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Senator Morse. I am to un-
derstand. from your testimony, that
you discount the danger of Russia
coming into the war, either with a
bombing operation, or on full
scale basis, including manpower, if
we should bomb bases in Manchuria?
Losses Cannot Run Indefinitely.
Gen. MacArthur-That is stating
it in a little different way than the
way stated it, Senator.
stated that under the present
conditions, the losses we are sus-
tanning, of Americans in Korea, can
not go on indefinitely. without bleed
ing this country white. I'll. There
is no certainty that Russia will come
in. There is no certainty that she
will not come in. There is no GER
tainty that anything that happens
in Korea will influence her.
Therefore, I suggest that some
plan be carried out that will bring
this dreadful slaughter to a definite
end; that we shall not continue to
buy time, as you put it, by sacrif1c-
ing thousands Of American boys
every month. -.
I do not believe that that is war
ranted by any concept that rela-
lively we might increase our strength
as compared with a foe who has
not as yet indicated that he really
intends to strike.
Now, my proposition is, in my
opinion, the best way, and as far as
I know, the only way in which
solution has been offered, and on
January II. the Joint Chiefs of Staff
apparently thought so, too.
Now, if there is any way in which,
If there is any proposition that
has been made, any place, here or
any other place, to bring this thing
to conclusion, without abject ap-
peasement and surrender on the
enemy's terms, would be the first
one to want to try it.
The only way I know, when a ma
ton wars on you, is to beat her by
force. l do not know of any argu-
ment that will bring an end to this
thing.
War, in itself, is the application
Of superior force, and as we chose
that path, and have entered upon
that path, it seems to me that we
must end it in some way.
Senator Morse-Will the general
let me say that 3
Gen. Macarthur Now, war
never before in the history of the
world has been applied in a piece
meal way, that you make half-war,
and not whole war Now, that China
is using the maximum of her force
against us is quite evident, and we
are not using the maximum Of ours
against her, in reply.
The result iS-We do not even use,
to the maximum, the forces at our
disposal, the scientific methods; and
the result is that for every percent
age you take away in the use of the
and and the navy, you add a per-
centage to the dead American in
fantrymen.
It may seem emotional for me to
say that, but I happen to be the
man that had to send them into it..
The blood, to some extent, would
rest on me; and with the objec-
tives, believe could stop them,-
1t seems terrific to me that we should
not attempt something.
The inertia that exists! There is
no policy,-there is nothing. I tell
you. no plan, or anything. =.
: Asia Is Not Deciding Factor.
Senator Morse-General, let me
say that I haven't any doubt about
the fact that my questions are argu-
mentative. Now my next question
E. What is your judgment as to
the effect in terms of American
losses that an all-out war with Rus
sia and Asia at the present time
would cost?
Gen. MacArthur-My own belief
is that what will happen in Korea
and Asia will not be the deciding
factor in whether the Soviet at
tacks us or not. If he is determined
to attack us, sooner or later he will,
and there is nothing that can see
that would prevent it, but do say
that the constant sacrifice of blood,
of American blood in Korea today,
is Of SO serious nature that We
must face that problem irrespective
of what the future, the speculative
future may have in store.
Senator Morse-Do you consider,
general, that we are in fact today at
war with Communist China?
Gen. MacArthur-I don't see how
it's possible that Communist China
could be more at war with us than
she is today. . Now we are not at
war with her. We are very limited
in our repulse of her efforts, and all
say is that after due warning to
China that she cannot continue in
this fantastic favoritism of war to
her, that if she continues, if she
will not sit around a peace table and
discuss this matter nationally, that
we should take all the necessary
economic and military sanctions
that are necessary to force her to
stop. 3.
Senator Morse-To a degree isn't
that exactly what you had in mind
when you issued a notice to the
Communist military leaders prior
to your recall that you would meet
with them on terms of surrender,
and failing in that, you wanted them
to understand that you would resort
to other means to protect Ameri-
can interests? Is that in essence
what your notice to them meant?
Gen. MacArthur-Well, the notice
I put out was merely that which
every commander at any time can
put out; that he would conference
with the opposing commander-in-
chief IN an endeavor to bring hos
tilities to an end.
I would have had no authority
to discuss peace terms, but I would
have had the authority to consult
with the commander in. chief of the
enemy's forces in an endeavor tc
bring an armistice which might
result in peace terms.
Senator Morse-Is it your under
standing, general, that the Ian
guage that you used in that notice
to the Communist military leaders
was part of the cause of your
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