Evening star., 1951-04-29

commended military policies in the
Korean war-and before that war
broke out-the- Senate commit.
tees should give consideration to
the situation in the Far East
when Macarthur first recon-
mended his plans. These plans
have come to be accepted as the
bombing of Communist bases i'll
Manchuria, the blockade CT
China's ports, and the arming Of
the Chinese Nationalists on For
moSa.
Wants Background
These recommendations, Sena-
tor Wiley points out. were made
Or so he underStandS-before
the concentrations of Red Chi
nese in Manchuria, and before the
more recently reported concentra-
tionS of Russian Communists in
that general area. They could
have been extremely effective. if
carried out at the time. What
Senator Wiley wants to know is
are they wise and will they be ef-
fective militarily as we'll as DO.
litically, under the changed con-
ditions which exist today?
Senator Brewster Of Maine il
the Republican slated to go on the
Senate Foreign Relations Com
mittee, to fill the vacancy cre-
ated by Senator Vandenberg's
death, provided the Democrats do
not insist upon filling it them
selves. Senator Brewster, who has
been personally friendly with
President Truman, has described
himself as a middle of the -roader
on foreign policy. It is presumed
he will go along with those Sena.
tors who believe, as Senator VAN
denberg believed. that the day Of
isolationism is passed and that the
United States must take it's place
of leadership in world affairs.
In recent days it mas developed
that the administration has pro-
posed that. if the Reds stage big
air attacks from Manchurian
bases on the United Nations forces
in Korea. these bases be bombed.
The administration is also send.
ing arms to the Chinese Nation
aliStS on Formosa At first blush
it looks as though the military
advice Of Macarthur was being
followed, finally. But the admin.
istration, through Secretary Ache.
son, was quick to explain that the
Chinese Nationalists were not be-
ing armed for forays into the Chi
nese mainland, but for defense
against Communist attack, and
that the administration policy
of neutralizing Formosa had not
been changed. Also, the proposal
of the United States for bombing
Manchurian bases was limited to
action if and when massed air
/ attacks are delivered.
Arms Have Dual Use
The Republican point of view,
however. is that arms in the
hands of the Chinese Nationalists
could be used for offense as we'll
as defense in the future, and that
the bombing of Red bases in Man
churia would be in exact line with
the Macarthur recommendations
The cleavage between Republic
cans and Democrats over foreign
policy runs exceeding deep, 30
deep that irrespective of events,
it may become a major issue in
the political campaign of 1852. 1t
is exemplified by a speech deliv-
cred by Senator Lodge last night
in Worcester, Mass. Mr.. Lodge,
in the past has been a strong sup.
porter of the late Senator VAN
denberg and a bipartisan foreign
policy. Mr.. Lodge denounced the
lack of foresight and general in
competence of our national lead
ership." and asserted "determi-
nation to rid ourselves of this ad.
ministration in the coming year"
But until then, he added, I'VE are
determined to surmount our prob
lens here at home and present a
united front to our Communist
opponents
Looking back over the past, Mr..
Lodge criticized the administra-
ton for failing to keep the coun-
try militarily strong after the close
of World War II, for its conces-
sionS to Communist Russia N
Asia and elsewhere, and for its
bungling. He said: "The Presi-
dent has allowed the foundation
of confidence on which his great
office rests to sway by the politi-
cal termites who surround him.
The President should promptly
arrange for the United States
Government to have the benefit
of Gen. MacArthur's wise coun-
sci and should invite the general
to render this added service"
Keeps Europe in Mind
The President, at his Thursday
press conference, said that Gen.
Macarthur may have a free hand
to say what he wants to say. This,
however. is a very different thing
from asking for MacArthur's adj
vice.
| Mr.. Lodge believes firmly that
our interests, for national defense,
lie IN European as well as Asiatic
Allies. His contention is that
while Asia is critically important,
the greatest concentration of in
dustrial power outside of the
United States lies in Western Eu-
rope, and it must not be allowed
to fall into Communist hands.
Our effort at one end of the
Soviet Empire" he said, should
help our efforts at the other. Ger
tainly one of the many great
things accomplished by the heroic
service of our men in Korea is
that it has furnished the foun-
dation of confidence on which
military strength is being built
all over the world. Their action
gives us the time to get ready