Loss of China to the Communists is "not so serious a blow to democracy as is popularly supposed," H. V. Kaltenborn '09 told a near capacity crowd at Littauer Center last night.

At the same time, the noted news analyst called upon the United States to repel with force if necessary any attempt to annex Formosa. Terming Formosa vital to U.S. military security in Asia, Kaltenborn said, "We have a naval force in the Pacific and should make it known immediately that we are prepared to use it should Formosa be invaded."

Speaking under the auspices of the Free Enterprise Society. Kaltenborn wrote off the loss of China as "inevitable" because of widespread corruption in the Chinese army. He remarked that China is too vast and unorganized to be of great use to Russia.

In reviewing the "cold war" between the democratic countries and Russia, Kaltenborn saw victory for the democracies on two of three fronts. Communism is an ever-diminishing danger rather than a menace in the U.S. while Europe has shown a definite reaction against Communism in recent months, he said. The situation is Asia is still "undecided," he added.