THE ALLIES: I Don't Care

Said an old Syngman Rhee crony last week: when Rhee gets a critical note from President Truman or the State Department, his attitude is—"I know you don't like me and I don't care." Last week, obviously not caring how his acts affect his allies or the Korean war, stubborn, 77-year-old President Rhee kept trying to get his highhanded way and smashing at whatever interfered.

¶ When the Voice of America in news broadcasts quoted editorials critical of Rhee, the South Korean chief silenced the Voice by denying it the use of his country's ten-station network.

¶ To the Assembly went a...

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