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FRIDAY, MAY 4, 195] _ THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES _ PAGE?

Highlights Of MacArthur's Testimony, OK'd By U.S. Censor:

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No Warnin Given and 4th field armies—I recom- place. Being summarily relieved : thur's testimony before the after-and without our ground forces in casualties, are approaching 65, withdrew in disorder or were T : 9 mended’ to Washington that the in that way made it impossible Sen. Wiley Takes Up fnoon. session. of the combined!China, could. achieve a victory 000. . ; --badly defeated is one of the most 10 Red Chinese ‘ wraps. be taken off the General- to carry out directives that I was Questioning General Senate armed services and mili- when Chiang Kai-shek suffered] This conflict in Korea has al- 'g

violent prevarications of truth Gen. MacArthur—None that. issimo, that he be furnished such working on at that moment, -that ever was made. Those forces know of. logistical support as would. put'had to turn them over to my sucwithdrew in magnificent order and Sen. Russell--I did not’ under- those troops in fighting trim, and cessor, an admirable officer in

itary affairs committées. It was such'a severe defeat previously? [ready lasted almost as long as made available after review by a Gen. MacArthur—I don’t be- Gen. Eisenhower’s decisive Defense Department representa- lieve that the Chinese Nationalistcampaign which brought. the d jud t as to th h 350 mil th uve. Gree alone, Senator, could Huropean war to an end. And yet As I have said frequently. what "ave done about the Nationalist oWn judgment as to their use. who was miles away on the ; . achieve such a victory, but using! ro, at have / with the mhibitions that are wha troops. : The slightest use that was made Korean front. ~ Gen. MacArthur—Senator, you Would Action Exclude them in conjunction with our ong only Z gam Jhat 3 shall there, the narrowness of that ter- Gen. MacArthur— When I re- of those troops would have taken Sen. Bridges — General, when know that is ridiculous. No man United Nations Hel 2 forces in accordance with the rec- | indecisively go on resisting agrain in that campaign, all you can ®iVed the orders that I was to the pressure off \my troops. It you attended — in his proper sense would advo- P! ommendations the Joint Chiefs gression. Whatever that may do 18 go up and down like an ac. Prevent—with the 7th Fleet and would have saved me thousands' Gen. MacArthur—I don't think cate throwing our troops in on Sen. Theodore Francis Green of Staff. made January 12th, I.mean. ¥ cordion to an indecisive campaign MY Air—any invasion of For- of lives up there—even a threat there is any question that the the Chinese mainland . .. (D. R. I.)--The theory that we believe that we would achieve a, And if you do, you are going and to an approximation of a mosa, and reciprocally prevent of that... interest of the United States was Gen. MacArthur—It is my own could win a quick victory in victory within a reasonable period to have thousands and thousands stalemate. That was inherent from the Nationalist Chinese troops jeopardized in such a summary personal opinion that the greafest China simply by lending logistic of time . . and thousands of American lives |

Sen. Alexander Wiley, R., Wis,— Have you ever advocated the invasion of the Chinese mainland by U. 8. ground forces?

— “Uther mainland, there was a con- Deb rn Bay : sponsibilities which involve the hundred years in the Pacific, was now in Formosa and. in bombard-, , , (thé Chinese Nationalists) i I io Pg Ls Chinese centration of Red Chinese trogps Right to Recall Him security of the country ... in allowing the Commuhists to ing the coast cities and in estab- would further call upon Aaericel Dion events fnslly wil eaith ps were there I couldn't have >n the mainland which threat- Sen. Russell—Did you get any — grow in power in China. . lishing blockade would, in the for ground forces as well as air Ds You, on Yous.any i Ferertly, ened Formosa seriously.’ -- reply to that request, or. was it Was Stenographic Report ®'7, 1, "at one stroke, we undid first placé, would it not, indicate and sea forces? to Sop IP SOI Wey adasth 5 i Sen. Russell —Well,- now, going, ‘Those troops were the. .4th and vetoed? : Made at Wak | | d? everything, - starting from John we would proceed alone and not Gen. MacArthur -T don't know = on . grea Juss ait ack to.the concentration on the the 3d Field Armies which after- Gen. MacArthur—I don't think< e son ‘Hay, through ‘Taft Leonard With any help “(rom Air other wnether awybody would call on Where doe ihe Fespons) y other side of the Yalu—of course,/ward showed up in North Korea, I received any reply, as far’as I. Sen. Bridges — Was there a Wood, ‘Woodrow Wilson, ‘Henry United Nations? the United States - for ground|. Hut blood Of tug Im N you would not have advised that. .Sen. Russell — In other. words, know. sn rng noi s SLPRQGTAPRIC.LepOrt made ofthe Stimson. “and all those great-ar- Gen MacArthur: Foca give fore; bat qo know “that yp Tuite sure: tla Dot going to rest. théy be “bombed until they had you think the inhibition imposed] Sén. Styles Bridges, R., N. H:— (Wake Island) copference? Ichitects of our Pacific policy. I be-|you no testimony about = the would he utterly reckless and | ve we iy T understand it . disclosed their hand, that they|on the Nationalists by the Presi-|General, you questioned the right Gen. MacArthur—There was no jjeve it was fundamental, and I| United Nations, Senator. foolish for the Unifed States to ar Bp th A ora be were coming into the war and|dent to preventes#fiy movement/of the President of the United official stenographic¢ report . |believe we will pay for it. for al Sen. Green — What would be leven consider it. I do not hetevers : hind Boa thereby precipitate a contest be- either way in- bétween Formosa States to dismiss you? Did you or| Sen. Bridges — Have you ever; century your expectation? it would be necessary jUrOUgNt, In Nhe OM r Jou court tween Red China and ourselves, and China was responsible for un-/do you now? {to your knowledge, refused to! & » Gen. MacArthur — My hope hi rm UPON 10 feiite : DIOS n would you, General? leashing, or at least making avail-| Gen. MacArthur—You mean to carry out a military order given, Sen. Wiley ~What would you would be, of course, that the C inese Grow Restless jorea io sch an Suit: at i » Gen, MacArthur—When that | 2Ple. these 3d and 4th armies? [recall me? you? © hase Sone Arthur—I would have United Nations would see the Under Totalitarianism a? a quic ctory in extraordinary groupment of Gen. MacArthur—-No, «Senator, Sen. Bridges—Yes. : Gen. MacArthur — Senator, I|_ 'o™° se pe woud ave wisdom and utility of that course. : | RN RT y said troops—those are the troops fhat,. 41d0't say any such thing. If| Gen. MacArthur—Not in the have been a soldier 52 years. yEiven suo al rrment of Ching But if they did not, I still believe Gen. MaeArthur—The . generall wot i ors that ir you use the threatened Formosa—were with.|Y°U Will let me finish— slightest. The authority of the have in that time, to the best ofiServa Ye governs eo ot L ine that the interest of the United | reports from China, of course, Ae nese. forces ou. ForInosa TOF 3 drawn up there, I would have: St" Russell—Pardon me, Gen- President to assign. officers or tomy ability, carried out every or-8% RN Be « os . A . Bite States being the predominant one 8TOWINg restlessness under the iversionary effect, and force the warned China that if she inter. C2" I thought you had. reassign them is complete and ab- der that was ever given me. No|, 0¢ Of communism. A Very ®lin Korea, would require our Slavery of totalitarian rule. Just| .

a 3 ; | D { te on another | © Gen. MacArthur—I said that/solute. He does not have to give more subordinate sol {help and assistance, in my belief, |; how far that may have gone, I[6DemY to opera vened, we would have regarded it u sal i 0 ordinate soldier has ever action. . s 3 , ‘ J | , would have accom- oh ’ y _i{front, you will unquestionably di as war and-we would have bombed these troops down there threat- any reasons therefore or anything worn the American uniform. at that time, wou Vv om-| Sen. Green—Alone don’t know. The Chinese on For | minish’ the pressure upon our

3 OTINOSE, at: thee ' o] : ,|Dlished that purpose. - if mosa will tell you it has her and ta ened Formosa at that time : else. That is inherent in our sys Many of the orders that I have [P'S] : Gen. MacArthur—Alone, if nec- you it has gone a| rea to prevent ez} every Sossle sien was necessary for the Generalis- tem . . . received, I have disagreed with| Sen. Wiley — Would you have essary. If the other nations of the long way. - Le a a de «8 ould! sime's troops to be held in For- Sen. Bridges—Were you re- them, both their wisdom and their SOught to have amalgamated the world haven't got enough sense! You speak of American forces

American efforts.

have done, and it | : ; It seems to me moga for its defense. As these called with the action to take ef- judgment; but that did not affect Commies and Nationalists—got- to see where appeasement leads being sucked into China, ground “go “Green—I understand how

that is what common sense would!

av (Chinese Communist) troops were fect summarily, immediately? in the slightest degree my tmple-|ten them together? after the appeasement which led|forces. I invite your attention to,’ Nave dictated should have been moved north and the threat to -Gen. MacArthur—The order re- menting them to the very best Gen. MacArthur—Just about as to the second World Wat inthe fact that hundreds of thou- it mught Jaye Inst hopes, but . . Formosa disappeared, it became lieved me of command upon re- and maximum of my ability. _ much chance of getting them to- Europe, if they can't see exactly|sands of American ground forces by more than what you save i Sen. Russell —I “have consid- quite evident there was no neces- Ceipt. | Any insinuation by anyone, gether as that oil and water will the road that they are following have already been committed in = o y R trable sympathy with that state- sity to keep the Generalissimo’s Sen. Bridges—Is that a custom- however high his office, that I /mix . . \in Asia, why then we had better Korea, and if you keep en this in- Gen. M Arthur—I believe that ment, although I am trying to be troops tied up in Formosa. ary procedure? have ever in any way failed, to| (The hearings were recessed atiprotect ourselves and do it alone. decisive fighting, hundreds of; — will hit "the Chinese and

objective. Do you know whether! As soon as it b : i i : : war, you ) 8 S00 s it became known Gen. MacArthur—I have never the level of my ability, to carry 12:55 p. m., EDT, until 2:30 p. m.)| Sen. Green—Then why do you|thousands of more of them will or Tok any such warning was these troops had moved up north known it in the American Army, out my instructions, is completely Following is a partial tran- think that the Chinese now in(g0 there. stop their potentials for : 4 given. to the Red Chinese? and were attacking me—the 3d and I know of no precedents any unworthy and unwarranted. script of Gen. Douglas MacAr-| Formosa, even with that help] Our losses already, the battle! (Continued on Page 37) .

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