Evening star., 1951-06-28
Russell DiscIoses
Sentiment Against
Macarthur Report
By George Beveridee

Issuing q I0rmal report on the
Macarthur controversy was re-
ported today among members OF
the joint Senate Committee which
spent seven weeks investigating
the generals dismissal.
Chairman Russell said the
group will meet within the next
two weeks to decide definitely
whether to try to tie together
in reports Senators reactions to
the lengthy inquiry. as well
as whether additional witnesses
should be called.
He added,
IT am finding surprising senti-
ment in the committee against
undertaking to write q formal re-
port. don't mean to say it rep
resents a majority, but ! have
had at least five or six OF the 26
members tell me their feeling is
against issuing a report.
Facts Given TO People.
THE sentiment seems to be
strong that the committee has
pat the facts before the people.
Under. the democratic process. the
people can approve or disapprovei
Of what has been done"
Senator Brewster, Republican,
Of Maine said he thought any at
tempt to agree on issues raised
by the Macarthur custer would
send members flying of ''in 26
different directions"
The comments were made to re-
porters after the inquiry commit
tee met briefly yesterday to ap-
prove unanimously statement Of
fered by Chairman Russell, telling
Russia that differences raised by
the inquiry should not rnislead
other nations into thinking the
United States is not ready to de-
fend itself against Red aggression.
Even as the free world has no
reason for dismay," it declared,
neither should the Communist
world be deceived by the search
ing review given our global
strategy.
Warned They Couldn't Win.
IF those who threaten us take
only a tyrant's lesson from differ
ences among free men and mistake
the temper Of our people, they can
plunge the world into war. But it
would be a war they could never
win and which would bring them
to ultimate destruction.
Meanwhile, a study showed that
the committee heard 1895, 500
words Of testimony, containing in
1886 pages Of transcript, from
the s13 witnesses appearing before
it, Only 45,05O words-2.2 per
cent Of the totaLwere deleted
for security reasons from copies
given the press.
Lengthiest testimony came from
Secretary Of State Acheson, whose
questioning sessions consumed
4f6,750 words. Only .08 per cent
were deleted. The testimony Of
Nal Gen. Emmett, lRosie9 ODon-
nell former Far East strategic
bombing commander, was the
shortest, with 10000 words and
q 4.6 per cent security deletion.
During yesterdays session, a
statement from 1t. Gen. Leslie r.
Groves, wartime head of the atom
bomb project. was introduced. It
said he advised President Roose-
welt before the 1945 Yalta Confer
ence that the bomb had q 90 per
cent chance Of working. That
was six months before the first
successful test.
Probe Of Leak Asked"
The bomb issue was raised be-
cause of testimony by Secretary
Acheson that it was not known at
the time of the Yalta agreement
whether the bomb would work.
This uncertainty. he said. was one
reason for territorial concessions
granted Russia for entering the
Asiatic war, which have blos-
sonaed into one OF the most con-
troVersial issues of the investi-
CATION.
Senator Bridges. Republican, Of
New Hampshire also asked that
the Defense Department investi-
gate an alleged teak" of a top
secret report on President Tru-
mans conference with Gen. Mac
Arthur at Wake Island last Octo-
Der.
Written by Anthony Leyiero I'M
the New York Times last April 81,
a story said administration records
showed Gen. Macarthur was so
confident of victory in Korea he
offered his best troops for use I'M
Europe.
Senator Bridges asked that the
Pentagon take steps to see who
had leaked that report" and then
proceed to take action against
such persons" The Senators
also discussed whether Mr.. Lew
Zero could be summoned to dis
close the source of his informa-
ton. but Senator Hickenlo: . r.
Republican, of Iowa, suggested
that in such an. event the re-
porter might use the constitu-
tional objection that he would
be tending incriminate himself. =
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