Evening star., 1950-11-25
G.0.P. Brings Truman
Under Direct Fire in
New Blast al Acheson
By the Assaeiatad Press

Republicans brought President
Truman directly under fire on
foreign policy today as they
launched a new critical broadside
at Secretary Of State Acheson.
| Senator Millikin, Republican, of
Colorado, chairman of the con-
ference of all Republican Sena-
tors, told reporters he holds Mr.
Truman directly responsible for
what the Senator said are "bad
policies" that need wedding out.
Senator Hickenlooper, Republi-
can of Iowa, a Foreign Relations
Committee member, said in a sep
arate interview that he blames the
President primarily for plumbers
which involved the United States
in the Korean war.
AchesOn Removal Urged.
In Omaha, Senator Wherry
Republican, of Nebraska, Senate
minority leader in the present
Congress, said that the most i'm
portant job confronting the new
82d Congress will be Mr.. Ache
sons removal.
Senator Kefauver, Democrat, OF
Tennessee who has disagreed fire.
quently with Mr.. Acheson, con-
tended that the Secretary is in a
difficult spot" adding, II don't
know any one who would do
better"
Senator Kefauver said he thinks
Mr.. Acheson's critics should recog-
nize the Presidents right to pick
his own Secretary Of State and let
the country get on with its
knitting"
Douglas Asks "Good Feeling"
Senator Douglas, Democrat, of
Illinois. called for a new era OF
good feeling" saying that he
thinks lawmakers who differ on
policy ought to be able to dc it in
friendly fashion without "indis-
criminate smearing."
The new Republican attack on
the President and Mr.. Acheson
came after Philip c. Jessup, Mr.
Acheson's chief adviser, told a
Philadelphia audience yesterday
that some G o. P. criticisms OF
the administrations policies point
straight in the direction of a policy
Of embarking on war"
He apparently alluded to de-
mands by Senator Knowland, Re.
publican, of California and Others
for increased military support fol
Chinese Nationalists on Formosa
MI. Jessup said If the policies
OF some critics we're carried out
they would involve the United
States in a full-scale war in Asia
He added that was the sort Of
trap the Communist imperialists
were preparing.
There are thoughtless people
in this country who would have
us fall into that trap" he de.
clared.
Room Seen for Cooperation.
To this remark, Senator Mill,
kin retorted tartly:
Aren't we in a trap already?'
Senator Hickenlooper has callee
for Mr.. Acheson's resignation, bu
Senator Millikin said that woule
be like quarreling with the post.
man who brought you bad news
He said the President alone mus
be responsible for policies. Bu
he also heaped new criticism OF
the State Department. He sale
1t has behaved badly in respect
to foreign policies which led tt
the Korean war and to the neces.
sity for a new preparedness pro-
gram and to new taxes"
Senator Millikin added, how
ever. that he still thinks there is
room for two-party cooperation
on foreign affairs.
Full Bipartisan Approach.
I'VE have got to have an honest
bipartisan approach" he said.
Talks between Republicans and
Secretary Acheson are not enough.
Republicans have got to be offered
prior information, prior consulta-
ton and prior sounding out of
opinion before decisions are made.
That way we could reach a
common denominator to use as a
base. If sound policies then are
suggested, the two parties can get
together again."
Senator Millikin said Mr.. Ache
son was guilty of "Achesonian
jackassery" when he attacked Re-
publicans who want to re-examine
United States foreign policy.
MIR. Acheson recently compared
"re-examinists" to isolationists
He explained he did not oppose a
review of foreign policv h,,t o,,1y