Evening star., 1951-04-17
Macarthur Approaches, the Storm Roges
To the Editor Of The Star:

Arthur, could naruly peneVe IL. COulo
not even imagine such fiagrant ingrati-'
tude, such complete ignoring Of ability
such dastardly skulduggery. But I
should have expected it, in view Of the
tales that are leaking out from time
to time of political slime in the Nations
Capital Stain has reason to congratu-
late himself, for we have descended to
his level.
Gen. Macarthur was given command
of the u. N. forces, then politically
bound and gagged. Our men were made
to offer themselves as targets to foe
that raced back and forth across the
Manchurian border. secure in the knowl-
edge that there would be no pursuit. We
have sacrificed thousands Of young lives
and now find ourselves back where we
started, tricked and betrayed by those
to whom we looked for political leader
ship. Would Washington or Lincoln
have been guilty Of such tactics?
Grace Lee Kenyon.
Bristol. Conn.
The question between Truman and
Macarthur was whether we were to
fight to win in Korea-or to fight to
lose. It is as simple as that. Truman,
eager to save his own face in the
controversy has decided that we will
fight to lose. And lot Of faces besides
Truman's will be saved-at least tenn
porarily: The state Departments. the
British Labor Party'S and the pseudo
liberals who have maintained that a
Communist, if Chinese. Is not Com
munist.
They believe-or pretend to believe
that If we refrain from defeating the
Red Chinese in Korea, II we give them
Formosa, and open our arms to them
in the United Nations, they will change
overnight from wolves to sheep and
will Craze peacefully in the pastures of
democracy from that time forth. In
the face of Russia's open bid for world
domination, Just how blind Is 1t possible
for Truman, Acheson and Attlee to be?
1a. .s Mark Kent.
II the Republicans want generals to
make foreign policy, let them have the
honesty to amend the Constitution,
rather than undermine it.
If the Republicans continue to slander
the administration with accusations Of
Red plotting, let them seek out the Reds
in their own woodwork, the ones who
keep them voting according to the Com
munist party line; who lead them to
weaken Marshall Plan Aid, sabotage our
Atlantic Pact defenses and ALLEVIATE our
friends and allies all over the world.
Let them stop trying to enasculate the
draft.
Most of all, let the Republicans stop
trying to get us into war with China
that nobody wants. Who can possibly
benefit If we spend our strength fighting
Russia's pawn while Russia builds her
strength except Russia. our real
enemy?
Let us wake up to the fact that sur
vival in this profound crisis in world his
tory requires more than being swayed by
dirty politics. This is no time for dirty
politics, for never before have people
had so much to lose.
Margaret Kashdan.
It Is regrettable that Macarthur
found 1t necessary to oppose the admin
istration. It is regrettable that Mac
Arthur's custer was summary and
sharply sudden. It is regrettable that
Macarthur will leave an unfillable void
in Asia.
But it is not regrettable that Mac
Arthur Is returning to this country.
The long-delayed joust is on. And
who is 1t that we see frantically scram-
bling for cover?
Not the soldier
H. Francis Xavier.
Omaha.
AS a student of constitutional law at
Georgetown Law School, there is serious
doubt in my mind as to the action the
President has taken in removing Mac
Arthur. Though it is true that consti-
tutionally the President is Commander
in Chief of the armed forces Of the
United States and in that capacity can
remove or recall any member Of them.
I question his power to remove or
recall q commander Of the United
Nations.
MacArthur's appointment as U. N.
commander was result Of the combined
action of the member nations, though
trust in the appointment may have been
placed in our President. But do not
believe thata this trust was intended to
include the power of dismissal.
Law Student.
Our Government has treated Mac
Arthur and his troops In much the same
fashion that Carthage did her army IN
Italy and her heroic general. Hannibal.
Pray God the analogy does not continue
to its logical conclusion. We need more
light on the originators of our current
Far Eastern policy, and we hope Mac
Arthur will come home and help us get
1t, and also lead US in a general house
cleaning.
Jeffersonian Democrat.
II 81
The American people are not SO stupid
as not to have noticed the terrible
mistakes Gen. Macarthur has made,
dividing his command and. of course.
his famous line: II do not think the
Chinese will fight"
His alleged knowledge of the Orient
no longer impresses us. And his vanity
This nnd Tk