1a “mnilitary

‘k for its fulfillment.”

Invasion Began _
“Oct. 29, Israeli foree:

the Sinai Peninsula, and

‘e to within 20 miles of the
Zone. On Oct. 30, Britain
France announced that their
oops would move into the Ca-
1 Zone to protect the canal and

parate the belligerents. .

On the following day, British
ies commenced bombing
Sgyptian bases destroying much
“the arms collected by Nasser.
‘On Noy. 2, the General Assem-
ly of the UN, meeting in emerg-

parted a resolution demanding
fi The
tates voted with the ma-
jority, which included the Soviet
Union. Great Britain ana France
oined hands with Israe!, Austra-
and New Zealaad in voting

ediate cease-fire,

U nied.

Cesar the resolution.
_ At first, Bri

the first UN troops
rived on Nov, 15.
Tmportance of Area

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instruction
“Our aim is always the
of Israel. Remember

in and France re-
"jected the cease-fire order, but
on Nov. 8, agreed to withdraw
their forees as soon as the UN
police force could take over. It
was recently annsvneed that the
British and French forces will be
out of the zone before Christmas,
wing ar-

I think we should clearly
understand the importance of
the area over which such a
dangerous struggle is being
_ waged. The Middle East is ree-
ognized as one of the most im-
portant sfrafesic areas in the
world, It has three-quarters

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of the world’s known oil re-
serves, and it controls the land,
sea, and air communications
linking three continents. All
nations which have sought
world domination have sought
‘to gain dominion in the Middle
East.
. Some thought should be given
to the views of the parties mainly
involved.

Conflicting Statements
Sir Anthony Eden, British

in-

House of Commons that -
best avoid great wars by stop-
ping small ones.” He declared that
Britain’s only aim was to separ-
ate the belligerents and guard
the canal. He explained that he
could not wait to consult further
with the United States, or the
United Nations.

France stated that it had no
alternative but to deal promptly
with the Arab aim to crush
Israel, after the formation of a
unified command between Egypt,
Syria, and Jordan.

Nasser stated that Britain and
France had made light of all in-
ternational Jaws and the UN
Charter and that his army would
defend Egypt to the death.

Nasser has not concealed his
real aims. He is determined to
destroy all semblance of Western
Powers influence in the Middle
East, and to place himself at the
head of a large Arabian empire.
He is not a communist, but h:
been a willing tool for the pur-
poses of the Soviet Union.

Syria’s dictator
with Nasser and that countr
riddled with communist intrigue.
Jordan has been squeezed into
this alliance. Iraq is the only
Arab state which adheres to the

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; equipment in Egypt. Now it is

Prime Minister stated in athe |

is in league |

Baghdad Pact. This combination
not only menaces the canal, but
the pipelines which cross Syria
to the Mediterannean. Britain has
said that it will fight rather |
‘than abandon its Persian Gulf |
sources of oil, a it would then
be strangled to death. |
Soviet Union Aims |

The aims of the Soviet Union }
in this area are not obscure,
since recent exposures. It is
known that the Soviet Union had j-
placed 420 million dollars of

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also known that 56 million doll
worth of equipment went into
Syria.

Military supplies found in
Egypt included jet bombers, fight-
ers, medium and heavy tanks,
and an assortment of modern

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battle equipment. In Syria were

found ti and_ car and
some ‘Evidently, the
Russians were well aware the
Syrian forces had not been

trained to handle modern weap-
ons. Until warned by the West-
ern Powers, the Soviet: Union was |
reported to be preparing to send |
so-called “volunteers” to man the |
equipment supplied to Egypt.

‘The Soviet Union evidently in-
tended to sever Britain’s life line
in the Suez, and cut off Europe |
from Middle East
s hoped to drive the
French from North Africa, and
gain access for the Soviet to the
Persian Gulf. This would place
the Soviet Union in control of the
Mediterranean, isolate Europe
from Africa, the Middle East,
Asia, and flank India on the west.
‘The Soviet would then be pre-
pared for the ultimate showdown
with the United States.

Support U.N.
1 haye briefly sketched the |
highlights of — this . potentially
dangerous situation to indicate |
why the free trade union move- |
ment of the western world is urg- |
ing that public opinion should
rally behind the United Nations, |
and to strengthen it in order to |
py in actions which may trig- |
ger off World War II, with ap- |
palling atomic destruction.

We are again hearing the old
argument that there is no substi
tute for military We are |
confronted simple truth
that wars may again easily haj
pen, or be stumbled into, becau:
there is insufficient strength in
the present world organization to
settle international d |
Moral force cannot function in
this world without conerete
means to mobilize world opinion.

It is useless to talk with pio
sentiment against the u
foree, We must strive conscienti-
ously to remove the conditions
that give rise to the demand for
the use of force,
I suggest that
rights can be more ¢
fined than some natio:
pared to admit. I believe that the
people of the world who have
shown a passionate desire for
peace should now demand from
our leaders that they fashion

international
ily de

mere effective instruments of in-

ers everywhere in the free

ternational justice. It is high| world must make themselves
time that attempts to weaken the | heard now, before it is too late, ;
United Nations by policies of ex- | in an insistent demand for re-

pediency,
or parti
operating, should be abandoned.

liance upor, not the use of
force, but’ the rule of law in 4
international disputes. When f

and narrow nationalism
anship with power blocs

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