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cumScribed extension of selective
service would completely meet
the objectives which we had in
mind"
Would Be "Workable."
"It is still our view that a SIM
pie extension for three years is
best designed to meet the world
situation as it exists today" he
wrote. But we feel that the pro-
viso that you have suggested.
modified as set forth above. will
give us workable selective act"
Mr.. Vinson had suggested that
selective service officials be re-
quired to come back to Congress
and get approval of special author
ization if they wanted to use the
standby draft law. Mr.. Johnson's S
letter proposed the alternative of
the Presidents approving induc-
tions after consulting the National
Security Council and appraising
the international situation.
Mr.. Vinson read the johnson
letter into the record as the public
hearing on selective service re-
sumed before his committee.
Gen. Bradley then testified in
support of the extension. He made
three points:
/. "Selective Service machinery
in operation, although lying dor
mant, will probably save us four
or five months in a critical Pc
riod of preparation for any future
war. ga4s
2. "a selective service act on the
books is probably. worth several
divisions in added strength to our
arguments around the council
table"
8. The draft law is an assurance
to partners Of the United States
in the North Atlantic Pact "that
we can mobilize; are willing to mo-
bilize, and will do it rapidly"
Psychological Effect.
There is no intention, as far as
I know, Gen. Bradley said, "of
exercising the provisions of the
Selective Service Act in the near
future, or for that matter in
peacetime in general"
AS to the psychological effect of
the law. Gen. Bradley COM
mented:
II have been informed that our
passage of the Selective Service
Act two years ago had a more
salutary effect on the Russians
than almost anything else we did"
He recalled that at that time it
was suggested the draft law be
enacted for a f1ve-year period, in
view of unsettled world condi-
tions.
ut is an unhappy circumstance
that I cannot prophesy authorita-
lively today that the conditions
have changed for the better"
Gen. Collins and Mr.. Acheson
followed Gen. Bradley with their
support of the extension.
While I realize that for some
months it has not been necessary
to use the Selective Service Act
as the basis for meeting the man
power requirements of our armed
forces" Mr.. Acheson said, "I
nonetheless believe that failure
to extend the act might be widely
interpreted abroad as a relaxa-
ton of our determination to re-
main strong as the principal de-
fender of the peace against ag-
gression from any power.
"It would appear inconsistent
both with the responsibility which
we assumed under the North At
lantic treaty and with our efforts
to encourage the other members
of the treaty to increase their in
dividual and collective strength to
resist aggression.
Russian Obstructionism Hit.
"The fundamental objective of
American foreign policy is the
maintainance of world peace" Mr..
Acheson emphasized. THAT peace
is not yet more secure is no fault
lof the United Nations or of the
United States, but is traced di-
Irectly to the record Of obstruction
ism and intransegreance of the
lUSSR a record with which all of
you are familiar"
/ 1.-THE police states of the world
have not diminished their efforts
Ito obtain military superiority, "
Gen. Collins reminded the COM
mittee, and "they have forces in
being that greatly outnumber
ours, and they are increasing their
equipment advantage as time
fgoes by.
4 las an example. they not only
have current advantage over us
lin tanks of at least z to /. but
they are producing new tanks OF
advanced design at an accelerated
rate"
| The time element Is increasing
lily important in preparedness be-
cause of chronological develop
ments in warfare. he said.
d For example," Gen. Collins
continued. 1--WE cannot rule out
II +y,a ,,occih;Iifu that aerial otfa ck I