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Lodge Questions
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Senator Russell - nator
Lodge. s~
Senator Lodge-Gen. MacAr-
thur, have two or three points
I would like to clear up. In par
ticular you made two statements
today which I do not think are
at all contradictory, but which
might lead to some confusion by
people who do not read it very
carefully. .
You stated to Senator McMa-
hon as follows:
Senator McMahon-You rec
ognize by that statement the ne
lcessity for preparedness to with
stand a surprise blow. ] ask you
general, are we now prepared tc
withstand that surprise blow?
I Gen. MacArthur-I should say
Ifrfom my general knowledge that
I we are rather inadequately pre-
pared at the present moment"
I want to put that alongside Of
your statement to Senator John
son of Texas that you did not
tconsider that the measures which
you proposed in the Far East
would require a higher ceiling
than The 3.5 million manpower
ceiling fixed by the military lead
ers of this country.
Actually there is no conflict be-
tween those positions, is there?
Gen. Macarthur - I don't see
any.
| Senator Lodge - No; and the
fact that you think that your
Recommendations could be carried
out in the Far East, without re-
Iquiring a raising of our manpower
ceiling does not mean, does it
that you think that our air force
lis large enough today to provide
air defense for America?
Gen. MacArthur-No.
Not Enough Tactical Aviation.
Senator Lodge - 1t does not
mean, does it. that you consider
that we have enough tactical avi-
Iation to support our troops from
Europe, does it? @
General MacArthur-No.
Senator Lodge.-It does not
mean that you consider that the
present goal of 18 divisions and
18 regimental combat teams for
the Army is big enough, does it?
Gen. MacArthur.-Not neces-
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Bluff Prevented To-Day Victory
By Korean Reds, General Says

end of the peninsula) which he
could have reached within a week,
without the slightest difficulty, he
stopped to deploy his artillery
across the Han River.
I'VE had destroyed the bridges.
Tt took him days to do that.
1--WE gained ten days by that
process, before he had deployed in
line of battle along the 150-mile
front. with Suwon as the pivotal
point.
by that time, I had brought
forward the rest of the Oath divi-
sion under 1t. Gen. William
Dean.
He fought very desperate
series of isolated combats in which
both he. and a large part of that
division, were destroyed.
by that time we had landed
the 25th Division at Pusan, and it
was moving forward by rail. And
we landed the 1st Cavalry Divi-
sion on the East Coast, and they
moved over and formed line of
battle.
Magnificent Effort"
II do not think that the history
of war will show a more magnifi-
cent effort against what should
have been overwhelming odds as
those two divisions displayed"
AS to- the quality of the original
North Korean striking force:
"1t was as smart, as efficient
and as able a force as have ever
seen in the field"
He said it had been completely
organized with supplies, and he
commented:
THAT force could not have been
launched on its combat mission
without the full concurrence, not
only of the North Korean govern
ment but of Red China and of
the Soviet Union.
when it struck. 1t struck like
"a cobra"
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out the balance of control must
be put in the hands of the mill
tary; and that no political con-
siderations should handicap the
latter in winning such a war;
while the administration holds
that in peace or war, the civil gov
eminent remains supreme"
Now, my Interpretation, and I
want to check with you on your
testimony, was that you made the
observation that wars break out
when diplomatic means fail. You
did not question the supremacy
OF the civil authority, either in
peace or war, but you did make
the point that once the military
were given the job of making war,
that in that particular field they
should not be interfered with in
bringing the war to a successful
conclusion.
Now, am I substantially cor
rect in my Interpretation?
Gen. MacArthur-The state
ment-the Interpretation of the
New York Times is completely
slanted.
At no time in our system of
Government is there any ques-
tion of the civil administration
being in complete control.
What I said was meant to con-
vey the idea that there should
be no non-professional interfer-
ence in the handling of troops in
a campaign. -.
(Shortly after this answer,
members of the committee en-
gagged in a lengthy discussion of
handling secret information dis
cussed by Gen. Macarthur and
which was deleted from the trans
cript.)
Cain Questions General Again.
Senator Russell-Senator Cain?
Senator Cain I have un-
derstood you to believe that our
first line of defense would prob
ably become the West Coast
states of Washington. Oregon
and California, were Formosa to
pass into the exclusive hands of
an enemy. Have I gathered you
completely?
Gen. MacArthur-That is cor
rect.
Senator CAIN. . Gen. Mac
Arthur. would you care to COM
ment on the present under
strength Of the combat divisions
in Korea?
Gen. MacArthur.-I think the
Defense Department is doing
everything that is possible to fill
those ranks. They may be filled
by this time.
The program that was outlined
provided that with the increase
in the strength that is now going
on that within a reasonable time
we would not only have the ranks
filled but they were going to pro-
vide a system OF rotation so that
the men that had had the longest
service might have a reasonable
chance Of getting back.
Senator Cain.-The end strength
then that we have had in Korea
up to this time Is merely evidence
of the fact that we simply have
not had men sufficient to the un-
dertaking which was involved in
Korea.
Gen. MacArthur-That is cor
rect. .s...
Senator Cain What is
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Mao, Soviet Chiefs
oIked Few Times
Russell Senator Tobey.

Senator Tobey-. We have
read in the press about confer
ences being held from time to
time between the Soviet leaders
and General Mao. How many, and
to what extent have they been
held, can you tell us?
Gen. MacArthur.-The reports
that we have received would indi-
cate there have been several such
conferences. Whethr that is corr
ret or not, Senator, I have never
been able to find out. Our best
source of information on things
of that sort, of course, is from
Peiping, and I have made many
efforts to find out where those
conferences were held, their scope,
and so on. ] have always gotten
conflicting reports back. My own
belief is that one or two confer
ences were held.
Senator Tobey- That is all.
Senator RusSell-Senator Sten.
mis-.
Senator Stennis-Gen. MacAr-
thur, just have one question.
There has been a great deal Of
speculation and talk about the air
forces in Korea, our own air
forces. This is not critical of
them.
For instance, this morning the
radio broadcast at 8 o'clock,
broadcaSted from Tokyo, quoted a
prisoner, an American soldier that
had just been released as a pris-
'oner. He said while he was with
the enemy soldiers, whenever our
artillery would open up, they
would run for cover, but when our
planes would come over strafing
they would just laugh.
Now that is the news that came
in this morning.
Now is there some explanation?
I ask this as a member of the
Armed Services Committee, and
we have these matters here-this
commentator suggested it might
be because the plane was too fast.
Now is there some light you could
give us on this matter that is
argued about here frequently?
Gen. MacArthur-I believe that
the service that has been rem
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General Questioned
On Policy Points

Senator Morse.-Now, General,
in my study of this controversy l
have asked myself on many occa-
sions-well, now, what is the area
of agreement between the general
and the administration. E. I have
set down here what understand
to be at least the position of the
administration in regard to Ash
attic policy and I am going to ask
you if I am correct in the state
ment I will make after each
enunciation of a principle or pol
icy, if I am mistaken in my as
sumption that you agree with it.
The first is it is my under
standing that you agree with the
administration and have from the
very beginning that we should re-
sist aggression in Korea and you
were not in disagreement over the
decision to go back into Korea.
Gen. MacArthur.-C
Senator Morse . it is my
understanding that at the Wake
Island conferenc, you and the
President and the others present
at that conference were in agree
ment that we should hold For
moSa.
Gen. MacArthur.-Th question
of Formosa was not discussed.
The strategic value of Formosa
was not discussed at any time at
Wake Island. In the general con-
ference that was held the subject
was not discussed on it's merits
at all. (
Senator Morse-Then, as to the
policy that has been followed 20
date in respect to Formosa, since
we went back into Korea, there
has been no disagreement between
you and the Administration.
Gen. MacArthur-As far as pre-
venting Formosa from falling into
Red hands. There has been the
disagreement with the use of the
Generalissimo' troops.
Senator Morse-General, the
President on June 81, 1910, prom
ised increased aid to French
no doubt that you advocate that.
Is i rc'lr r7'or0 'ng that the
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Editorial IsCoIIed
Completely SIonted
Senator Russell-Senator Know.

Senator RuSsell-Senator Know
land?
Senator Knowland-General. di-
recting your attention to the New
York Times of this morning. Sat-
'urday. May 5. there is an editorial,
IA lead editorial, which appears un-
der the heading "The Basic Dis
agreement. and paragraph two
thereof reads as follows, and I
quote:
Gen. Macarthur advances the
thesis that once war has broken
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Gen. Macarthur related yester-
day that the North Koreans could
have overrun the whole country
in the first 10 days of the war but
were fooled by the arrogant dis
play" of two desperately fighting
American battalions.
When he was ordered to inter-
vene and flew to Korea, he found
the South Korean Army had been
hit so hard that it was completely
disintegrated." Moreover, the
South Koreans had put all their
supplies between Seoul and the
38th Parallel and hod lost them
Immediately. he told Senators.
II felt that the line of the Han
(river could not be maintained, "
Gen. Macarthur said. II felt that
1t was entirely problematical
whether we could save any rem
nants of the South Korean Army
or establish any position in Korea" !"
Troops Flown In.
But, Macarthur continued, he
threw in troops from the Oath Divi-
sion by air, hoping to establish
resistance around which I could
rally the fast-retreating South
Korean forces"
II also hoped by that arrogant
display of strength to fool the
enemy into a belief that I had a
much greater resource at my dis
posal than I did.
Il managed to throw in a part
Iof two battalions of infantry, who
put up a magnificent resistance
before they were destroyed-a re-
Isistance which resulted, perhaps,
in one of the most vital successes
that we had.
'"The enemy undoubtedly could
not understand that we would
make such an effort with such a
small force. =
Instead of rushing rapidly for
ward to Pusan (port at the south
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mot only reasonable but just.
Senator Lodge-Would you say
that another weakness in the
United Nations setup today is the
impossibility of expelling any
member which is actively seeking
to destroy the organization?
Gen. MacArthur-If there were
such a member, ! should think he
would be subject to the usual rules
of expulsion. ;.
Senator Lodge - Thank you,
general; thank you, Mr.. Chair
man.
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General Clarifies
'Appedsement'

Senator Morse. VIII you
please restate for the record just
what you have in mind when you
warn us against the danger of ap-
peasement in settling the Korean
dispute?
Gen. MacArthur.-What meant
by such reference would be the
inclusion in the discussion of a
Korean settlement extraneouS is
sues under the demand of Red
China of such things as the rec
ognition of Red China by the
United Nations or the turning
over of Formosa to Red China
things which did not appertain
directly in any way, shape, or
manner to a correct settlement.
an honorable and just settlement
Of the Korean campaign. -.
Senator Lodge-Mr. Chairman,
I just would like to say to the able
Senator from Oregon that it is
almost three hours now that he
has been questioning. His ques-
tionS have been very good, but I
was wondering how much longer
you were going to go on because
as estimate it, 18 members of the
Joint Committee have had a
chance to ask their second round
and eight members have not, and I
wondered if you would be willing
to suspend and let the eight re-
manning members of the Joint
Committee get their second round
of questions in.
Senator MorSe-Mr. Chairman,
will do what I can to shorten my
questions, but I think I should be
allowed to completet my examina-
ton. I have tried to be exceed
ingly fair about this. I announced
in advance I was going to have
considerable examination.
Chairman Russell Il don't
think anybody would charge the
Senator with
Senator Morse-I would like to
proceed. will assure the Sena-
tor from Massachusetts, will do
the best I can to shorten this
Would you favor, General,
an understanding that the issue
of whether or not the Chinese
Communists should be seated in
the United Nations should be al
lowed to go to the United Ma
tions for determination and vote?
See No Relationship.
Gen. MacArthur-I don't believe
that question has anything prop
erly to do with the settlement OF
the Korean problem.
Senator Morse-1s it your un-
derstanding, however, that some
of our United Nations allies seem
to be, shall I say, in disagree
ment with us because we have
objected to letting that issle go
to the United Nations for vote
heretofore?
Gen. MacArthur-Those are the
reports that the press carries.
Senator Morse. Would you IA
vor-and here is where we. get to
the distinction between appease-
ment and negotiation, General
would you favor allowing the For
mosa issue to be placed on the
agenda of either the United Ma
tionS or the World Court for de-
termination as part of the nego-
tiations for a peace treaty over
the Korean conflict?
Gen. MacArthur.-I would not
! believe the question has no di-
rect relation to the settlement OF
the Korean conflict.
Senator Morse.-1t is your posi-
ton that we should enter into a
peace treaty, insist upon entering
into a peace treaty short OF con-
sidering the Formosa issue, and
thereafter let the F'ormosa issue
run the course that it will take
in the field of international ne
gotiations and diplomacy.
Gen. MacArthur.-The diSposl-
ton of Formosa is an integral part
of the treaty of peace to be made
with japan.
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want to prejudice any Chinese
commander in chief or the gen.
eralissimo, or embarrass them IN
any way, but I do not believe that
the generaliSsimo would make the
initial use of his forces in that
type of grand amphibious effort.
I believe it would be an infiltrative
effort at various points and would
involve a regree of maneuver and
of strategy that would be quite
different from trying to take this
great, massive force and land it
in an amphibious effort in the
ways that we are accustomed to.
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PREPARE FOR
/ LEWES GAME

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TIME FOR AUTO
INSPECTION
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the renewal of the registration at
a later date. The registration does
not have to be renewed at the time
the vehicle is inspected but must
be renewed some time prior to De-
cember 31st. Mr.. Keller has ex-
pressed a request that the persons
in charge of the motor vehicles
with exempt registrations, arrange
to have them inspected as soon as
possible since the Department
hopes to have all of these vehicles
through the inspection lanes before
November 18th. Some State De-
partments have already had most
of their motor vehicles inspected
but there are still number owned
by the various cities and towns
that await inspection. Inspection
lanes operated by the Motor Ve-
hicle Department are located at
Eight Street and Bancroft Park
way, Wilmington, South State
Street. Dover, and near the rail-
road station in Georgetown.
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KENT GRANGE MEET HERE
Kent County Pomona Grange Be
ing Held Today at Century Club

Delegates from the Smyrna
Grange to the Kent County Po-
mona Grange being held today at
the Twentieth Century Club here
will be George Blendt, Mrs. Ada
Vaughn, and Ernest Eierman; al
ternates: Mrs. e. T. Heinold, Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Short. At last
weeks meeting of the local grange
Mr.. and MRS. Nelson Everhart were
guests, and Mr.. Everhart gave a
talk entitled, ''The Trail of Tears"
a history of the Cherokee Indians
in the Great Smokey Mountains.
Mrs. Harry Johnson gave a read
ing on the meaning of Halloween,
and taking part in the program
were Mrs. Arthur Short, Mr.. Eier-
man, and Charles 2. Dukes, the
master. Mr.. and Mrs. Medford
Potter were obligated in the first
and second degrees. 1t was decid-
ed to postpone the meeting which
would fall on Thanksgiving Day to
Thursday, November 20.
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string guard will not be in the line
up tomorrow night as his injured
back has not recovered enough to
permit him to play. George Vosh-
ell who performed so well in the
Havre de Grace game will take his
place.
Bill Warner and James Mood are
the co-captains for this game, and
are confident of a Smyrna victory.
The Smyrna starting team viii be:
Left end. Ebe Joseph; left tackle,
George Coyle; left guard, George
Luff: center, Bill Warner; right
guard, George Voshell; right tackle
Kenny Marsh; right end, James
Mood; quarterback, Franklin
Shane: left halfback, Dave Jacobs;
right halfback, Aaron Reynolds;
fullback, Bill Cook.
Smyrna times., 1951-11-01
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TRY
FOR CUP AWARD
Attendance Cup Won Last
Year by Newark High
School
TO COMPETE FRIDAY

All Delaware schools will COM
/ pete this Friday in their efforts to
win the Attendance Cup at the
Twelfth Delaware Dramatic Con.
ference held at the University OF
Delaware. The cup is given an
nually to that school which sends
the largest delegation to the Con-
ference, considering the size of the
school and the distance travelled
to attend. Last years cup was
won by Newark High School with
more than 100 delegates. The Del
aware Dramatic Conference has
scheduled meetings throughout the
day on Friday, beginning at 8 am,
and will offer much of practical
value to the school and community
theatre delegates who will attend.
At the first session (9:30) Mr..
Herman Middleton, Technical Di-
rector of the University Theatre
will discuss basic principles of
stage lighting and will demonstrate
these principles using the new
Izenour Electronic Switchboard.
Mr.. Middleton took a special course
in stage lighting last summer at
Northwestern University under
Theodore Fuchs, one of the leading
authorities in that field. Central
staging, basically method of pro-
ducing plays without a stage, will
be the subject of discussion at
11:30 which will be led by Miss
Phyllis Shaw of the H. G. Conrad
School. This same technique was
used very successfully last year in
a performance of Shakespeare at
the Conrad High School. Central
staging may be the answer for the
harrassed high school director who
can never get the use of stage
for rehearsals. This discussion will
also be accompanied by p demon
stration of the method as applied
to a scene from Life With Faith
err" which incidentally the dele
gates will have a chance to see
conventionally staged during the
evening session of the Conference.
A third important feature of prac-
tical value will be the films on The
atre Production prepared by the
famous Goodman Theatre of Chi
cago. These films will demonstrate
principles and practice in the areas
of play directing, set designing,
makeup, and set building. Three
of the films will be in color and all
will use sound. Several showings
will be given during the Confer
ence. The Delaware Dramatic Con-
ference is arranged by the Univers-
ity Dramatic Center in coopera-
tion with the Delaware Dramatic
Association. Eligible to attend will
be students and directors of high
school dramatic organizations, Of
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been operating the state in an ef-
ficient and economical manner, and
through revenue which was not an
ticipated when our budget was
drawn, 1 am quite pleased that we
will be able to give support to our
teachers which we would like to,
and at the same time refrain from
calling upon our citizens for furth-
er money"
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Revival Meeting at Delaney's

Delaney's Methodist Church will
begin revival meetings Sunday, Mo-
vember II at 7:30 pm. There will
be picture painting each evening
during the week for the girls and
boys. Souvenir plates, bearing
the picture of Delaney's Church,
will be placed on sale for the first
time at the church supper Friday,
November 2 at Clayton Community
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ficers, directors, and members of
community theatres, and students
and directors of college theatres.
The Conferences have been held
annually since 1887, except for the
period of the war.
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by morning worship at II am;
song and evangelistic service at
7.30; Saturday night, Nov. 8 there
will be an old fashioned song and
prayer meeting in the church at
7.30. Everyone is welcome.
Smyrna times., 1951-11-01
wesleyan Methodist Church

Services at Wesleyan Methodist
Church, Rev. John Coppoch, min
lister announces services for the
week: Wednesday night prayer
meeting $780, Sunday services;
Sunday School at 10 am, followed
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say here that after a careful ex-
animation of the budget I have
come TO the conclusion that we will
not have to raise additional taxes
to meet the increase. We have
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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1951-12-07
Vincentians Slate
Particular Council
Meeting ON Sunday

The Particular Council of the st.
Vincent de Paul Society of the Co
lumbus Diocese will hold is first
meeting Sunday, Dec. 9, at $50
p. m. in the Cathedral Book Shop,
205 E.. Broad street, Columbus.
According to the Rev. Lawrence
Corcoran, Assistant Director of
Charities, who scheduled the meet
ing, the Particular Council COM
prises chiefly the presidents and
vice presidents of the Society'S 80
parish conferences in the Diocese.
THE Particular Council" he said,
rs charged with those works and
important measures which concern
ali the conferences of the area 1t
is co-ordinating council, and also
carries on works that cannot be
performed by one conference
alone"
At the same time Father Cor
coran called attention to the Feast
of the Immaculate Conception,
traditionally observed in a special
manner by the st. Vincent de Paul
Society. Attendance at Mass and
reception of Holy Communion in a
body would be appropriate" he
81 ,gested to the parish confer
ences.