Evening star., 1951-06-07
Acheson Denies YaIfa
Pact Led 10 Defeat Of
Chinese NationaIisfs
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ANs& E'f
China retaining full sovereignty
in Manchuria.
1t also provided that President
Roosevelt would undertake to OBJ
tain the concurrence of Chang
to the agreement. In return, the
Russians agreed to conclude with
Chiang'S government a pact of
friendship and alliance and to
assist the Chinese in liberating the
country from "the Japanese yoke. !"
Senator Mcmahon asked if Mr..
Acheson had ever been told of any
military connection between the
agreement and the defeat of
Chang.
mo" he replied, II think there
was none"
Lively Debate Started.
It has been brought out preyi-
ouSly that concessions were made
to the Russians at Yalta to obtain
their entry into the war against
the Japanese and spare American
forces from a possible bloody land
ing IN Japan. In this connection,
Senator Mcmahon read into the
record the part of a 1945 Senate
speech by Senator Wiley, Repub-
lican, of Wisconsin, a member of
the investigating committee, urg-
ing such a course.
A lively debate broke out in tht
closed committee hearings, the
transcript showed. when Senator
Mcmahon said he would read into
the record part Of Gen. Bars 1949
testimony. Gen. Barr served in
China, commanded the 7th Divi-
sion in the Korean fighting and
is now head of the Armored School
at Fort Knox, KY.
In the committee arguments.
Senator Mcmahon said that 1850
pages Of secret testimony on China
that have been taken by the For
eign Relations Committee dem
onstrates the utter falsity" of Oft
repeated claims that I'VE do not
have policy in the East upon
which both parties have been con-
suited"
The Connecticut Senator said he
challenged any one to read this
record and deny that there was a.
single suggestion made by any of
the members which was mot thor
oughly considered and either
unanimously accepted or unan-
imously rejected"
Mcmahon Chides Critics.
Apparently referring to repeated
Republican charges that the Tru-
man administration has no fixed
Far Eastern policy, Senator Nc
Mahon added:
Il am getting. for one, just a lit
tie bitt ired of this effort to per-
vert history"
The Barr testimony said the
Chinese Nationalist army, de-
feated by the Communist forces,
was "burdened with an unsound
strategy which was conceived by
q politically Influenced and mill
tarily inept high command"
Gen. Barr, it was revealed. also
testified that the Chinese Nation
aliSts attempted to do too much
with too little, scattered their
armies along thousands of miles |
OF railroads and rejected Amer
lean military advice on strategy
and tactics. He also said the i
Nationalist underestimated from
the start the Communist military
strength, popular support and
tactical skill.
Secretary Acheson said the
State Departments white paper
on China contains "a great deal"
OF what Senator Mcmahon read
into the record.
Earlier. Senator Hickenlooper.
Republican. of Iowa said he would,
demand that Mr.. Acheson give a
frank and clear" statement of /
the Allies objectives in the Ko-
rean war.
After listening to the Secretary
at great length" said Senator
Hickenlooper. a member of the in
vestigating committee, II am more
confused than ever as to just what
our goal is, and am sure I am
not alone in that confusion"
Mr.. Acheson told the Senator's
yesterday that United Nations
forces in Korea have agreed on a
political objective" which is being
reflected by "the operations now
being carried out" there.
Hostility Is Increasing.
Testifying amid an air of in
ereasingly hostile questions-some
from Democratic stalwarts-the
Secretary was not pressed for an
explanation of the agreement.
But he said it involves questions
OF how far north of the 38th Par
allel U. N. forces are capable of
going and "the wise political OBJ
jective in the light of the military
capability."
While he did not say so, Mr..
Acheson's statement raised the
possibility that the agreement
might involve a showdown or halt