Evening star., 1951-05-23
Summary of Bradley Testimony at Senate Hearing

ualties" on the enemy $50 that W
can get some kind of negotiation.
j Since February, the Joint Chief
of Staff have pinned their hope
on the outcome of battles now il
Korea and the chairman Of tn
Joint Chiefs of Staff said terribl
casualties are even now being ~
f1icted on the enemy. He reporte'
United States casualties between
May 1920, on the other hand
totalled 882 killed and wounded:
Highlights of Gen. Bradley
testimony yesterday-the 18th da!
of the closed hearings. included
/. He disclosed for the frs
time that the United State!
Army had suffered 41.66S non
combat casualties in the Ko'
rean fighting through May 20
During the same period. he added
other United Nations forces, other
than the South Koreans, suffered
4,458 non battle losses. and
through April 29-the latest avail
able tally-the South Koreans had
reported 27,789 such casualties.
2. Chairman Russell read into
the record a report showing that
American battle casualties in Ko-
Irea of about 5000 were of ratio
Iof approximately l to IL to the
total of Communist losses. With
South Korean and other U. N
losses included, he added, the
ratio was about one to three.
3. Gen. Bradley testified that
the present mission given Gen
Matthew B. Ridgway does not in
Iclude the clearing of all enemy
forces from Korea and said that
in his opinion. a negotiated peace
lis not appeaSement.
Sees Eventual Showdown.
4. The general agreed with Sem
ator Lodge. Republican. of Massa.
chusetts that a showdown even.
tually will have to be made
with Russia. But he emphasized
anew that the United States
should make the maximum use oi
the time being gained by the Ko.
rean fighting and must get ready
to meet any eventuality."
I 5. Gen. Bradley said there has
been mo change in the last month
or two that I can recall" in this
country's military policy in the
Far East as a result of Gen. Mac
Arthur's statement before Con-
gress and his testimony before
the investigating committee.
6. Gen. Bradley said the mill.
tary here underestimated thu
number of North Koreans, theil
equipment and fighting ability a
the time the decision was made
here last June to go into South
Korea. But he added that tht
Inchon landing indicated thu
North Koreans turned out to bt
pretty much the way we thought
they would be at first, and pos.
sibly our first estimate was wronG
only in the fact they had such
numbers they would swarm aroune
our flankS.
7. The witness told Senator Full
bright. Democrat, of Arkansas h,
would have deployed the Unitet
Nations forces differently in NORTH
Korea before the Chinese Com.
munists initial attack but that th'
decision was left to Gen. Mac
Arthur, since you can't fight
battle from 1000 mile
away"
/ War May "Peter Out"
I 8. Senator Long. Democrat. o
Louisiana suggested the Koreal
war might end by simply peterinl
out" and Gen. Bradley agrees
that was "a possibility which w
have to consider"
9. Gen. Bradley told Senate
Cain, Republican, of Washington
that he does not believe pre-
Iventive war is a solution but that
in taking the course this countr.
did in Korea, I'VE may have post
Iponed or avoided a third worlt
war"
In his discussion on non-battl'
casualties. Gen. Bradley testified
that only lit men had died in tn,
Far East command from disease
contracted in Korea. He addet
that the South Koreans had fewe
non-battle casualties since the!
were better acclimated to condi
tions there.
! Gen. Bradley's discussion Of
possible negotiated peace in Kore'
ran through the questioning o
several members Of the committee
including Senator Lodge.
The Massachusetts Republican
noted that it is generally under
stood the United States could no
negotiate with Russia. and aSke'
why it is thought it would b
easier to do so with the Chimes
Communists.
Hurt More Than Russians.
"They are being hurt more tina
+ the Russians" Gen. Bradley re
piled. They are the ones that ar
directly involved in this. Our re
, lationShip with China through tn
!, years has been much better tina
= it has been with Russia, and
think you would have a bette
chance to talk with the Chimes
: than you would with the Rus
slams"
The general added that h
i thought the word OF the Chimes
a would be better than the Russian
= He said, as Secretary of Defens
S Marshall did in his testimony. ths
= the Kremlin has the power to ca
= off the Chinese attack.
= Under what conditions the
would be induced to do that
S don't know" he added.
S Senator Lodge wanted to kno
p if the United States did not hay
, the power to put the pressure Q
e them and Gen. Bradley replied