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Tank Takes War MacArthur Defe
T . , | Continued From Page One ° [him with secret intelligenee re- Arthur said the Joint Chiefs of Chinese 0 the Commies |“have to pass before the court of ports showing that 500,000 Rus- Staff at first favored sending war. : public opinion.” : : ‘only South Korean troops into ex-| To other questions, Gen. Mac- : Arthur said he had a high opinthe ion, of the Joint Chiefs and De‘General said, made it necessary renge Secretary George C. Mar-
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Indiana Gl Leads Supporting Squad
Continued From Page One | there they were well hidden. 1! passed the glasses to a GI: He trained them on a ridge back of a village. something—a dugout. in front was a man. move. We'd apparent] him and he'd frozen. “He -Wwore| khaki pants and a blouse. didn’t look like a Eivilian.
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The GI passed the glasdes to the numbers of théf do not con- permitted to penetrate the north- the-war offensive if the Capt. Phil Day of Arlington; Va. tribute in the same generus and ernmost portions of Korea, the enemy had been the North Ko- ences with established U.S. polsection: abutting Manchuria. Y McMahon concluded his = He was referring to the period machine gun and told-the- GI he tetsimeny fy reading Gen. Mac- when United Nations forces oc-_Joint._. Chiefs. had. not "recom: “not belleve in the gag rule ' and "Arthur a statement the General cupied almost ‘all North Korea. mended: that he halt ‘his troops that the American people The soldier got behind the gun. had made in 1932 while Army This was shortly before the Chi- on a “defensible ridge” four miles entitled to the “facts.” It said that the nese Communists entered the Ko- south of the Yalu River ‘instead The Mac- of sending them dll the way to Martin was an important factor Soviet Russia was “our main en-
He pointed.it out to Mooneyham.! The sergeant trained a 50-caliber)
could have the first shot.
“We'll you vet,” the sergeant said. t The GI pressed the trigger.! The gun climbed and in a few! seconds was firing ovér the ridge. | When the GI stopped, Capt. Day was grinning. . “I think you got him,” he said. “He fell with the first shot.” | The man disappeared. The hill was afire.
He we put in . : .
make a tanker out of Chief of Staff. job of co-ordinating Army and rean War and sent Gen.
Navy efforts should not be dele- Arthur's
Kefauver
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THE' INDIANAPOLIS TIMES
Sen. McMahon referred to Gen. MacArthur's testimony of yesterday and asked him about his “go it alone, if necessary” theory of fighting communism in the Far East. p
Cites Great Difficulty “I would say it is advantageous
difficulty in the contributions that
commensurate strength with what
noble way in which we do.” Sen.
gated to subordinate authority by the President because that would be “abdication” of power. Gen. MacArthur's
how wise I was.”
other reply was there
that “I am surprised and amazed were such ! were not able to do so," the Gan- able to do the job.
sian troops are massed near Man'churia, Gen: MacArthur is commuting But ‘between New York and Washinglton aboard his four-engined plane He arrived at 8:58 a. m. Sen, Harry F. Byrd (D. Va.) November's
‘Bataan."”
rocky for us to have all of the Allies quoted the General as saying he Spotted that we can get and procure,” had Directly Gen, MacArthur said. “The great feels fine.”
that
Gen. MacArthur told Sen, Estes eral said,
(D. Tenn.).. that he
The other tanks opened up with/ would see no objection to use of
cannon fire. The first few shots went into a grque of trees at the riverside. Then two simultane-| ous hits closed the dugout for
Scratch One Trench We looked for more targets. Sgt. Mooneyham spotted a trench on a hillside a mile away. The tanks cut loose with cannon and machine-gun fire. When the
© smoke cleared we could see men
running away. We . continued” firing. Large sections of the trenchwork collapsed. The Chinese Communists poured out. and headed over the hill. Many were dragging men with them. Again there was a lull. The Gls on. high ground reported a concentration of Chinese in a draw between the hills. We couldn't see them but we tried lobbing over a few shells. “The artillery will see where we are shooting,” Capt. Day said. In a few minutes the artillery opened up. The methodical crunch,
perhaps 500 American military “technicians” to aid Chinese Nationalist troops in any foray onto the Communist-held mainland, | but not to lead them. He re-|
litérated that use of American]
combat troops in such a venture was “impossible.” ! Sen. Kefauver asked whether assignment of such aid to the, Nationalists would not commit] this country to providing a large; force if ‘things were going bad.” | “I don't think it would commit; an iota, Senator, not an iota’: Gen. MacArthur replied. “I can! conceive of no strategic or tacti-i cal position where I would put in formed units of American ground’ troops in continental China.” He recalled that the. United States supplied the Nationalist forces with technicians duging| World War II “that did not in-; volve us in anything that led to ground troops going in.” Gen. MacArthur thought it] would be ‘extraordinarily doubtful” whether Chiang Kai-shek
Under questioning by Sen. Brien allegations McMahon (D. Conn.) Gen. Mac- push of U. 8. troops brought the he might see fit."
nds Right To
United Nations 'mand reeling southward. “They were adverse to having believed it (than Korean) But the tactical conditions with South Korean South Koreans that the South Koreans were un-'life.” Gen. MacArthur insisted that a McMahon had to let go with a units of American ground troops of his imprisonment, was admite commander had a right meek, “I see.” northern and duly to register his views “as
‘treme North Korea. “tactical conditions”
to send American troops into the| all. area.
This was in the course of last ill-fated
border which Gen.
to retreat into South Kogea.
S.. push -into Northern Korea'to House
reans. . anh Sen. McMahon asked if the
General's
com- the border. in his dismissal, Gen. MacArthur said the Chiefs Sen. McMahon “probably advisable” thought it was Nationals to, occupy Northern Korea only general troops,
The questions related to some theater that the
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"Talk Out’ on Policies
This came when Sen. McMahon ‘‘reconnais- pointed out that the Joint Chiefs, a ould toss sharp barbs, too. sance in force’ to the Manchurian p,t+ Gen. MacArthur as a the-
MacArthur : 5 . . .'the totalitarian and Soviet metha good’ night's sleep ‘and had hoped. would end the war. ater commander, were. responsi \
The CHinesé Reds intervened and ble for “global” military strategy. y “And he looks fine," Sen. Byrd ed the United Nations forces y surprised are being made, they're not in ggqded. forced u Gen, MacArthur said that the : military chiefs thought that only U, “We have plefity of Allies, but South Korean troops should be would have developed into a win- Joseph, W, Martin Jr., only chusetts—which expressed differ-
Sen. McMahon then asked Gen. {MacArthur whether the General Gen. MacArthur said the pig thought that his Mar. 20 letter Republican Leader Massa-|
icy—was roper action. gy Dope said he dees Sen. McMahon's courtroom strat-
letter, to Mr. that
suggested he improper to communicate on difbut ferences with “people in political the world was our main enemy,”
~ McMahon Discovers Doug commutes we ve |g Master With Barbs, TOO wiih oti im:
Continued From Page One
any segment of American society ‘shall be so gagged that the full
"truth shall not be brought out.”
Tosses Barbs, Too Then Gen. MacArthur showed
“1 understand completely that
od. is in contradiction to that . , (they do muzzle certain segments of society,” he said. : “I .do not believe that is the American way." Gen, MacArthur was saying, in effect, discipline is one thing and subservience .is another. Gen, MacArthur was alert to
egy—that of recalling previous
were YeSUMBHY.” "Wen the Senator
phrased a question to thé effect Gen, MacArthur agreed
emy,” the General snapped: “1 didn't agree to it.” “You do not agree?” “1 said communism throughout
sald Gen. MacArthur, and Sen.
How well Sen. McMahon had done his spadework was demon-
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{went back 20 years to quote from communism. I believe that every
+ my rather youthful days then,
|with—the Asiatic peoples Gen. MacArthur summarized, speaking slowly: :
strated plainly again when he Asis He coung Batahek against oy
a statement Gen, MacArthur had communism’ made as U., 8. Army Chief of |°0¢ OPPO id to for the ls 8 Staff. Its salient point was that iim n Sopa East.” or broad policies applicable to prose-| Chairman Richard B Russell .cution of a war must be decided 1, Ga). directing these dramatic by the head of state—in this case; .. +. ng the Presitent. Joint hearings of the Senate Gen, MacArthur réjoined: Foreign Relations and Fl “As I look back, Senator, upon ervices. Committes, 18 a3 MIF & chairman as could be found, members of both parties agree. wise I was”. For 2 few Senatets Jt hessing ‘When the probing turned. to| May have seemed a show, but'te | military strategy, Sen. Estes Ke. H08 THiS Wis 4 SeFiots StHEHYE fauver (D. Tenn.) asked the Gen-|!° dig out facts to permit evalueral if, after we had aided the ation and development of a-sound
Chinese Nationalists to hit the © oF. East policy. ba China’ mainland, the attack went
sour. would the U. 8. be obligated Resting Up Period. : o back them: up with its gown . forces UP WI_L8 2%0 Under Way for Vogeler No, said Gen. MacArthur, it WASHINGTON, May 4 (UP)~ would not be. . Robert A. Vogeler, who spent. 17 He said the U. 8, interests months in a Hungarian prison, should control—that our own in- today started relaxing and-re«— terests should determine this covering in Bethesda, Md., naval question as others. But he said hospital. again what he has said often-—~ The 39-year-old International that he can conceive of no posi- Telephone and Telegraph Co. vice tion where he wo..d put ‘formed president, still showing the strain
I'm’ surprised and amazed how
in continental China.” 'ted late yesterday. He was schede When Sen. Kefauver raised the uled to undergo a medical exe ques$ion of - Chiang's standing'amination today.
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crunch soon filled the valley with would order an invasion of the dust ahd smoke. You could feel Chinese mainland in the event cf,
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Shells Come Closer
Now the shells were coming}
closer. Several fell near the wrecked dugout, Shrapnel plunked into the river—first near the: south bank then in jmidstream. Soon it was hitting with a metallic clang near our tanks. Sgt. Moonevham and I climbed inside. Capt. Day got behind the tank. Sgt. Mooneyham asked the artillery to lift its sights. The lead tank radioed that it had spotted activity in.a farmhouse directly in front of the old command post. Sgt. Mooneyham unlimbered Confusion's cannon. I watched and did what the
American aid to Nationalists forces. But the General said that an amphibious. operation on the Chinese coast were undertaken, the United States should help the Nationalists ‘to the extent it was possible.” In answer to another question by Sen. Kefauver. Gen. MacArthur said that the withdrawal of other United Nations forces from Korea “would have no material effect up the tactical situation.” The forces of the other United Nation members there are too small to make much difference, he said.
5 Sen. Knowland brought up the
matter of air restrictions “within Korea” at the beginning of to-
others did. They fastened their day's session.
helmet straps. So did I.” They! put their fingers in their ears. I did too. The first shell was fired. I had been smoking a cigaret. It was blown from my! mouth.« I was sure I had permanently lost the use. of my right ear. Tanks Fire House We fired three rounds. So did the "other. tanks. The house was on fire. It had been the biggest,| prettiest one along the river. Aj cherry tree in the back yard was’ in full bloom. It reminded me of It was difficult to: believe the enemy was there. An air spotter called in about a concentration of Red Chinese up the river. We couldn’t see them. but the lead tank could. It got the range and blazed away. The troops dispersed, leaving a number of dead. Now it was over. Capt. Day gave the word to start home, We backed off the hill and started! back. At the camp we parked our tanks and climbed out. First Lt. Charlie Escue of Cleburne, Tex., was among those there to greet us. Charlie had kidded us good-naturedly when we had set out for no man’s land. | “Write us from Manchuria,” he
Gen. MacArthur had testified vesterday that he had been directed not to bomb within five miles of the North Korean-Man-churian border.
“Five miles inland I was not permitted to bomb.” Gen. MacAthur said, adding that this stricture was removed on his protest to permit bombing of bridges across the Yalu River boundary.
Order Bombing
When the Chinese Reds started pouring across the Yalu in force! the-General said,~-he ordered the’ bombing of the bridges from the Korean side. He said that order was “‘coun-’ termanded from Washington and it was only when I protested vio-! lently that I was allowed to continue’, ..."” Members plunged into a fullday session in an effort to clean up the questioning of the five-star General, with only a half-hour out for a lunch of sandwiches and coffee right in the committee, room.
Some Democrats, meanwhile, were prepared to confront Gen. MacArthur with secret intelligence reports showing that 500.-| 000 Russian ‘troops are massed near Korea. }
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had shouted. { i { L Streutd It was now 12:20 p.m. and the 468 Senators Present | i 4 Co. wie noon newscast® from Tokyo said, About 46 Senators, including. { founded i that things were quiet all long the the committee members, were : ' . -
front and that the Red Chinese were regrouping. i Not all. "Not some around one, village. They would never re-
group.
State to Open Bids for |
Personnel Building
The state will open bids for a $2.7 million personnel building at| the Dr. Norman Beatty State Hospital at Westville June 12 in| the Statehouse office of Walter Mybeck, director of Public Works! and Supply. : The new mental hospital is nearing completion. State officials said it is almost ready to accept transfer patients from some overcrowded. institutions. i
present when Gen. MacArthur resumed his testimony. The General, looking rested despite yesterday’s eight-hour hearing, went before the committee on schedule at 9:30 a. m. {Indianapolis time). In his first day of testimony yesterday, Gen. MacArthur called administration policy in Korea “appeasement” and vigorously, presented his view that U. 8. air and sea power should be permitted to smash at Chinese Red sup-| ply lines outside Korea. ! He voiced the conviction that such action would not bring Russia into the fighting. i Some Democrats were eager to! question him further on this point.’ They were prepared to confront
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