MacArthur Firing j
May Revive Move|
To End Fighting
From the wires of Associated Press
(.i n. ! luuglas McArthur's removal is expected to clear the way
for possible new political move to end the Korean fighting.
Ii may revive immediately consideration of a proposed 14-na
tioii declaration on Korea. A tentative draft of this was circulat
ing last month among the other nation which have forces in
Korea when the showdown crisis over MacArthur arose. It was
sidetracked then but State Department officials said Wednesday
it is definitely still alive.
'I he priiposed K orean declaration u a originated by the l/nited
Stales. It would be in ettect an imitation to the Chinese Com
munists to cease lire and agree to settlement of outstanding
issues by negotiation.
'1 lie declaration was firm in asserting that with the return of
the 1 nited Nations forces to the .48th parallel, the principal ob
jective of repelling North Korean aggression had been achieved.
11 reportedly also set forth that with this turn of events further
1 X objectives, such as unification of Korea and establishment of
free government for all the country, could he accomplished
without further bloodshed.
Before being issued, the draft was submitted by the joint chiefs of
staff to General MacArthur for his comment.
To the astonishment of officials here. MacArthur issued his own pro
nouncement of March 21 which adopted some essential points of the
proposed declaration but contained, too. an implied threat of extension
of the Korean War to China.
Mac Arthur's statement led to sidetracking of the proposed Ti-nation
declaration and helped precipitate the crisis which resulted in President
Truman's summary removal of the Far Eastern commander.
President Truman Suddenly Scheduled. ..
... a White House conference this afternoon with Secretary of State
Arhcson and John Foster Dulles, State Department authority on Far
Eastern affairs.
There was no immediate explanation for the (1:30 P.M. F,ST) addi
tion to the day's list of Presidential conference.
U. N. Assembly President. ..
. . . Nasrollah Entezam culled a meeting Wednesday of the U. N. Good
Offices Committee to see what it can. do toward peace, in Korea as a
result of President Truman’s ouster of Gen. Douglas MacArthur.
Delegates in some quarters expressed a belief that the chances of
peace are better. A general sigh of relief arose in the U. N. at the ouster,
which several delegates said privately was long overdue.
The News That President Truman. ..
. . . fired General MacArthur and picked Lt. Gen. Matthew B. Hidg
way to replace him spread fast in Koiea.
"I'll be damned!" a lieutenant exlaimed.
"They at least could have given him a chance to resign,” chipped in
a young enlisted man. “They could have put on a show unyway.”
"It's about time,” cracked another GI. "You just can’t tell everybody
that the President and the Chiefs of Staff don't know how to run the
war, like MacArthur has done."
An officer close to Ridgway said: “If the General leaves (Korea) on
the 12th I’m going to try to get out on the 13th."
General Eisenhower, Visibly Surprised...
. . . and concerned, expressed the hope Wednesday that Gen. Douglas
MacArthur would not return to the United States and become a center
of controversy and acrimony.
y Advised of President Truman's action by a reporter, the Atlantic Pact
commander first showed surprise, and said, “That's one you couldn't
expect me to comment on.”
Told the reasons the President had given for his action, Eisenhower
shook his head and said, ‘When you put on a uniform there are certain
inhibitions which you accept.”
Command of U. N. Forces in Korea. . .
. . . .shifted abruptly Wednesday from General MacArthrir to' Lt. Gen.
Matthew B. Ridgwny.
Many of the fighting rnen in the Korean front lines did not know at a
late hour Wednesday that President Truman had fired MacArthur.
The U. N. drive into Red Korea ground ahead. Allied air and artillery
barrages wiped out the key Chinese base of Chorwon on the western
front, 17 miles north of the border. American, British, and Turkish
troops scored new gains.
On the central front, American troops drove along the southern shores
ot Hwachon reservoir toward the big dam and power grid. South Korea
was virtually free of Communist troops. The last major pocket of Reds
was holding out west, of the Imjin River on the extreme western front.
The House Refused...
. . . Wednesday to restrict the sending of American troops to Europe
to serve in General Eisenhower’s Atlantic Pact army.
By a standing vote of 192 to 168 it defeated an amendment to a draft
extension bill.
Republicans stoutly supported the amendment, which was sponsored
by Rep. Towe (R-NJ ). Towe’s amendment would prohibit sending future
inductees to Europe as part of an Atlantic Pact army without approval
by both blanches of Congress.
Britain Came Out Officially...
. . . Wednesday for the eventual return of Formosa "to China,’’ mean
ing Red China.
In his comment, the spokesman studiously avoided saying Formosa
should be returned “to the Chinese government.” Britain has broken
with Generalissimp Chiang Kai-Shek’s regime based in Formosa, and
has recognized the Communist government of Mao Tze-Tung.
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/Mac's Firing
Brings Out
Vets' Remarks
News that General Douglas Mac
Arthur had been relieved of his
command has set off numerous
discussions on the campus. Among
those students most concerned
about the action were the veterans
—many of whom served under
MacArthur during the war.
Dick I.aing. Omega Hall (41st
Army Division): “I think Tinman
was right in firing MacArthur.
Maybe he should have done it
sooner, but before the past weeks,
Truman didn't have much ground
for ousting Mac.''
Laing said it is the same as
hiring and firing any man that
won't do what you want him to..
Boh Johnson, Sigma Hall (7th
Naval Fleet): “I have more ad
miration for Harry now than T had
before. I think he is justified in
what he did. MacArthur wasn’t
wrong in having his own ideas on
policy, but he should have gone
through the proper channels."
Jack Jones. Phi Delta Theta
(42nd Army Engineers): "Truman
has put an able man out. but Mac
Arthur stepped over the bounds of
the best interests of the nation. I
mainly don’t like seeing MacArthur
put out in such an ungainly man
ner."
Ken Beers, Lambda Chi Alpha
(2nd Marine Air Wing): "I don’t
think that politics and military [
matters should get so close to-1
gether. Truman should have used i
a little more diplomacy though, in
removing MacArthur. It was too!
abrupt."
Jack tJreene, Agate St. trailers
(Army Air Corps): "I think it is
the worst thing that Truman has
done yet.”
Dean Hague, (Royal Canadian
Air Force): “I have no opinion yet
—not until I know exactly why
MacArthur was taken out of com
mand. If it was because Mac
Arthur disobeyed orders, I think
Truman was in the wrong in re
moving an able man. But if the rea
son is that MacArthur’s command
was having a deteriorating effect
on political plans, then I think
that Truman was justified. No one
has the right to upset the delicate
political strategy.”
Itichnrd Allman, Amazon Hous
ing Project (Army Signal Corps):
"I guess I side with MacArthur
mostly. He is thoroughly familiar
with the situation in the Pacific.
If MacArthur wasn't technically
in a position to make any state
ments on policy, he was, at least,
capable of doing so.”
Cramer Awarded
Fulbright Study Aid
John F. Cramer, dean-director of
the general extension division of
the State System of Higher Edu
cation, has received an award as
visiting lecturer in educational ad
ministration at the University of
Melbourne under the Fulbright Act.
Cramer is well-known among
Oregon educators for his work in
international education. He v/ent
to Australia 15 years ago to do a
thesis on Comparative Education.
He has also done work for the
United Nations Educational, Scien
tific, and Cultural Organization.
Mr. and Mrs. Cramer flew to
Melbourne University Apr. 9. He
will be on sabbatical leave until
January, 1952. Viron A. Moore, as
sistant director, will become act
ing dean.
You'll rest in piece3 if you are
inattentive while driving.
Profs Okay Ouster
(Continued from page one)
He said that he doesn't see how
the Prussian? can possibly make
propaganda out of this; "but they
probably will.”
"One of the favorable results
may be to confuse the Russians
even more as to the purposes of
American foreign policy,” he re
marked.
Schleicher feels that MacArthur
will probably return to the United
States.
"He ought to say to himself, ‘I’m
a soldier,’ and then keep quiet,”
he said. “But he probably won’t;
undoubtedly he will become a
partisan figure in American poli
tics.”
The whole controversy will quiet
down after a while, he believes.
You’ll rest in pieces if you insist
on having the right of way.
You'll rest in pieces if you are
| careless about signaling.
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