THE NATION: I Cannot Exult

At a lacquered table in the Communists' new pagoda at Panmunjom this week, Lieut. General William K. Harrison stonily signed his name to 18 copies of a U.N.-Communist agreement for an armistice in Korea. Across from him, resplendent General Nam II also signed. Twelve hours later, the cease-fire went into effect and the guns were silent.

A Disquieting Fear. Within an hour after the signing, President Eisenhower went on the air with a message to the nation. "With special feelings of sorrow, and with solemn gratitude," he said, "we think of those...

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