Evening star., 1951-04-19

the .OHlIleS6 FidLlUIldllSJ seem u
be advancing along sound lines.
Turning directly to the, war in
Korea. Gen. Macarthur said:
while I was not consulted, that
decision Con the part of our Gov
ernment to intervenel from a
military point of view proved
sound"
Gen. Macarthur said that as the
United Nations forces hurled back
the North Koreans. victory was in
sight. And then Red China inter-
vened.
Since then, he said. the situation
was greatly changed.
1T called for new decisions in
the diplomatic area" he said
Such decisions have not been
forthcoming"
/ Gen. Macarthur said that no
man in his right mind would think
of sending an army into China
He listed. however, a series of op-
erations that should be under
taken, including the blockade Of
China and the removal of restric-
tionS on the Chinese Nationalists
in Formosa.
/ Was Refused Reinforcements.
For entertaining those views,
he said, he had been criticized,
particularly abroad. But, he said,
every military leader in the field
has supported his. recommends
tions, and he added, including
our own Joints Chiefs of Staff"
! This brought wild cheers.
II called for reinforcements but
was told they were not available, :"
he said.1
In conclusion, Gen. Macarthur
said: I'm closing my So years of
military service. There was an old
song at the time Of my graduation
at West Point. which said. in eff
feet. that old soldiers never die.
They Just fade away. I now close
my military career and as an old
soldier, Just fade away. Good by"
When he entered the House
chamber Gen. Macarthur strobe
Iunsmiling down the aisle toward
1.-THE rostruIIl as the cheers and
whistles echoed around him.
! When he passed the seatof Rep
Iresentatiye Rogers. Republican, of
Massachusetts,, however, he smiled
and nodded.
Voice Is Firm.
His face was still sternly serious
when he spotted his wife in the
executive gallery and raised his
hand to wave to her.
When he started speaking, his
voice was firm and well-modu-
lated. He read slowly from the
text in front of him, punctuating
the major points he wanted to
make with more emphatic tones,
but rarely raising his voice. .
Political implications. partly set
at rest by Gen. MacArthur's state
ment yesterday in San Francisco
that he did not intend to enter
politics and would not run for
any office, still lay under the sur
face. Many Republicans have
seized Gen. MacArthur's recon-
mendationS for the bombing of
concentrations and bases of Red
China in Manchuria and the use
of Chinese Nationalists against
the Chinese Communists. in con-
trast to the Truman plan to con-
fine the fighting to Korea alone.
Republican Leaders Taft and
iWherry in the Senate, and Martin
in the House, have spoken out
loudly in support of Gen. MacAr-
thurs proposals-and against the
administrations plans, in which
they see ultimate "appeasement'
of Red China to bring an end of
hostilities.
] Issues Have Been Amplified.
In the interim between Gen.
MacArthur's dismissal and his ad-
dress to Congress today, President
Truman. Secretary of State Ache
son and Gen. Bradley, chairman
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, have
all spoken to the American people
against the military policies advo-
Gated by Gen. Macarthur. The
issue has been built up by them
as between a policy which will
prevent World War III supported
by the three) against the Mac
Arthur policy, which they contend
will lead inevitably to a wide
spread war in the Orient and
eventually engulf the entire world.
The House members appointed
by Speaker Rayburn to escort Gen.
Macarthur to the rostrum were
Majority Leader Mccormack, Mi
inority Leader Martin and Repre-
sentatives Vinson, Democrat, of
Georgia; Halleck. Republican, of
Indiana, and Brooks. Democrat, of
: Louisiana. Vice Pr A;ident Barkley