Evening star., 1951-05-22
The Political Mill
'GIobuIists' Now Forced
To Reodjust Their Ideas
Impact of Macarthur Demands
Becomes More Evident Daily
The Political Mill
By Gould Lincoln


The impact of the outspoken demands
of Gen. Douglas Macarthur that the
Far East be given major place in the
worldwide struggle against Communist
aggression is becoming more evident
daily. The so-called "globalists, those
who in the past looked somewhat slant
ingly upon the Importance of the war in
Korea in the worldwide picture and in
sisted that the European theater was all
important, have been compelled to re-
adjust their sights.
Further, it is now clear that the Mac
Arthur custer has had the effect of
stiffening the American people against
any settlement in the Far East which
would give Red China a seat in the
United Nations, hand over Formosa to
Red China or permit Red China to sit
in on the draft Of peace treaty with
Japan-that treaty which has waited
already nearly six years to be made.
1t will be remembered that on the very
day of the Presidents announcement of
the dismissal of Gen. Macarthur from
his commands, it became known that
British recommendation for the ad-
mission of the Chinese Communist gov
IN
participation in the making of the Japan
treaty had been made.
U. N. Voted Embargo.
Also, since the Macarthur dismissal.
the U. N. Assembly has voted an en-
barge on arms shipments to Red China.
and the United States has gone a long
way toward aiding the Chinese Nation
alists now on Formosa, under the lead
ership of Chang Kai-shek. Dean Rusk,
Assistant Secretary of State, apparently
speaking for the administration, has
enunclated doctrine that no recogni-
ton will go from this country to any
puppet or satellite government, really
under the control of Soviet Russia, in
the future
Nevertheless the administration bat.
teries are still levelled at Gen. MacAr-
thur-although his greatness as soldier
and the value of his services to the coun-
try continue to be admitted. There are
certain Democratic orators, however.
who have already sniped at Gen. Mac
Arthur and his record, and are promis-
ing more of the same. Like Senator
Kerr of Oklahoma, for example. Presi-
dent Truman's press conference state
ment he had been considering getting
rid of Gen. Macarthur for a year
afterwards modified to last August by
his press secretary, Joseph Short-gave
the impression that the Chief Executive
had long begun to doubt the fitness of
Gen. Macarthur.
It seems quite clear that Gen. Mac
Arthur would never have bombed Red
airfieldS and concentrations in Man.
rt1f tS~io Hnr.c ind mir 20 -
shek on Formosa until he had been
authorized and ordered to do so from
Washington. What the administration
could not stand, however, was the pub
lication of his views On a strong war
effort in Korea, as in Gen. MacArthur's
letter to Representative Joe" Martin,
Republican leader of the House. So Gen.
Macarthur was yanked out-and the
country lost his services, particularly in
Japan and in the Korean war.
Korean Victory and Politics.
The great hope of the Democratic
politicians is that the war in Korea will
be won and hostilities will come to an
end-on honorable terms and no
World War III. They figure that such
an outcome would put Mr.. Truman right
back on top of the heap. They under
stand that unless Mr.. Truman makes
a "I do not choose to rum statement
by the time the 1852 Democratic Ma
tional Convention rolls around. they will
have to take him for their presidential
candidate And since the party must
stand on the Truman record in the COM
ing national political campaign, Mr..
Truman is the logical choice. From now
on. an effort will be made to build him
UP. One of the ways to build him up is
to tear Gen. Macarthur down.
None of the Truman sharpshooters
have yet gotten around to quoting the
President as saying that Macarthur was
a failure as general. It may be re-
membered, however, that after Gov.
Byrnes of South Carolina broke with
Mr.. Truman's Fair Deal in rather Bit
ter speech, Jonathan Daniels. former
White House aide and North Carolina
publisher, quoted Mr.. Truman as saying
that Mr.. Byrnes had been dismal fall
ure as Secretary Of State, an Office to
which Mr.. Truman had appointed him.
The end of the Macarthur contro-
versy is by no means in sight. The
country has been tremendously stirred
over his custer and by his speeches and
his testimony before the Senate COM
mitteeS.