Evening star., 1950-09-13

W n e t h e r a
change In policy ! SsSz
toward For Doris Fleeson.
mosa, Chiang's stronghold, IS
imminent. If the change is made,
will Gen. Macarthur resign?
In the Marshall selection. Presi-
dent Truman is gambling that the
great war leader can win public
support for an Allied policy that
refuses to ALLEVIATE all Asia for the
sake of piece Of real estate in
Formosa. At least this is the way
Mr.. Truman looks at his policy,
which is aimed at exhausting the
arts Of diplomacy before it accepts
the dread arbitrament Of war.
Acts on Eve Of Farley.
1t is significant that he has
acted while Secretary Acheson is
closeted with the British and
French Foreign Ministers In New
York on the whole problem Of
Allied policy toward Russia and
what form allied preparedness
should take. The British and
French are eager to win Commu-
mist China to the allied side.
Only "a hours before the Pres.
ident acted, Red China failed by
one vote to win an invitation Il
appear before the q. N. Security
Council and press charges thai
United States planes had attacked
Manchurian territory. France
Britain and that keystone Of thu
British Commonwealth. her vita
Asian ally, India, voted yes.
This is the proof positive thai
| if America. goes to war In Asis
/ for Chang, she will stand alone
without her major European Allies
and without support in Asia.
Military Mind Feared.
On the domestic front, an at
tempt almost certainly will be
made to form. a coalition Of Re-
publicans and those liberal Demo-
Gratis who fear the military mind
in civilian action to oppose the
statutory change that would per-
NIT Gen. Marshall to become
Secretary Of Defense.
Not very long ago, the Senate
Armed Services committee refused
to concede any military perquisites
to Maj. Gen. Laurence Kuter 80
he could afford to take a low-paid
job as head of the then belea-
guered Civil Aeronautics Authori-
ty. It would be a bad precedent,
Senators of both parties said
sternly, to let the military infil-
trate into civilian jobs.
These are different times, and
Gen. Marshall enjoys unique
prestige. Nevertheless the debate
could build.
The President is known to be
very much exercised by the talk of
preventive war, of which the source
is the Pentagon. He is not con-
vinced that Navy Secretary Mat
thews acted in utter naivete when
he suggested 1t at Boston recently.
Shakeup May Go Deeper.
1t is possible that the shakeup
at the Pentagon may go much
further and deeper than now ap-
pears.
The resignation Of Deputy De-
fense Secretary Early is largely
coincidental. He has long tried to
leave, because of his own and his
wife's health, as well as the great
financial sacrifice entailed In the
job. Unlike many men who hold
top jobs here, Mr.. Early has no
private fortune.
He placed his letter of resigna-
ton on the Presidents desk near
ly two weeks ago. Mr.. Early, press
secretary to Franklin Roosevelt for
IL years, was of particular value
to Secretary johnson, who was
always dropping his watch In pub
lie. Tt is quite possible the thought
of Louis johnson trying to get
along without such experienced
backstopping helped to induce the
President to take yesterdays dras-
tic step.
1t is probable that Gen. Mar
shall's undersecretary, II the gen.
eral is confirmed, will be from the
ranks of business.
Playing For Great Stakes.
President Truman Is playing for
great stakes. Overall, it is peace,
as he sees It's possible attainment
If he were solely the politician he
Is often credited with being, he
would replace Mr.. johnson with
q Republican.
Already Louis johnson has more
friends than at this time yester-
day. He bowed his head to the
storm in 1910; he has done II
again. He was the good soldie,
once; he is the good soldier again
Mr.. johnson now knows thai
last week ends Associated Pres
story Of his coming resignation