Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-15
All Angles Of Pressure
On Chiefs Of Staff 10
Come Before Hearino
Army Calls Gen. Collins
From Far East Tour
To Give Defense Views
By Chris Mothisen

Members of the House Armed
Services Committee had assur-
ance today that they will be given
the views of all participants in
the pulling and hauling on the
Joint Chiefs of Staff described to
them by Admiral Denfeld, chief
of naval operations.
This was made certain last
night, when the Army ordered it's
chief of staff. Gen. ]. Lawton Col
Inns, to cut short his tour OF mill
tary installations in the Far East
and reurn to Washington.
Thus. the Army. which has re-
manned in the background of the
inter-service row in which the
Navy and Air Force have been
the principal battlers. prepared to
give its views on defense planning
differences through its top officer.
The third member of the Joint
Chiefs-Air Force Chief of Staff
Hoyt S. MISUNDERSTANDING had
been announced as a prospective
witness before the House COM
mittee when it resumes its public
hearings on the shortcomings of
unif1cation next week.
Bradley and Eisenhower. Too.
And Chairman Vinson has said
the committee will hear from Gen.
Bradley, 'non-voting" chairman
of the Joint Chiefs, as well as Gen.
Eisenhower, who served as tenn
porary presiding officer of the
group. and Defense Secretary
johnson.
Meanwhile, several committee
members indicated they have con-
cluded the troubles in high de-
Tense councils are not the fault of
the law, but Of bunny administra-
ton in the present early stages
Of unif1cation. 49,.
Acting Secretary of the Army
Tracy Voorhees, directed Gen. Col
Inns to come home. He pointed
out the House committee Is in
quiring into matters vitality affect
ing uniflcation.
Secretary johnson had recon-
mended that the committee hear
all Joint Chiefs, but this was the
first indication that the Army's
representative would be on hand.
Gen. Collins arrived in Japan
Wednesday and had been ex-
pected to spend two weeks in the
Orient. visiting Korea and Oki-
naWa, in addition to Japan.
Denfeld Charges Coalition
Admiral Denfeld told the COM
mittee Thursday that the Joint
Chiefs discussions had developed
what amounted to an Army-Air
Force coalition against the Navy.
He said he had faith in the
unification principle. but declared
1t had not been administered in
either the letter or the spirit OF
the National Security Act. He
said the Navy didn't have ''full
partnership" in defense planning
and its aviation arm was in dan
ger of Gripping reductions in
strength.
In their concern over the story
OF high-level dispute over how
to defend the United States, two
members of the committee-Rep-
resentatives Brook of Louisiana
and Price of nlinois-have sug-
gested that a civilian board be
named to arbitrate in secret.
Wants Spirit Of Law Applied.
Appraising the hearing testi-
mony, Representative Kilday,
Democrat, Of Texas said:
Il think it all means simply
that the unification law needs to
be administered in accordance
with its letter and spirit"
Mr.. Price commented that ways
mus be found to give unitication
a chance to work.
Representative johnson, Re.
publican. Of California, said hi
considered the hearings to have
been Of service to unif1cation, il
that they have emphasized the
need for assuring balance, putting
each service to It's best use"