Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-01-28
Hoover Suggests
u. 5. Ground Forces
Should Out Europe
~ sse Assceio,ed Press

DY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, Jan. 28.-.Dan-
lgerous overstraining' Of American
ECONOMY and Continental Europe'S
INERTIA In rearming. Herbert
Hoover says, make it advisable
THAT Congress reconsider United
Estates foreign policy.
The former President. calling
for q study Of alternative actions.
proposes that American ground
forces eventually by withdrawn
from Europe while this country
concentrates on air and sea power.
HE said an exception would be
Imade for those United States
forces needed to protect American
lair bases outside Atlantic Pact
nations.
/ Mr.. Hoover's appeal that Com
lgress recalculate the risk Of war
Tor economic degeneration was
made yesterday in q Nationwide
lteleviSion and radio address over
THE Columbia Broadcasting Sys-
item.
He indicated that such a re-
study Of national policy would
amount to the re-opening of "the
great debate" OF q year ago in the
hight Of events that have hap
lpened since.
L Wants Western Gibraltar.
In December. 1850, Mr. Hoover
Joined in that foreign policy de-
lbate in q speech in which he sum-
Innoned Americans to defend the
Western Hemisphere as a "Gi-
lhraltar" of freedom.
Recommendations In yeSter-
days speech closely paralleled
those Mr. Hoover made in late
1880. These, In essence, would
leave European allies to concen-
Itrate on ground forces while the
United States and Britain built
lair and sea striking power. The
United States also would provide
Its friends such munitions as it
could afford, but it would forego a
large ground army so as not to
risk endangering the national
economy. a9@e
The 77-year-old former Pres
ident reviewed events Of the past
year in Europe and Asia. He was
critical of United States policy in
Korea and called for revision OF
american relations to the U. N.
lcharter.
He noted that since his previous
speech "the only substantial addl-
ltions to Western Europe ground
larmies" have been the divisions
sent over by the United States.
Sees West Europe Inertia.
"Aside from American and Brit
lish divisions, it would be difficult
Ito find 10 battle-worthy divisions
in the Western European army
today" Mr.. Hoover said.
| He said a cause Of Western
European inertia is its attitude as
| to the risk Of Communist invas-
ion." He added that in Europe
there is mo such public alarm as
has been famed up in the United
States"
An inquiry of European sources,
Mr.. Hoover said, showed there
was little public belief that there
was risk of a Russian invasion In
1.-THE near future"
Turning to Asia, Mr.. Hoover
said that in the last year 1.-THE
United Nations vetoed Gen. Mac
Arthur's policies Of destroying the
Chinese air sanctuary in Man
churia and the employment OF
Chang Kai-shek's armies to save
American lives
Accordingly" he added. I'VE de-
MED ourselves victory"
Mr.. Hoover deplored the pro-
longed truce talks and said "in
this negotiation we have retreated
from the original purpose Of unity
and independence for Korea to
an appeasement loea OF q nVlSloi'
ol Korea ABOUT where II was oe-
fore"
i Inc truce talKs. ne contlnueu
nave ailoWeo the Cnlnsse neoS u
build up "a great air force"
/ Blight Of Imitation.
From this experience, MIR. HOO
Iver said, it has been certainly
demonstrated that we should have
relied upon air and sea forces to
punish" the North Korean aggres-
sion.