Evening star., 1950-12-06
Stassen Demands Use
OF All Arms if China
Refuses Cease-Fire
BY the Assoeioied Press

TOKYO, Dec. 6.-Harold E.
StasSen urged today an immediate
cease-f1re in Korea-or if that
fails-an all-out assault with
atomic and other weapons on Red
China's military might.
The former Minnesota Governor
and aspirant for the 1948 Repub-
lican nomination for President
gave his views at a news confer
ence a day after he had a private
talk with Gen. Macarthur.
But with Gen. MacArthur's
chief press officer at his elbow,
Mr.. Stassen insisted the cease fire
or-else plan was his own and that
he had not discussed it with the
U. N, commander.
Strike "1n Any Manner"
Mr.. StaSsen. president of the
University of Pennsylvania, is on
a personal world survey tour.
In a statement circulated at the
news conference he did not men
tion the atomic bomb. But he
said if the Reds refuse to cease
fire by midnight Friday 90 am,
EST Gen. Macarthur should be
directed to strike 'in any manner"
at Chinese Communist military
targets in Korea or China.
Under questioning of CORE
spondents, Mr.. Stassen said strik-
ing lin any manner" meant use
of atomic weapons if feasible:
Mr.. Stassen suggested that a
cease-fire should be followed by
withdrawal of all non-Korean
forces from Korea and U. N. medi-
alton of differences over the coun-
try.
Sees Macarthur Two Hours.
Mr.. Stassen emphasized in his
500-word Introductory statement |
that those were his own views "and
they are not to be taken by in
ference or otherwise to represent
the views of the United States
Government nor of any other in
dividual."
He was closeted with Gen. Mac
Arthur two hours Tuesday. Mr..
Stassen had told correspondents
after that session he did not in
tend to make any statement on
policy during his current tour.
Today's statement was mimeo-
graphed at Gen. MacArthur's
headquarters under the heading
General Headquarters, Far East
Command, Public Information Of
fee"
A spokesman at Gen. MacAr-
thurs headquarters refused toI
comment on the statement. Gen.
MacArthur's press officer, Col
Marion P. Echols, who sat by Mr..
Stassen during the news confer
ence, explained:
He CMr. Stassen) Just called
me up and asked me if I could help
him and I did"
Mediator Would Be Named.
Mr.. Stassen said that, if agreed
to, the cease-f1re should be fol-
lowed by appointment of a U. N.
mediator who would attempt toI
settle among North and South
Korea, Red China and involved
U. N. nations the questions of
reservoirs and power plants and
other matters in the mediator's
discretion"
Such mediation, he added, "pre-
sumably would involve the with
drawal of all non-Korean forces,
the laying down of arms of both
north and south. and supervised
election for all Korea.
IF the cease-fire order is not
agreed to, the United Nations
commander should be directed to
retaliate against the attacking
Chinese Communist forces by
striking in any manner any OBJ
jectS OF military significance in
either Korea or China.
This would undoubtedly result
IN the blockade of the China coast
and heavy air attacks upon the
and industrial centers of
China.
He Gen. MacArthur) should
also then be directed to withdraw
his land forces from Korea in an
orderly manner. :"