Evening star., 1951-04-22

Iof Indiana, who has threatened to
fight any one who calls him q
I"warmonger" for supporting Gen.
tMacArthur's views. indicated to
reporters he thinks the admins
Itration let out the data about the
Wake Island talks.
IF the President can give out
secret conferences he had, 1t GER
Itainly gives Gen. Macarthur the
right to release any documentary
proof he has concerning the en-
tire controversy" said Senator
ICapehart.
It's a one-sided story-Tru-
mans side" Senator Capehart
continued. "Of course, it's, been
known they would do everything
in their power to discredit Mac
Arthur. in view of the great ac-
claim he received from the peo-
Iple."
/ OMahoney Expresses View.
! Senator O'Mahoney, Democrat
lof Wyoming. predicted that
what proposals were made and
discussed between Macarthur and
the Joint Chiefs Of Staff undoubt-
Iedly will be laid on the table by
the committees. The issue rises
Iabove partisanship and can be de-
lcided wisely only on the basis of
tunimpeachable facts"
1T is wholly unimportant what
is to happen in any political con-
vention in 1882" Senator O'Ma-
honey continued. "The only impor-
tant thing now is that the Ameri-
can people shall have the oppor-
ttunity. with full knowledge of the
facts, to present a united front to
the world. We certainly cannot
achieve our hopes of peace or VIC
tory unless we are united"
House Speaker Rayburn said the
Times account of the Wake Is
land meeting was mo news to me "
Senator Long, Democrat, OF
louisiana, an Armed Services
committee member. told a reporter
1t was extremely unfortunate
that the administrations version
OF the Wake Island meeting had
been made public under these
circumstances"
Cain Heard Different Story.
There already has been too
much confidential information di-
vulged by both sides in this con-
troversy," he said. 1.-THE Wake
Island conference information is
material that should have been
submitted to Congress for study
IN closed session."
Cain, another Armed Services
committee member, said that's
not the way I heard the story
(about the Truman Macarthur
conference) but I have not seen
the classified documents"
He said congressional commit
tees now have great responsible
ity ito get all the facts based on
all the evidence from all sources. /"
First the White House declassi-
ned q few documents to support
the firing of Gen. Macarthur" he
said. then a few more are planted
to put him in an unfavorable light
Obviously when Gen. Macarthur
returns to testify all of the docu-
ments must be made available and
he can and should refer us to
those that give the complete
facts"
Times Explains Story,
| lThe New York Times in a dis
patch from Washington by An
thony Leviero said yesterday:
The New York Times CORE
spondent, who had covered the
Wake Island conference, gained
access to documented administra-
ton sources, on which he based
today's story, entirely on his own
initiative.
They were In no sense prof
Ifered. To insure objective report
ing, he made his own condition
that no part of the record of the
deliberations should be withdrawn
from him"
Senator Hoey, Democrat, of
North Carolina, said Congress must
'Iget the full facts" not only on
the Wake Island meeting but other
policy conferences.
"The American people are en-
titled to the full story" he said.
Senator Kefauver, Democrat, of
Tennessee, an Armed Services
) member. called it imperative that
we Immediately get all the peril
nent documents and facts before
the Armed Services Committee"
The Tennessee Senator asked
J Undersecretary of Defense Robert
A. Loyett about the asserted dis
closures but he said Mr.. Lovett
refused to comment until the
: whole matter could be presented
together"
kn0wland Joins Demands.
) In Boston. Senator Knowland
Republican, of California Joined
in the demand that "all pertinent
information and documents per-
tanning to the custer (of Gen
MacArthur)" be made available.
Senator Knowland asserted the
strategic Importance of Formoss
was not discussed at the Wake
+, Island meeting. He added:
ANY impression that Formosa
was discussed and that the Presi.
: dent and Macarthur reached ar
agreement is misleading to the
public and deliberately so."
The California Republican sale
a report by Gen. Albert Wede.
meyer on Korea still is being with.
held. He said if it had been avail.
: able, Congress would have in.
sisted that steps be taken which
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