Evening star., 1945-12-05


Il stated American policy so there
could be no mistake about IT," he
said, adding that he then returned
to Washington.
Here, he said, he was confronted
by the report from Mr.. Acheson rec
ommending lease-lend aid to the
Communists. ss
Senator La Toilette, Progressive,
OF Wisconsin then asked for a
chronological statement as to the is
sues that arose between Gen. Hur-
ley and the foreign service men in
Chungking. He referred back to
Mr.. Atcheson's recommendation on
that lease-lend.
Gen, Hurley said when he re-
turned here he made an issue of the
matter and that the State Depart
ment recalled Mr.. Atcheson.
Position Became Untenable.
What happened next?" the Wis
consin Senator asked.
He came to Washington and be-
came my supervisor, the general re-
piled.
He added that Mr.. Service also
was in supervisory capacity. That
he said, made his position "unten-
able"
When Senator Green, Republican
of Rhode Island insisted on know.
ing the names of other Foreign
Service men, aside from Mr.. Atche.
son and Mr.. Service, who had
opposed his policies, the general
fiared up, observing that he was not
"a bootlegger on trial by prosecut-
ing attorney"
Chairman Connally admonished
the former Ambassador to control
your emotions"
Gen. Hurley finally said that it
was his understanding that other
career men who had tried to under
mine his policies were Arthur Ring
wold,. Fulton Freeman and John
Davis.
During the discussion about Mr.
Service, Chairman Connally asked
Gen. Hurley If Mr.. Service was
under him.
mo, If he had been I would have
kicked him out Immediately" Gen
Hurley said.
Senator Bridges, Republican, oil
New Hampshire asked Gen. Hurley
If Mr.. Service was not the man who
got in Serious trouble" here latel
in connection with the leak of State
Department documents.
Welcomed by Senators.
Gen. Hurley said he had read o1
the case, but didn't want to testify
about it.
Gen. Hurley said at the outset fe
had not asked for a hearing anc
had not discussed the matter with
members of Congress.
He said the hearing should moi
be partisan apd that he would no,
ally himself with any partisan
group. He added that his testimony
would. be ION my own" although he
had had suggestions as to the man.
ner in which his testimony should
be presented.
Some time ago, he said he hao
read that State Department people
had given or sold" confidentiai
documents. He added that he had
made no charges on these grounds.
Chairman Connally pointed out
that the documents did not refer
to China.
Gen. Hurley said that he would
call on the State Department fol
documents he had written himself
He said they would have to be In
the form of paraphrases as "I dc
not want to endanger the American
secret code"
"You know what are in these
papers?" Chairman Connally asked
YES" Gen. Hurley answered. 81
will not call for any documents
whose contents I do not know"
The general then said he woulo
like to make a brief statement re.
garding Secretary Byrnes' statement
yesterday on Chinese policy, which
was outlined in a letter to Repre-.
sentative Anderson, Republican, ol
Californa.
Clarifies Position.
If that declaration had been ISSUED
by the State Department before hi
left China. he would not have re.
turned to the United States, Gen
Hurley said. Then he added thai
If it had been made before his res.
ignation last week, he would not
have resigned.