Evening star., 1951-07-19
Que'sodo
Continued From First Page.

, 1868, now is winding up his
work as commander Of the joint
task force which conducted the
latest atomic experiments at Eni-
wetok atoll in the Far Pacific. He
was in California today and could
not be reached for comment on
the reports that he planned to
retire as soon as he completed his
atomic experiment task.
Following the recent announce
ment of the retirement applica-
ton of Maj. Gen. Gordon p.
Saville. 40, deputy chief Of staff
for development, and lie reassign-
ment of some seven other Air
generals there was considerable
talk in aviation circles that policy
differences have been behind the
retirements and shifts.
But Gen. Hoyt s. Vandenberg.
Air Chief Of Staff. sharply denied
such was he case in a dispatch
sent to all major Air commands.
Speculation as to the cause of
retirements of top ranking officers
in all the services was given i'm
petus by the recent statement by
Rear Admiral Thomas B. Inglis,
former director of Naval Intelli-
gence, that he planned to go into
private life because he was unable
to support certain politicio-mili-
tary views" of some of his super
iers. What those views were was
!. not explained.
However, officials pointed out
that actually the number of re-
tirements by admirals and gen.
erals was not unusually high and,
In fact, had shown decrease dur
: ing the fiscal year ending June 80
from the previous fiscal period.
There we're SO high-ranking Of
f1cers who retired during the last
fiscal year. compared with 88 dur
ing the 1850 period. ,-.
Here's the box score on retire.,
ments above the rank Of colonel
or Navy captain:
During the year ending June
30-Army. 81; Navy. %; Air Force,
10.
During the 1850 fiscal year.
Army, 80; Navy, 43: Air Force, 13.
But even the statistics are not
likely to down the speculation
mostly in lay circles-that many
top officers who are retiring re-
aiize that their support Of Gen.
MacArthur's policies or other pol
icy differences has landed them
) in. the doghouse with no chance
OF military advancement.
Promotions have to be approved
by President Truman.
The only officers who definitely
retired because of the Macarthur
custer were his two closest staff
members-Maj. Gen. Courtney
Whitney and Mai. Gen. Charles
Willoughby.
Among those leaving the Army
is 1t. Gen. Albert c. Wedemeyer,
SO, one Of the witnesses who testi-
fed in the Macarthur hearing in
favor of at least part of the de-
posed Far East commander pol
icies in the Orient.
Will Get High Salaried Job.
But Army officers asserted that
Gen. Wedemeyer had planned tc
retire long before the Macarthur
controversy arose and that he will
get high-salaried civilian job
in New York. The general. new
commander of the 9th Army. with
headquarters at San Francisco
q will retire July 81.
1t. Gen Ennis Whitehead, one
of Gen. MacArthur'S top Ali
!, officers throughout the Pacific
campaign and now commander OF
the Air Defense Command will
headquarters at Colorado Springs
Colo, and Gen. George G. Kenney
air commander of the Southwest
Pacific under Gen. Macarthur
and now head of the Air Univer-
sity at Montgomery. Ala, alst
are stepping down. However
both of them have reached the
retirement age.
There are reports that Gen
Mark w. Clark, commander O
the Army Field Forces, also plan
an early retirement but they ar,
linked with offers of civilian posi-
tions. r-''7-
"In the Army there have beel
few disagreements as to policy ol
the top side" declared Maj. Ger
Floyd L. Parks. the Army's chic
of information.
"The truth of the matter is tina
many generals retire after the re
quired length Of service while the
still have something to sell-tha
is. they are able to get some civil
ian employment to keep them bus
and that they realize that the
hayGgone as high as they can 6
and will never become chief r