Fairbank Accuses Russia of Trying To Isolate China Reds From West

"Contrary to general opinion in this country, Russia has always tried to keep Communist China out of the U.N.," stated John K. Fairbank '29, professor of History, in a talk before nearly 100 people in the Kirkland Junior Common Room last night. But Fairbank deflated hopes that Red China might turn away from the Kremlin as Tito did.

An expert on the Far East, having just returned from a year in the Orient, Fairbank held little hope for any basic agreement with Mao, or admission of China into the United Nations at the present time.

"In the pat, China turned to the West for help. Now Communists, schooled in Moscow, rule China. The Kremlin has tried to keep them from any contact with us. An example of this was the arrest of our consul in Mukden in 1947. England and the United States desired to recognize Mao, but this Russian-inspired incident alienated us, as the Kremlin planned," he continued.

China Firmly in Russian Camp

The Far Eastern authority explained that China is now in the Russian camp, opposed to the United States. "This situation will not change soon," he said. "We can't admit them into the U.N. without giving them the Nationalist's Security Council seat, which in effect would be rewarding an aggressor for his aggression.

"One solution would be to give the Security Council seat to India and then admit Communist China on an equal basis with the Nationalist delegation."

Fairbank stated that the American public would not accept any agreement with Mao until he had met two basic conditions. "Mao must remove his troops from North Korea, and allow unification of Korea on the U.N. Basis."

He indicated these actions are unlikely, as they entail too much "loss of face" for the Chinese. "The need to restore face will force Mao to try for some gain, such as the Security Council seat."