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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Although I agree with the general theme of your Wednesday editorial on "New China," I would like to make a few correcting comments...
...chief argument for recognition of the Chinese Communists is not that non-recognition would make Mao Tze-tung "completely dependent on, and subservient to, Moscow," for Russia will not provide capital goods and technical skill to the Chinese Reds "whether it can spare them or not." Russia can ill afford to export these items, and is not likely to do so just because the Chinese Communists would like very much to have them. Non-recognition by the U.S. would merely make industrialization unfeasible in China. China in that case would neither starve nor collapse nor become Russia's puppet, though...
...could use American non-recognition of China as "good propaganda material" is a misconceived idea, for not only does the U.S. recognize many governments other than those "of whose politics it approves," but non-recognition in 1949 also by no means precludes recognition in 1950 or after, hence would make very weak propaganda material indeed. Oliver...
Post tells of the time Lowell was wheeling around a corner on the left side of the road, had a head-on collision, and was forced to make a "gentleman's agreement" with the Registrar of Motor Vehicles never to do his own driving again, because "it wasn't fitting for a Harvard President to have his license taken away...
Would you be for or against the alumni's trying to make Harvard more attractive by promising incoming football players more money than they need for board, room, and tuition? For 26% Against 71% No answer...