Evening star., 1951-05-20
Foreign Policy

recent debate has fully justified
President Truman in his wise de-
cision to relieve the. Far Eastern
commander.
Supports Macarthur Views.
Supporting Gen. MacArthur's
views in his speech before the
Panama Society, Senator Taft
charged that the United States
has refused to take the same risk
of about war in the Far East
that it has taken many times in
Europe.
Calling steps to defend Formosa
inadequate. he urged that his
country develop the ability a to
control sea and air in all parts of
the world"
Personally" he added, "I don t
think the Russians are going to
attack unless they are threatened
with invasion"
Continuing on an optimistic note,
the Republican policy leader said
the main policy differences ARE
in tactics rather than strategy" j"
The strategy, on which there is
almost general agreement, he said.
is devoted to containing the
spread of Communism throughout
the world and the disputes have
grown out of the best ways to
carry out that strategy.
I'm reasonably hopefu! that the
differences which have arisen. and
the disputes still being carried on,
will result in a fairly united theory
of what we should do" he declared.
Points to Red Intervention.
Referring to the original pur-
poses of the Korean police action
as failure" the Ohioan said he
did not criticize the President for
his actions which resulted in the
war" But the course of events
since Red China intervened, he
said, show it is impossible to
punish every Nation which makes
an act of aggression against a
neighbor"
Senator Taft said the United
States is sending only six divisions
to Europe. while there were &C
at the height of World War II.
AN indefinite expansion of thai
kind" he said. would be an i'm.
possible task to undertake unles!
we actually are in full war;
The Senator replied directly ane
emphatically to President Tru'
mans assertion that his propose
to cut the armed forces was al
Invitation to war
Charges Misrepresentation.
Senator's Taft's suggestion wa:
made recently in a speech before
the United States Chamber o.
Commerce, and the Presidents re.
ply, without mentioning Senator
Taft by name, was delivered il
remarks before the National Con
ference on Citizenship here las
week.
THE President of the Unitet
States" Senator Taft began, "ha
seen fit to attack and misrepresen
speech I made before the Unitet
States Chamber of Commerce
Senator Taft said that in hi
speech he pointed out that eve!
a country as large as the Unitet
States had definite economic linn
itations." Those limitations, h
added. are more severe when ap
piled to a 10-year mobilization
program, which the present emer
gency may involve, than to
brief war.
Believes Personnel Wasted.
II criticized the Government,
the Ohio Republican said, "be
cause no one has analyzed for tn
people the ultimate cost of wha
is now proposed by a dozen diff
ferent departments"
Senator Taft said he also sug
gested that the country's under
taking might be accomplished wit
3 million men instead of 3.5 millioI
now proposed for the arme
services.
Everyone who knows anythin
about it," the Senator continued
knows that there is tremendou
waste of personnel in the arme
forces as well as in the spendin
of money for supplies. When tn
Amred Forces are going to ca