Evening star., 1952-12-13
Bradley 10 Give
Truman Report
On Korean Trip
General Moy Find
Self in Middle in
Eisenhower Dispute

pected to report to the White
House today on the military sit.
uation he found while in Korea
with President-elect Eisenhower
The chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff returned to Wash
ington last night. With him were
six other high military and civil
ian officials who conferred with
Gen. Eisenhower in the Pacific
They arrived here as arguments
mounted over President Truman's
denunciation of the Eisenhower
trip as a product of campaign
"demagoguery' and suggestions
for a congressional investigation
of Gen. Douglas MacArthur's
views about winning the war in
Korea.
Gen. Bradley. who was invited
by Gen. Eisenhower to make the
trip with him, faced the pros
poets of finding himself in the
middle in the tiff between Mr.
Truman and the President-elect.
Bradley Is Taciturn.
Usually taciturn, he was even
more so when he stepped from
his plane. He said to a reporter
that it had been a long trip and
in talking with an aide remarked
that those who conferred with
Gen. Eisenhower in Hawaii, or
the return trip, were plenty
busy"
Maj. Gen. Wilton Persons, re-
tired Army officer who will be a
White House adviser to Gen
Eisenhower. described it as an
informative trip which provided
a lot of opportunity to talk about
problems with the men who have
to handle them"
Herbert Brownell. to be the At
torney General, and George Hum
phrey, the Treasury Secretary-de
ignate, headed for a hotel, plan
ming to stay in the Capital until
tomorrow after attending tonight's
annual Gridiron Club dinner.
That social gathering and what
ever meetings might come during
today provided the two cabinet
members with opportunity for po.
litical and administrative shor
talk with Republican congressional.
leaders who happened to be in the
Capital.
Watkins Opposes Inquiry.
Also coming back to Washington
with the party were Joseph Dodge
Gen. Eisenhower's liaison man or
the budget, which is being pre-
pared for Republican-controlle6
Congress by a Democratic admins.
tration; Gen. Lucius Clay IRE
tired) like Gen. Persons an adviser
of the President-elect, and Emmett
Hughes. who will be in the White
House staff.
Meanwhile, Senator Watkins
Republican, of Utah, lined up with
those opposing congressional in
quiry about Gen. MacArthur's
views.
I'm afraid an investigation OF
that nature might involve grave
risks of some inadvertent disclos-
ure of matters which should be the
most closely guarded secrets, u
Senator Watkins told a reporter
Several congressman. however,
endorsed proposals of Senator
Hunt. Democrat. of wyoming, and
Representative Wickersham. Dem
ocrat, of Oklahoma, for congress
sional questioning of Gen. Mac
Arthur.
Senator Watkins earlier had
suggested that Mr.. Truman ex-
plore any Macarthur Korean
peace plan at once with President
elect Eisenhower and Gen. Mac
Arthur. His proposal drew a tart
rejection Thursday from the Pres
ident.
Committee Session Proposed.
Mr.. Truman told a news con-
ference ID he doubted Gen. Mac
Arthur really has thought up a
new plan, despite the generals
recent statements: (2) he believed
Gen. Eisenhower's trip to the
Korean war zone was the result
of campaign demagoguery, and
90 he had no intention of invit-
ing either man to a meeting such
as Senator Watkins proposed, al
though he would see either or
both if they asked for an inter-
view.
Senator Hunt appealed to Chair
man Russell of the Senate Armed
Services Committee to call that
group into an immediate extraor-
dinary session to consult with
Gen. Macarthur.
Representative Wickersham, a
member of the House Armed
Services Committee, went further.
He proposed a joint session of
both the Senate and House
Armed Services Committees be-
hind closed doors.
Senator Russell, however, said
in Atlanta: Il doubt very much
that such meeting would
serve any useful purpose while
the Congress is not in session"
Senator Russell presided in 1851
at a Senate investigation OF Presi-
dent Truman's firing Of Gen.
Macarthur after a disagreement
with the general over policy for
the war.
Senator Bridges, of New Hamp-
shire. Republican Senate floor
leader and a member of the
Armed Services Committee, said
he saw no value in a congressional
study of any Macarthur Dlan he