Evening star., 1951-05-29


victory, whereby there is again a
balance of power in the world in
which the people in which we are
interested in and believe have the
right idea have that balance with
out completely knocking out
emasculating. running, killing off
all your enemies"
Senator Cain, Republican, OF
Washington, called attention to
the fact that Gen. Bradley had
testified that he had called the
three members of the Joint Chiefs
Iof Staff to an April 5 meeting
to advise them that Mr.. Truman
contemplated removing Gen. Mac
Arthur, while Gen. Collins hac
later testified that he was out OF
town and did not attend.
The contradiction in the testi-
Imony of Gen. Bradley and of Gen
IVandenberg and of Gen. Collins
lis to me totally confusing and
{. unexplainable and I would
suggest that Gen. Bradley or Gen.
Collins be recalled :" the Sen
ator declared.
Gen. Vandenberg had testified
that he thought that Gen. Wade
Haislip. vice chief of staff of the
Army, attended the meeting in
place of Gen. Collins.
Air Force Can Guard Japan.
On further questioning. Gen
Vandenberg declared that the dis.
cussion of obpjectives in Korea
was getting a little bit into tht
State Department business" ane
suggested that Senator Gillette.
questions could "be much better
answered by the State Depart.
ment."
We'll. assure you that I an
going to ask the State Depart
ment representative when HI
comes here" Senator Gillette said
Later, Senator Gillette asked abou
the danger of a Chinese Com
munist air attack on Japan.
Under, the same premise Of re-
taliation Of our bombing in Man
churia," he asked, sis there no
the great possibility of Chimes
Communist air attack on Japan
as distinct from any question rel
ative to the Soviet Union air at
tack?"
Gen. Vandenberg replied:
well, unless they the Sovie
Union) established a very larg
international brigade. and ais
unless they have far more aircraft
and of different type than W
have seen to date in the Chimes
Communist hands, the air force
that are available there, in m
opinion. would render quite SAT
the japanese home islands from
any attack by the Chinese Com
!, Imunists."
| Before the hearing Senator Tai
Republican, of Ohio criticized tn
generals contention that bombin
: IManchurian bases would requir,
doubling strategic air power in tn
Far East.
Il The Air Force chief testifie.
yesterday that Gen. Macarthur
plans to blast Chinese Communis
bases north of the Yalu Rive
\ would draw into the Korean fight
ling planes needed elsewhere AM
! leave the Nation naked" agains
| possible air attacks. E
Senator Taft said he was tol
. recently by Gen. Vandenberg him
self that as many as 1000 Ameri
can planes had been used in at
tacks on Reds In Korea.
"If they can bomb in Korea,
/ don't see why they can't fly
! little further and bomb in Man
churia or why there have to b
so many more to do the job." h
said, adding that he feared ths
the top military leaders were "fol
lowing the administration line
r rather than expressing independ
Ient military thinking.
On the other hand, Senate
= lSparkman, Democrat. of Alabam
= said that he did not think the1
: was any question that Presider
: Truman's dismissal of Gen. Mac
Arthur was justified on the bas.
e of the testimony. i