Evening star., 1952-02-01
Byrnes Urges Warning to Russio|
That U.S.. Will Use All Weapons
ToEnd Korea Worif Truce FoiIs|
Denounces Policy
Of Fighting Merely
To Win StuIemute
By Alex R. Preston
s,ur Stuff Correspondent

W S9tSA Ns tSStOu
Stur Stuff Correspondent
WILLIAMSBURG, Va, Feb. /.
Gov. James F. ByrneS of South
Carolina today called for a warn
ing to Russia that we viii use
''every weapon at our command"
to end the Korean War il present
truce negotiations fail.
The former Secretary Of State
addressing the 248-year old Vir-
ginia General Assembly in COM
memorative session here at the re-
stored Colonial capital. said:
There should be an end to the
talk about our being engaged in
q police action. We are at war,
And there should be an end to
waging war merely to win stale
mate.
"There should be an end to the
policy of restricting the activities
of our Air Force under which
policy. in effect, our right arm is
tied as the enemy advances.
Asks End to Pretense.
"There should be an end to the
pretense that we are fighting a
volunteer army from China. We
know and the world knows we are
fighting the armies of Communist
China which are supplied, with
military equipment by the Soviet
government
The man who formerly shaped
this Nations foreign policy called
for bombing of Communist China
by the Air Force. blockading her
ports with our Navy and added:
I'VE should accept the aid of
the 250.000 fighting men of
the Nationalist government of
China. =. ;"
The 140 State legislators, most
of whom are identified with the
conservative Democratic organiza-
ton Of Senator Byrd of Virginia,
also, heard some expressions on
domestic pol litieaI issues from the
speaker. who. along with Senator
Byrd, has been q leader of
the Southern Democrats revolt
against the Truman Fair Deal.
Thoughts Are on Korea.
A partial tert of Gou. Byrnes'
address folIo1Ds..
Today our thoughts are upon
Korea. We earnestly hope the
negotiations which seem almost
intern1inable will finally result In
an armistice. That would bring
us to formal negotiations for
peace.
When the North Koreans in
Yaded the South Korean Republic,
our armed forces were sent to
Korea to redeem our obligation
under the United Nations Charter
to resist aggression. We dis
charged that obligation.
Whether the United Nations
should insist on keeping armed
forces in Korea TO ran indefinite
period to make certain that South
Korea will not again be invaded
is an entirely different question.
Cites U. s. Burden.
If the United Nations decides
upon that course, then the other
governments comprising the
United Nations should send more
troops to Korea. The United
States, which has furnished more
than 80 per cent of the fighting
forces and has suffered more than
80 per cent Of the casualties,
should be permitted to withdraw
most of her armed forces.
Gen. Ridgway is quoted as hav-
ing said that even before an
armistice is agreed upon. the other
governments show an unwilling
ness to maintain even the rela-
lively small forces they now have
In Korea.
We have suffered 105. 900 cas-
ualties. Notwithstanding the truly
remarkable record of the Medical
Corps, our dead number 1900.
In all military history no men
have fought more valiantly than
have our fighting men in Korea.
And they have fought under
Gripping limitations.
Recalls Inauguration.
A year ago when I was in
augurated as Governor Of South
Carolina we had been at war for
six months. In discussing the
Korean War I said:
"If the United Nations is un-
willing promptly to declare China
an aggresSor, authorize our Air
Force to attack the supply bases
Of the enemy. and join in