Evening star., 1951-05-05
Testimony Congressional

Chang were to land on the main
land, and then be wiped out?
Gen. MacArthur-Senator, that is
a hypothesis that is very difficult to
speculate upon. The basic concept
that this country should nave
would be that Formosa should not
be allowed to fall into Red hanos'
The mechanics of accomplish
ing that purpose would depend
upon the play of circumstance.
I am unable to answer nypo-
thetical question in which you pui
Iup a suggestion that the forces OF
the Generalissimo would be de-
stroyed. I do not believe that they
are going to be destroyed; ana, II
we gave him the proper support
| they would not be destroyed.
So, to put a hypothesis Oh tna'
sort, is something I would not az
tempt to speculate upon at tnS
time.
would. however, under any cir
cumstances whatsoever, would IN
sure that Formosa shall not ian
into Red hands.
I believe if it does, that you nave
not only lost everything we cameo
in the Pacific war, but you nave
rolled our strategic frontier BACK
from the little island groups thai
defend us now, all the way to tne
western coast of the United states
I believe that you might mvlte
a third world war, if you allow tnal
great breach in our lines. 1 believe
the immediate effect of that woulo
be the collapse in the Philippines
and Japan, and our withdrawal.
Pressure on Kremlin.
| Senator Lodge :. Do you think
that the Kremlin has enough IN
f1uence to stop the Red aggression
in Korea if it wanted to stop 1T:
| Gen. Macarthur - Woulon
know, Senator.
Senator Lodge-You would mo-
know whether bringing pressure OF
the Kremlin would end this aggres'
sion in Korea?
Gen. Macarthur - I have NJ
source of information that enable:
me to answer such question.
! Senator Lodge-Do you think tna'
the Russians are actively aiding
the North Koreans and the Chl'
nese Communists?
Gen. MacArthur-With supplies
YES. In any other way, 1 found NJ
evidences of it.
Senator Lodge-No staff officers
! Gen. MacArthur-I found nothing
of the sort. We have not found
dead Russian or captured Rus
sian, so far as 1 know, since TIT
Korean campaign started.
/ Senator Lodge-And no RUSSIAN
flyers?
| Gen. Macarthur - None that
know of. There was suppose'
to be a Russian mission there Il
the early days, and that was sup
posed to be common knowledge
II think it was correct. . But
believe as the North Korean arm,
was destroyed, that mission with
drew within their own boundaries
III have no reason to believe nov
that there is any Russian mlSslol
| in Korea. The control there /
exercised, in my belief, completel,
by the Red Chinese, in conjunction
with the North Korean forces.
I believe that the Soviet Is sup
pIying those North Korean forces
II believe that the Soviet is sellinI
a certain limited amount to the Ret
Chinese; but I believe that the Ret
Chinese have to buy it.
Wouldn't Act Against Russia Now
Senator Lodge-Well, if the Rus
slams are supplying the Red Chi
nese, do you favor regarding th'
Russians as an enemy, and taklns
whatever steps are necessary u
stop that supply?
Gen. Macarthur - Not at thl
time; no, sir. I think it is not &C
lcepted in the international rules o
war that merely the supplying o
an enemy constitutes inherently
declaration of war.
Senator Lodge-So you draw tn
distinction between the Soviet Un
ion and Red China on the basi
that the Red Chinese actually hav
troops in combat, is that right?
/ Gen. MacArthur-I believe tina
Red China is exercising every po
tentiality of war against the force
in Korea; whereas, as far as tn
Soviet is concerned, I believe the,
are doing-supplying munitions, bu
practically nothing else.
Senator Lodge-You said to Sen
ator Russell yesterday-at least
think you did-that the Soviet IN
dustrial potential is in European
Russia, and for that reason you di'
not believe that the Soviets coult
maintain a sustained Threatening
offensive in eastern Russia.
If that is true, do you not fee
lit is important from an overal
standpoint for the United States t.
retain bases for it's strategic avia
ton in Europe from which it coult
reach that Russian industrial po
tential in case of trouble?
i Gen. MacArthur-Yes, sir.
Senator Lodge-And you think il
general, do you, that the more ef
fective allies we can have the bet
ter; isn't that true?
Senator Lodge-Do you think tina
we are increasing our armed serv
ices fast enough?
/ Joint Chiefs Responsibility.
Gen. MacArthur-That is ques
tion I wouldn't attempt to pass on
Senator. I haven't seen the studies
that have been made. 1t is re-
sponsibility of the Joint Chiefs ant
other groups here. I have had al
could do, and perhaps a little
more than I could do, to handle
the situation out in the Far East.
Senator Lodge-I have one more
question, one more point that
want to cover, and that is on the
general question of the relationship
of the military to Congress.
AsT understand vour testimony