Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 May 1951 — Page 11

AY 3, 1951

THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1951 i >

Text Of Gen. Douglas MacArthur's

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WASHINGTON Pay 3 Fol- Strussle, you feel that we have] Gen. MacArthur—No, sir, |, be within the capacity of the The estimates of the air strength poured all our troops from Japan zation of the principle of the ! lowing ‘is a partial transeript of | 2ccomplished the complete | in-| Sen. Russell — Do you have Soviet to mass any great addi-|in the Far East vary. I have seen|into Korea, and there was no|balance of power, or in combipa-| S AVE * @-Gen. Douglas MacArthur's testi- tegration asa fighting machine of American officers who could speak tional incrément of force to it put as high as (number deleted) [slightest evidence on the part of tions and leagues of various ha] : 4 mony as released by the Senate the various services. | Turkish, for- example, to serve as launch any predatory attack from planes, including the naval planes the Soviet to take advantage as tions to prevent that tremendous 3 Armed Services and Foreign Re. | Gen. MacArthur — I can only liaison with the Turkishe com- the Asiatic continent. I. lof their Fifth and Seventh Fleets, far as Japan was concerned of expansion. Without thal, Rasa, BY MAIL 4 lations Committees after a review “Peak for what has occurred manding officer? ; I believe that the dispositions which are out there. fea situation, would. tend 1ocoud not dominate and co ei} AT CELTIC by a representative of the De-| Within what was my theater of Gen. MacArthur -7ye managed of the Soviet forces are largely | My own belief is that they could! ear out my estimate. e world. fense Department: responsibility, Senator. You would Io mike ves reciprocally gefensive. I believe that thei, itially launch, pefhaps, (number! Sen. Russell—How about the Now recently the. Russian has) Get the wings habit bys Chairman Richard B. Russell POW more about the integration understood. Cu _!Soviet has so often repeated the| Fr ~~ , [submarine strength of the Soviet probably had a new vision opened. | e saving . Juy Meat In ’ {here or in continental America! - Sen. Russ®ll—I, have been con incorrect statement that we are d¢leted) planes. Of those planes, |, that area? i 1 fined! mailing your savings to. ANTITIES (D. Ga.)—Now Gen. MacArthur probably than I would, but in the cerned about our training of our lanhing to att k hi that he the majority are fighters. Of those : |{@hat vision is no longer confine Celtic. Dollars grow fast 30 . « « the Senators present wolldspar East the integration of the commissioned personnel, particu- Pa porn . To ae to ave Li in ht th rity are ets, Gen. MacArthur—The Russian 4 the warm waters of the Medi-| with regular payday sav-: | see! quarte appreciate any remarks you may three - fighting services has-been larly, in the different languages 0% y begu Sr i he, mal y ‘jover the centuries has never been| oo Te TT ings plus Celtic's generous: je for processing. care to offer as a basis for open-|as complete as I could possibly to enable us to have a co-ordi- %¢'f: je Excel en’. lable to develop a navy. The Rus- | asibility of reaching the warm dividends. And- your dol-- | Gov't. ing these hearings. limagine. . nated force" In the event, which! I believe that the weakness of! The Soviet probably suffers|sian has always believed that hel raters of the Pacific and. the In-i lars at Celtic are safe—. I direct (ren. MacArthur—Thank you. |! They have worked as a ‘team. God forbid, it is necessary to.as- Red China,” a.weakness which is greatly from a lack of mainte- could not take his rightful Place 1 Ociésn i | each account insured up! rec Sen. Wayne L. Morse (R. Ore) The responsiveness of each serv- semble one to resist communism. very noticeable in the air and on nance facilities, gasoline, petrol-|in the international sphere of If by any combination ‘she to $10,000 by aU. 8. | ’ lorge Mr, Chairman, -are you going ice to the desires and wishes of ‘What was the estimate of the the sea, is a corollary of the in-eum supplies, and other things. commerce and industry unless he| ~° 0%. &QF <omonitos che agency. Next payday start] | at em: to swear the witness? (the other has been almost per- Chinese air strength at the time ability of the Soviet logistical sys: How ‘long she would be able to shared the commerce of the 8028. | Ocean, she would not only out- a “by mail” savings ac (Gen. MacArthur and Maj. Gen. fection. . : , you ‘left the theater, the best es- tem to send out those munitions maintain an air effort in an all-| For centuries he has been seek- a. nk the Mediterranean of course, | count at Celtic. « . Cc Courtney Whitney, his aide, were | The integration there has been imate that our intelligence had|to assist its ally. #. out war out there is, of course, ing warm “water. For centuries it would place her fair and! $10 2 Actoust : t 0 sworn.) , ‘much more than the integration been able to gather of the strength, ‘y pejjeve that the Soviet has the speculative. * the. fundamental political policy |g, 1 oon the continent of Afric, pens an Account § § Gen. MacArthur —. I have noot the three services. It has been of air that-was ‘available to the capacity to launch a punishing at- My own opinion is that it would [Of the British Empire, no matter| "to the next hundred years,, JJan. Ist Dividend Rate 272% . : prepared statement. I appear to- the integration of the forces of a Chinese eur titack upon Japan. but I do not not be too long. T believe that What party grew up in Place of with its enormous industrial po- | : 4 AB. 45¢c day not as a voluntary witness at number of nations, all of. which was planes Operate Jy LIINESE helieve the Soviet has the capacity their = efforts would deteriorate the prime minister, fins een bo tential, Is something that attracts | t ¢ : all, but in response to the request had various components there. Communists or others? .. ‘to overrun Japan until she gets from the beginning of hostilities, Prevent that, and always they .,, = ' oo 0" ond all industry, | Cri DE of .the committee, and I am,en-, I would rate it as 100 per cent, - Gen. MacArthur—The estimates command of the sea and of the! She has over there now in have been successful. |whatever its nationality might be. | C tirely in the hands of the com- and the only reason I do not rate varied. They varied as low as gir. - counted planes, of course, (several The objective of Russia for| Tt 45 a. vision gswhich perhaps | GAVINGS ¢ LOAM y . mittee. it higher is because I believe the 300 planes and as high as 800) That she could get .the .com- words deleted) but they are scat- many decades was the Mediter-trangcends anything that the old! of Indianapolis -# LB. 49¢c- Sen. Russell — T should jiiei AI hinaticians say 100 per cent planes. I-saw ore Sstimate Pot mand of the sea in the face of our tered; their use, their logistical ranean. [Czarist regimes ever had. 23 W. OHIO ST. ih eee to ask you if; as.a resulf of your|® all there is. 3 went up to above 2 ousaD ¢ magnificent Navy, I would be very position, gives no indication of Whether you believe In the Brit- As I said to start with, the Rus-| o \ @ experiences in Korea during this! Sen. Russell — That includes actual ‘strength is conjec Mra {. doubtful of under any circum- any immediate preparation for ish or whethér you do not, they sian has never been a seagoing! 4 Cc Hl e———— | L11€ CO-ODeration between the air| Sen. Russell—Have they Yet ali tances. assault, : were amazingly successful either man. It has been his enormous, B. 4 In support of ground forces asitacked our ground forces in Ko-| ‘ppaiy air is not to be discounted. The very fact that when I'on the field of battle in the utili-/weakness. {well as ‘all of the other phases rea, the Chinese’ A REE RtEE gk : i = LB. 79¢ of activity, tactical activity? | Gen. MacArthur Not in any I OEE ge fii Gen. MacArthur--Yes, sir. What serious way. There has been an: ___ Ju : I am referring to is the co-ordi- occasional, sporadic strike of one’ “wu ] " 39c nation. I am Eo referring to the Or two planes; but Rothing of any == THE FRIENDLY FURNITURE STORE : P 1 ’ . \ A ‘ efficiencies; I am referring to Serious nature whatsoever. b g 335 i WASHINGTON ST : : LB 59¢ BUD GRENWALD Owner | basic amalgamation of the serv- Sen. Russell--Has that been = . . It ays 0 uy

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i : Vi th UIE Sen. Russell--I was impressed, | ; PICNICS Gen, NacArthur—-In courage General, in your tribute to the ! olution, they are very fine troops. Noa ote i 1b. 35¢ They lack the background of long, t2 the Congress. You stated.about

WHILE THEY LAST corps, which takes years to build the troops that we. had. garrison]

ices and their efforts in support bombing, strafing or both? | fof each other. ¢ | Gen. MacArthur-—I could not

Gen. Russell General, we have tell you, Senator. The instances

Korean forces tempt to recall.

and in determination, and in res- Japanese people in your ‘address

Itradition. They lack #n officer

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a 5 assume that they could have cap- = that exist, I regard them as very tured. Japan, could they not? Ib) 35 fine, indeed . . .

Gen. MacArthur—1 would doubt very seriously, Senator. I don’t Ne are believe that Japan could have been taken except by an amphib-

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ious effort. And as long as we = ever commanded. As all troopsi,.1q control of the sea and of = ea S A have, they Jive any SXcellom the air over that sea, I would = Ib. 45¢ Poin and they have some Weak qoubt that the Soviet ‘would have = BACON ; j Ponts, _|been able to overrun Japan in = 3 ENE { Sen. Russell—You refer to their any coup de main. | lack of materiel. We are supply- gen Russell Well. it is BYR) A Sen. $ po . Ss always ing them. Is that because we do girricuit 1 i 2 al = CALL FR. 3239 not have the supplies for them ggpiro: ‘of No ya) = LEAN RIB CUT or because they are not capable}, srea Some sources contend | of using larger quantities of ma- that it i . ! : > { 8 very substantial; they PORK terial and equipment? hav : - | . ‘have great air-borne armies that = ih 45¢ Gen. MacArthur—The supplies ,; = © : tb trom = CHOPS : that were available to me were 120 on ranspor 1 y aif om |not entirely adequate to arm place, D pace as Yell as consider- (= J ‘them in the same ratio as our2b @ RIF Srength, hat did your : FRESH own troops.. In supplying heavy, ntelligence reveal as to that 3 th 45¢ weapons, such as artillery, tanks,! Gen. MacArthur—-I will give you : ¥ HAMS . and things of that sort, it takes/my estimate, if you permit me, a high degree of training. Sen. Russell Yes. i SMALL SIZES It takes time. They have a Gen. MacArthur The Soviet‘in ¥ : great pool of manpower but it isthe Far East deploys possibly be- ® LEAN ‘MEATY untrained. To fain it takes con- tween (about 10 words deleted) of = siderable time, @nd the supplies arméd men in the various three { SPARE i c to equip them on the same basis services. He is dependent for their iz 7 RIBS 1b. 45 jas our troops have not been support almost entirely from Eu- = o : available. iropean Russia. | » 3 | Sen. Russell — You referred,| This side of the Bicol] Region, == 4 SWIFT PREMUIN ‘General, to what had been accom- there is no industriaj-¥etup of 8 \ VEAL plished in handling troops of dif- major proportion, so Ye all of| c ferent nations, of various tongues. the munition equipment, all the! JCHOPS " 59 fe bve Dar sev MI ead mrreglc war wedpons all of the 8 % : e ye ha ere might stand substenance at goes in such|S be - - A us in good stead in the event of major quantity to support armed! avox Ny FRESH DRESSED 'an all-out war. ..? /forces, must pass over that rail- : ja FRYERS Gen. MacArthur—I would doubt way line which runs from, Euroma- : ] /it very much, Senator. The forces pean Russia across Siberia. 1 nore ] CUT UP—PAN READY of all of the nations .except the, That line is strained to the! d : | BOTTLES OR CANS South Koreans and ours are token very utmost now to maintain on ace i forces at best. |a normal peace basis the forces, ame Ef DELIVERED WITHOUT | Sen. Russell—Were any difficul-| which the Soviet maintains in Si- =

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