Evening star., 1951-04-21
Senator Attacks
Smoke Screen
On Macarthur
HickenIooper Wants
Joint Chiefs to Clarity
Claim Of Support

The battle of statements over
Korean war policy continued on
Capitol Hill today, with Senator
Hickenlooper, Republican, Of Iowa.
charging the administration with
smoke ke-screening" the question
Of whether the Joint Chiefs of
Staff agreed with Gen. MacAr-
thurs military plans.
From the Democratic side, Sen
ator Long of Louisiana replied
that Gen. Macarthur lost one
gamble" when the Chinese Reds
entered the Korean conflict, and
said President Truman was only
preventing the former Pacific
commander from taking the final
gamble that Russia would not
come in if we bomb China"
Although the Senate Armed
Services and Foreign Relations
Committees will not begin inquiry
into the Macarthur controversy
for 10 days, the lawmakers are
showing no signs of taking any
"cool-off" period individually.
Argument Reaches Physical Stage.
In fact, several of them got to
the pushing and showing stage in
a heated argument in the House
radio-recording room yesterday
morning at the end of debate
they were preparing for a Sunday
broadcast.
Gen. Macarthur has been advo-
eating use of Allied air power over
Manchuria, an economic and naval
blockade of Red China and use of
Chang Kai-shek's Nationalist
troops on Formosa, with logistic
support from this country. In his
address to Congress Thursday Gen.
Macarthur touched of a debate
that will go on for the rest of the
session when he said the Joint
Chiefs of Staff agreed with him,
from a military standpoint.
The Defense Department came
back with an announcement that
the Joint Chiefs Of Staff had rec
commended relieving Gen. MacAr-
thur from his command.
1t was this statement which
brought Senator Hickenlooper into
the controversy. He said whether
the Joint Chiefs recommended the
'ousting" of Gen. Macarthur is
mot the point"
THE big issue is, Did they
approve of MacArthur's program,
as he said they did," Senator
Hickenlooper added.
Senator Knowland. Republican,
of California, and Senator Hicken-
looper indicated they expect Gen.
Macarthur to back up his state
ment with documents. Dispatches
from Tokyo yesterday made the
same prediction.
Senator Long contended that,
even if there was military approval
of Gen. MacArthur's views. over
all foreign policy might be over
riding. ....
Other Senators Join Dispute.
"Militarily, it is always good
strategy to bomb the enemy's
supply lines and even his cities"
Senator Long went on. "It might
be good strategy to send our Navy
to lombard Shanghai. But
politically it probably would not
be the thing to do D..
Other Senators joined in the
discussion in out-of- town speeches.
Senator Douglas, Democrat, Of
Illinois. told an audience in White
Sulphur Springs, w. Va, the is
sue will be decided by the Ameri-
can people, "and we should do so
on the merits of the case, not on
the basis of either hero worship
or personal hatreds and antag-
onisms."
Senator Byrd. Democrat, of Vir-
ginia, said at a New York dinner
that Gen. MacArthur's dismissal
was a tragedy of errors" that is
leading to greater disunity in the
country. Senator Byrd asked,
How can we fight communism if
we are to fight among ourselves?"
Senator Douglas agreed with the
administration viewpoint that
Gen. MacArthur's proposals could
bring Russia openly into the con-
f1ict and start World War III. .
Taft Attacks Bradley Speeches.
Senator Taft, Republican, of
Ohio charged yesterday the ad-
ministration is using" Gen. Omar
N. Bradley to serve its purposes.
The Senator contended Gen.
Bradley. in Chicago speech, sup
ported the administration view
that any enlargement of the Ko-
rean fighting might lead to World
War, III. Gen. Bradley was quot
ed Thursday night as saying Gen.
MacArthur's dismissal was a po-
litical question and, as a military
man, he could not discuss it.
"The Truman administration is
working both sides of the military
and political street." said Senator