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general investigation of military
and foreign policies" he said.
Demands for the full -fedged in
vestigation were sounded by SEN
ator Ferguson. Republican, of
Michigan.
Arrival of Gen. Macarthur now is
set for early Thursday and he will
address joint meeting of Senate
and House at 1890 pm. that day
House Republican Leader Martin
ANNOUNCED.
Replies to Senator Russell.
Gen. Macarthur sent word to-
day he will appear before the
Senate Armed Services Committee
at any time after he addresses
Congress.
His reply to message by Chair
man Russell of the Senate COM
mittee through the defense estab-
llishment Saturday. reads as fol-
lows:
please convey to Senator Rus
sell my regards and state that ]
will be available to appear before
the Senate Armed Services Com
mittee at any time after I have
addressed Congress in accordance
with the concurrent resolution to
that effect"
While the meeting will be ir
the House chamber, it will differ
from a joint session such as is
held when the President presents
messages. There has been no in
dication whether Mr.. Truman viii
be present when Gen. Macarthur
whom he dismissed from the Fal
East commands last Wednesday
gives members of Congress "ir
general" his views on how to de-
feat communism in Asia.
Other invitations to testify may
be sent by the Senate Foreign Re-
llations Committee and the House
Foreign Affairs Committee. men,
bers said.
Controversy RACES On.
Pending the arrival of Gen
Macarthur, members of Congress
showed no signs of easing up In
the controversy over his dismissal
and the political and military
tissues it involved. The dispute
lover basic policy and personalities
was famed further by statements
of President Truman at a Demo-
tcratic Jefferson-Jackson dinner
here Saturday.
/ Democratic congressional lead.
ers who saw President Truman
this morning told him Congress
planned to extend every courtesy
to Gen. Macarthur, according to
I House Speaker Raypurn.
/ In his Jefferson-Jackson dinner
speech, the President made only
indirect references to his custer o1
lGen. Macarthur for what he had
declared was failure to give
i"wholehearted support" to policies
being followed by the United
States and the United Nations In
the Korean war.
/ But the President accused Re-
ipublicans of using political
thokum" against the bipartisan
foreign policy because they think
THAT if the country is confused
enough they may be able to win
1.-THE next election"
That brought quick retorts from
many Republicans in Congress
Senator Ferguson, In calling fol-
a searching investigation Of all
ASPECTS of the administration
foreign policy, told reporters that
the Senate Armed Services Com
mittee can conduct satisfactory
examination of military matters
lbut that its Jurisdiction is limited
Although there has been no i'm
mediate Democratic comment, or
that proposal, Senate Democratic
Leader Mcfarland predicted to-
day that the inquiry by the
Armed Services Committee "wil
clarity as much as possible the
military situation surrounding
Gen. MacArthur's dismissal"
The basic policy disagreement
Involved in the dismissal of Gen
Macarthur is whether limitee
war in Korea, such as the U. N
forces now are fighting. is thu
best way to head off a new worlc
war. Gen. Macarthur contend.
that U. N. forces should be al.
lowed to hit the Communists ir
Manchuria and to use Chinese ma.
i tionalist troops in Formosa.
!, Senator Sparkman, Democrat
of Alabama. said on radio forum
yesterday that there is very
definite place in the scheme o1
things for the use of Chang Kai-
|shek's troops but it is not here
yet"
Warning Against Division.
/ In the midst of the sizzling de-
bate in and out of Congress, Sena-
tor Nixon, Republican, of Califor-
MIA warned against letting "the
i president or anv one else divide