| Show Reported I 4 rating rafting Asia Plan flan WASHINGTON Oct 11 CD- CD jP President Truman left Wednesday Wednes Wednes- da lay day on the first leg on a trip to the Pacific for talks with Gen Douglas MacArthur on far eastern eastern eastern east east- ern problems His plane took off from National National Na Xa- airport at pm p.m. MST for St. St Louis where here he is to sta stay o erni overnight ht With Mr Truman Truman Truman Tru Tru- man aboard the Independence were ucro members of his official family and former Gov Mon Ion C. C ren of n Washington hington Mrs Truman Secretary of State Acheson and amI Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson were ere at the airport for the departure TOKYO Oct 11 UP UP-Diplo- UP Diplo Diplomatic matic malic quarters quartel's said Wednesday that Gen Douglas MacArthur probably will advocate an Asian- Asian wide vide Communist anti-Communist program at athis athis his ifs meeting with President Truman Tru Tru- man They said that the talks will result re result result re- re sult in a stronger clearer American American Ameri- Ameri can policy for the whole of Asia Diplomats believe the president presidents is s concerned over the Communist threat to Asia as a whole including including including ing the red campaign against the French in Indo-China Indo and the precarious precarious precarious pre pre- carious position of the Chinese Nationalists Nationalists Na Na- on Formosa How big a part Russia has played and will play in the future in the Communist drive in Asia also will be studied Russia supplied supplied supplied sup sup- plied North Korea with almost everything used by the Communist Communist Communist invaders invaders from from bandage packs to tanks To Curb Aggression ion Diplomatic circles believed MacArthur MacArthur MacArthur Mac- Mac Arthur will urge the mapping of an wide Asian-wide anti Communist program to curb red aggression already under way and discourage future aggression He long has advocated an overall overall overall over over- all program as opposed to piecemeal piecemeal piecemeal piece piece- meal measures taken at the last moment And he always has proved a great salesman in any face to face discussions During World War Var II II MacArthur MacArthur MacArthur MacAr MacAr- thur met President Roosevelt in Honolulu and convinced him that Americans should fight their way back into the Philippines instead of passing by-passing them as favored by byna na navy vy leaders Since the war he also has won over many critics of his occupation occupation occupation tion policy in Japan including former Australian Foreign Minister Minister Min Min- ister H H. V. V Evatt All Seem Pleased Neither MacArthur nor any of his aides would comment on the forthcoming meeting but all seemed pleased by the develop- develop Seo See Page 3 Column 3 M Eyes Red ed Controls Continued from Pa Page c One ment Although MacArthur 1 ha hanot has not announced whom he hc will take tak with him it was assumed that the party would include Brig Gen Courtney Whitney chief of his government go section and his closest a adviser WASHINGTON Oct 11 UP UP- UP President Truman leaves for StLouis Sl St Louis Wednesday on the first leg of his flight to the far Pacific for his first personal to face-to-face conference conference con con- ference with Gen Douglas Mac- Mac Arthur In announcing announcing- his coming meetIng meetIng meet- meet Ing with the supreme commander of United Nations forces in Korea the president said in a statement Tuesday that they would discuss the final phase of United Nations action in Korea plus other matters matters mat mat- within his MacArthurs MacArthur's re re- re ty Paramount Question Overriding all diplomatic questions questions ques ques- will ill be the problem on the minds of everyone How HO can the United States keep the Korean war from spreading into a world war var There was as no doubt but that the conference could have a profound profound profound pro pro- found effect upon future U U. S. S policy in the far east and upon the chances of peace throughout the world The meeting meeting- would have Its effect on domestic politics too In deciding to confer personally with MacArthur Mr 1 Truman took tool a page from the thc primer of his pre predecessor predecessor e- e cessor the late President Roosevelt Roosevelt Roose- Roose velt who always took pains to associate himself with the victorious victorious victor victor- ious bus phases of World War Var II H. Even Republicans conceded it I was as a smart political move for the pr president ident to put himself in the therole therole therole role of a victorious commander in chief consulting and congratulating congratulating congratulating his brilliant general in the field Months Overdue O I Republican national chairman Guy G. G Gabrielson in a speech in Seattle said a Truman-MacArthur Truman conference was long overdue It seems to me that it should have ha been held several mor hs before the attack on South Korea he added Such a meeting might have saved some unnecessary fighting by American boys miles from home Gabrielson suggested that the president take Secy Seey of S State ate Dean Acheson with him to the conference conference conference confer confer- ence so that She he Acheson can learn the facts of life about the far east cast Acheson has disagreed with MacArthur on many far eastern issues issues chiefly chiefly on aid to Nationalist Nationalist Nationalist Nation Nation- alist China He was scheduled to accompany Mr Ir Truman to the conference with the general |
