Evening star., 1950-08-16
KnowIand Insists
Reds Quit Korea
BeforeU. n. Talk
Bipartisan Bloc Calls
Senate Conference on
World Police Force

Senator Knowland, Republican
of California, urged in the Senate
today that the United States insist
on withdrawal of the Red Ko-
reans to the 38th parallel before
any plan for having the six lit
tie nations on the United Nations
Security Council consider peace
proposals.
The California Senator said he
had reference to a plan India is
considering for discussion in the
Security Council tomorrow.
Meanwhile, Senator Sparkman
Democrat. of Alabama, called an
afternoon bipartisan conference
of Senators interested in the
legislation to promote plans for
an international police force in
the U. N.
Senator Sparkman said Commu-
mist aggression in Korea has dem
onStrated the need for speedy es-
tabliShment of a mobile police
force capable of stemming any
similar attack in Europe or else
where.
There could be no better argu-
ment then what is happening in
Korea right now for an inter-
national contingent of balanced
land, sea and air forces, such as
we have proposed that the United
Nations set up" Senator Spark.
man added.
StaSSen Calls for Action.
One of the demands for speedie
mobilization came from Harold E
StaSsen, former Governor of Min
nesota and now president of tn
University of Pennsylvania, in
radio address last night.
Mr.. Stassen said the Unite,
States should put Russia on no
tice that if it sponsors furthe
aggression by its satellite coun
tries it will be starting World Wa,
III and that 1--WE and our aSso-
ciates in the United Nations In
tend to finish it, in due time
against the Kremlin itself"
He emphasized that he was not
suggesting a preventive war. but
was urging this country to pre-
pare itself for world conflict in
the event Of further aggressions
S35 Billion Outlay Urged.
"If the persistent ruthless ac-
tionS of others make a world fight
unavoidable" he added, "a ready
alert, wise Uncle Sam must move
directly into the main fight"
To prepare for this Mr.. Stas.
sen said the United States mus
spend $35 billion or more in mill.
tary preparedness for several year.
to come. Requests this year al
ready total $31 billion with in
dications that more is to come.
Thus we must turn our atten
ton to how we can do this jol
and yet not so overextend or dam
age our own economy as to >cauS
our own crash at home if n
war comes" he added.
In other words, we must b
prepared to fight world war an
also be prepared to remain SCUM
and strong at home if no wa
comes"
Truman Criticized Again.
Among his suggestions we're:
/. Increased taxes "of all type
upon everyone" to raise a mini
mum additional $40 billions 1
year in revenue.
2 Reinstatement of credit
controls.
3. Standby price and wage
controls.
4. A special emergency agency
divorced from politics, t. admin.
lister such controls as may b.
required.
AS other Republicans hav,
done, Mr.. Stassen criticized tn,
Truman administration for wha
he described as "series of tragi
major mistakes" in foreign polio,
over the last five years
This administration of ou
country has sown so many pinl
seeds that now the American
people must reap a red wnirl
wind" he declared. Il do believ
that history will adjudge ou
country'S administration in thes
five years to be one of the mos
incompetent in our Nations life
time"
In the larger sphere of foreign
policy, Mr.. Stassen called for al
ASiatic economic program witt
reductions at the same time il
Marshall plan aid for Europe ant
cuts in non-defense spending a
home.
Mr.. StaSSen'S suggestion for
direct warning to Russia was re
ceived cautiously by members o
Congress and most of them di,
not want to comment publicly
However, Senator Smith, Republi
can, of New Jersey, a member o
the Senate Foreign Relation
Committee, said the proposal 81
worth exploration.
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