Evening star., 1951-05-13
Republicans Gel
Call 10 Support
Macarthur Plan
Armstrong Gives
National Committee
4-Point Program
By Gould Lincoln
Stor Stoff Correspondent

TULSA, Okla, May 12.-Rep-
resentative Armstrong of Missouri
today CAME out fatty for mill
tary program to end the war in
Korea similar to that recon-
mended by Gen. Macarthur.
He was the first speaker at the
Republican National Committee
meeting here to directly support
Gen. MacArthur's viewpoint and
was given an ovation by the COM
mittee members and guests.
HIS four-point program, which
he predicted would bring victory
for the United Nations forces in
Korea, were Cd blockade Red
China, cutting off all war mate
rlals. food and equipment, co use
the Chinese Nationalist troops in
Korea and on the Chinese main
land, go encourage the guerrillas
in China to fight from within. and
"a bomb the strategic military
targets in Manchuria and Red
China.
Describing the Korean war as
the "dlrtiest and bloodiest in his
tory" Mr.. Armstrong called it
Humans undeclared war" and
a political war"
Sees Three Alternatives.
I'VE have three alternatives in
this undeclared Truman war" he
said. First, we can withdraw
from Korea, which would be a
betrayal of all peoples opposing
communist aggression. Second,
we can end the war on the Krem-
Inns terms, which would mean alb
Iject appeasement. Third, we can
go on to victory in the Far East"
He offered the Republicans a
Islogan-"Tired Of War-Vote Re-
publican"
The existence of an atomic bomb
plant in Northern China, super
Ivised by Soviet Russia, as dis
closed in a Chinese Nationalist in
telligence report, was revealed by
Mr.. Armstrong, who has just re-
turned from three weeks in the
Far East. He was shown the docu-
iment by the Chinese Nationalists
while he was on Formosa, he said.
Says Report Was Sent Here.
He added he had been informed
that the Chinese Nationalist re-
port had been given the Govern
ment in Washington. The report
indicated that the construction of
the A-bomb plant was started
three years ago. The materials re-
quired. it said. had been imported
from Allied countries now fighting
in Korea.
Mr.. Armstrong; address was a
high spot in the closing sessions of
the Tulsa meeting of the national
committee, which decided to hold
the Republican 1852 national con-
Ivention in Chicago the week of
July Z.
The Missouri Republicans
speech was in contrast with other
addresses delivered at the National
Committee meetings, none of
Which demanded the Macarthur
military program. Members of
the National Committee also have
been urging in interviews that the
Republicans avoid making a party
issue of that program. Gen. Mac
Arthur himself, however, has been
praised here as one of the greatest
soldiers this country ever pro-
duced and as an outstanding
American. The Armstrong speech
aroused great enthusiasm in his
audience.
Halleck Mentions Macarthur.
Representative Halleck of In
diana, addressing the National
Committee at a luncheon party.
mentioned Gen. Macarthur -
though he did not use his name,
when he said:
There is no need for me to
review here the occasions of in
temperate outbursts from the
White House. outbursts totally un-
worthy of the highest office within
the power of the American people
to bestow on any man. In the
light of such outbursts, we should
not be too surprised at the dis
graceful manner in which one of
our greatest military men was re-
(See REPUBLICANS, Page A-5.)