Korea As Testing Ground For Democracy
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Remvml \\ eunesdav 7 p.m. WARRINGTON, June 7.' Presitlpnt Trurna^ asked Congress to day for 1," 10, 000,000 dollars to continue . PCfjnomio aid to tlie Republic of Korea in tlie vpar beginning July 1. Presideul Truman said: ' ' Xucli u programme if not onlv tlie soumlest course eeonom ieally but also tlio inost ed'eetive from tlie stainlpoint of lielping to achieve peaeefnl deniocratic conditions in the Kar Kast." Tlie Kepnblie of Korea is the Aisferi can oepupied southern portion of Ko rea. Prcsident Truman said that If that request were grantcd, the 15'),0()(J,0!ju ilollars would go to the Econoniie Cooperation Administration whith hau been handling relief and recovery work ni Southern Korea sinee January 1. Presideut Trunian described Korea as tio* Asiatie testing gronnd between demucraey in the south and eomiuunism Iu the north. The survival and progress of the viTung Republic would have an imiuense aiul far reaching induenee on the people of all Asia. ''Sueli progress will eneourage the people of Southern nnu South Eastern Asia and the islands oi tlie Paeilic to resist ttnd re.jeet Commuiiist. jiropaganda wherewith they afe besi-iged," ha said.
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Chronicle (Levin), 9 June 1949, Page 5
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