Evening star., 1951-05-07
Macarthur Attitude
Forced His Custer,
Marshall Testifies
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the attempt of any nation or
regime to shoot its way into the
United Nations"
8. That the January IL memo
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. which
Gen. Macarthur said indorSed his
four points for intensifying the
pressure against Red China, was
only a tentative program to be
followed at a time when It looked
like U. N. forces would have to
evacuate Korea.
4. He revealed that the January
IL memo actually contained Is
courses of action the Joints Chiefs
had in mind instead of only the
four Gen. Macarthur relied on I'M
addressing the joint session of
Congress.
Blockade Has Been Studied.
S. The administration from
the President down agreed last
December to give Gen. Macarthur
authority to conduct "hot pur-
suit" of enemy planes over Man
churia. The proposal. however,
was "solidly" rejected by the l3
other nations fighting in Korea
and "for the time being, we had
to drop that"
6. The United States had dis
cussed informally with it's Allies
the question of a blockade of the
China coast but the matter has
not been brought as "a formal
composition for them to refuse"
7. Gen. Marshall has given "a
vigorous Endorsement of a Joint
Chief of Staff document urging
an intensified" blockade to cut off
war materials going into China by
the way of Hong Kong.
8. The United States is en-
gagged in a complete economic
blockade of China, but thus far
has been unsuccessful in getting
other countries to go along. "ex-
cept to limited extent"
Marshall Expresses Regret.
Secretary Marshall began his
testimony by saying it is "a very
distressing necessity for him to
appear in almost direct opposi-
ton to a great many views" ex-
pressed by Gen. Macarthur.
"He is" Gen. Marshall added,
"a brother Army officer, a man
for whom I have tremendous re-
spect as to his military capabili-
ties and military performances.
and, from all I can learn, as to
his administration of Japan"
Before Gen. Marshall was sworn
in, Chairman Russell of the in
vestigating committee praised the
Defense Secretary as one whose
name "has become synonymous
with integrity and devotion !
to duty"
The chairman noted that Gen
Marshall had served as Army
Chief of Staff during World War
II and came out of "a well-earned
retirement" to assume two of the
most important civilian posts in
the Government-f1rst as Secre-
tary of State and now as Secre-
tary of Defense.
Issues Must Be Faced Calmly.
Senator Russell said that Gen.
Macarthur, whom he described as
another great American" had
raised challenging issues" in
testimony urging a more forceful
war against the Chinese Com
munists.
These issues, he added, must be
"faced and resolved calmly and
decisively" since they go to "theI
very heart of this country's sur
vival."
Gen. Macarthur said last week
he assumed the Joint Chiefs
January IL memo was vetoed by
Gen. Marshall or the President.
The Defense Secretary revealed
today he sent the memo to the
National Security Council, set up
by law for overall planning, but
about this time the situation in
Korea began to improve and the
threat of being forced off the
peninsula passed.
"As the result of this change
in the military situation from
that which prevailed during the
early part of January" Gen. Mar
shall continued, became un-
necessary to put into effect all of
the courses of action outlined in
the Joint Chiefs memorandum of
January IL.
Denies Overruling Staff.
None of these proposed courses
of action were vetoed or disap-
proved by me or by any higher
authority. Action with respect to
most of them was considered in
advisable in view of the radical
change in the situation which ORR
ginally had given rise to them"
Gen. Marshall also lost no time
in denying Gen. MacArthur's tes-I
timcny Friday that he, as Defense
Secretary, had overruled the Joint
Chiefs of Staff in their opposi-
ton to turning Formosa over to
Communist China and to seating
Communist China in the U. N.
Gen. Marshall said that "at no
time" has he entertained the opin-