Evening star., 1951-08-01
Senator Lodge Sees
7-Million-Ma Army
For Western Europe
by the Associated Press

Senator Lodge, Republican, OF
= Massachusetts, limited today that
J the Atlantic Pact army in West
ern Europe may number some Z
million men within "the next few
years."
While other Senators wrangled
over details of the administra-
tion'S new $8.5 billion foreign aid
program, Senator Lodge told a
reporter this country must step
in with full support.
Declaring that the United
States should have a completely
trained and organized field army
of about $50, 900 in Europe during
the next year. he added:
I'm the next few years this
should be no more than S per cent
Of the total forces there"
Eisenhower Aide Testifies.
The $4,000 figure Senator Lodge
proposed for the American con-
tribution to the international
army being organized under Gen.
Eisenhower is per cent of q
million.
Gen. Eisenhower's deputy and
chief of staff in the North At
lantic. Treaty Organization, Gen.
Alfred M. Gruenthre, was called
OF testify today on the foreign
aid plan.
Hearings are before the Joint
Foreign Relations and Armed
} Services Committees and are be-
ing held in private.
Senator Brewster, Republican,
OF Maifie, and other Republicans
on the two committees said Gen.
j. Lawton Collins, Army Chief of
Staff, had disagreed with the tes-
timony by Secretary of Defense
Marshal that United States Army
forces in Europe would total AGO.
600 blythe end of 1852. Gne. Col
li1s testified yesterday.
Senator Connally, Democrat, of
Texas, who is presiding, told re-
porterS that Gen. Collins set the
total for United States ground and
Air Force contributions at 344, 1000
by the end of the fiscal 1852. That
was some $4,000 less than Gen.
Marshall had said would be sent
to Europe.
Hurried Testimony Blamed.
Senator Brewster said Gen.
Marshall had made "a serious mis-
take" Senator Connally called It'll
"just one of those things" result
ing from hurried testimony and
from estimates that were a little
loose" |
Senator Lodge differed sharply
with Senators who were trying toI
question the numbers or totals of
United States and other troops
needed Immediately.
I'VE ought to have field army
Of about $4,000 over there" Sena-
tor Lodge said. He was an Army
staff officer during World War II.
Failure to provide all the neces-
sary supporting troops, Senatorl
Lodge said, would be "as bad as
sending them over without rifles. "
He added that las far as the |
United States Army is concerned /
you have got to have six divi- 7
sions and all the stuff that goes
with them"
Senator Connally disclosed that
Senator Brewster had protested
yesterday against release to news
men and the public of only the
prepared statements by Gen.
Collins, Assistant Secretary of
State George w. Perkins and
Richard M. Bissell, jr.. deputy
director of ECA.
Senator Brewster contended
this would give a "one-sided"
picture unless supplemented by
question -and-answer testimony at
the closed-door session, Senator
Connally said.
Senator Brewster later told re-
porters that if only the state
ments Of the trained seals" for
the administration were released
the result would be 40 days of
propaganda" for the multi-hillion
dollar bill.
Senator Connally quoted Mr.. |
BisSell as telling the lawmakers
that Europe could have gotten
along with $675 million economic
aid during the next year, if the
military rearmament program had