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LpH1630 Britinore ; ADUISTS "ative PACE Nitsolf and denocracy a dis-scrvico when it backs Netherlands, British or French efforts to 'restore order,! ~ "The author sees the possibility of Communist control in nany Asiatic governnents, but less danger of Sovict domination, (Eo expects Far Eastern 'Pitoism! to keep the Russinns under control.) Corrmnism is attractive now because it telks a sure-fire program —natioralisn ant freedon fron landlord exploitation, Fow Asiatics sco © Russian threat’ to their freedom nnd livelihood, ‘The inclination,’ ho nssorts, ‘to call Marxism progressive, and the inerensing tenconey to trke the word tacnocratic! away from Burone and Anerica and give it to Russia and Marxisn, are anong the hard facts of the Asin of todoy,! "Hany who rena 'Ehe Situation in Asin! quickly will foci taat Ke. LATTIUORE is backing the Sovict line, Actually, he is not, He appears to have tried to maintain complete objectivity ani to paint the picture as he scvs it, Often ho scoms to feel that Russien : policy is sounter, more astute and/or nore progressive than that adopted by the United Statcs—oani ho says so, He thinks wo aro frequently confused ani occasionally plain wrong, For exampic, ho ! says we havo made a mistake in opposing Outer Mongolia's applica ' tion for membership in the United Nations, If the Mongols ever are to rcject Russian domination, he belicves, thoy must be oncouragcé to assert their individuality, Accepting then inte the world fanily would be a cheap and effective encouraczenent. —enegemghlie ~ vt lee + od NWuch os this revicwor admires Mr, LATTIMORE, it seems necessary to say that 'The Situation in Asia! represents soncthing of an infla- tionary trend, In short, his bcok occasionally Aiscusscs subjects in which his cormetence is not obvious, He is thoroughly at home in China, and probably no other American can analyze the Kuoninteng with such authority, But he is not necessarily equally at hone in Yugoslavia, whose relations with tho Erorlin he czplains in the sane persuasive voice, LATTIMORS on CIIANG certainly needs no docunenta- tion, but LATTINORE on TITO may, The critical reader would like to know the basis for entegorical stntenecnts on subjects far fron LATT HORS 's customary ficld, a es ee ttn his closing chapter Mr, LATTINORE remarks that 'the most succcss- ful Anerican policies have been carrica out throuck tke Unitod Notionay - ~~ the nost disastrous have boen those that by-passed it! It is prrt od of his progren for improving our overseas position that, instead of _ operating independently, we uso the United Nations for all our forcign” | operations,” 7 | “71 - ” 7 i