Show I t MacArthur Mac Arthur Asserts Reds I At War With Free World r 1 Sees Doom Unless We Win in Korea v WASHINGTON ASHINGTON J Gen Douglas MacArthur l testified he does not believe that Russia if it came into the Korean war var could cut supply lines from Japan to U. U S S. S forces in Korea WASHINGTON V May lay 5 Gen Gen Douglas MacArthur s said id Saturday Secretary of oC D Defense Marshall 1 authorized him in a personal message to send his troops across the parallel in Korea last falL WASHINGTON May lay 5 Gen Douglas MacArthur l said Saturday communism's armed attack on the free world already is under way and if you dont don't meet it in Korea Kore you are doomed to destruction Arguing that a surprise atomic blow may well be decisive in a later phase MacArthur l testified he believes the only way to prevent such an attack by the Soviet Union or any other potential enemy is to bring this war in Korea to a successful end MacArthur said that Korean war casualties are reaching proportions and probably will constantly increase Senators Ives R. R N. N Y and Moody l D. D Mich told reporters report report- ers that MacArthur 1 nearly broke down at one point While bile Discussing War Var i Pattern They said this came when he was discussing the pattern of the Korean war from the time the country was divided at the parallel down to the loss of Maj l Gen William Villiam F. F Dean The missing general formerly i was stationed at Fort Douglas t c Tears came to his eyes and he had j to stop and pause Moody 1 I said t Dean disappeared last last Jul July 20 during during dur dur- t i battle He ing mg the for was last reported passing ammunition to a bazooka bazooka bazooka ba ba- team during the desperate fighting fight fight- t in ing of those d days ys when U. U S. S forces were threatened with complete defeat a i MacArthur told Senators he does docs 7 r not believe the present military expansion iti l a be increased in in- I sion lion program would have to crea creased ed to car carry out his proposals for r beating red China 7 f j Would Mould Knock Out Chinese iL K I y li liAll All that is needed to knock out the General Dean Chinese he continued is to release the power we now possess Seemingly as fresh as when he started MacArthur l was wa back before two Senate committees for the third day battling for his proposals on how to fight the Korean war It was these the hit-the-Chinese ideas which led President Truman to fire the star five-star general as far eastern commander Some of MacArthurs MacArthur's testimony has amounted to an attack on President Truman but the House declined to make a reply at this time At a news conference Presidential Secretary Joseph Short replied with a no comment to all questions dealing with the hearing One was a request for reaction to MacArthurs MacArthur's brushing brushing brushing brush brush- ing off as tommyrot President Truman's statement that the general had refused for a time to permit free operation of the central intelligence agency at his Tokyo yo headquarters U. U S. S Inadequately Prepared MacArthur 1 said the United States is rather inadequately now he assumes since he never received the needed sinews to wind up the Korean war He added As this is the only place in the world we are fighting if we weare weare weare are not able to supply it there I assume that deficiencies exist In an exchange with Senator McMahon 1 D. D Conn MacArthur Mac Mac- MacArthur Arthur agreed that if the Soviet Union should strike at the free world it would be a very potent blow But the general disagreed sharply when hen McMahon 1 suggested his Korean war plans might bring the Soviet Union into the conflict MacArthur told him rim I 1 believe that if you do not settle successfully what you have started and are committed to in Korea you will tend to incite him to increase not only the tempo of his blow but the lie time of his blow Tends to Prevent War Var WarI I believe that the program I have suggested will tend to not precipitate a world war but to prevent itI itI it I 1 dont don't believe there is anything that you could do that See Sue Page 2 Column 1 1 I 1 Arthur MArthur Declares Reds Waging War on World Continued from Page One would accelerate ate the tempo of ot possible war with the Soviet than to show weakness in the far east today In the course of Saturdays Saturday's testimony MacArthur l 1 Said he would advise advie that Congress delay a decision on universal military training until the country gets through the emergency that faces us now 2 Confirmed that he said at the October 1950 Wake Vake island conference with President Truman that the U. U S. S Second division could be moved from the far east to Europe in January of this year At the time of the conference the Chinese Communists had hadnot hadnot hadnot not entered the Korean fighting an and there was great I hope pe pethe the war would be over quickly 3 3 Declared the United States would not be required to maintain in Korea anything like the man inan power now there if his program were ere carried into effect and the United Nations were victorious 4 Related that he had made plans to e the mass massof massof massof of our troops to Japan if it b became came necessary to withdraw from Korea 5 Begged not to be drawn into political discussions when pressed about what forbes forces should be sent to Europe MacArthur MacArthur MacArthur MacAr MacAr- thur said he understood it was a very heated mooted thing in Congress But he advised against any strait jacket formula and said Congress should give close attention to the professional advice of or military leaders Asks for Preparedness Speed MacArthurs MacArthur's plea for speed in preparedness came during questioning by Senator Lyndon Johnson D. D Tex You dont don't get the time now no t to prepare that you had Inthe in inthe inthe the past MacArthur said The first blow in the next war may well vell be the decisive blow Continuing he said There is no method by which you can avoid the tile surprise attack of an enemy these days He hits and then he announces or he lie hits and doesn't announce And if you are not ready at that time you might well be overwhelmed Then a little later he added As liAs long as you have a maverick running loose in the world it means that your necessity for preparedness increases unless you ou can find the formula to settle the whole matter Expressed During Exchange The general advanced these contentions in an exchange with Senator McMahon 1 D. D Conn at Senate hearings on his removal removal removal re re- re- re moval as far eastern commander MacArthur urged speed in U. U S. S preparedness because of the maverick running loose in the world But he said the tile plans he has proposed for beating red China and bringing the tile Korean war to an end could be carried out with the strength this country now has All that is needed MacArthur said is lIis to release the power we now possess McMahon 1 who ho is chairman of the congressional atomic committee suggested it might be wise for this country to put itself in position where it t can avoid oid this final decisive atomic I I blow before risking any move which brings war with Russia Might Persuade Russ Attack MacArthur 1 argued that if Russia felt our weakness was wasso wasso wasso so great and their military potential was sufficient it might persuade the Soviets to attack He told McMahon I believe this Senator that the initiatory initiatory initia initia- tory action of your potential enemy is already under way I believe if you dont don't meet it in Korea you are doomed to tion I r believe it is already started and if you let it grow and increase by the enemy you ou will get engulfed As liAs far as the initial stage of an attack is concerned you must understand that our own preparedness atomic preparedness prepared prepared- ness is far in excess ss of that of the potential enemy at the present time Within hours after he launched we could counterattack I Every disastrous and gloomy prophecy that you have made y-ou y you can multiply against the enemy S Would Bring Opposite Effect And MacArthur l said he believes that the evidence of weakness that we we wc might show if we accept defeat or defeat or this unc unconscionable unconscionable un un- un- un c conscionable continuation of slaughter with no definite mission I at the end will end will produce the very effect which you would of I all others probably be most anxious anious to avoid MacArthur told the Senators that if this country fails to stop red aggression in the far east it will be an invitation to Russia to attack in another area of the world McMahon had just made the comment that the armaments race with Russia would intensify rather than minimize in the of the total success of MacArthurs MacArthur's program in ChinaI China I disagree with you said MacArthur l H He added Welcomes mes Attack Elsewhere I believe it would l act as the greatest possible deterrent upon the enemy if we were successful in stopping this predatory attack in the far east I believe if we do not do it it would be bean bean bean an invitation to him to attack another area McMahon asked MacArthur if he thought the level of U. U S. S arms could be reduced if we are arc successful in your program in China I have never even hinted it Senator MacArthur l' told him And so the arms race would go on general wouldn't it asked McMahon MacArthur said he didn't know what McMahon Mcl meant by byan byan byan an arms race The Senator said he meant staying ahead adding that even if MacArthurs MacArthur's program succeeded this country country coun court try would have to keep up its arms expenditures just as long longas as the military potential of th the Soviet Union and the stockpile of atomic weapons grows and grows and grows S. S You would in any event Senator Senator MacArthur replied If you imply in your statement which I read into it that if we yield in the far east that we will not b be obliged to take preparedness prepared prepared- ness measures I disagree with you |