Battalion Editorials
Page 2 FRIDAY, JULY 27, 1951
MacArthur In the Fight. . .
i^ENERAL Douglas MacArthur struck out
' Jr Wednesday night with a sweeping con
demnation of American policy at home and
abroad, and declared that the result of the
war in Korea has been ‘‘indecisive.”
In one of his most powerful speeches
since he was recalled from the Far East,
MacArthur laid down four major points. The
essence of his four points were: Appease
ment on the battlefield, the confused foreign
policy, high cost of living and the weakening
of ourselves as we give aid to others.
MacArthur also reviewed the three rea
sons for the President’s recalling him from
his Far Eastern post. Those reasons were,
the following:
(1) His warning about the strategic im
portance of the island of Formosa to which
the Chinese Nationalist government has
been exiled. “Yet this viewpoint has since
been declared by the Secretary of State . . .
to have been and to be the invincible and
longstanding policy of the United States.
(2) His proposal to meet the Communist
commanders in the field in Korea to discuss
a cease-fire. “For this proposal, I was re
lieved of my command by the same author
ities who since have received so enthusiasti
cally the identical proposal when made by the
Soviet governmment.”
(3) His reply to what he said was “a con-
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Hope For Truce
Is Dear to Families
THHE United Nations and Communists
agreed yesterday on exactly what they
will talk about in full scale negotiations to
end the shooting in Korea.
Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway’s headquarters
listed a five point agenda. Those points were
—Adoption of the agenda, establishing a
buffer zone between opposing armies, defin
ite arrangements to end the shooting and
supervise the truce, arrangements for ex
changing prisoners of war, and recommenda
tions to the governments of the countries
concerned on both sides.
It took the negotiators only 58 minutes
to agree on the agenda. Maybe the speed
with which it acted is indicative of speed
ier action in other matters. There are pro
bably thousands of grey-haired mothers and
anquished wives throughout the U. S. who
are praying that this be true.
Those women are the mothers and wives
of the boys now listed as missing. The hope
that their sons will be released from the tor
turous prison camps incites into the mother’s
prayers a special thanks that negotiations
will move rapidly.
The fellows in the prison camps have
suffered and suffered greatly. Yet we doubt
if they have undergone any more pains than
their families at home who have been hoping,
doubting, wondering, crying, praying, and
rehoping that their “Joe” will come home
soon.
Perhaps there are people who realy care
little whether the “cease fire” sessions suc
ceed or not; but there are two types of peo
ple to whom success of these negotiations
would be the most important thing in the
world. Those two are the prisoners of war
and their families.
gressman’s request for information on a pub
lic subject.”
Early in his speech MacArthur' gave what
may be a general indication of his own future
course. In contradiction to what he said in
his famous statement about “fading away,”
he said that he would raise his voice as loud
and as often as he believed it to be in the
interest of the American people.
MacArthur said that he had been warned
to “keep silent—or take the bitter conse
quences.” Yet the General said that he would
dedicate all of his energies to restoring to
American life those “immutable principles
and ideals which your forebearers and mine
handed down to us in sacred trust.”
The main fault of the General’s speech,
we think, was the manner in which he twist
ed the fact that he had once asked, without
authority from his Commander in Chief, to
meet with the Red officials to talk peace on
the battlefield.
His statement, “For this proposal, I was
relieved of my command by the same auth
orities who since have received so enthus
iastically the indentical proposal when made
by the Soviet government” is ambiguous
and misleading.
However, there is one statement in his
speech with which no American should dis
agree.
“The people, as the uultimate rulers,
must choose the course our nation shall fol
low.”
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more damaging to the average hu
man being than the knowledge of
illness.
GI Bill Training
Ends ‘Gravy Train’
WEDNESDAY the “gravy train” stopped
” running for many profiteering, so-called
educational institutions. That was the last
day for the ex-serviceman to enroll in train
ing under the GI Bill.
We do not wish to discredit any of the
hundreds of vocational schools, colleges, and
universities all over the country who not only
provided for veteran’s education but who did
so without robbing the taxpayers in the pro
cess.
Rep. Olin Teague of College Station is
the head of a House committee which is
investigating crookedness and graft of vo
cational institutions in their dealings with
veterans.
The Veterans Administration has filed
claims for over a million and a half dollars
refund from the vocational association of
Texas alone. This refund represents over
charges to the ex-servicemmen who were en
rolled in the various Texas schools. Much
of this overcharge was done honestly and
unknowingly but many of the schools saw
what they thought to be a chance to make a
“fast buck” and took advantage of it.
It seems as if those schools should be
asked for more than just a refund. If an un
derprivileged, hungry man were to rob a tax
payer of five dollars he would, and rightly so,
land in jail. But what about the unscrup
ulous, self-ordained educator who robs the
taxpayers of millions?
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Western Europe Has Agreed
To Joint Five-Nation Army
By J. M. ROBERTS, JR
Associated Press News Analyst
W/'ITH A surprising burst of
’ speed, Western Europe has
agreed to the ideas of a joint
army composed of the men of five
nations as its contribution to Gen
eral Eisenhower’s command.
After months of haggling over
the size and shape of Germany’s
contribution under the original
plan, by which each nation would
have created an armed force and
turned it over to the general under
the North Atlantic pact, the new
plan seems to wipe out most of
the troubles.
Particularization Remains
As was true of the Schuman
plan, which has been initialized
but not yet put into effect, a lot
of particularization remains to be
done under the military plan.
The great thing, however, is
that Italy, Gearmany, France Bel
gium and Luxembourg have agreed
to a joint army instead of nation
al armies. The idea is to contribute
nearly three quarters of a million
men — perhaps 20 divisions—
promptly for Enropean defense.
There’s to be a top international
council—perhaps even the same one
which is to administer the Schuman
plan for pooling of industrial re
sources—to act within the NATO
setup almost as though the five
countries were one insofar as mili
tary matters are concerned.
Holland is not yet involved. Brit
ain and the United States, of
course, will make their contribu
tions as separate identities.
Western Nations Unified
But, barring some snag not now
forseen, the nations of Western
Europe, each swept at one time or
another by the armies of one or
more of the others, will soon see
all of their fighting men in the
same uniform, under the same high
command, jointly resolved that the
civilization of Western Europe is
greater than its. component parts
and that it shall not be overrun by
any horde from the East.
When France first proposed
such an army some months ago, ob
viously in an effort to overcome
the fear of her people that creation
of a national army in Germany
would recreate all the old dangers
of Franco-Prussian enmity, it was
coldly received in the United States
and elsewhere. The whole idea then
was for an operation much the
same as the one Eisenhower con
ducted in World War II.
Political Undertones
But the French idea has now
produced political undertones of
great import for European unity.
The deal means that Germany
will be admitted into the European
part of the defense program on a
basis of complete equality, but not
necessarily to membership or voice
in the North Atlanitc Treaty Or
ganization which controls the high
command.
Claims Servicemen Fired After Testimony
Taft Questions HST Statement
In effect, the principles of the
military plan are the same as those
of the Schuman plan. Pooling
armies, pooling of coal and stj|^
tin, perhaps, further industrial tvj'T
nomic pooling and Europe will
have laid a firm basis for that long
sought but little hoped-for devel
opment—political unity, federa
tion.
WASHINGTON, July 27—<A>)—
Senator Taft (R-Ohio) disput
ed today President Truman’s con
tention that no military man had
been disciplined for testifying be
fore congressional committees.
Mr. Truman told a news con
ference yesterday that if he had
intended disciplining military offi
cials he wouldn’t have let them
testify in the first place.
He made these remarks in con
nection with a denial that any
more reprisals had been considered
against Gen. Douglas MacArthur,
who remains a five-star general
technically on active duty despite
his removal as Pacific commander.
Taft Tells Reporter
Noting that Adm. Louis E. Den-
feld had been fired as chief of
naval operations after testimony in
the Navy-Air Force feud, Taft told
a reporter:
“The President’s attitude indi
cates the need for Congress’ hav
ing the right to obtain frank opin
ions from military officers. Today
the vast military program threat
ens the solvency of the country.
Congress must have the facts to
determine whether all of it is nec
essary.
“Our foreign and military poli
cies have been determined too long
in secret.”
During a House inquiry into
interservice rivalry in late 1939,
Denfeld had testified that the
Army and Air Force were whittling
away a,t the Navy’s striking pow
er.
Retiring Secretary of the Navy
Matthews said Denfeld was not
fired because of this testimony, but
rather on grounds he did riot have
“respect for authority” which
should exist between “various of
ficial ranks.”
Author of Bill
Taft was one of the authors of a
bill passed by the Senate this week
to bar reprisals against military
officials and government employes
whose testimony the judiciary com
mittee said “may offend someone
higher than himself in the govern
ment hierarchy. The House has
not acted on the measure.
The Ohio- Senator said, however,
that even if the bill becomes law
it would not reach a situation in
which the President might bar
some official from testifying at all.
Mr. Truman at first told report
ers at yesterday’s conference he
had no comment on MacArthur’s
assertion in a Boston speech that
he had been warned to “keep silent
—or take the bitter consequences.”
But the President went on to
deny that the General had been
threatened with any reprisals.
Press Inquiry Board
There were reports, meanwhile,
that administration leaders have
been pressing Chairman Russell
(D-Ga) of Senate MacArthur In
quiry Committee to bring out some
majority findings on the group’s
inquiry.
Truman Scorns Politician
Who Wants Dongles Prexy
WASHINGTON, July 27—(A>)_
A* President Truman yesterday
tartly implied that a Chicago politi
cian went off half-cocked by sug
gesting Gen. Eisenhower or Sen
ator Paul Douglas of Illinois as
Democratic presidential prospects if
Mr. Truman doesn’t run in 1952.
The subject came up at Mr. Tru
man’s news conference when a re
porter said the suggestion had been
raised by Jacob Arvey, Chicago
political leader.
The President again ducked ques
tions about his own intentions, and
declined to say whether he will
swing out on another “give-’em-
hell” stumping tour this year.
The President also touched on
these other topics:
He is more hopeful over the out
look for peace as a result of prog
ress in the Korean armistice talks.
He is looking into charges by the
St. Louis Post-Dispatch that Chair
man William M. Boyle, Jr., of the
Democratic National Committee
got $8,000 in fees from a, St. Louis
firm which received a $565,000 Fed-
Clothing Specialist
Attending TSCW
eral loan. Mr. Truman said all l\e
knew about it was what he saw
in the newspapers—and he didn’t
believe a thing unless he knew it
himself. Boyle has denied his fees
had any connection with the loan.
The President denied that Gen.
MacArthur had been threatened
with any reprisals over the five-
star General’s attacks on the Tru
man administration.
A reporter said part of MacAr
thur’s speech in Boston last night
had been interpreted as a hint of
threats.
Silent or Consequences
MacArthur said in the speech he
had been warned to “keep silent—
or take the bitter consequences.”
Otherwise, Mr. Truman said he
had no comment on Gen. MacAr
thur’s chai’ges that the fighting in
Korea has been indecisive, that
there has been “appeasement on the
battlefield” and that a great na
tion which fails to fight through
to victory “must accept the full
moral consequences of defeat.”
The President said his program
for public housing has been torn
to pieces in the House and oppo
nents are trying to knock new
holes in it in the Senate.
LI’L ABNER Say It IsiCI
The House yesterday voted 188-
186 to stand pat on its demand
that the Federal public housing
program be cut to 5,000 units this
year. The Senate had proopsed
50,000 units. Mr. Truman orig
inally asked 75,000 units.
Back to Conference
The House sent the bill back, to
a Senate-House conference.
Mr. Truman indirectly took a
pot shot at CIO President Philip
Murray for making public a letter
asking him to push the Missouri
Valley Authority proposal as an
aftermath of the midwest floods.
Tim chief executive said he is
always courteous about correspon
dence and doesn’t comment on
what he has written somebody un
til that person has received the
letter.
In a tribute to the late Admiral
Forrest P. Sherman, Mr. Truman
said he wouldn’t comment on a
successor to that great man before
Sherman has been buried. The
funeral is tomorrow.
As to reports that Ralph Bunche,
Negro diplomatic expert, is in line
to become U. S. Ambassador to
Moscow, Mr. Truman said he had
not heard about that.
So
# Senator Bridges (R-NH) said
some Republican members of the
combined Foreign Relations and
Armed Services Committees which
conducted the inquiry may meet
next week in an effort to agree
on a report criticizing administra
tion handling of Far Eastern af
fairs without directly supporting
MacArthur’s program to expand
the Korean war.
Senator Hickenlooper (R-Iowa)
said there is certain to be a report
of some kind from <the Republican
group but Senator H. Alexander
Smith (R-NJ) said he thinks public
. interest in the MacArthur ouster
has died down.
Truman Won’t Talk
Mr. Truman wouldn’t give news
men any inkling of whether he in
tends to run again n£xt year, nor
would he say whether he is plan
ning a cross-country tour such as
he made last year.
When a reporter said Jacob Ar
vey, Chicago Democratic leader,
had suggested Gen. Dwight D. Ei
senhower or Senator Douglas (D-
111) as possible candidates if he
doesn’t run, the President said
tartly that Arvey had gone off
half cocked once before, in 1948.
This was a reference to Arvey’s
joining in an Eisenhower boom at
that time. He later supported Mr.
Truman.
Eisenhower wouldn’t run then,
but Senator Duff (R-Pa) said in
Denver yesterday it is more likely
the General will be a Republican
presidential candidate next year
than that he will not be.
Duff is regarded as a leader in
the draft-Eisenhower movement
among some Republicans.
Retail Beef Ceiling
Dropped by OPS
Posting of beef ceiling prices by
retail meat dealers has been sus
pended until further notice, pend
ing final congressional action on
price control extension, the Hous
ton Office of Price Stabilization
has announced.
The OPS previously had set Aug
ust 1 as the date for posting beef
ceiling prices. The new postpone
ment order does not affect the reg
ulation requiring retail meat deal
ers to list prices for beef on the
trays on which the cuts are dis
played. The Houston OPS empha
sized that these prices must be at
or below ceilings.
Korean Defense
Prevented UN
Breakdown
WASHINGTON, July 27—<#)-
President Truman told Con
gress yesterday that the “resolute”
defense of Korea against Com
munist aggression prevented a
breakdown of the United Nations
and probably a global conflict. <>1
Submitting a report on Ameri
can participation in the U.N., he
said the whole postwar system of
collective security was at stake
when the United States decided to ’
act quickly at the time of the
North Korean attack.
“I wms convinced then, and I am
convinced now, that to have ignored
the appeal of Korea for aid, to
have stood aside from the assault
upon the charter, would have meant
the end of the United Nations al
a shield against aggression,” Mr.
Truman said. “It might have meant
the end of any possibility that
collective security could be madfl
to work.”
He said also that in Korea thou
sands of men have sacrificed theii*
lives “to the end that millions may
not lose their lives in a world
war.”
“There is much to indicate that
the resolute resistance of United’'
Nations troops has given pause to
those aggressive forces which cold
bloodedly brought the tragedy to
Korea,” the President added.
The report covered U. S. particiA
pation in the U.N. from 1950. Al
though the Korean crisis dominated
attention during the past year, Mr.
Truman declared the U.N. has made
notable progress in other fields.
“The United Nations has inten
sified its efforts to combat the
perennial enemies of mankind —
hunger, disease, and ignorance. Of
particular significance this past
year was the inauguration of an
expanded program of technical as
sistance for the economic develop-
men of underdeveloped countries,”
he said.
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A ND DELILAH said to Sams^l
Tell me, I pray thee, wherein'
thy great strength lieth. Judges
16:16.
By Al Capp
Miss Mary Routh, clothing spec
ialist for A&M Extension Service
is now attending a three-weeks’
workshop in clothing and textiles
at Texas State College for Women.
The only one of its kind in the
Southwest, the workshop is divid
ed into three units. Visits to retail
and market centers in this area
will be made the first week. Mrs.
Edna Bryte Bishop of Philadelphia
will teach her well kn<5wn speed
method and new techniques in
clothing construction during the
second week. The third week will
be devoted to visual aids, illustra
tive materials and methods of
teaching.
Scout Gets Award
At Philmont Ranch
George Boyett, son of Mr. and
Mrs. A. P. Boyett, of College Sta-
tiion, has received a promotion at
the Boy Scout Philmont Ranch in
New Mexico.
Considered a great honor in Boy
Scouting, George is now in charge
of the staff at Cito Lodge, one of
the outposts of the camp, and will
serve as guide for troops in the
area.
He went to the camp at the be
ginning of the summer as one of
less than 200 staff members se
lected from Scouts from all over
the United States. Boyett repre
sents Boy Scouts Troop 411 of Col
lege Station which is sponsored by
the Bryan-College Statiom Rotary
Club.
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