Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-07
U. 5. Likely 10 Ignore
BuIIiH's Plea 10 Send
Top General 10 China


A suggestion by William C.
Bullitt that a fighting" Amer
Jean general take over direction
of China's war against COM
munism appears likely to go un-
needed.
MIR. Bullitt. former American Am
bassador to Russia and France. re-
ported to the Senate-House Com
n1ttee on Foreign Cooperation yes
terday that it would take American
direction and control as we'll as
hundreds of millions in economic
and military aid to turn the tide"
OF the war in China.
The still Republican dominated
committee took no action on his re-
port and none Is to be expected I'M
til the Democratic Congress Or
gantzes new committee. Admin
iStration reluctance to become fur
Their involved in what appears to be
the losing fight of Chang Kali
sheks Nationalist government makes
it highly unlikely that Mr.. Bullitt's
advice will be needed.
/ Not Too Late, Bullitt Says.
sMr. Bullitt, who returned last
month from a special mission to
China for the congressional group,
said the entire Orient is in danger
OF falling to the Communists unless
the United States acts promptly.
1T is very late but mot too late"
fdr this country to help, he added.
Economic aid and military sup
plies alone-to the exent of some
$4,000 900 over the next II months
-twould enable Generalissimo Chan
to delay considerably the Communist
conquest of China, he reported, but
would not prevent further Commu-
lst advances.
ITO. really turn the tide" he re-
lRrted. requires in addition Amer
IAN direction and control exer-
Used by fighting general of the
highest qualities. with an adequate
staf of able officers
Mr.. Bullltt told reporters later he
believed top-ranking general like
Gen. Macarthur and 600 officers are
needed to do a thorough job" He
said he is sure such an arrange
ment would be welcomed by Chang.
President Truman already has
said that Gen. Macarthur is not
going to China.
L. S. Military Control Emphasized.
Mr.. Bullitts suggestions were gen.
orally along the line of appeals
from Chinese leaders in recent
weeks. They were reinforced by
Nine. Chang in audiences here with
the President and Secretary of
State Marshall, but to no avail
American control of the Chinese
armies was held necessary by Mr.
Bullitt if American material aid is
to be effective because the Chinese
government has not a single gen.
eral" with the military training and
technical skill to handle the logistic
porblems involved in meeting the
Communist attack. He added that
many of the Chinese officers from
the rank of major upward are both
incompetent and dishonest"
The former diplomat said it is
totally untrue" however, that
Chang Kai-shek is no longer able
to govern his. country. IT,
Senator Bridges, Republican, of
New Hampshire, chairman Of the
joint committee until it is reorgan-
lied by the new Congress. released
the Bullitt report without official
committee Endorsement.
Bridges Favors Aggressive Policy.
The Senator said he personally
feels the United States is "risking
q tremendous gamble" in not hav-
ing a definite, positive, aggressive
policy" to counteract the Communist
drive in Asia.
Mr.. Bullitt said the "dike which
prevents the Communist flood from
sweeping southwark to the Indian
Ocean is the line of the YangtZe
River in China" If that falls, he
added, I'VE shall let in upon our
selves a sea of troubles in COMPARE
son with which our present prob
lens in the Far East will seem a
mere unpleasant puddle"
Congress last year approved a
$400, 100000 China aid program, OF
which $125 100000 was earmarked
for military supplies. Practically
all of the military funds have been
used up. There has been no indi-
cation of how much, if any. further
aid the administration will ask the