Evening star., 1950-11-29
|Gruenther and Lovett
Confer With Senators
In Executive Session
By Cecil HoIIond

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Grave-faced members of the
Senate Armed Services Committee
met today with Undersecretary OF
Defense Lovett and 1t. Gen. AL
fred M. Gruenther. deputy Chief
Of Staff of the Army. to discuss
the critical turn Of events in
Korea. -..
Mr.. Lovett and Gen. Gruenther
represented Secretary of Defense
Marshall at the closed door meet
ing given over to a review of de-
fense problems posed by the attack
of organized Chinese forces in
North Korea.
In advance of the meeting
neither the Defense officials nor
Chairman Tydings Of the commit
tee offered any comments.
1t was expected. however, the
committee would be fully informed
of the precarious situation con-
fronting United Nations forces in
Korea. and particularly about four
American divisions reported in
danger Of being cut off and over
whelmed by the Chinese Red
armies. .
Many Suggestions Offered.
Meanwhile, members of Congress
making no effort to conceal their
deep concern, offered numerous
suggestions for dealing with the
situation.
These included:
!. Chairman Connally Of the
Senate Foreign Relations Commit
tee and others called for "appro-
pirate action by the U. N. Security
Council to bring about a quick
showdown in Korea.
2. Senator O'Mahoney, Demo-
crat. of Wyoming, suggested that
the United States serve Russia
with an ultimatum to get the
Chinese Communist troops out of
Korea. He said the Chinese troops
were agents" Of their Russian
masters and failure to issue the
ultimatum would condemn this
country for lack of courage.
3. Senators Brewster Of Maine
and Bridges of New Hampshire,
both Republicans. said Gen. Mac
Arthur should be given authority
to use the atomic bomb If he
should think it necessary. Use of
the bomb also was proposed by
Representatives Cole, Republican,
OF New York, and Rivers, Demo-
crat. of South Carolina.
4. Senator Cain, Republican. of
Washington, told the Senate it
should demand by resolution that
Gen. Macarthur be given author
ity to send troops and planes
across the Manchurian border for
attacks on bases and concentration
points OF the advancing Chinese
forces.
5. Senator Ferguson, Republi-
can, Of Michigan. said the United
Nations must give Gen. Macarthur
full authority for waging an all
out war. He added that includes
the possible use Of the atomic
bomb and of Chinese NationaIists
troops. Senator Smith, Republi-
can. OF New Jersey. q member of
the Foreign Relations Commit
tees also. said the U. N. should re-
lease all anti-Communist forces
including Generalissimo Chang
kal-shek's. for meeting the Com
munist threat.
o. The supplemental military
appropriation will probably 90 to
the Capitol Friday or Saturday.
It was said at the White House
today. This legislation is expected
also to incorporate provision for
atomic energy development. White
House Secretary Charles G. Ross
told a questioner tnat he did not
know whether the over all military
estimate had been revised as a
result OF the new threat in Korea
Blames Truman and Acheson.
Senator Taft of Ohio, chairman
OF the Senate Republican Policy
committee. summed up the fears
OF Congress when he SAID III a
broadcast last night that the
danger OF a new world war is
much greater than 1t was two
weeks ago but he is still hopeful
it can be avoided.
He charged that the policies of
President Truman and Secretary
OF State Acheson have "got us