Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-05-27

MOSCOW determined pollcleS while
154 million in this country had te
be informed and then said:
Il call your attention, general
to the fact that one man put us
into this Korean thing under
our so-called system of representa-
tive government"
Opposes Use OF Chiang's Troops
Gen. Collins testified that he
had received no information to
substantiate rumors of the forma-
ton of an international brigade
to fight on the Red side in Korea
The witness told Senator Hick-
enlooper that Chinese National
ist guerilla activity on the China
mainland would mot necessarily
take some of the pressure off U. N
forces in Korea and he added that
he would not support from the
United States point of view" any
plan for use of Chang Kai-shek S
forces in China because of the ire
mendous amount of aid that would
have to be given them.
Referring to Joint Chiefs mes
sage to Gen. Macarthur advising
that a naval blockade would re-
Quire negotiations with the Brit
ish. ''in view of the extent of
British trade with China through
Hong Kong" Senator Hicken-
topper commented.
That seems to me to be the
first and clearest concrete evidence
that British commercial trade
through Hong Kong is hampering
what otherwise be normal. Wig
orous operation of this Korean
venture and that actually British
trade through Hong Kong is in at
least some great measure con-
trolling factor either in our action
or in securing U. N. approval"
During his second round of tes-
timony yesterday Gen. Collins said
he had been unable to find any
messages from Gen. Macarthur
specifically asking authority to
bomb enemy bases.
He said, however, a Macarthur
message last November Z raised
the question and that it had been
referred to in a subsequent Sc
quence of messages.
Senator George, Democrat, of
Georgia, inquired if the Army
chief thought that Gen. MacAr-
thur considered his messages a
request to hit enemy targets in
Manchuria.
Matter Rejected Twice.
Il can well imagine that he
might have considered that as a
request" Gen. Collins replied.
Certainly we gave it considera-
ton"
In earlier testimony, Gen. Col
Inns said the Joint Chiefs had con-
sidered the matter in November
and again in January-and had
rejected the proposal.
Senator George brought out
that the Chinese Communists at
tackled in mass on November "a
and asked if United Nations troops
were near the northern boundary
Of Korea at the time.
We were roughly IS to so miles
away at the time" the general
replied, and added later that U. N.
forces had reached the river and
then pulled back.
That would have been the time,
Senator George suggested, for
oomoing of enemy bases in Man
,huria. Gen. Collins agreed that
it would have been.
Some Testimony Deleted.
Now" Senator George con-
when we are down near
the 38tE Parallel with some 200
miles intervening, there is plenty
of opportunity to bomb supply
lines and to interrupt their COM
munications and so forth?"-
Yes, sir" Gen. Collins an
That is being done, of
course" "A
Thereafter, IL lines of the tes-
tlmony were deleted for security
reasons.
Senator Russell then brought
out that the Joint Chiefs messagei
of March 20 to Gen. Macarthur,
advising him that negotiations
were under way about surrender
terms. told him in effect not to-