The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-05-07
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
 FASTENING
Contends Generals Pro- posaIs Would Risk All
 Out War with Soyiefs

WASHINGTON, May = R Secretary of Defense Marshall con- tended to senators today that Gen. Douglas MacArthur's Korean war proposals would risk 'an all-out war with the Soviet Union"
 But under question from Senator Russell (D-Ga), Marshall said this country is now "discussing" with other nations one of the deposed Tar Eastern commanders recom- mendations, a naval blockade of Red China. He added We have not brought the issue up as a formal proposition for them to refuse"
 Replying to MacArthur's attacks on the administration Far Eastern policies. Marshall also said:
 No Seating of Reds
 1. The Truman administration unwavering policy is to deny Ma tionalist-held Formosa to the Chi nese Communists and to oppose seating of the Reds in the United Nations
 g. A Jan. I2 memorandum of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, which Mac Arthur contended supported his proposals for fighting the Korean war by direct action against Com munist China, was drafted for use if American troops had to withdraw from Korea
 g. The memorandum was dis carded when 1t became apparent that American troops had turned the tide of battle.
 Troops Turn Battle Tide
 4 The memorandum contained 16 courses of recommended action. only four of which were quoted by MacArthur in his testimony last week to senators inquiring into his dismissal as Far Eastern commander and policy dispute involved in it.
 :. Macarthur was fired because of basic differences of judgment" not only with the President, but the Chiefs of Staff and Marshall him self.
 Conference By Truman While Marshall was defending ad- ministration policies before the sen ators, President Truman went over MacArthur's testimony with his congressional leaders at the White | House.
 Tonight at 7:30 (PDT) the Presi- dent is to deliver a major Foreign Policy address at Civil Defense ! dinner.
 House Speaker Rayburn told | White House reporters that the 1 Macarthur issue came up at MT. | rrumans regular Monday morning 1 conference with his legislative lieu ! tenants.
 AIl-Out World Conflict
 Testifying at a closed session with his "combedp testimony made pulp lie later, Marshall said MacArthur's plan would risk an all-out world conflict even at the expense of los- ng our Allies and wrecking the coalition of free peoples throughout
 he world
 MacArthur has proposed intensi- 1 fication of the economic squeeze lgainst Red China. blockade of it's coasts, air operations over Man | nuria and use of Chinese National
 5ts troops from Formosa.
 MacArthur's Plans l Marshall said Macarthur would ave us. on our own initiative. car, " the conflict beyond Korea against he mainland of Communist China, 10th from the sea and from the air. | He would have us accept the risk l of involvement not only in extension | 9f the war with Red China. but in l m all-out war with the Soviet Un-
 on," the defense secretary said. ldding:
 He (MacArthur) would have us i 10 this even though the effects of
 uch action might expose western ! Europe to attack by the millions of
 Soviet troops poised in middle and sastern Eeope"
 I Macarthur had argued that his 1 proposals ought to be acceptable to other members of the United Ma
 ions. But he said that if they were lot, the United States should go it | lone"
 l Macarthur contended. too, that the moves he advocated would not
 involve any greater risk of Russian entry into war than had the first American troops intervention in
 Korea.