Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-04-07
Locking Both Sonify
And Decency

WE ASSUME THAT it is only matter
w of time now when the fashionable
communist label will be tagged on to such
distinguished Americans as Gen. George
c. Marshall Gen. "Ike" Eisenhower and
then-President Truman himself.
AS a matter of fact, the only reason
why they are not SO labeled even now is
due solely to lack of courage on the part
of the Hon. Senators Mccarthy, Wherry
and Bridges whose Shiny and baseless
campaigns against State Department Of
ficials, including Secretary of State Ache
son, have reached new low in totally
irresponsible character assassinations.
For in reality the policy of the State
Department, the policy of the US. Gov
ernment now being followed has been laid
down-particularly with respect to China
by Gen. George c. Marshall more than
any other individual. Of course, President
Truman fully agreed with Gen. MarshalPs
China policy, therefore, he even aside
from the fact that he is our Chief Execu-
tive - bears equal responsibility in the
situation. And, of course this applies to
Gen. Eisenhower and others who were
consulted
THE CHIEF ARGUMENT of the Nc
Carthy's seems to be an accusation that
the us. Government, because it refused"
to help Chang Kai-shek's nationalist gov
ernment actually paved the way for the
victory of Mao Tse-Tungs communist gov
ernment.
In reality Mccarthy, Wherry, Bridges,
and everyone else who cares to check the
facts, knows that the us. Government
did everything within its power = short
of war to help Chiang's regime. Mccarthy
and his cohorts should know and they
do know but refuse to have the elemen-
tary decency to admit - that the US.
Government poured billions of dollars into
Chiangs tottering regime but to no avail.
HOWEVER, THE salient factor in this
situation centers around highly secret
report submitted to the State Department
by Gen. Wedemeyer on the Chinese situa-
ton at the time when Gen. Marshall was
still Secretary of State. Gen. Wedemeyer
was sent to China to evaluate the situation
there on the spot and to return and make
recommendations as to what, in his opin-
ion, the United States should do to save
Chang Kai-shek's corrupt regime.
Gen. Wedemeyer did make his report.
In essence he told our government that the
only possible way Chiang's government
can be saved is if we, the United States,
intervene in the Chinese Civil War with
our own armed forces, take owe govern
mental power from Chang and fight
full scale war against the Chinese Commu-
nists.
Cen Marshall, who himself spent we'll
over a year in vain effort to bring about
unity between Chang and the commu-
nists, was thoroughly familiar with the
Chinese situation. He k n w that Gen.
Wedemeyer was right. He knew that
Chang could not win unless the us was
ready to send in American troops to win
for him.
CHANG REFUSED to heed warnings
of Gen. Marshall and others He continued
his incredibly corrupt regime. He made
no move to correct the abuses against the
masses OF ms people VINO were alreauy
deserting him in enormous numbers to
side with Mao's communists.
Under h ese circumstances Chiangs
doom was inevitable. He was. told that by
our government. But he refused to listen.
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UNDER THESE circumstances to con-
tinue to accuse Acheson and the State De-
partment of selling out China" is not only
ridiculous, but it is downright asinine. 1t is
political hypocrisy of the worst type. 1t
is an open admission on the part of the
accuser who, incidentally, are u ly
aware of these circumStances-tha they
lack completely both sanity and decency.
They are political muckrackers of the
lowest species ever uncovered in the
jungles of irresponsible politics.