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they contended, was not required
at all to defeat the Japinese.
Policy Blamed for Enemies.

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Policy Blamed for Enemies.
Since Yalta, they argued, Sec
retary Acheson's policies and those
of his. predecessors were largely
instrumental in making $50 mil
lions Of our former Chinese allies
into enemies They charged that
"the myth" that the Chinese Ma
tionalist Government fell because
her troops refused to fight had
been refuted by sworn testimony
They acknowledged, however,
that Maj. Gen. David Barr had
testified that the Chinese Ma
tionalists never lost a battle for
lack Of arms, but insisted Chang
might have defeated the Com
If he had received effec-
tive American aid.
They agreed with Gen. Mac
Arthur's opinion that Chang Kai-
shek is "the outstanding anti
Communist leader in Asia" and
his country should have received
continuing support from the
United States.
They charged that Mr.. Ache
sons contention that the admin
istration has consistently and
firmly supported the Chinese Re-
public "is simply not true"
Replying to charges that the
Chang regime was corrupt, the
Republicans acidly observed that
I'll behooves the Government OF
the United States to level charges
Of corruption and decadence
against any friendly nation"
In a footnote, the Republicans
said:
Deep freeze, pastel mink, ~RFC
and organized crime and dope
would furnish ample material for
a Chinese writer to discuss cor
ruption in some other quarters"
"POlice Action" Questioned.
The Republicans also questioned
the administrations early conten.
ton that the Korean fighting was
"a police action" and contended
that the United States cannot con-
tinue indefinitely to spend man
power in Korea when there is INC
positive plan" for achieving
victory.
They attacked as Immoral and
un- Christian" the idea of killing
Chinese Communists until they
sue for peace. THE corollary OF
suffering American casualties al
the present rate" they added
"also is unacceptable"
The eight Republicans adopted
the unusual procedure of including
in their report an appraisal Of the
various witnesses who testified in
the inquiry.
OF Secretary Acheson they ex-
pressed the opinion that he did
not always frankly and fully re-
veal the information requested oil
him." They reported they found
Secretary of Defense Marshall "un.
informed" on some Of the ques-
tions they considered "precularly'
within the jurisdiction of the joint
Chiefs of Staff.
Bradley Impresses Them.
Gen. Bradley. chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff, impressed
the Republicans with ''his compre-
hensive understanding of our mill
tary responsibilities" But they
said 1t was embarrassing for him
to contradict or differ from the
basic concepts which had been pre-
viously outlined by the Secretary
of Defense"
The Republicans said they con-
cluded from the testimony of Louis
A. johnson that the former Secre-
tary Of Defense was convinced
that the State Department was ex-
erting too much political influence
in military matters"
OF Gen. Macarthur. they cited
praise bestowed on him at the
conclusion OF his testimony by
Chairman Russell Of the Joint
Committee and said the dismissed
Far Eastern commander presented
what. in his opinion, was "tht
most desirable. positive program
to end the war in Korea with vic.
tory and honor for the forces oi
the United Nations"