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quarters en- route to China in late
1945, never discussed cor even
alluded to- the MacArthur-Sp
ance- -Wedemeyer dispatch.
"It is fantastic to believe that
had he been en- route to imple-
ment a recommendation of mine
he would have failed even to men
ton it to me-" Gen. Macarthur
declared.
"The action of the Marshall
mission was to employ the poten-
tial Of American assistance as a
weapon to force the existing gov
eminent (the Chang govern
ment) into a political alliance
with the Communists" he con-
tinued.
This was the exact opposite OF
the intent of the message (the
Macarthur -Spruance -Wedemeyer
message"
Gen. Macarthur then said that
the Marshall proposal "at once
weakened the Government and
materially strengthened the Com
munist minority.
Interpretation Held Wrong.
"It was one Of the greatest
plumbers in American diplomatic
history, for which the free world
lis now paying in blood and dis
aster and will, in all probability
continue to do SO indefinitely. y
Senator Sparkman, Democrat
of Alabama read into the record
a press report which quoted Mai
Gen. Courtney Whitney, the Mac
Arthur aide, as saying that the
ousted Far East commander be-
lieved Washington wanted tc
make the 9Th Army a scapegoat.
do you know of any fact that
would warrant any such state
ment as that?" asked Senator
Sparkman.
mo, SIR Mr.. Acheson replied
There are no facts to my knowl.
edge. and I would go a consider
able way In saying that no such
facts exist"
Policy Opposition Explained.
Nobody here you know oi
wanted Korea evacuated and the
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Morse Mentions
Macarthur View

senator MOrSe-s DO you place
any particular significance on the
fact that neither you nor Gen.
Marshall-possibly some Of the
Joint Chiefs Of Staff-have been
in Japan or Korea or Formosa,
from the standpoint Of any impli-
cation that your failure in not be-
ing in Asia places you in a posi-
tion not to be fully advised as to
our needs and problems and OPP
erations in Asia?
Secretary Acheson-No, sir: I
think there is no significance to
that.
Senator Morse-Is it not true,
Mr.. Secretary, that your advisors
in Asia have kept you fully in
formed in regard to facts and cir
cumstances and information
which are needed by the State De-
partment in reaching judgments
in respect to the formulation Of
policy?
Secretary Acheson-I think that
lis true, sir.
Senator Morse-Do you agree
with me that If we should ever
adopt the standards or the cri-
terra of service that a Secretary
Iof State or Secretary Of Defense
or anyone else in high position
in this Government, who is
charged with the responsibility
Iof development of our foreign and
military policy should keep him
self in position of becoming a
world traveller to the scene of
every international problem be-
fore he formulates or partici-
Ipates in the formulation of a gov
|ernmental policy in respect to that
problem. that he would very soon
dissipate his energies and not be
in a very good position to carry
out his duty?
Secretary Acheson-Yes, sir. ]
think that is true; and it is also
true that since the war there has
been a very great additional bur-
den on Secretaries of State to &c
to various parts Of the world for
conferences. :.
Critical of Foreign Policy.
Senator Morse-T would like to
say for the record also. Mr.. Sec
Iretary, that the reverse implica-
ton of this type of questioning in
its application to Gen. MacAr-
thur is equally unsound.
I am not one of those who
thinks that because Gen. Mac
Arthur had not been back in this
country for some 10 years meant
Ior that it necessarily followed
that he was not aware of our for
Ieign policy problems. and of the
program of his government In the
field of foreign policy.
-. I have been critical Of our
Korean policy since July %, 1945,
when on the floor Of the Senate
at the time of the United Nations
Charter debate, 7 urged the recog-
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up with the phrase "Your recon-
mendation desired"


Senator Morse-That is right.
Secretary Acheson-I think one
can either interpret that as refer
ring to the whole telegram or re-
ferring to the sentence preceding
it which says:
"State has asked the Joint
Chiefs what authority Gen. Mac
Arthur should have to permit
sufficient freedom of action for
the next few weeks to provide
security for the United Nations
forces and maintain contact with
the enemy"
Senator Morse-Even if 1t ap-
plies to either, it still left Gen
Macarthur in a position to make
recommendations in regard to q
proposed settlement for the con-
fiict in Korea, because the pro-
lection of his troops was insep-
arably involved in a proposal for
the settlement of the conflict, was
it not?
Secretary Acheson-Yes, sir, he
could have made any recommends
ationS he wished.
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Cain Inquiries
About Withdrawal

Senator Cain-An of us are very
conscious that the Allied fighting
situation was most difficult last
November after the Red Chinese
entered the war. Because we can
understand how difficult that
Korean fighting situation was, did
you ever consider the possibility
or favor evacuating our American
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Mr.. Chairman, as I said, sir, it
seems to me that there is no sim
ilarity worthy Of the name be-
tween the original paraphrase sub
mitted by the JCS to this COM
Imittee and the supplemental
lparaphrase which came as a di-
rect result of requests from mem
Ibers of this committee.
MacArthur's Response.
Now on the day following
Gen. Macarthur, responded to the
message of the preceding day in
this way:
"On 80 December 1850, CINCFE
made a comprehensive reply to
the request for his comments on
the evacuation of United Nations
armed forces from Korea. He
pointed out that United States
naval and air potential was being
only partly utilized and that the
potential of the Chinese Nation
alists on Formosa and guerrilla
action on the mainland were being
Ignored.
Further, were the Government
to make a political determination
to recognize the state of war
forced upon the United States by
China and to take appropriate
|retaliatory measures, the United
States could:
"a. Blockade the coast of China
! "b. Destroy through naval gun
fire and air bombardment China S
industrial capacity to wake war;
&c. Secure appropriate rein
forcements from the Nationalist
garrison on Formosa; and
"d-Release existing restric.
tions upon the Formosa garrison
for diversionary action (possiblJ
leading to counterinvasion)
against vulnerable areas of the
Chinese mainland.
4 After pointing out the advan.
tages of such action, he STATED
his conscientiousness of the fact
: that this courSeUf action has beer
rejected in the past for fear O.
provoking China to a major wal
effort, but that there was nothing
that could be done in any event
to aggravate the situation Wis
avis China. He admitted that So.
> Wet military intervention was {
matter of speculation, but gave hi,
opinion that the Soviets woulc
act on the basis of their own esti.
mate with little regard for othel
factors. His recent request for re.
enforcement by four divisions hae
as its purpose the defense of ia.
pan in the contingency of Soviet
!: attack. Further, a forced evacua'
ton from Korea without retail
atory action against China woule
have a most adverse effect upol
the peoples of Asia, including th'
japanese, and the eventual re
suits of such action would call fol
an even greater reinforcement o
the forces in the Far East. HI
t understood the demand for Euro
pean security and concurred il
! doing everything possible in tina
sector short of the point of &C
: cepting defeat everywhere else
I Accepting defeat everywhere else
] however, could not fail to insur
: later defeat in Europe itself. H
S concurred in the Joint Chiefs o
E Staff tactical estimate Of the Ko
t rean situation under the condii
e tions implied; namely, no rein
4 forcements; restrictions on Chi
: nese Nationalist action; no mill
S tary measures against China, ant
: the concentration of Communis
!. Chinese military forces in the Ko
: rean sector. The tactical plan o
E successfully contracting defens
s line to the Pusan beachhead woult
D appear to be the only way in whicl
e an evacuation could be accom-
plished. In such an eventuality, !
t would not be necessary for th
Joint Chiefs to make an antici
}, ma tnrv decision
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9th Army made a scapegoat?"
inquired the Senator.
mot in the slightest degree
whatever" the Secretary declared.
Senator Sparkman also brought
out in initial questioning of Mr..
Acheson that most of the opposi-
tion to the administrations for
eign policies developed after
failure" of the Marshall mission
to bring peace in China.
Under further questioning by
the Senator, the Secretary added
that the opposition was mainly
confined to Chinese policy.
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milton of the provisional govern
ment Of Korea.
Called Grave Mistake.

1lAtlOl VI tAlG PlUblS1O11a1 kUfc1L-
ment Of Korea. -.
Called Grave Mistake.
-. I would like to call your
attention to page 242 of the
transcript of this record when I
was questioning Gen. Macarthur
and asked him in view of what
has happened since the taking of
troops out of Korea he did not
think it was a mistake. =.
He says on page 242: I'm the
aftermath and hindsight. I should
say it was a very grave mis-
take"
Do you agree with me Mr.. Sec
Iretary. that this testimony of Gen.
Macarthur support the OBJ
lservation that you made in your
Testimony yesterday that at the
time it seemed to be the wise
thing to do to take the troops out
Iof Korea?
Secretary Acheson-Yes. sir; !
think 1t does.
1t is also a fact that the posi-
tion of the Joint Chiefs of staff
which is described here as being
held at the time our troops were
withdrawn, which was in late '48
and up to the middle of '49. was
also their attitude in AT when
the initial steps were taken In
the United Nations. Plus the fur
Ither fact that they thought that
these troops were needed else
where.
Senator Morse-Is it fair con-
lclusion of mine. do you think, Mr.
Secretary. that any implication
that might have been left in this
record by an examination of any
one and the responses to that ex-
animation to the effect that the
taking Of the troops out of Korea
at the time was solely State De-
tpartment responsibility is not en-
tirely correct. because the joint
Chiefs of Staff. the military ad-
visers of our Government, also
shared the view at the time that
that should be the policy of the
United States with respect to its
troops in Korea?
Secretary Acheson - Yes, sir
both departments were agreed or
that. I think if anything the State
Department held up the with.
drawal little while. -.
Senator Morse-Is 1t not true
that Gen. Macarthur had beer
requested by the Joint Chiefs o1
Staff to submit to them anc
through them to other govern.
ment officials any suggestions ane
recommendations that he wished
to make in regard to what term.
for settlement should be urged by
his Government?
Secretary Acheson-May I lool
at this? Well. that message end,
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|Acheson Denies
Any Peace Moves

Senator Wiley I came
through the hall this morning 10
minutes late for this meeting. !
was stopped by the press. They
said, do you know Gen. Marshall
has landed in Japan?" said, "No.
we don't know anything. We have
ito be told by the press" well.
he has landed. Do you know
lRidgeway has been called to con-
suit with him?" mo" well. what
was your question about when you
were talking about treaties pend
Iing?" said, as / said last night,
II was trying to find what was
going on.
You are giving me the informa-
ton now. Well, that is the way
lit has been. Why aren't we taken
Into partnership? Why didn't you
tell us yesterday something about
this thing that is brewing in
Japan?
| Not Told Of Marshall Visit.
-. just an instance now, the
newspapers tell me. Now I am
going to ask you the question:
Is anything brewing in relation to
an arrnistice, a settlement. in
Korea?
Secretary Acheson -- No, sir.
there is not as far as I know.
Now, may we go back and may
II comment on your comment2
lt312 lines deleted). Your ques-
tion was stricken out and an
answer was left in, which said,
Eyes. we are working on that.
I think that the thing that pre-
ceded the part of the record
which was stricken out had some
thing to do with whether there
were any secret arrangements be-
ing gone into. So. it appeared to
those who read the record that
my answer was responsive to an
earlier question, which it was not.
Now, so far as your suggestion
THAT I should have told you yes
terday that Gen. Marshall was
going to Japan, think the SIM
pie answer to that is that I didn't
know any more about it than you
did, Senator.
Senator Wiley - Laughing. }
Maybe that indicates just what
lis wrong in that picture.
Maybe that is what is wrong with
this mixup with Gen. Macarthur
that the military and diplomatic
were not playing ball on this.
No Reason to Tell Him.
Secretary Acheson-May I GO
ION with my comment, in which ]
said I didn't know any more about
lit than you did.
I have been up here continu-
Iously day after day. Gen. Mar
shall, I was informed this morn
ling by the military establishment,
has gone to Japan and Korea in
the ordinary course as the Secre-
'|tary of Defense because he has
mot been there before and wants
himself to see the military opera
ltionS and how they are going on
land matters of that sort.
4 There is no reason in the world
why he should have telephoned me
lat these hearings and told me that
he was going to take a trip as
Secretary of Defense.
Evening star., 1951-06-09

There ore 1856 comp beds. Are you
helping fill them? $3.50 for one week;
$3.50 for two. Send your check to
The Evening Stor Summer Comp Fund.
Evening star., 1951-06-09
Notice to Water Consumers
In the WASHINGTON Suburban Sanitary District

The 42nch and 36nch pipe line which the Washington
Filtration Plant Laurel to Wheaton nearing completion and
expected be placed in service August The station
and the additional filter unit at Willis School available for
service With the placing of the pipe line in operation there viii
be ample water for the current needs OF the Sanitary District
The commission requests the cooperation of its in the
conservation of the of water in the interim until the works
mentioned service While in the water
distribution system and the construction Of additional water str
structures the filter unit materially increased
the available supply continued building
development in the during this period has correspondng in
creased the However public cooperation is
received hoped that will issue water
restrictions this year.
increasing the supply the Sanitary
District not the end of but merely step in continuous
planning anticipate of the community In such
encourage growth but at the same time keeping
financing facilities sound OASIS
present plans nearly completed Tor
mpoundng Of the Pauxent River ana
studying the construction another supply line and further
improvements to of its water distribution and
sewerage collection systems.
Respectfully
WASHINGTON SUBURBAN SANITARY COMMISSION
RAYMOND w. BELLAMY,
Chairman
L, RAY,
j. NORMAN AGER,
Commissioners
Attest:
JAMES B. PARKHnL. ..
Secretary Treasurer sune o. lsoi
Evening star., 1951-06-09

Boy babies born this year in the
United States can expect to live
66 years on the average; girls. II
years.
Evening star., 1951-11-11
Eustpines Citizens Elect

The Eastpines Citizens Associa-
ltion OF Riverdale, Nd, viii elect
lofhcers at 8 pm. tomorrow IN the
lWildercroft School.
Evening star., 1951-11-11
Speer Is Reelected
By N. u. Alumni
by The Assoeioisd Press

BALTIMORE. Nov. 10.-Talbot
T. Speer. president of the Capital
Gazette at Annapolis and genera,
manager Of a salesbook printing
company in Baltimore. has beer
reelected president of the Univer.
sity of Maryland Alumni Associa.
ton
DR.. Albert E. Goldstein, q pro.
fessor at the university's medica.
school and medical director o1
Sinai Hospital In Baltimore, was
reelected vice president last
night.
Officers were elected at a meet.
ing of the alumni council, made
up Of three members from among
graduates of the university's II
schools and one member from each
alumni club.
The council voted to postpone
until January its consideration oi
a proposal that it campaign fol-
Of the so-called "univer.
sity home rule bill"
The legislation, giving the uni
versity broader powers of self.
government. was passed by the
Maryland General Assembly las
winter but Gov. McKeldin vetoec
it. An attempt to pass it over hi.
veto is expected when the Legis.
lature convenes again in Febru.
airy.
Evening star., 1951-11-11

on recommendation of DR.. H. c.,
Byrd, university president. DIR.
Byrd said the new dean was
selected because the university in
tends to emphasize the education
and training of teachers.
The new dean has been SUPER
visor of education of high school
teachers in Maryland, supervisor
|of the State teachers colleges at
Towson, Salisbury, and Frostburg,
and supervisor of the junior COLI
leges at Hagerstown and in Mont
gorAery County.
A native of Frederick County,
DR.. Devilbiss received degrees from
George Washington University, the
University of Maryland and West
|ern Maryland College.
His education work began as a
teacher at Mardella Hight School
in Wicomico County. Later he
taught at Middletown High
School and at Frederick High
School.
Evening star., 1951-11-11
Problem Child
Center Urged
InMontgomery
Youth Group Indorse:
Proposal to Creote
Diognostic Clinic

Establishment of a diagnostic
center for children in trouble viii.
be recommended to the Montgom-
cry County Council by the County
Youth Commission.
Meeting yesterday at Leland
Junior High School. Bethesda, 13C
leaders of youth organizations in.
dorsed creation of the center
which would be under the juris-
diction of the Board of Education
Noyes Estimates Cost.
One speaker at the conference
Judge Alfred Noyes of the county
Juvenile Court, estimated that the
proposed center would cost be-
tween $500, 900 and $5O0,O00.
Other speakers were DIR. Pau
Douglas, recently resigned presi-
dent of American University;
Miss Maisie Rappaport of the
Baltimore Department Of Public
Walfare. and Thomas w. Pyle
Montgomery County's assistant
superintendent of schools.
Other Actions Urged.
Besides advocating the center
the conference urged a vast in
crease in school guidance facili-
ties. greater financial assistance
to community service agencies and
an increase in information on
church, school and home problems.
Chairman of the gathering was
William E. Roger, county public
welfare director.
Evening star., 1951-11-11

added, I'VE should have it before
major subdivision development
begins. not after"
The chief idea behind the regu-
lations, Mr.. Kelley stated, is to
preserve the rural. open nature
Iof the upper county while at the
same time allowing desirable resi-
dental development at the right
time and at the right place.
Too Far For Fight Step.'
Many of the commissions
critics seemingly agree with that
goal, but they don't agree that
the proposed regulations would
accomplish it.
w. Lawson King, who owns
1000 acres in dairy farms in
the Clarksburg Gaithersburg =
Rockville area, said the regula-
tions go too far for first STEP"
He said he's in favor of a mas
ter plan and light zoning, but
added that the people couldn't t
live under the regulations as they
are drawn up."
The poorer or average-income
person wouldn't be able to buy
a home, Mr.. King declared, and
property rights would be taken
away from landowners. He dis
puted the argument that subdi
vision regulations are needed to
combat rural slums; "the county
Health Department could do
that" he said.
r. Edwin Brown. Rockville at
torney, who was an ardent sup
porter of Montgomery's charter
government. attacked the regula-
tions as "the most vicious piece
of legislation ever proposed in
Montgomery County"
Terming the regulations "con-
fiscatory, ridiculous and unrealis-
tic" Mr.. Brown said the commits
sion should first work out a mas
ter plan, before trying to put
through any subdivision rules.
No Provision for Appeals.
He further criticized the pro-
posed regulations for failure to
provide a method of appealing
adverse commission decisions.
w. Frank Sickle. president of
the county Farm Bureau. said the
commission went overheard on
this one" The farmers want plan
ming. he said, but nothing this
stringent.
Organizations which have op-
posed the proposed regulations in
clude the West Montgomery Coun-
ty Citizens Association, the Prince
Georges Montgomery Engineers
Society, the Clarksburg Com
munity Association, the Citizens of
Damascus and the Farm Bureau.
Other members of the Upper
Montgomery County Planning
Commission besides Mr.. Kelley and
Mr.. Gutheim are Marshall Davis
of Germantown. Kenneth Wind
ham of Woodfield and Lathrop E.
Smith Of Travilla. member of the
County Council.
Patrick j. Cusick. jr., is the COM
missions planning engineer. Har-
old Taubin is the assistant plan
'ner and Miss Nancy Setright Is the
Junior planner.
Evening star., 1951-11-11
Fredericksburg lutherans
10 Dedicate Church Today
speeioI pisnoteh 10 rhe stor

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Nov.
TO- The first Lutheran church
ever built in Fredericksburg will
be dedicated tomorrow.
DR.. Abdel Ross Wentz Of Get
tysburg, Pa, vice president of
the Lutheran World Federation.
will speak at an IL am. service
dedicating the new $4,000 Christ
Lutheran Church.
Fredericksburg's first Lutheran
congregation was organized four
and one-half years ago, and now
has 1876 members. The Rev. w.
Leigh Bell is pastor.
The Rev. Robert e. Lee Of st.
Luke Lutheran Church, Silver
Spring, Md. will speak at an eve
ming dedication service. -
Evening star., 1951-11-11
Northwestern High Girl
Wins. Democracy Contest

Dorothy Blalock, 17-year-old
senior at Northwestern High
School. yesterday won the Voice
of Democracy Contest In Prince
Georges County.
Her recorded essay on ''I Speak
for Democracy" will be entered In
the State Voice of Democracy
Contest sponsored by the Mary
land State Junior Chamber Of
Commerce December /.
Runners-up in the Prince
Georges contest were George Rob-
inson, 16, a senior at Bladensburg
High School, and Patricia Pringle,
IT. a senior at Fairmont Heights
High School.
The contest was sponsored in
Prince Georges County by radio
station WGAY, with cooperation
with the County Board of Educa-
ton. The winners were presented
cash prizes by Oliver w. Young
blood, president of the Citizens
Bank of Takoma Park.
Evening star., 1951-11-11
Tip From Prisoner FoiIs
Prince Frederick Break
BY the Assosiotsd Press

PRINCE FREDERICK Md,
Nov. 10.-Three prisoners were
moved to jail at Upper Marlboro
for safer keeping after another
prisoner helped foil what ap-
parently was an attempted break
at the Jail here.
Sheriff Samuel Lyons of Calvert
County said he got note from a
white prisoner in the Jail saying
three Negroes were planning a
break.
Mr.. Lyons said he found that a
crowbar had been handed in
through a barred window and that
the prisoners had already been at
work on a cell door.
The three moved to Upper Marl-
boro yesterday were listed as
Edward Bannister, %, and Harry
Blake. a., both of Lusby, and
Norris Dali, 26, of Baltimore.
They were awaiting trial on a
charge of taking 40 bushels of
oysters valued at $3.50 from the
j. C. Lore & Sons oyster house at
Solomons. The loot was subse-
quently recovered.
Evening star., 1951-11-11
Study Groups Planned
BY Fuirlinqton PTA

Parents, teachers and school su-
pervisors of Arlington County will
exchange ideas in study groups
at a meeting of the Harrington
Elementary School Parent-Teach-
er Association at 8 pm. tomor.
row at the school.
Teachers and parents will take
part in three discussions, the top
les OF which were selected on the
basis of questions most frequently
asked by parents.
Elementary school supervisors
will lead the discussions. Edwina
Dean will preside over a study oil
ungraded primary and mixed
grades; Ethel Thompson on re-
porting methods and Mary Louise
Raider on reading methods.