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emotions. some talk Of impeach-
ment proceedings.
They also received assurances
by telephone from Gen. MacAr-
thur in Tokyo that he would be
delighted and honored" by an
invitation to address Congress.
G. o. p. Counter Attacks.
Mr.. Truman's outline Of the ad-|
ministration's policies regarding
the Far East and his reasons
for dismissing Gen. Macarthur
brought from the Republicans
only counter attacks.
Senator Wherry bitterly COM
mented that the President showed
In his address last night that he
is willing to gamble with the
lives of our boys in Korea in the
hope that the Russian-directed
Communists will see the folly OF
their ways"
After this reference to thei
Presidents statement that the adj
ministration is trying to confinei
the fighting to Korea and prevent
q new world war. Senator Wherryl
added:
"We have heard President Tru-
mans weak defense Of his shabby
treatment of Macarthur. Now let
us hear directly from Gen. Mac
Arthur"
Representative Martin also took
sharp issue with the Presidents
statement of the means of attain
ing peace.
Peace is the objective of all Of
U.S." Mr.. Martin said. But we
can have that peace without putt
ting all of Asia and most Of the
world in bondage to Communist
Russia" .
From the Democrats. however,
came praise for what the President
said. Chairman Connally of the
Senate Foreign Relations Commit
tee said the address was "a splen-I
did outline of our objectives I'M
Korea and our desire to confineI
the fighting to Korea and not let
it spread into a world war;"
Confirmation Cited.
Senator Mcfarland said hel
agreed with the Presidents views
and added that they had been
confirmed from the highest and
most reliable military sources"
The Republicans, along with
the move to bring Gen. Mac
Arthur back at once, also de-
manded a full-scale investiga-
tion of events leading up to his
dismissal.
At party meeting last night
House Republicans unanimously
backed both proposals. But, it
was reported, the question of i'm
peachment was not considered,
although it had been discussed in
an earlier meeting of top Senate
and House Republicans.
Senator Ferguson, Republican.
of Michigan, said actually no
serious consideration was being
given to any impeachment pro-
ceedings. He noted that it would |
require a two-thirds vote of the
Senators present to impeach and
added:
'"The Democrats are in the ma
jority and I doubt that the party |
line would break on that side"
Attempt to Frighten President.
Some reported that the Repub-
licans had discussed impeachment
proceedings against both the Pres
ident and Secretary of State Ache
son. However, one Republican
Senator, who asked not to be
named, said the Republicans made
it known that they had discussed
impeachment "just to try to throw
the fear of God" into the ad-
ministration.
Just when Senator Wherry
would be able to obtain action
on his resolution for Gen. MacAr-
thur to address a joint session re-
manned in doubt.
The Senate was tied up today
with another measure-Mr. Tru-
mans plan to reorganize the Re-
construction Finance Corp-and
no action was likely on the Wherry
resolution.
"But I promise you," Senator
Wherry said, sooner or later,
somehow. we are going to get it
even if it means getting into a
cat and dog fight. The people of
the United States want to hear !
the generals story. and we are
going to see that they do. If we
can't get Macarthur before Con-
gress this way, we are going TO
do it some other way"
Mcfarland Is Cautious.
Senator Kerr said that might
come about but he would fight to
have Gen. Macarthur appear be-
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