Evening star., 1951-05-06

you don't meet it in Korea you
are doomed to destruction. be-
lieve it is already started, and if
you let it grow and increase by
the enemy, you will get engulfed.
AS far as the initial stage of an
attack is concerned, you must un-
derstand that our own prepared
ness, atomic preparedness, is far
in excess of that of the potential
enemy at the present time; that
within hours after he launched,
we could counterattack.
There is no possibility of the
potential enemy being able to take
out our capacity for immediate
Icounterattack, and that capacity
at the present time as far as
atomic warfare is concerned is
infinitely greater than that of the
enemy.
Must Succeed in Korea.
I repeat what have said-that
I believe that the best way to stop
any predatory or surprise attack
by the Soviet Union or any other
potential enemy is to bring this
war in Korea to a successful end,
to impress upon the potential
enemy that the power we possess
is sufficient if he goes to war to
horsepower him. I believe that
the evidences of weakness that
we might show if we accept de-
feat, or this unconscionable con-
tinuation of slaughter with no
definite mission at the end, will
produce the very effect which you
would of all others probably be
most anxious to avoid.
have said that, Senator, not
once or twice, but I must have
said 1t a half dozen times.
Senator McMahon.-Yes, Gen.
eral, and I don't doubt that you
will say it many times more be-
fore this thing is finally decided,
and upon the wisdom Of this de-
cision, I say again, may rest the
survival of our people.
You stated yesterday that you
did not believe that war was
inevitable.
Gen. MacArthur.-That Is cor
rect.
Senator McMahon.-You have
just stated that you believe their
attack is now under way, if ]
understood you correctly.
Gen. MacArthur.-I said, SEN
ator, that that might be the initi-
atory reason to persuade them that
our weakness, we felt our weak
ness was so great, that their mill
tary potential was sufficient to
warrant their attacking us.
Senator McMahon.-Now Gen
eral, I again call to your attention
the fact that the main military po-
Itential of communism is in the
Soviet Union. I think it is fair
to say that the armaments race
in which We are engaged with
them would intensity rather than
minimize the event of the sue
cess, the total success, of your
program in China.
Gen. MacArthur.-I disagree
with you 100 per cent. believe
it would act as the greatest pos
i sible deterrent upon the enemy
if we were successful in stopping
this predatory attack in the Far
East. I believe if we do not do
it, I believe it would be an invita-
tion to him to attack another area.
Senator McMahon.-Do you be-
lieve. General. that the arma-
ments level could be reduced in
America if we are successful in
your program in China?
Gen. MacArthur.-I have never
even limited it. Senator.
Senator McMahon.-And so the
arms race would go on, General,
wouldn't it?
Gen. MacArthur.-I don't know
what you mean by an arms race.
Must Spend On Arms.
Senator Mcmahon - Well, I
mean by that the business of stay
ing ahead, as we should stay
ahead, general. I say that if your
program is successful, general, we
will have to keep up our expendi-
lures for ornaments just as long
as the military potential of the
Soviet Union and the stockpile of
atomic weapons grows and grows
and grows.
Gen. Macarthur You would in
any event, Senator. If you imply
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