Evening star., 1951-05-20

on us for three-fourths of our
entire budget for a period of 10
years, certainly they ought to be
forced to find means of accom-
plishing the same results with
less money
Senator Taft said he estimated
all the proposals for expenditures
might total $85 billion a year,
mostly for the Armed Forces. Such
"a total, he added. would in his
opinion, bring imitation, hardship
instability and damage to that
very productivity which is ouf
greatest asset in time of war and
peace"
Suggests $40 Billion Limit.
He pointed out that he had
suggested that $40 billion was
closer to the limit Of the coun-
try's capacity-and added that
Mr.. Truman came out the next
day with revised figures on mill
Itary expense which would result
for the 1852 fiscal year in approx
mately the figure he had named.
/ AS for the number of men in
| the Armed Forces, Senator Taft
said the Joint Chiefs of Staff in
December, 1850, six months after
the outbreak of the Korean fight
ing, were recommending 2,780,000
men. 1t was not until 1851, he
added, that Mr.. Truman himself
suggested more than 3 million.
Senator Taft said the Korean
war itself is using only one-tenth
of the proposed armed strength
and that the administration has
refused to send more reinforce
ments into that conflict.
There is certainly nothing
sacred about the number 8. mil
lion, particularly if you can &C
complish the same result with
fewer men, he emphasized.
Urges Use of Chinese.
Senator Taft described as mon
sense" what he said was the
Presidents suggestion that pro-
Iposal for more efficient spending
of the taxpayers money was in
some way inconsistent with more
aggressive war in Korea.
at is cheaper to fight war
with the soldiers of foreign
nations" he added, "even if we
have to equip them. than with
American boys, and there is much
less loss of American life
| The Senator also declared that
no one had suggested "the slight
est reason" why Chinese Nationa-
list forces from Formosa should
not be used ''for whatever pur-
poses" to relieve the pressure now
being exerted by the Chinese Com
munists.
Hitting savagely at the admins
tration's refusal to make use o1
the Chinese Nationalists, Senator
Taft added:
Those who refuse to use Chi
nese Nationalist troops are sacri'
ficing the lives of American boys.
Denies Inconsistency.
! Then referring to what he de.
scribed as Presidents statement
that one urging efficiency in mill
tary spending while stressing alst
a more aggressive war in Kores
was inconsistent, Senator Tai
said:
And talking of consistency
what about the Presidents state
,, ment last Thursday that he hae
under consideration Macarthur
removal for IL months. which in
5 cluded the time that he appointed
/ Macarthur to be the commanding
| general in Korea and the F'a
= East, conferred on him Dis
2 a.tinguished Service decoration, ant
= sent him a private message say
! ing, the entire Nation is grateful
for your leadership"
, Senator Taft also accused tn
President of inconsistency on al
to Generalissimo Chang Kai
!, shek's forces. He pointed out tina
Mr.. Truman said on January
1850, that the United States woul
2 not provide military aid or advic
to the Nationalist forces on For
mosa.
Now" Senator Taft added, "h
is sending such military aid an,
= advice, and under Macarthur
l pressure the State Department
=