Evening star., 1951-06-10
4ceon Reveals Truman Full Of China Lobby Charges

be called a great many things
Senator. That might be a descrip
ltion.
/ Senator Bridges-And If we flint
that there are members of tn
China Communist lobby in thi
country that have been using thei
various powers and operations, ant
that we find some of them ar
within the American Government
Iinasmuch as we fired Gen. Mac
Arthur, or Gen. Macarthur wa
fired because he differed with tn
policy of the American Govern
ment, should they not be fired i'm
mediately.
Secretary Acheson Il presume
that would be the proper action
Senator Bridges-Now. there arr
many other friendly government
in the. world today with which w
have association who are inter
ested in United States aid, Unitec
States help in one form or an.
other, such as Great Britain, sucl
as France, such as the Republic oi
India, such as Greece, such al
Sweden, such as Finland, such al
Denmark, such as Colombia. ano
so on.
If they are over here attempting
to persuade or influence American
policy, either for the purpose oi
getting aid in any form, whether
it be in loans. grants. or otherwise
or influence legislation. directly
or indirectly, they are lobbyists
and they should be investigated
should they not?
Proper, Improper Influence.
Secretary Acheson-Well, don't
know whether they should be in
veStigated or not, Senator. I pre-
sumo that every government that
wants something from the United
States is trying to influence the
Government of the United States
There are many proper ways
and there are many improper
ways. If there is any reason that
fanyone believes that they are do
ing improper things, then surely
that ought to be investigated.
Senator Bridges-And if there
are governments which are un-
friendly to the United States o1
America, who are Communist gov
ernments today, or pro-Com-
munist. such as Russia or any oi
her satellites, including Poland
they particularly should be in.
vestigated. because they are oul
enemies today. Is that not cor
rect?
Secretary Acheson - Well, ]
think-I don't want to respond to
the phraseology of the question.
Senator Bridges-I will change
that and ask that enemies" be
'declassified and then say that they
are in opposition to our policies
and our detectives.
Secretary Acheson-f there is
the expenditure Of Communist
funds-which we have very little
doubt is going on-that not only
should be investigated. but
presume is continually invests
gated. -.
Senator Bridges And which
would you think, Mr.. Secretary
would be the most important tc
expose and bring to light, the, in
fuences, the pressures, the lobby
if we might call it, Of our friends
and allies, who are anti-C Commu-
mist, or the same thing, the lobby
the pressures, the influence, o1
the pro-CommunistS and the
Communist peoples and nations
who are fighting everything that
we believe in and some of them
slaughtering American boys to-
day?
Secretary Acheson II should
think the Government does put
its emphasis on the investigation
Iof Communist activities.
Bridges Asks Broad Inquiry.
Senator Bridges-I would like
Mr.. Chairman, as Senator Nc.
Mahon and Senator Morse have
done, to respectfully ask the Sec
retary of State. not only to as
Semble such material on any in.
f1uences and presSures that may
be brought in behalf of the anti
Communist Nationalist Govern
ment of China, headed by Chang
Kai-shek. but also on the inf1u.
ences. people, pressures, and lobby
II there are any, of the Com.
munist Government of China
which is now slaughtering Amer.
lean boys by the thousands, until
the casualties have run to a sum
over hundred Seventy-four thou.
sand in this country.
.. I would respectfully ask
that the pressures and lobbies and
influences Of nations first that arc
friendly to us such as Great Brit
ain, such as France, such as Bel
Igium. such as Holland and such
as Columbia, such as Finland
such as Greece, such as Sweden
such as Iran be included in that
group.
I would then again most re-