Evening star., 1951-05-23

FormoSa are now under consider
alton.
The chairman of the joint
Chiefs of Staff also said the de-
cision to resume aid for the Ma
tionalists was reached last August
long before the Macarthur con-
troversy arose.
He gave the testimony as he re-
turned to the Capitol for the fifth
day of questioning by the Senate
joint committee-Armed Services
and Foreign Relations-investi-
eating the dismissal of Gen. Mac
Arthur as Far East commander.
Senator Brewster. Republican
of Maine asked Gen. Bradley for
a report on how much aid has
been supplied the Nationalist
forces since last August.
II think I stated, at one time, "
Gen. Bradley replied, that about
$40 million worth of ammunition
and key equipment was furnished
last November, and the total
which has been recommended to
date is something over $500 mil
lion, but how much of that has
actually been delivered, I don't
know, sir"
Senator Brewster wanted to
know if the August decision rep
resented a change in American
policy which had prevailed against
giving military aid to the Nation
alist forces on Formosa.
"YeS," Gen. Bradley said, ito
the extent that we had not fur
nished any military aid to the
Nationalists prior to that time for
a year or two: so it was a change
from the one we had been follow
ing a year or two before that"
Brings Up U. N. Sanctions.
Senator Brewster asked Gen.
Bradley if. coincidentally at least,
progress had been made along
with the Macarthur inquiry in
getting Great Britain. France and
other United Nations members to
60 along with economic sanctions
against Red China.
Gen. Bradley replied:
We'll, certainly we have made
progress in the last six weeks
Now, what effect these hearings
had on England and France !
wouldn't venture to say"
Gen. Bradley reiterated that
"our principal aim has been to
strengthen the Nationalists or
Formosa so that they would have
the defensive capabilities to hold
the island themselves against any
projected attack from the main
land"
The general told Senator
Brewster that it is rather hard
to know just what influence the
Russians have on the Chinese
government and added:
According to some informa-
ton available Mao Tze-tung (the
Chinese Communist LEADER is a
rather rabid Communist in his
town right. think we must
admit that for the time being
while Russia is furnishing equip
ment they must have some inf1u-
ence on their policies. On the
other hand, no one has dominated
China for very long y
Senator Brewster-Gen. Brad
ley. do you know of any respon-
sible person. in America at least
who is urging an all-out war or
China?
Explains Earlier Testimony.
Gen. Bradley-No. I don't know
Of any one -.
Senator Brewster-Now in the
requirements for the more limited
war proposed by Gen. Macarthur
1t would be quite different from
the requirements of an all-out wal
to dominate and conquer the
China mainland, would it not?
Gen. Bradley-Yes. But to ex-
tend it beyond what we are doing
now requires some additional
forces, but would not require al
the forces that an all-out wal
would require.
During the questioning by Sen
ator Brewster, the general took
occasion to explain that IN testl-
mony yesterday he was giving hi!
personal view when he SAID hi
could be satisfied with something
less" than a complete clearance o1
Communists from Korea.
What we finally do" he added
"is a political decision and mus
be reached by the United Nation!
and by ourselves based upon tht
situation as it exists in Korea"
Senator Brewster turned to Gen
MacArthur's statement that logis
tically it would be extremely diff
flcult for the Russians to suppl.
any very material increase t.
troops in Far East operations i
they were confined to the Siberian
railroad.
Gen. Bradley replied that h
would differ in degree becaus
they have built up certain depot
of supplies, they have certain in
duStries there that manufactur
war materials.
Railroad Capacity Stressed.
THE Trans Siberian railroa
will handle about 1900 tons
day in addition to its own ton
mage maintenance requirement
and all of those taken into con
sideration still leaves the Rus
slams in the Far East with con
siderable military capability."
Senator Brewster then asked a
to what extent the Joint Chief
were giving consideration ito tn
apparent imminence of trouble i
Iran as making more desirabl
the liquidation of our problem i
Korea?"
Gen. Bradley-Well, of cours'
the longer the problem in Kore
keeps up the less we are prepare