The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-04-19

uut Jut-JaWcu WAtH ocAASMSCs N~ tended his entire Far Eastern strat- egy in a dramatic speech before Congress today. asserting that he had believed his views were fully shared by "our own joint chiefs of staff."
 It was 8 fighting speech, all the way.
 WILD APPLAUSE
 It drew wild applause at many points. Macarthur was interrupted more than 30 times by cheering. And at the end, just before the general said goodbye" tears were running down the cheeks of many of his listeners.
 The members of both the Senate and the House heard Macarthur. The joint chiefs of staff, MacAr- thurs son dark, wide-eyed elf of boy and many of his gen erals in the Pacific war, sat beneath the dais where he spoke. His wife was in the gallery.
 No Retreat
 Macarthur retreated not an inch from the pattern of Pacific defense he has been advocating for many months - a set of policies that fin ally brought his abrupt discharge by order of the President, He reviewed, and re-advocated the main points of that strategy again today. And then, in voice that al- most broke with his own emotion, he said:
 Severely Criticized
 For entertaining these views, all professionally designed to support our forces committed to Korea and to bring hostilities to an end with the least possible delay and at a saving of countless American and Allied lives, have been severely criticized in lay circles, principally abroad, despite my understanding that from military standpoint. the above views have been fully shared by practically every military leader con- cerned with the Korean campaign including our own joint chiefs of staff.'
 Core of Defense These words, the core of his de- fense, seemed to strike like thun- derbolt.
 For the briefest instant, the pack ed chamber, floor and gallery was silent. Then deafening ovation exploded. Republicans and most oi 1 the spectators leaped to their feet cheering and stamping. It was al- most full minute before MacAr- thur could continue. He stood, motionless as a statue l his freckled hands gripping the sides of the dais where his manu- ! script lay.
 He did not look at the members I of the joint chiefs. just below the l platform.
 When he was able to continue. ht said = and his voice dropped lower I-"I asked for endorsements, but was informed that reinforcements were not available" Then he said he made clear his belief that Chinese Communist ail bases had to be destroyed" that "the friendly Chinese force of some 600.- 900 men on Formosa" should be used, and that the China coast should be blockaded. Indecisiye Campaign Otherwise, he said, i've could hope at best for only an indecisive cam paign with it's terrible and constant 1 attrition upon our forces if tho enemy used his full military poten- tial."
 Macarthur said he had called fol new political decisions to adJus policy to the fact of Red Chinas en- try into the war. Such decisions. he said. have not been forthcom- ing"
 He continued, with great deliber'
 ation:
 Denies "War M0nger"
 "Efforts have been made to dis
 tort my position. It has been saie in effect that I was war monger Nothing could be further from th' truth"
 There was the nub of the who'll lgreat controversy.
 | In previous speeches, Presiden
 Truman, and Gen. Omar Bradley
 chairman of the joint chiefs Q
 staff, had asserted the administra