pm can by of fertilizer to produce three Addi the soviets have failed utterly to clonal tons of food so this would capitalize on this unprecedented wave of nationalism. New , Forre this nationalism has. Brought a new Force to the United nations As each new nation takes its seating dignity and full Equality. As new member nations enter the u.n., the soviet Union fares new mid vexing problems for the Sim ple truth is that the United statesman live comfortably and easily in m world of nationalism whereas the user cannot. Our interests and the interests of nationalism coincide communism and nationalism clash. People Are diverse they have different interests different prob lems different ideals different solutions. They Are diverse and they want to be. Communism does not permit diversity. All communists the so Viet hop Are cast from the same Moid. Communism with its emphasis on Moscow As the seat of final require one and a third million tons of fertilizer each year one and a third million tons the first year two and two thirds million tons the second year four million tons the third year and on and on. The entire nation would have to become a vast fertilizer Factor to keep up with those not in in manufacturing fertilize Busy working with it in the Fields. It is a losing Battle. China is Inguid now by shortages of food b famines and by a growing poll Tittl uncertainty. China clusters because of its size. It is becoming increasingly scornful increasingly Independent of Moscow. It envisions itself As the new world Leader of communism. It has acquired a new Satel Lite tiny Albania. But the food problem which its vast and increasing population presents is one of immediacy not a Long Range operation such As gradual taking Over of communist land of plenty a Kansas farm boy stand in a Field of waving heat As America s Farmers produce another bumper crop. Each farm worker in the . Produces enough food to Supply 41 Persona while in Kushta each worker produces just enough for 5j4 persons. Soviet Union does it dare unleash nationalism in the Congo an orator Shouta to a crowd in Leopold Lyle Congo one of the new nations of the world which has chosen Freedom Over communism. Since world War ii one third of tip world s population has emerged from colonial tug but Banian efforts to Cost Unnue these nations have been rebuffed. A War will the .s.r. Support China in such a War or will the Kremlin leaders sit Back and watch their greatest challenger destroy itself the soviet agricultural fa1lukks it is a matter of rec that Nikita Khrushchev like Mai tse Tung is irked by the fail ure of his communal farms to pro Duce enough food. He has appeared at Many agricultural rallies has railed stormed threatened cajoled the Farmers. And still the communes fall Short of their quo tas. A fundamental statistic to Meas ure he strength of a nation is the proportion of its population engaged in agriculture for Only As Man is relieved of the task of hav ing to provide food for himself and his family can he turn to other pursuits the crafts the arts the sciences. In the United states 10 per cent of the population is engaged i food production. In the soviet Union 48 per cent of the population is engaged i food production. Commune fail to put it another Way each farm worker in the United states produces enough food to take care of the needs of 41 persons. Each farm worker in the .s.r. Produces enough food to take care of the needs of 5 persons. The communal farm system is a failure and Khrushchev knows  he does t know is How to make it a Success. He knows that the purges and terrors of statin s Day fulled As have his own  have winning ways cajole by friendliness. Khrushchev has a dilemma on his hands. Nor is it confined to the soviet Union. Czechoslovakia soviet satellite once exported surplus food. Now it imports food in order to get enough to feed its own population. What does All this mean to the United states several things. First of course is the fact that any tremendous Domestic problem which occupies the soviet Union ton for More food to take care Fred China s teeming millions. Piping is one Power Center of world communism. Moscow is an other. Each is striving to Bend the communist movement to its own ends. The .s.r. Is Well on its Way to becoming a have nations far As Basic consumer goods Are concerned. Naturally it wants to keep the status quo. Red China however is still a have not nation and red China belligerently Points out that communism needs to grow in communist countries in  the soviet production of food the Well fed. A surplus Par us too Muc agriculture produce with Power 75 per cent Sumer Good it i Thi Khrushchev Ance that current it Washington. The talks i Geneva tall Tim ism in Wasli Miknow they headway. Howe in ton sees twirl the tone of is moderate. Eight be Mitt Ujj resented at the time. It is Clear of War and peat ii tween the nato i Warsaw pact rial tweet the United , the Issue whole world and is taking an Active i thus the forces q which Are sweeping working in Geneva too soviets on the spat stand is continually praised weighed Vali nations and the soviet pleasantly conscious of Ful scrutiny. 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