Commission Confusion

The Commission set up by the United Nations went through deadlock after deadlock. The Russians withdrew—the Americans didn't do so for another year. By that time the elections had been arranged, after much indignant protest at separate elections for North and South. All candidates credentials were looked over by the Americans. Voters were searched:, there were machine guns at each booth, and finally a government approved by the Yanks was elected.

The democracy continued its work under the worst possible conditions. Any member of the government who did not approve of such actions' as a South Korean invasion of the North was imprisoned or executed.

It was agreed that the question of who did the attacking was not settled, yet the alacrity of the American action was significant.

There was time left for discussion and Mr. McIver, while opposing the Rhee government and U.S. methods, declared that the Club could not come, to any conscientious opinion on this question: the North must have been preparing. Mr. Cohen pointed to the ominous threats of Southern leaders over the last year or so.

Several others expressed their opinion and at the end of the meeting the following motion was moved by Mr. Bollinger and seconded by Mr. Sullivan: "That this meeting called by the VUC Socialist Club endorses the resolution passed at the last SGM calling for a full meeting of the Security Council with all affected parties to settle the present dispute in Korea, peaceably, followed by a general election for a national government."

This was carried unanimously.