Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 December 1950 — Page 1

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61st YEAR—NUMBER' 264

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1950

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WER WERE SUCKED IN—

hina Reds Used Eker Ruse’ To Drive Back Allies

"By JIM G. LUCAS, Scripps-Howard Staff Writer TOKYO, Dec. 1 — The Chinese Reds employed a “classical ruse” to convince the United Nations forces they didn’t want to fight in Korea, Maj. Gen. Charles Willoughby, intelligence chief for Gen. MaeArthur, admitted today. We were sucked in. When the Chinese Communists released American prisoners of war with messages of peace and good will — and abandoned equipment aiong the front— the United Nations forces speeded up

their drive toward the Manchurian

border. Within 48 hours the Communists turned on us with a savage fury that broke our lines and pent us retreating southward. : As a result; Gen. Willoughby said, “the situation ~ has dreadful implications. We face a new war with new and incalcuable possibilities,” he said. . He is convinced that “something ‘an be salvaged.” He doesn’t think we can be ‘driven out of Korea. tl * Here's the picture: 3 The United Nations forces have successfully broken off the fight and are forming a new defense line north of

Pyongyang. In withdrawing we have had to abandon -

arms and equipment which already is being used against

We are outnumbered three-to-two—and maybe two-to-one. The Chinese Reds have an inexhaustible reserve in Manchuria. ‘We have no more divisions in the Far East which can be thrown into the fight. The Communists immediate objective is Pyongyang ‘which has political value as the former North Korean capital. - But their objective might-be the 38th Parallel. The long-range objective is to drive us out of Korea and no one is prepared to say where we can stop them. That much Gen. Willoughby told the press today in a frank discussion of our situation. But there's much more to it. The situation is grimmer than'it has ever been in Korea. One high ranking officer said privately: “We conceivably face the worst military disaster in American his--tory.” He said we would be lucky to get out of Korea at all. For many of our troops, he said, there may be no Dunkirk for the sipple reason that they may never be able to get to Dunkirk. His view was the extreme pessimists. Many officers are mentally kicking themselves today. They ask now how we could have been so stupid as to believe that the. Communists wanted only to protect the. hydroelectric plants and reservoirs. Or, they ask, how could we have heen fooled by the idea they wanted only to create a buffer state south of the Yalu River. Both propositions look foolish today. “We believed them because we didn't want to be-

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lieve otherwise,” one said ruefully. “We were trapped by our own wishful thinking.” There can be no doubt now about the "Communist time-table. The intention is to drive us out of Korea. They will be satisfied with nothing else, and they stand a fair chance of doing it. Gen. Willoughby revealed that a North Korean liaison officer serving with the Chinese Reds had been captured in the last 24 hours. This man quoted a Chinese division commander as saying his mission was to “push the United Nations forces south of the 38th Parallel within two months, after which" the North Korean army now retraining around Manpojin, would take over.” Gen. Willoughby believes him. He pointed out that we haven't taken any Korean prisoners recently. He believes the North Korean army is “regrouping, retraining and rearming” along the Yalu River. ‘The whole thing fits into a neat pattern. “They're acting that way,” he said pointedly. The general admitted frankly that we had gambled and lost when we launched that “end-the-war” drive last’ Friday. At that time, he said, “We knew the Chinese Reds had a potential of 39 divisions of 10 corps along the Yalu River. : We didn’t know whether they intended using them. The only way to find out was to go in and test the resistance. The alternative was to sit on our hands

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until they were all set and ready to hit at a time of their.

own choosing. + * “We knew they had 300,000 troops but we -wers

gambling, along with the rest of the world, that

would stay behind the Yalu River.” Gen. Willoughby r Aged that it looked like a gamble then bevausé Chinese interests “didn’t a

_to be too deeply involved” in Korea.

“So,” he said, “we knew on Friday that they 1 the troops, hut we didn’t kilow they'd use them. Th had already made up their minds to punch through.”

The general said there is no limit to the sumben a.

of men the Chinese-ean.throw against our outnumbered forces. They have at least 850,000; fighting men in" Manchuria. “'They can be on our necks,” he said, Wi. 48 hours.” “They have inexhaustible reserve troops on the other side of the border,” he added. “There is no reason -they shouldn't come in, and I believe they will. They've sent 10 corps to Korea and might as well go the whole

. hog. Tonight they've got three more corps at Antung

which is 50 miles from our lines, and after they're committed, they have more behind them.” Gen.

Willoughby dealt gently with th& South

Koreans whose lines were the first to break. He never said they were routed. During the two-hour briefling, ‘he referred only to what the situation might be tonight... “if the Koreans had had better luck. Me

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Rouls Starts Drive - To Recruit 2500 Police Chief TRouls today launched a drive to recruit 2500 auxiliary policemen fo serve in case of war disaster or other emergency here.

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Atlee Due in u. s. Sundoy. For Korea Talk With Truman

French Premier Pleven May Join Parley If He Wins Assembly Confidence Vote

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an sibility of achieving peace in | iniurgent one," Chief Rouls said. Far Bast and the United Nations “Ald Regular Officers - |General Assembly was fold it “Until a few days ago, atomic ,,,.¢ 4u)e gotion to meet the “exbombing of Indianapolis looked | ‘tremely grave" world situation. like a far-off and far-fetched wg. "genegal Rau, chief of the fear. This is no longer true. Peo- n / Indian delegation to the Uniteditajks with Mr. Attlee. ple are beginning to 0 feel it ca " | Nations, was summoned to the The Foreign Office said the ™ happen,” the Chief sald Waldor?-Astoria Hotel in New prench officials are expected to! Police will scour their “neighbor yori by Gen. Wu. _Hsiu-Chuan, arrive fomorrow morning. hoods for men with dependable, leadet of the Chinese Communist 7 svenlts Showdown

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that and ‘oreign Secretary Robert Schisman will come to London tomorrow for: urgent

ary police duty. Generally, the re-| ' cruits should be 45 years or older, gytside the Cominform nations to Sources sald that whether Mr. a VASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (UP) so they will be draft-exempt, confer with the delegation from Pleven goes to. Washington will 0 Co Prams for $17.850,000,000] Chief Rouls explained. They Peking since it arrived a week depend on -the wi show of the! to free otean battles and to should also be free for evening ago, National Assembly showdown to-| prepare our Korean batijes 41

were permitted to- visit se Clothing. | (Photo, Page 38) training. An Open Mind night. sible war “in other. parts of the ———| Auxiliary policemeri would 88: 1,0 med sources cautioned, MT. Pleven called for the jo wOPl:

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were warmed by the lovable tripts, wits the Wid triplets As soon as the e aid their dimes on the line, Mrs. Fred -Treon, Edinhands full of dimes were given to _ burg, Ind. . gniformed members of Firemen's, Vert mM. Villars sessases Post | No. 42 of the American Dorothy” PE

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‘Bayt and Fire Chief: The only answer. to. this unRoscoe McKinney attended. An . " enthusiastic crowd, whose hearts was sworh in for a two-'g special Civil Defense Council speeches to the United Nations Attlee to Washington. $1,050,000,000 for the Atomic called yesterday by Security Council.- -Mr. Attiee is scheduled to fly Einergy Commission “to enlarge | Mr. Rau approached the to Washington late Sunday to its production capacity substahChi Communist delegation make a dramatic effort to per- tially.” 20.00 {soon after their arrival last Fri- suade President Truman — and] Mr. Truman said the Spansion ibellsburg, was sworn in 30 min- day and suggested u conference. Gen; 5 MacArthur indi-lof -U: “8; military forces-and satin later by Appellate Judge 9% R | Although approaches from other “rectiy—that the United Nations boost in atomic weapon due on ng. : SOCIATION. sacs eos. Donald E. Bower. ‘Suffers Re apse 'non-Cominform leaders were re- forces should stay away from the tion fs “a matter of great urOn duty from the firemen’s post, Mr. & Mrs. Rol a" Previously, the Domoorats con-| GRAND RAPIDS. Mich, Dec. buffed, the Chinese apparently Manchurian border, lest the fight- gency, which can Le understood were Commander Maynard By- Brokenburr cou... oo. 3 2.00 troled everything but the courts.'; (UP)—Ailling Arthur H. accepted Mr. Rau's suggestion be-| ing with Chinese Communists set and evaduated only against the rum, Adjutant Robert Tuttle, Ete Travelore Club ..... 5.00 Mr. Smith replaced Charles F.'yapdenberg, Republican - cause of his middle-road position. off World War IIL ‘ |background of present critical - mer mar Bontrager and Fran me rs. Harlio L. Smith . 5.00, Fleming, Hammond, and Mr. Mil-| pion of bipartisan foreign policy.| The New Delhi government. Mr. Attlee ‘decided on a face- world conditions.” go A £ hi ‘day— Indiana Poetry Society .« /2.50/lis succeeded James M. Propst, ' has suffered a relapse and may |recognizes the Communist gov-lo-face: talk with President Tru: A worried but calm Congress| y-four ours a Pri | Ethel], Coverston «c-..s 1 50 Terre Haute. not be able to return to Congress 'ernment of China and has made man after the President's casual was prepared to vote the extra rain, sleet and | Fnow-— | Dorothy E. Kempson . 7.00 More than 200 friends and busi- next year. Tepeated efforts to mediate the remark at a press conference yes- money. It realizes it will mean the uniformed on be on! L Reyn olds . 5.00 ness associates crowded the flow-' The Michigan Senator was hos-, | Communist-Westérn crisis. terday that the United States was more taxes and sacrifice but the -aaty at fhe Julie’ itn es. They, ot on and Elmer ...... 1.00 er-binked Secretary of State's of- pitalized” yesterday and his son, 5 welor Jailed considering ‘use of the atomic bufldup is necessary to meet agmak otherwise, rowdaer Jaiie

{fice to congratulate Mr. Smith. | Arthur Jr. said a return to the’ : bomb in Korea. | gression. a rela ‘on the Hidewat umes Today's total «ioeics.... § 92.00 Gov. Sohricker was not pres- capitol in January would be “dif- eh On Contempt WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (UP)—

year term by Supreme Court Jus-| {meeting 3.00 hee James A. A." Emmet at 10:35 ‘Mayor Bayt.

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pleaded poverty and failed to put up $1500 bond on his arraignment on contempt of Congress charges.

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Judge Curran refused the request to remain free without cash bond on grounds that others ac-

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