Evening star., 1951-06-10

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vestigation was marked by long
range clash with Gen. Macarthur.
the dismissed Pacific commander.
over this country'S Far Easter
policies.
The exchange was set off by a
telegram from Gen. Macarthur
labelling as "a prevarication with
out color of factual support" any
suggestion that he had ever fav-
ored coalition of Communists
with the Chinese Nationalist
regime.
Zone of Greatest BIunders."
Gen. Macarthur charged that
the 1945-46 China mission by De-
fense Secretary Marshall was in
tended ito force" the Chang gov
ernment into an alliance with the
Chinese Reds and added:
ut was one of the greatest
blunders in American diplomatic
history for which the free world
Is now paying in blood and dis
aster and will in all probability
continue to do so indefinitely"
The telegram was sent to SEN
ator Knowland, Republican, of
California and was read into the
Macarthur hearing record while
Secretary Acheson was in the wit
ness chair.
Mr.. Acheson quickly denied the
charge and said: \
I'VE have meyer tried to force
that at ALL" Nss
Macarthur Explains Stand.
Gen. MacArthur's angry mes
sage was in reply to testimony
given last Wednesday by Mr..
Acheson. At that time the Secre-
tary produced a document in
which Gen. Macarthur, Lit. Gen.
Albert G. Wedemeyer and Ad-
miral Raymond Spruance recon-
mended on December Z, 1945, "a
compromise between the major
opposing groups in order to pro-
mote unified, democratic China"
Senator Knowland asked for
Gen. Macarthur opinion since,
he said, the message implied the
former Far Eastern commander
favored a coalition government
of the Chinese Communists and
Nationalists. In his reply. Gen.
Macarthur said it was almost
beyond belief" for any one to
read into the 1945 proposal any
such Interpretation. On the con-
trary. the proposal was advanced
as means of strengthening
Chaing Kai-Shek's authority and
preventing a return to the old
China system of disunited war
lords. he said.
Other developments bearing on
the investigation by the Senate
Armed Forces and Foreign Rela-
tions Committees included:
/. Secretary Acheson disclosed
that President Truman had or
dered the Governments investi-
gative agencies to assemble all
available data on the so-called
China lobby" and to cooperate
with Congress if it decides to
investigate those backing large
scale American aid for the Chang
Nationalist forces.
Bridges Counters Suggestion.
2. Senator Bridges, Republican.
of New Hampshire Immediately
countered this by suggesting that
the inquiry also should cover "the
pressures and lobbies and influ-
ences" Of other foreign nations.
He mentioned Great Britain.
France. Belgium, Holland. Co.
lumbia. Finland. Denmark. Greece.
Sweden and Iran, and said some
people who have been very high
in the Government" are now rep
resenting foreign countries.
3. Mr.. AcheSon said there was
no basis for a charge made by
Senator Taft, Republican, of Ohio.
in a Milwaukee speech last night
that the Secretary showed a will
ingness ito discuss the surrender
of both Formosa and Korea to
the Chinese Communists.
4. The Secretary also denied a
charge by Senator Bridges that
naive. immature geopoliticians
of the State Department" are con-
trolling military policy.
S. Senator Hunt. Democrat, of
Wyoming. served notice he would
seek tomorrow to have the COM
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